GoDaddy.com confirmed that the company is taking Danica Patrick to the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2010. The IndyCar Series star will drive the No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet in a partial Nationwide schedule next season, plus one ARCA Re/Max Series race. As long rumored, Patrick will drive for JR Motorsports, the team founded by Dale Earnhardt Jr, and Rick Hendrick, and now also co-owned by Kelley Earnhardt and Tony Eury Jr. The deal is through 2011 …Â Details
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TRG Motorsports on Tuesday announced that Doug Randolph will take the reins as the new crew chief for Bobby Labonte and the No. 71 Sprint Cup Series team effective immediately.
Randolph, who was most recently at the helm of the No. 07 at Richard Childress Racing, began his Cup career with Junior Johnson and has worked with organizations including Dale Earnhardt Inc. and Bill Davis Racing, and sat atop the pit box for Labonte in 2007 at Petty Enterprises. In their short time together, the pair garnered some strong finishes and are eager to renew their relationship under TRG Motorsports banner … Details
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GoDaddy.com, which announced a three-year IndyCar Series primary sponsorship with Danica Patrick and Andretti Autosport last week, is expected make an announcement tomorrow regarding Patrick’s future in NASCAR. The Sporting News reports that it will be the long-anticipated deal with JR Motorsports, which also has an association with GoDaddy.com, and will include a mixture of NASCAR Nationwide and ARCA series races …Â Details
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The British Grand Prix will stay at the Silverstone circuit next year after the Northamptonshire track reached a deal with Bernie Ecclestone after weeks of negotiations.
Silverstone looked set to lose the race last year when Ecclestone signed a 17-year deal with Donington Park to host the grand prix from next season. However, Donington failed to … Details
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