Twice in the first five races of NASCAR’s season-ending, 10-race Chase for the championship, Juan Pablo Montoya’s frustration because of something that happened on the track has been aimed at Mark Martin, a fellow contender for the title.
The first time he was annoyed that Martin, running just ahead of him, faked him out on a late restart. And last week, Martin ran into him from behind, denying both a solid finish.
But for all his frustration …Â Details
Matt Kenseth and David Ragan, drivers for Roush Fenway Racing, will have new Ford engines for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama in a couple weeks.
While this is an exciting time for Ford and its NASCAR teams, there’s not a lot for stock car racing fans to get excited about. Ford is touting new…Â Details
US F1 sporting director Peter Windsor is so enamored with Kyle Busch, he keeps very informed on what the Sprint Cup driver is doing “on a daily basis almost.”
Windsor would like to eliminate “almost” in 2011.
“If he wanted to drive for us in 2011, we’d certainly be keen on that,” Windsor says. “I think there’ll be a lot of speculation about that as time goes on. If I was Kyle, I’d be saying …Â Details
Max Siegel nearly bought himself a NASCAR team five years ago. Along with partners Reggie White, Ronnie Lott and Eddie DeBartolo, he was within two weeks and a few pen strokes of completing a deal to purchase what was then MB2 Motorsports. But White’s death in December of 2004 scuttled the deal. “Reggie was my best friend, man. He married my wife and I,” Siegel said. “It was amazing to see him the last few days of his life so excited about something.”
Even though the deal didn’t happen, Siegel remained …Â Details