Martin Truex is ready to go racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway after a bout with kidney stones.
Truex was taken by ambulance to Spalding Regional Medical Center in nearby Griffin on Saturday after experiencing brief bouts of intense pain during practice. After being examined and given fluids, he was …Â Details
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Sport adjusting: NASCAR’s financial challenges open up field to new, eager participants…
… While all the dark financial news sloshed over NASCAR’s windshield this winter, Kevin Buckler grew fascinated with what he read between the lines.
A veteran sports-car racer, he had harbored the thought of testing his California race operation on the Sprint Cup Series. And with the economy near chaos —- with race teams vanishing, wall-to-wall layoffs, spooked sponsors —- he went to his business partners with a proposal. With some of the established teams backing away, now was the chance for a small, no-frills operation to push its way into the big time… Details
 Martin Truex Jr., driver of the No 1 Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet, was transported by ambulance from the infield care center at Atlanta Motor Speedway to the emergency room of a local hospital, where he is being treated for kidney stones, NASCAR officials confirmed Saturday…. Details
It wasn’t the only time Tony Stewart has been at odds with Goodyear over the tires it brought to a Sprint Cup race, but the rant he went on before, during and after last spring’s event at Atlanta Motor Speedway was certainly one of his most passionate.
So now, one year later, with Goodyear having brought a new tire to run in this Sunday…Â Details
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