There’s a possibility that Mark Martin could miss the Chase despite having the most wins. This would lead to possible changes in the Chase-qualifying format.
Here’s how I would change it: To qualify: Top 12 in standings (or top 10) plus any driver with one win. This would make every race count and give the smaller teams a realistic chance at the Chase. Winners would still get 10 bonus points for every win to start the Chase, but now, on any given weekend a driver could qualify. This could lead to Cinderella stories like George Mason in NCAA basketball. Looking back to 2007 and 2008… Details
Lewis Hamilton has said he would contest the famous Le Mans endurance sports car race with Mercedes-Benz.
Mercedes Le Mans history is littered with success and failure: after the 1955 Le Mans disaster the German marque withdrew for decades, returning with some success with Sauber in the late 80s.
Another return in the late 90s culminated in another withdrawal after Mercedes’ cars, one of them driven by new Grand Prix winner Mark Webber, repeatedly flipped at the 1999 Le Mans 24 hours…Â Details
Danica Patrick on Friday rejected skeptics who say she is incapable of switching from driving lighter, aerodynamic Indy cars to the much bulkier and heavier stock cars used on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Patrick, 27, is in the last year of her contract with the IndyCar team Andretti Green Racing and is evaluating options for next season…Â Details
The judge overseeing General Motors’ bankruptcy case waved the black flag at a trio of NASCAR racers, allowing the auto maker to sever sponsorship deals with current and former drivers.
GM obtained court permission Monday to end 56 promotional contracts. Caught in the pile up were 2008 Daytona 500 winner Ryan Newman, 2007 Nationwide Series co-champion Jeff Burton and NASCAR legend Rusty Wallace.
The sponsorships were among the contracts left with the “old†GM to be wound down in bankruptcy. The auto maker, which emerged from bankruptcy protection last week… Details