Jimmie Johnson came to Daytona International Speedway with a new beard and a cut finger, two topics that have so far overshadowed his status as NASCAR’s three-time defending champion.
So just how overlooked is Johnson’s on-track achievements? Carl Edwards was picked over Johnson to win this year’s Sprint Cup championship.
“What about me?” Johnson wondered on Wednesday, the first full day of preparations for the season-opening Daytona 500. “I just thought, “Damn, if you won three championships in a row, you’d think you’d be a favorite.”‘…Â More info
You know, it’s easy for reviewers to turn a game like NASCAR Kart Racing into a whipping boy. I was truly expecting to gleefully run the game through the wringer, ready to slam it for being all sorts of terrible things and ruining the Wii library with its expected cash-in crumminess. The problem: the game isn’t bad. Oh sure, it’s a shameful Mario Kart clone with NASCAR rednecks instead of Nintendo mascots, but for what it’s worth the game isn’t an embarrassment to the Wii line-up. NASCAR Kart Racing is actually, you know, fun. .. More info
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On Logano’s 18th birthday last May, Joe Gibbs and J.D. Gibbs wheeled in a cake shaped like a stock car dressed with black and red frosting to look like the Nationwide car Logano had just turned old enough to drive.
They were opening a news conference, but before that they wanted everyone in the room to sing “Happy birthday” in celebration of the day Logano was finally old enough to race in NASCAR’s national series.
Logano’s 18th birthday was one of the most anticipated in racing. Three years earlier Mark Martin had hailed Logano as the next big thing…Â More info
Need for Speed has helped to define automotive culture for millions of fans with its embrace of the car lifestyle and its cool rebellious attitude. Electronic Arts has now unveiled the details of what is in store for the franchise over the next 12 months, as the property expands to new platforms, new categories and new media.
Need for Speed is committed to providing unique and customized experiences for all types of racing fans by establishing three independent series; simulation, action and arcade racing. Each series will be developed by a highly-specialized team dedicated to delivering the ultimate racing experiences to car enthusiasts around the world – whether they be interested in adrenaline action, arcade fun or authentic simulation… More info