NASCAR team owner Jack Roush was in serious but stable condition after walking away from a plane crash in Oshkosh, Wis. Last night. According to Roush Fenway Racing president Geoff Smith, Jack sustained injuries, and surgery is possible.
Roush was flying his private jet, a Beechcraft jet from Detroit, when he made hard contact on landing and cracked the fuselage.
One for the 88 team that competes in the Nationwide Series for a rule violation at O'Reilly Raceway Park. Using unapproved the race equipment. Crew chief Tony Eury Sr. has been fined $10,000, while owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. and driver Aric Almirola have been penalized with the loss of 25 owner and 25 driver points, respectively.
NASCAR also penalized Jimmy Elledge, crew chief for the #83 team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, for a rule violation at IMS. Elledge has been fined $25,000 for actions detrimental to stock car racing; using race equipment that does not conform to NASCAR rules.
After five successful years together in NASCAR's top touring divisions, JTG Daugherty Racing and Marcos Ambrose will part ways at the end of the NASCAR season. JTG Daugherty Racing will make an announcement in the near future regarding their driver for next season. No word on where Ambrose might drive next season, but he's believed to be close to finalizing a deal with Richard Petty Motorsports.
We’re off the mountains of Pocono this week-end; with Kevin Harvick and a 184 point lead over Jeff Gordon. Denny Hamlin sits 3rd in points, followed by Jimmie Johnson & Kurt Busch.
Sat, Jul 31
Noon PM Truck Pocono Speed
6:00 PM Nationwide Iowa ESPN2
Sun, Aug 1 Noon PM Sprint Cup Pocono ESPN
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NASCAR has fined at least two of its star drivers this season for making critical comments about the racing series, The Associated Press has learned the comments were considered disparaging to the sport. NASCAR is not publicly identifying the topflight drivers it fined. They say one driver was penalized as much as $50,000. The decision to fine competitors for critical comments puts NASCAR in line with many other professional sports leagues. The NFL and NBA both routinely issue fines for criticism of officiating. It also backs up NASCAR's season-long campaign to rebuild the slumping sport through an improved on-track product and off-track promotion from its drivers.
NASCAR's 2010 Sprint Cup schedule is expected to have a considerably different look next season, including the site of the season finale. Some changes are expected in response to requests from major track owners International Speedway Corp. and Speedway Motorsports Inc., but several other race dates are believed to be in play. Several sources say that changes being contemplated include the season's final race, now held at Miami-Homestead. That ISC-owned track could get the second race of the 2011 season. Auto Club Speedway currently occupies that spot on the schedule. The sources said two tracks figure in the options being considered to replace Homestead as host of the season's final race weekend: Las Vegas and Daytona. A Las Vegas finale could make it more convenient for fans, teams, media and others to attend NASCAR's season-ending awards events. Those events, held in New York City for years, moved to the desert gambling-and-resort city for the first time last year. A season finale at Daytona would add a second restrictor-plate race to the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
We’re off the mountains of Pocono this week-end; with Kevin Harvick and a 184 point lead over Jeff Gordon. Denny Hamlin sits 3rd in points, followed by Jimmie Johnson & Kurt Busch.
Sat, Jul 31
Noon PM Truck Pocono Speed
6:00 PM Nationwide Iowa ESPN2
Sun, Aug 1 Noon PM Sprint Cup Pocono ESPN
myla min 7-26
Jamie McMurray won the Brickyard 400 Sprint Cup race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway yesterday. It was his 2nd win of the season and 5th of his career; he joins Jimmie Johnson and Dale Jarrett as the only drivers to win the Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 in the same year. Kevin Harvick finished second, followed by Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer, and Tony Stewart in the top 5.
Jamie McMurray and Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing officials are in the process of negotiating a new deal for the Sprint Cup driver, sources said following Sunday's victory. Bass Pro Shops is also expected to return to the team.
Saturday night; Kyle Busch held off Carl Edwards on a green-white-checker finish to win the Kroger 200 at O'Reilly Raceway Park for his 8th win of the season and the 38th of his nationwide career.
Friday night the checkered flag went to Ron Hornaday Jr. as he easily won the Camping World Truck race. It was Hornaday's first win of the season; 46th career win overall.
Fans attending the fourth NASCAR race to be held at Nashville Superspeedway this season on Aug. 7-- the Camping World Truck Series -- will have the opportunity to not only enjoy side-by-side racing under the lights, but continue the efforts of "Race Fest for Flood Relief," which directly assists those in need as a result of the recent Nashville-area floods.
There is an online auction through the NASCAR Foundation Web site that will benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. Fans can bid on the numerous NASCAR and country-music industry-themed items, including an autographed Taylor Swift guitar, a signed Jimmie Johnson helmet and an autographed Richard Petty hero card, among others. The auction will run until 6 p.m. Aug. 3.
A Truck Series driver-autograph session is scheduled for Aug. 7 at the Expo area located outside Gate 3 at Nashville Superspeedway. The session will run from 2-3 p.m. local time. In exchange for admission, fans are asked to make a canned good or monetary donation that will benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. For more information, or to purchase tickets for the Nashville 200, call 1-866-RACE-TIX or visit www.NashvilleSuperspeedway.com.
