Jan
30
Carl Edwards to Start 2007 Off With a Triple Header
January 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment
As if running a full-time schedule in 2007 in both the Nextel Cup and Busch series isn’t a full enough plate for Carl Edwards, he’s also now planning to start in the Craftsman Truck Series season opener next month at Daytona International Speedway.
The 2005 Nextel runner-up, Edwards will run a handful of NCTS races in [...]
Jan
30
Kasey Kahne Tears Up Las Vegas
January 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Much of the NASCAR vroomset recently descended on Las Vegas to test out the reconfigured Las Vegas Motor Speedway, with Kasey Kahne leading the pack with the fastest lap of 184.685 mph.
That’s considerably faster than Greg Biffle’s pole speed of 172.403 for the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup race at LVMS, thanks mostly to the reconstruction that turned [...]
Jan
28
Well, That Didn’t Take Long, Mr. Montoya
January 28, 2007 | 5 Comments
I don’t think anyone exactly expected Juan Pablo Montoya to flail around miserably racing full-time in the US, but he’s off to a pretty decent start, teaming with Scott Pruett and Salvador Duran to win the 24 Hours of Daytona.
Confession time. I didn’t see a single second of the race, which is all the more [...]
Jan
28
I Have Discovered the Magic Formula to Determine Success (or Lack Thereof) at NASCAR
January 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment
No, seriously.
I’ve spent a good chunk of the morning adding links to all of the teams running in the 2007 NASCAR season and posting the first previews of all the teams 2007 chances, and I think I stumbled upon a pretty good indicator of each team’s chance of success in 2007:
If you’re a racing team [...]
Jan
28
Previewing the 2007 NASCAR Teams: Front Row Motorsports
January 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Front Row Motorsports is planning on running their #34 car part-time for the 2007 season, with their #61 car slotted to run the full season. Unless I’m missing it, the team hasn’t yet announced who will be driving each car for the 2007 season. According to Jayski, it’s likely that Kevin Lepage will return to [...]