Track has gotten quite bumpy for NASCAR

Blog Category: Motorsport,Nascar — Blogged by: admin on February 7, 2009 at 9:59 am

“It’s been an interesting and challenging offseason for everyone,” France said recently.

That’s putting it mildly. Because the sport depends so heavily on corporate funding as the primary support for owners, the landscape will look vastly different from a year ago when the track opens today for teams to begin preparations for the Daytona 500.

Many owners have merged, others have slashed their budgets and some have simply folded their race teams.

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Petty Enterprises exudes optimism

Blog Category: Motorsport,Nascar — Blogged by: admin on January 25, 2008 at 8:08 pm

More personnel hires followed and, in an even bigger move to get back into the mainstream, the Petty team has left its home of 60 years in Level Cross, N.C., moving 60 miles to the hub of NASCAR racing in this Charlotte suburb.

The heart-wrenching move was completed two weeks ago and the members of the Sprint Media Tour were met with plenty of optimism Wednesday at the team’s new shop.

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