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Archive for December, 2008

By the Numbers: Petty (NASCAR.com)

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

John Andretti gave Petty Enterprises its final Cup win in 1999 at Martinsville.

By the Numbers: Petty


Report: Petty, GEM to merge (Yahoo! Sports)

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Petty Enterprises will merge with Gillett Evernham, ending a 60-year run for the Pettys.

If I could … offer some advice (Yahoo! Sports)

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
Readers offer their advice on how to help NASCAR through these tough economic times.

Allmendinger to replace Sadler in GEM’s No. 19 (NASCAR.com)

Monday, December 29th, 2008
Late-season tryout earns AJ Allmendinger a job in 2009 at the expense of Elliott Sadler.

’08 NASCAR stories: Jimmie and money (Yahoo! Sports)

Sunday, December 28th, 2008
Jimmie Johnson's wallet is full, but NASCAR's economic prospects aren't as clear.

Hornaday Sr. loses battle with cancer (PA SportsTicker)

Thursday, December 25th, 2008
Ron Hornaday Sr., a two-time NASCAR West Coast champion and patriarch of the West Coast racing Hornaday family, has died of cancer. He was 77.

If I could … drive a mass production car (Yahoo! Sports)

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
Imagine if NASCAR actually raced cars like the ones you could buy on the showroom floor. Which make would you drive?

NASCAR saw many changes in 2008, except at the top (PA SportsTicker)

Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Jimmie Johnson won a third consecutive Sprint Cup Series championship, but 2008 could still be considered a year of change for NASCAR.

Bill Davis sells off majority of team (PA SportsTicker)

Monday, December 22nd, 2008
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Winning a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship last month was not enough for Bill Davis Racing to stay in business.

Davis sells NASCAR team, engine company (AP)

Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Just a month removed from his first NASCAR championship, but hampered by the current economic crisis, owner Bill Davis has sold his race team and engine company.