NASCAR’s truck series starts its season tonight at Daytona International Speedway under new rules aimed at cutting costs for the competing teams.
A good idea, said driver Rick Crawford, except he doesn’t think the guidelines enacted by NASCAR will work. He also fears the new rules could adversely affect the quality of racing at the worst possible time and may even hold hazardous implications.
The economic downtown left many truck teams scrambling …Â More info
Straight from the legendary photo files of NHRA and National DRAGSTER, the National Hot Rod Association presents NHRA Drag Racing Photo Greats Volume 1: Wild Rides, the second in a collection of specialty books aimed at the NHRA Drag Racing fan.
NHRA Drag Racing Photo Greats Volume 1: Wild Rides is a mind-blowing collection of you’ve-gotta-see-it-to-believe-it drag racing moments caught by National DRAGSTER’s photographers from the 1960s to date. Despite the extreme nature of the images, no racers were seriously injured in any of the incidents pictured.
“With more than 80 color and black-and-white images representing all eras of drag racing, it’s not only a trip down Memory Lane but an exciting one as well… More info
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IMG Sports & Entertainment and legendary racing family John Force Racing (JFR) today announced they have entered into an exclusive, worldwide marketing and representation agreement. Led by 14-time Funny Car Champion John Force, the team of drivers includes Robert Hight, 2008 rookie of the year Mike Neff, 2007 NHRA rookie of the year Ashley Force, and her sisters Brittany and Courtney. With 175 professional tour victories, JFR is motorsports’ most dominant and successful professional drag racing team.
Under the terms of the agreement, IMG will represent John Force Racing and its drivers in endorsements, publishing endeavors and personal appearances worldwide. IMG will work with JFR to …Â More info
Virtually no one is immune to the global economic crisis — not even the billionaire boys club that is Formula One.
 In the last decade or so, Formula One has morphed into a near-complete corporate marketing toy, mercilessly hacking away passionate private owners such as Eddie Jordan and Giancarlo Minardi in favor of companies such as BMW and Red Bull. As a result, top-flight Formula One teams typically now spend around $150 million to $445 million a season, with 10 teams in 2008 supposedly spending close to a collective $3 billion… More info
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