Dale Earnhardt Jr. worked with his interim crew chief a week earlier than expected.
The solid result in the No. 88 Chevrolet came just in time.
Earnhardt appeared in sync with Lance McGrew in their first race together, and the 12th-place finish Sunday at Dover International Speedway was a nice first and badly needed step toward salvaging Earnhardt’s slumping season.
“We ain’t clicked yet, but we’re definitely doing OK,†Earnhardt said. “We’ve got a lot to learn about each other. And the more we know and understand about each other I think the better we will be.â€
Earnhardt was running fifth at the halfway point …Â Details
Can’t afford the $114,200 for a 420hp V8 Audi R8? No room in the garage for this beautiful luxury sportscar? No problem. Drive it on your Xbox 360. Get those gaming fingers ready.Â
Audi is teaming with Forza Motorsport, the hottest name in racing games, to launch the 2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI quattro on the new Xbox 360’s “Forza Motorsport 3”. Â
But you’ll have to wait until October, when “Forza Motorsport 3” parks on gaming store shelves, real or virtual. That’s about the same time the real life version arrives in Audi showrooms. Audi and Forza Motorsport are hoping the new Xbox 360 game will set a new standard… Details
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Team owner Richard Petty says the Chrysler bankruptcy has put cash flow from the manufacturer to the Richard Petty Motorsports organization he co-owns with George Gillett “in a holding pattern.”
From the point of view of the Dodge Motorsports program, however, the commitment to racing is undiminished.
“They’ve stopped everything,” Petty said in the garage at Dover International Speedway this past weekend. “They went into bankruptcy, and they’re sort of in a floating stage right now. They’re trying to see where they come out of this at. If they’ve got new people running the show, are they still going to continue to back everything exactly like they are, or whatever? … Details
McLaren is considering scrapping the 2009 season and turning its full attention and resources to next year.
“That is one of the possibilities, but we haven’t yet arrived at that point,” team boss Martin Whitmarsh said in an interview with Spain’s El Pais.
“We are still going to all the races with the intention to win. Giving up is not our style,” the Briton added.
However, defending champion Lewis Hamilton is already…Â Details
