The intersection of people that follow both finance news and NASCAR, I’d guess, is comprised entirely of seven businessmen scattered throughout the greater Charlotte area…and Darren Rovell. But hopefully the rest of you will just be mildly curious about how America’s first socialized auto manufacturer plans to handle its Chevrolet brand’s business in NASCAR. The Wall Street Journal reported … Details
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The news wasn’t that Dale Earnhardt Jr. talked about how his Chevrolet performed during Sunday’s Autism Speaks 400, just how much he talked.
His first Sprint Cup race with interim crew chief Lance McGrew was downright gabby compared to the laid-back radio rapport he had with predecessor Tony Eury Jr., his cousin, reassigned a week ago in Hendrick Motorsports’ shakeup of the No. 88 team. As Earnhardt and McGrew warned against reading too much into that, their exchanges were significant because communication is one important aspect to building a team…Â Details
When Tony Stewart saw his team celebrating as if it had won a championship, the impact of his sensational start really hit him.
Some members of his crew had never been part of a race winner, or even a top-five finish. Stewart changed that by taking the checkered flag in the All-Star race. Afterward, all of his team members told him how much it meant to finally be part of the Victory Lane frivolity.
It made the win all the more satisfying for Stewart—and has to leave Smoke wondering … Details
Tony Stewart and star drivers are taking a break from the NASCAR circuit to compete in Stewart’s charity race at the dirt track he owns in Ohio.
Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman and others are scheduled to participate in the fifth annual Prelude to the Dream on Wednesday at Eldora Speedway…Â Details