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Mike Irwin posted this in Stock Car Gazette on November 20th, 2008
The news from NASCAR and other stock car racing organizations is slowing down as we work our way toward the weekend. Today’s edition looks to be about half the size of yesterday’s. But we’ll keep putting out the Stock Car Gazette as long as there’s enough stock car news to do so.
Continue reading “Stock Car Gazette, Thursday, November 20, 2008“
Mike Irwin posted this in Stock Car Gazette on November 19th, 2008
There’s still some stuff happening… so we’re still pumping out the Gazette for you! Now, do you know of any other stock car e-zine not produced by a major media outlet that treats you this good? I don’t think so, Scooter!
Continue reading “Stock Car Gazette, Wed., November 19, 2008“
CONCORD, N.C. (November 18, 2008) – Yates Racing is pleased to announce Paul Menard as the driver of the No. 98 Menards Ford Fusion in 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition. Following his first full season in the Sprint Cup Series, Menard finished 26th in the point standings, while earning his first career pole at Daytona International Speedway and his first career top-five finish at Talladega Superspeedway.
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Mike Irwin posted this in Rumor Mill on November 18th, 2008
I heard from a friend of a friend (you know how it goes) that the Wood Brothers Racing organization has downsized its Sprint Cup and Craftsman Truck Series operations (supposedly 90 people) [...]
Mike Irwin posted this in Rumor Mill on November 18th, 2008
After asking for his release, #44 crew chief Ryan Pemberton is expected to reunite with his friend and former boss Jay Frye at Team Red Bull. Pemberton, 39, spent this year working with David Reutimann and the #44 Toyota after weathering the MB2 Motorsports buyout and the Ginn Racing/Dale Earnhardt Inc. merger last fall. The Pemberton-led [...]
Chuck Abrams posted this in Chuck Checks In! on November 17th, 2008

Jimmie Johnson won his third straight title on Sunday matching the indomitable Cale Yarborough. Thus ended an era in which no driver had accomplished such a feat. Should Johnson be able to pull off another title in the coming years, he will sit alongside car owner Jeff Gordon as current drivers with 4 titles to their name. Should he pull off that feat in 2009, he will be in the company of 1 with 4 consecutive titles.
Kudos to the entire 48 team and the Hendrick organization. Three titles is no small accomplishment and 3 straight is, well, almost unheard of. As hard as it is to win in today’s NASCAR, they have set the bar high for the 2009 title run.
Continue reading “The end of an era. Or two.“
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