There appears to be an uproar in the forthcoming future from fans in support of Carl Long and his crew chief Charles Swing’s $200,000 fine he was issued for having an engine 0.17-inches too large.
On Long’s website, Carl-Long.com, fans have started donating money to help pay for the fine that Long admitted he won’t be able to pay.
As of June 5 at 9 a.m. ET, the website shows that $7,159.27 has been raised, which includes a $5,000 donation from Sprint Cup Series driver David Reutimann.
“I would like to thank all of the fans and supporters who have generously donated their hard-earned cash … Details
LONG POND, Pa. — Sprint Cup points leader Tony Stewart will start from the pole for the Pocono 500 after rain washed out qualifying at Pocono Raceway on Friday.
Jeff Gordon will start second in Sunday’s 500-mile race, followed by Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch and Ryan Newman.
Stewart hopes to build on what so far has been …Â Details
Ten miles outside of Charlotte, N.C., stands the Herzog family’s white elephant: A sprawling NASCAR garage, 33,620 square feet of dormant body shop, conference rooms, hauler bay and parts storage. Their recently reduced asking price: $3 million.
During NASCAR’s years of growing sponsorship and small, competitive teams, such a facility in the heart of NASCAR country would have been the happy home of a one- or two-car team making a run at stock car racing’s Sprint Cup Series. But now, with small teams an endangered species in NASCAR’s top circuit, the Herzogs may end up leasing the vacant race shop to an upstart Formula 1 team based in the U.S.
By all accounts, NASCAR is suffering from myriad challenges – among them a … Details
It was May 2007 when reports of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s well-choreographed move to Hendrick Motorsports surfaced. It was April a year ago when Tony Stewart’s intent to buy a team was revealed.
These early season blockbusters set the NASCAR dominoes in motion, leading to a flurry of driver and sponsor changes that shook up the sport each of the past two years.
But as the 2009 calendar flipped past April and May, team owners and marketers found themselves still shopping for companies to fill out this year’s sponsor lineup, in addition to selling for 2010…Â Details