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FastCar Newsdesk for Watkins Glen, week of 8/7/09
Reed Sorenson had a tough run Monday in Pocono, getting caught up in a wreck and then suffering carbon monoxide poisoning. Sorenson was so sick, that Richard Petty Motorsports contacted Jacque Villeneuve about piloting the No. 43 Dodge on the road course at Watkins Glen. Since then, Sorenson has recovered and Villeneuve will not be in the car.
Continue reading “Sick Sorenson will race Watkins Glen; Nos. 43 and 44 swap crews“
FastCar Newsdesk for week of 7/16/09
The oft-talked about July 6th NASCAR-administered drug test given to Jeremy Mayfield came back positive for methamphetamine, according to NASCAR. This positive result, combined with allegations from Mayfield’s stepmom saying she witnessed the maligned driver use meth repeatedly, have bolstered NASCAR’s case against Mayfield and also hampered the Kentucky native’s effort to exonerate himself.
Continue reading “Tabloid-like Mayfield saga overshadows rumored Harvick desire to leave RCR“
FastCar Newsdesk for Daytona, week of July 2, 2009
A federal judge ruled in Jeremy Mayfield’s favor Wednesday, granting the suspended driver a temporary injunction uplifting his suspension from NASCAR. Mayfield was seeking a restraining order against NASCAR to overturn the suspension and NASCAR delayed a legal decision on the matter, by having the case moved to a federal court.
In the U.S. District Court, senior Judge Graham Mullen said that the case has done more to harm Mayfield than it has NASCAR.
Continue reading “Mayfield meth suspension on hold for now; team not present at Daytona“
FastCar Newsdesk for New Hampshire Motor Speedway, week of 6/25/09
A partnership with Nationwide Series Toyota team Braun Racing begins this weekend (with Elliott Sadler in the No. 10) for Richard Petty Motorsports and rumors are rampant about the future manufacturer of that team. Reports surfaced this week that RPM is considering putting marquee driver Kasey Kahne in a No. 9 Sprint Cup Series Toyota in the next month and a half, but those sources say that change likely will not happen midseason.
Continue reading “RPM to Toyota, and other car maker talks large this week“
FastCar Newsdesk for Michigan International Speedway, week of 6/11/09
The promise that once blew strong in the sails of 2009’s Sprint Cup Series startup teams is nothing more than a whispering breeze now. The car count for the opening races of 2009 (excluding the outlier Daytona 500) was around 50 cars, but as the stronger of the teams started knocking the others out of races via qualifying, some of the teams that were planning on running a full schedule trimmed back their plans. Teams like the No. 27 of Kirk Schelmerdine Racing, the No. 64 of Gunselman Motorsports, the No. 51 of Black Jack Racing, the No. 73 owned by Mike Garvey had all at some point planned on full schedules, but then backed off of that goal.
Continue reading “This year’s startup teams struggling mightily“
FastCar Newsdesk for Dover International Speedway, week of 5/28/09
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