Kyle Busch called for drastic changes to his No. 51 Billy Ballew Motorsports truck on Friday after making a quick run in afternoon practice.
Busch’s car topped the speed charts, running four-tenths quicker than second-fast Ron Hornaday. But that wasn’t good enough for the 23-year-old NASCAR sensation.
Adjustments included the basics, like tire pressure, and the heavy-hitting changes such as camber and toe. Insight for how to turn a good car in a great one was fueled solely from Busch—not the crew chief on the No. 51, but the driver…. Details
NASCAR has established a formula for determining the length of the restart zone on the track.
Robin Pemberton, NASCAR Vice President of Competition, said Friday at Atlanta Motor Speedway that officials will take the pit-road speed limit, double that figure and then set that as the distance in feet of the restart zone. At the start of this season, NASCAR created a zone where the leader must restart the race …Â Details
Thursday’s announcement that General Motors might file for bankruptcy protection has NASCAR’s Chevrolet drivers hoping it doesn’t come to that, more for consumers and the economy than themselves.
The automaker, which has already received billions in government assistance, said auditors’ no-confidence vote forced it to seek waivers from creditors on loan agreements and could affect suppliers’ ability to seek loans. Drivers didn’t seem immediately concerned about their futures but are concerned about …Â Details
Kyle Busch has talked about one day driving a Formula One car.
Today at Atlanta Motor Speedway he discussed what it is about F1 that appeals to him.
“I think the part of F1 that appeals to me the most is just the worldwide exposure,” he said. Being able to race in different parts of the world like Monaco, Silverstone … and just going around to all the different areas and seeing what it’s all about.”…Â