Archive for July, 2009

No. 44, meet No. 48.

President Barack Obama will welcome three-time defending Cup champion Jimmie Johnson to the White House on Monday. Obama, the 44th president, will also honor other former NASCAR champions and other drivers who qualified for the 2008 Chase for the championship.

Johnson’s No. 48 Chevrolet also will be parked at the White House.

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The 2009 Sprint Cup season isn’t going to plan, but Carl Edwards remains determined to win the top prize, Lee Spencer says.

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Officials from Speedway Motorsports Inc. and Lowe’s insist they are still talking in the wake of a report that the home improvement chain is ending its sponsorship of SMI’s flagship track.

The Sports Business Journal reported Friday that Lowe’s will not renew its 11-year sponsorship of the 1.5-mile oval outside Charlotte, formerly known as Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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Unlike a driver nabbed going 70 mph in a 55 zone, Juan Pablo Montoya couldn’t talk his way out his speeding ticket.

Not when NASCAR’s the traffic cop.

Busted at the Brickyard for speeding on the final pit stop, the penalty cost Montoya his shot at winning on the historic track.

Perhaps the result would have been different if Montoya had a speedometer instead of relying on a tachometer that monitors engine RPMs. Or maybe he would finished 11th anyway.

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Rain has washed out Sprint Cup qualifying, putting Tony Stewart on the pole at Pocono Raceway.

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Qualifying for Sunday’s Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway has been canceled.

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Red Bull GM Jay Frye took a trip of discovery this week. Now he’s making choices that will have a lasting impact, Lee Spencer says.

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J.J. is coming into Pocono hot after winning at Indy, but is he the favorite to win? Lee Spencer looks at the drivers to watch.

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