Recent Posts Tagged With 'nascar week that was'

• The NASCAR Week That Was: Nov. 1-7

  Posted on Sunday November 8th, 2009 at 21:41 in nascar week that was

  I know I’m a day late, I forgot to post this yesterday; sorry. A little late Silly Season business made news this week as the 2010 plans of Danica Patrick and Jamie McMurray came a little more into focus. ESPN reported early in the week that JR...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: Oct. 25-31

  Posted on Saturday October 31st, 2009 at 20:32 in nascar week that was

  Happy Halloween! Kyle Busch and his No. 18 team led the news this week as Joe Gibbs Racing announced they would replace crew chief Steve Addington. Dave Rogers, crew chief of the #20 Nationwide team, was named as his replacement. AJ Allmendinger and ...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: Oct. 18-24

  Posted on Saturday October 24th, 2009 at 23:56 in nascar week that was

  After a season of struggles, Richard Childress Racing led the headlines this week as they made some personnel changes in an effort to help performance. Todd Berrier, previously the #07 crew chief, will move to the #31, Doug Randolph, who started out ...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: Oct. 11-17

  Posted on Sunday October 18th, 2009 at 00:38 in nascar week that was

  As NASCAR rolls into Charlotte for the second time this season, the new Hall of Fame led the news this week. The sport’s legends, dignitaries and media members came together on Wednesday to decide the Hall’s first five inductees. The grou...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: Oct. 4-10

  Posted on Saturday October 10th, 2009 at 22:54 in nascar week that was

  Is there a new wave of F1 drivers looking to enter NASCAR? It appears at least some are interested as news this week confirmed that Nelson Piquet Jr., Jarno Trulli and Mika Salo are all testing with existing organizations before the end of the season...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: Sept. 27- Oct. 3

  Posted on Saturday October 3rd, 2009 at 21:33 in nascar week that was

  It was a slow news week this week as we headed into the third race of the Chase at Kansas. In one of the more interesting pairings in sports, it was announced this week that George Gillett and Saudi Prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdullah al-Saud, had, a...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: Sept. 20-26

  Posted on Saturday September 26th, 2009 at 21:11 in nascar week that was

  One race into the Chase and sponsor news topped the headlines this week. Both Jack Daniels and Jim Beam announced this week that they would not be returning to their respective teams in 2010. Jack Daniels’ departure from Richard Childress Racin...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: Sept. 13-19

  Posted on Saturday September 19th, 2009 at 23:04 in nascar week that was

  Fallout from the announced/intended Yates/Petty merger led the news this week. RPM VP and Managing Director of Competition Mark McArdle was fired this week after being suspended in Richmond for a heated argument with team co-owner George Gillett. It ...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: Sept. 6-12

  Posted on Sunday September 13th, 2009 at 00:30 in nascar week that was

  26 races, thousands of laps, heart break and triumph and NASCAR has reached the end of its regular season with a real humdinger at Richmond. While the Chase was on everybody’s mind leading up to this weekend’s race, wouldn’t you kno...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: Aug. 30-Sept. 5

  Posted on Sunday September 6th, 2009 at 01:53 in nascar week that was

  Just two races until the Chase for the Sprint Cup begins, and NASCAR has a weekend of firsts across all three series. The trucks raced their inaugural event at Iowa Speedway on Saturday and the Cup and Nationwide series made their way to Atlanta on a...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: Aug. 23-29

  Posted on Saturday August 29th, 2009 at 23:54 in nascar week that was

  It’s an off week for the Cup cars but never fear, the Nationwide cars are filling the void with what could be an interesting rain dampened race at Montreal. The series led the news this week with word that they are going to run the Nationwide C...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: Aug. 16-22

  Posted on Saturday August 22nd, 2009 at 19:28 in nascar week that was

  Another week into the season and just a few more until the Chase begins, more dominos look to be falling. According to multiple sources Friday Brad Keselowski could replace David Stremme at Penske Racing next season. Keselowski, in the final year of ...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: Aug. 9-15

  Posted on Saturday August 15th, 2009 at 23:40 in nascar week that was

  Richard Petty Motorsports led the news this week as the team switched the #44 and #43 crews in an attempt to shake up performance. The plan had been in the works for some time. Dale Earnhardt Jr. also made headlines late this week after he criticized...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: Aug. 2-8

  Posted on Saturday August 8th, 2009 at 19:38 in nascar week that was

  A slower than normal news week followed an emotional win for Denny Hamlin at Pocono Raceway last weekend. Buzz of a crew chief swap at Richard Petty Motorsports led the news this week. While it hasn’t happened quite yet, it sounds as if Mike Sh...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: July 26-Aug. 1

  Posted on Saturday August 1st, 2009 at 19:30 in nascar week that was

  One week after the biggest speeding ticket of Juan Pablo Montoya’s life, the Cup cars head to the Pennsylvania Mountains. Sponsor news was the big topic of discussion this week as Crown Royal and Roush Fenway Racing announced their shift to Mat...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: July 19-25

  Posted on Saturday July 25th, 2009 at 20:02 in nascar week that was

  NASCAR returns to the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway this week, one year after the now infamous tire debacle. On the Mayfield front, this week his attorneys released a negative drug test they claim was taken soon after his second alleged failed t...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: July 12-18

  Posted on Saturday July 18th, 2009 at 21:02 in nascar week that was

  The Cup cars are off this weekend, but the news is still buzzing. On Wednesday NASCAR said in a court filing suspended driver Jeremy Mayfield again failed a drug test given by the sanctioning body. Included in the filing was an affadavit from Mayfiel...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: July 5-11

  Posted on Saturday July 11th, 2009 at 17:22 in nascar week that was

  Just past the halfway point, and the silly season is starting to get into full swing. Martin Truex Jr. made official the worst kept secret of the 2009 season on Tuesday, announcing his move to Michael Waltrip Racing in 2010. Truex joins MWR after fou...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: June 28-July 4

  Posted on Saturday July 4th, 2009 at 02:02 in nascar week that was

  I’m starting to feel like a broken record, but another week, and Jeremy Mayfield leads the headlines. On Wednesday, United States District Court Judge Graham Mullen granted Mayfield a temporary injunction allowing him to return to NASCAR racing...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: June 21-27

  Posted on Sunday June 28th, 2009 at 13:10 in nascar week that was

  Despite the emergence of several rumors last weekend, this week was slow on the news front. Richard Petty discussed earlier this week his team’s interest in exploring other manufacturer options for 2010. They have lost funding as a result of cu...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: June 14-20

  Posted on Saturday June 20th, 2009 at 22:29 in nascar week that was

  NASCAR Mexico led the news this week after the death of driver Carlos Pardo. Pardo, who had one Nationwide start and six Camping World East Series starts, was killed Sunday in an accident during a race at Autodromo Miguel E. Abed in the city of Puebl...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: June 7-13

  Posted on Sunday June 14th, 2009 at 00:38 in nascar week that was

  Yet again Jeremy Mayfield was the big news this week. ESPN The Magazine’s Ryan McGee reported that allegedly the drug Mayfield tested positive for was methamphetamine. Only two of the three drugs NASCAR said showed up on Mayfield’s drug t...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: May 31-June 6

  Posted on Sunday June 7th, 2009 at 01:49 in nascar week that was

  Another busy news week, a lot of the same stories. On Tuesday the National Stock Car Racing Commission upheld penalties against Carl Long. Long failed an  engine inspection at Charlotte two weeks ago. In other news NASCAR this week moved a lawsuit f...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: May 24-30

  Posted on Saturday May 30th, 2009 at 22:29 in nascar week that was

  Familiar storylines led the news this week. Jeremy Mayfield filed suit against NASCAR in Mecklenburg County Court on Friday. Mayfield is seeking reinstatement after he failed a random drug test given by the sanctioning body at Richmond. Dale Earnhard...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: May 17-23

  Posted on Sunday May 24th, 2009 at 13:22 in nascar week that was

  Once again Jeremy Mayfield dominated the week as he continued to defend himself against a failed drug test and subsequent suspension by NASCAR. Mayfield hired prominent Charlotte trial lawyer Bill Diehl to defend him. Among Diehl’s other famous...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: May 10-16

  Posted on Sunday May 17th, 2009 at 01:10 in nascar week that was

  One week down in Charlotte, one to go. News of Jeremy Mayfield, drug testing, and NASCAR’s refusal to give more information led the week following the sanctioning body’s announcement at Darlington that the driver had failed a random drug ...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: May 3-9

  Posted on Saturday May 9th, 2009 at 23:17 in nascar week that was

  The biggest news of the week came Saturday evening as NASCAR announced Sprint Cup Series driver Jeremy Mayfield had been indefinitely suspended for failing a drug test given at Richmond last week. NASCAR refused to reveal the drug Mayfield tested pos...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: April 26-May 2

  Posted on Sunday May 3rd, 2009 at 00:41 in nascar week that was

  It was an odd week in the world of NASCAR news. The race (or rather the finish) at Talladega looked to be the story of the week. Brad Keselowski captured his first Cup Series win and Carl Edwards was sent sailing into the catch fence. That was until ...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: April 19-25

  Posted on Sunday April 26th, 2009 at 01:11 in nascar at the track, nascar week that was

  Crew chief swaps (or the rumor of them) led the news this week. Richard Childress Racing swapped crews and crew chiefs from the No. 07 and No. 29 in an attempt to improve performance. Hendrick Motorsports was also rumored this week to be contemplatin...

• The NASCAR Week That Was: April 12-18

  Posted on Saturday April 18th, 2009 at 18:22 in nascar week that was

  Speculation about the future of AJ Allmendinger and Kasey Kahne ended this week as both committed to Richard Petty Motorsports through the end of next season. There had been reports Joe Gibbs Racing inquired about the status of Allmendinger. In other...