Robert Hight wrapped up his first Funny Car championship Saturday, qualifying third in the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals to take an insurmountable 106-point lead over teammate Ashley Force Hood.
“This is unbelievable,†said Hight, the son-in-law of 14-time champ John Force. “When they started telling me that I clinched it, and even though I had some time to think about it when we had the big lead leaving Las Vegas, I never really got emotional. Tonight, I was … Details
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Team owner Buckler looking to make a big splash in 2010
Bobby Labonte has signed a one-year contract to drive TRG Motorsports’ car in 2010 — and at least for the season-opening Daytona 500 he’ll have a teammate in TRG’s hoped-for full-time second car.
On Saturday morning at Phoenix International Raceway, TRG owner Kevin Buckler and Labonte announced the deal and a 12-race primary sponsorship with TaxSlayer.com, a provider of online tax preparation software, that Buckler hopes will be the first of several.
“Bobby’s the total package, and …Â Details
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Michael Waltrip Racing on Saturday announced the extension of its partnership with Toyota in the Sprint Cup Series. The new agreement will keep the organization with the manufacturer through the end of 2012.
MWR launched its full-time Cup Series teams in 2007 during Toyota’s inaugural year in the premier series. With Toyota’s support, MWR has won three poles, the 50th running of the Coca-Cola 600 and competed for a berth in the Chase for the Sprint Cup until …Â Details
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