The converts are always the loudest voices in the church choir.
That’s how the old saying goes about the relative zeal of someone new to a religion versus someone who grew up in it.
If the Church of NASCAR had a choir, Juan Pablo Montoya could be heard loud and clear from the back pews.
Montoya has only been in NASCAR for three years … Details
Martin Truex Jr. has won the pole at Phoenix International Raceway.
Truex turned a lap at 135.120 mph Friday to qualify first for Sunday’s race at PIR in his No. 1 Chevrolet.
His lap bested Kurt Busch, who qualified second at 134.579 mph in the No. 2 Dodge.
It’s the first time in NASCAR that car Nos. 1 and 2 started … Details
Turner Motorsports officials say Ricky Carmichael will join the team for the final two races of the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, as well as full time in 2010.
Carmichael, 29, has signed a “multiyear†contract, the team said. The former motocross champion will also drive in 10 ARCA events next year for the team owned by Steve and Sandra Turner.
Carmichael drove in … Details
Jimmie Johnson refused to get out of his battered race car after he crashed on the third lap Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway.
He sat behind the wheel while his team looked over the damage. He remained defiant when crew chief Chad Knaus said their race was over, keeping his seat belts tight and his hands gripped on the steering wheel.
Sixty-eight minutes later, he was back on the track after the team essentially rebuilt the car … Details