A total of four teams, three in the Nationwide and one in the Truck series, were penalized Thursday for infractions that happened at Daytona last weekend.
Blake Bainbridge, crew chief of the No. 09 Ford driven by John Wes Townley, was fined $15,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until June 30, 2009 for altering a roll cage inside the car. Jay Robinson was penalized with the loss of 100 NASCAR Nationwide owner points while Townley was docked 100 NASCAR Nationwide driver points.
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George Bartlett, crew chief of the No. 84 Chevrolet driven by Mike Harmon, was fined $10,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until June 30, 2009 for rule violations discovered during opening-day inspection and post-race inspection on Feb. 14, respectively.
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NASCAR’s truck series starts its season tonight at Daytona International Speedway under new rules aimed at cutting costs for the competing teams.
A good idea, said driver Rick Crawford, except he doesn’t think the guidelines enacted by NASCAR will work. He also fears the new rules could adversely affect the quality of racing at the worst possible time and may even hold hazardous implications.
The economic downtown left many truck teams scrambling …Â More info
 Imagine it’s 30 minutes before the green flag drops on Sunday’s 51st Daytona 500 stock-car race.
Realizing you don’t have nearly enough Buffalo wings, you try to set your own track record on the way to the supermarket.
If only your car had some of that cutting-edge NASCAR technology. Then you could make the trip in half the time and not worry about hitting a few mailboxes on the way.
Actually, today’s production passenger cars have borrowed …Â More info
The question on stock car fans minds as the 2009 NASCAR season gets ready to put the pedal-to-the-metal is if anyone prevent Jimmie Johnson from winning an unprecedented fourth consecutive Sprint Cup Championship.Â
If you are looking for an edge for a Sprint Cup futures wager you should stick with a team that is a proven winner. I’ll use the 2008 season as an example. Last year, only six …Â More info