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The Nascar Insiders | November 29th 2009 by T.C.
After a nice (but brief) vacation, both myself and Journo are returning to action this week. As Journo said last week, we are going to cut down our posting frequency during the off-season to a post for Monday, Ask The Insiders on Wednesday, a post read more
Sprint Cup teams struggle to sustain sponsorship dollars
FanZone Sports | November 17th 2009 by Kyle Ocker
NASCAR’s elite teams are desperately trying to hold the line on sponsorship prices despite a glut of valuable 2010 inventory that remains unsold late in the year. To resist the temptation to slash rates, teams are beefing up their offerings with me read more
Sprint Cup teams struggle to sustain sponsorship dollars
FanZone Sports | November 17th 2009 by Kyle Ocker
NASCAR’s elite teams are desperately trying to hold the line on sponsorship prices despite a glut of valuable 2010 inventory that remains unsold late in the year. To resist the temptation to slash rates, teams are beefing up their offerings with me read more
RPM Lays Off Workers
The Lead Lap | November 10th 2009 by Michael
Layoffs have begun at Richard Petty Motorsports with the team letting go of 47 workers as it shuts down its engine department. After merging with Yates Racing, the team is switching to Fords, and will receive engines from Roush Yates Engines. The tea read more
Ford to debut new FR9 engine at Talladega with Kenseth and Ragan
FanZone Sports | October 22nd 2009 by Kyle Ocker
Ford Racing announced today that Matt Kenseth and David Ragan will have the new FR9 engine under their hoods at the upcoming race at Talladega Nov. 1. This will be the first race that the FR9 engine has been used in the Sprint Cup Series. “I’m v read more
Menard A Candidate For RCR’s No. 07?
The Lead Lap | September 29th 2009 by Michael
Jayski is reporting via ESPN Insider (password required) that Paul Menard has denied speculation that he may replace Casey Mears in Richard Childress Racing’s No. 07. It was reported last week that he was touring RCR’s race shop. Rumor read more
ESPN news and Some thoughts on the RPM/Yates Racing merger of sor…
Wolves Watch | September 12th 2009
David Newton of ESPN is reporting tgar Richard Petty Motorsports is doing a more of a buyout than a merger of Yates Racing.My thoughts on this major news:If Richard Petty Motorsports wants to move over to Fords for 2010 I am okay with that. If read more
Petty merges with Yates and switches to Ford
All Sports News | September 11th 2009
It was announced yesterday that Richard Petty Motorsports will merge with Yates Racing and will switch brands from Dodge to Ford. They will field 4 cars with the 98 driven by Paul Menard coming over to Petty while doing away with the 44 which is driv read more
Petty to absorb Yates car, will race Fords in 2010
Unrestricted: My Nascar Rants & Raves | September 10th 2009 by Antonette
STATESVILLE, N.C. -- Richard Petty Motorsports and Yates Racing on Thursday announced they have signed a letter of intent to merge operations in time for the 2010 season. The four-car team will race Fords under the Richard Petty Motorsports banner. read more
Yates Racing The Latest Victim Of Down Economy
The Nascar Insiders | September 10th 2009 by T.C.
It was announced on Thursday that Yates Racing and Richard Petty Motorsports will merge for 2010 and that the new team will race Fords. This new team owned by the Gilletts, Richard Petty, Ray Evernham, Boston Ventures, Doug Yates, and Max Jones (w read more
RPM To Merge With Yates, Switch To Fords
The Lead Lap | September 10th 2009 by Michael
Richard Petty Motorsports will conduct its second merger in as many seasons, as RPM will merge with Yates Racings, fielding Fords in the Sprint Cup Series in 2010. read more
Gilliland To Drive For JGR, WBR
The Lead Lap | September 4th 2009 by Michael
David Gilliland will drive four races for Joe Gibbs Racing in a fourth JGR Toyota at the end of this season. He will also drive the Wood Brothers No. 21 at Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend, subbing for an injured Bill Elliott. Gilliland had been r read more
Don’t Blame Darnell For Labonte’s Situation
The Nascar Insiders | September 4th 2009 by T.C.
Earlier this week Yates Racing announced Erik Darnell would run seven races this season (beginning this weekend at Atlanta) in the #96 Hall Of Fame Racing car. This of course meant Bobby Labonte was out of a ride, at least temporarily on that end. He read more
Last Sprint Cup Off Weekend Leads to Decisions for Kevin Harvick…
Bench Racing with Steve and Charlie | September 1st 2009 by Charlie
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Darnell To Replace Labonte For 7 Races
The Lead Lap | August 31st 2009 by Michael
Erik Darnell will replace Bobby Labonte for seven races in Yates Racing’s No. 96 Ford, starting with this weekend’s race at Atlanta. Darnell will run Atlanta, Loudon, Kansas, Talladega, Texas, Phoenix and Homestead. Labonte will run Richm read more
It’s Silly Season Again!
The Nascar Insiders | July 30th 2009 by T.C.
EGR has an open seat. Martin Truex is replacing Michael Waltrip. Jamie McMurray is out at Roush. Brad Keselowski wants to go Cup racing. While this will not go in the history books as the most exciting Silly Season we have ever had, there still remai read more
Menards Back With Yates In 2010
The Lead Lap | July 27th 2009 by Michael
Paul Menard and his Menards sponsorship are expected to be back with Yates Racing next season, despite rumors that YR would clean house. read more
Winning the Brad Keselowski Sweepstakes Could Save a NASCAR Franc…
Bench Racing with Steve and Charlie | July 11th 2009 by Charlie
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NASCAR Link Roundup for June 23, 2009
Restrictor Plated | June 23rd 2009 by Ben Dyer
Tanned, rested and ready. The NASCAR Insiders: What In The (Expletive) Is Going On?!?! I was about to give a roundup of all the rumors going around all of a sudden about the world ending in NASCAR and encouraging calm and care before panicking, but read more
Teams Cutting Cars?
The Lead Lap | June 22nd 2009 by Michael
If Richard Childress Racing can’t secure sponsorship for next season, the team may trim back to two teams. Shell, of the No. 29 Chevy driven by Kevin Harvick, and Jack Daniels, of the No. 07 Chevy driven by Casey Mears, are currently not signed read more
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