Sport adjusting: NASCAR’s financial challenges open up field to new, eager participants…
… While all the dark financial news sloshed over NASCAR’s windshield this winter, Kevin Buckler grew fascinated with what he read between the lines.
A veteran sports-car racer, he had harbored the thought of testing his California race operation on the Sprint Cup Series. And with the economy near chaos —- with race teams vanishing, wall-to-wall layoffs, spooked sponsors —- he went to his business partners with a proposal. With some of the established teams backing away, now was the chance for a small, no-frills operation to push its way into the big time… Details
It’s March Meet time and that means one thing: “Let’s race.†The world famous 51-year-old drag race, now the season opener of the NHRA’s Hot Rod Heritage Series, continues its historic run, Mar. 6-8 at Auto Club Famoso Raceway. Five hundred cars from around the globe, the country, the state and Kern County, are set to compete in 14 classes during the 3-day festival of speed.
“For fans and racers, the March Meet is the race,†… Details
 Martin Truex Jr., driver of the No 1 Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet, was transported by ambulance from the infield care center at Atlanta Motor Speedway to the emergency room of a local hospital, where he is being treated for kidney stones, NASCAR officials confirmed Saturday…. Details