TRG Motorsports on Tuesday announced that Doug Randolph will take the reins as the new crew chief for Bobby Labonte and the No. 71 Sprint Cup Series team effective immediately.
Randolph, who was most recently at the helm of the No. 07 at Richard Childress Racing, began his Cup career with Junior Johnson and has worked with organizations including Dale Earnhardt Inc. and Bill Davis Racing, and sat atop the pit box for Labonte in 2007 at Petty Enterprises. In their short time together, the pair garnered some strong finishes and are eager to renew their relationship under TRG Motorsports banner … Details
GoDaddy.com, which announced a three-year IndyCar Series primary sponsorship with Danica Patrick and Andretti Autosport last week, is expected make an announcement tomorrow regarding Patrick’s future in NASCAR. The Sporting News reports that it will be the long-anticipated deal with JR Motorsports, which also has an association with GoDaddy.com, and will include a mixture of NASCAR Nationwide and ARCA series races …Â Details
Closing the books on the 36th year of the World’s Foremost Desert Racing Series and capping a triumphant return to desert racing on a full-time basis for the first time since 1996, NASCAR Cup team owner/driver Robby Gordon has earned the SCORE Overall and SCORE Trophy-Truck point championship for the five-race 2009 SCORE Desert Series.
Gordon will receive his awards Saturday at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas during the annual SCORE Awards Night celebration honoring … Details
Rick Hendrick capped a record-making season Friday night with NASCAR’s highest award, and the car owner had to stop to compose himself during the annual awards ceremony that honored driver Jimmie Johnson’s fourth consecutive title.
Johnson’s championship gave Hendrick Motorsports its 12th NASCAR title, and capped a year that saw Hendrick sweep the top three spots in the standings. For his efforts, Hendrick was given the Bill France Award of Excellence … Details