?Boys, Have At It? Starts At NASCAR Home Tracks

Guest Column by Cathy Elliott When Jimmie Johnson accepted his 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winner’s trophy in Las Vegas on Dec. 3, it seemed that all of our champions had received their just rewards; NASCAR Nationwide Series victor Brad Keselowski and Todd Bodine, who took home the NASCAR Camping World Series title, celebrated their [...]

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Eighteen Sprint Cup Teams Set for Tire Test at Repaved Daytona

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The fresh asphalt laid at NASCAR's Mecca -- all 50,000 tons of it -- will get its first big workout next week.

At least 18 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers are scheduled to test the new surface of the high banks of the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway Dec. 15 and 16 as part of a Goodyear tire test, the track said Wednesday.

It will mark the first time NASCAR drivers will have driven on a new surface at the Florida superspeedway since the last time it was repaved in 1978.

"This place is going to have a totally new look to the drivers and the teams," two-time Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart said in October. "We're going to fill every square inch of the race track because the surface is so even now."

Goodyear will utilize the test to develop appropriate tire compounds for the preseason Sprint Cup Series test to be held in the middle of January.

The track was faced with repaving after a pot hole opened up in turn two during this year's Daytona 500, forcing substantial, hours-long delays to the race. Essentially, the force of the cars began to tear an ever-widening gouge into the typically smooth surface.

 

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Texas Motor Speedway Employees Dig in to Help Fort Worth School Refurbish Educational Garden

? TMS Renovates Garden, Donates 10 Mature Trees To Rosemont 6th Grade School As Part Of Speedway?s Speeding To Help Community Outreach Program ? Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief Pays A Special Visit To The School Project Students at Rosemont 6th Grade School present a "Thank You" banner signed by every student to Texas Motor...more»

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Drivers Doing Daytona Goodyear Tire Test

What: Goodyear tire testing on the new asphalt of Daytona International Speedway When: Wednesday, Dec. 15, and Thursday, Dec. 16, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Who: At least 18 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams will participate in the two-day Goodyear tire test on the new racing surface at Daytona International Speedway in advance of the [...]

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Cadillac CTS-V Coupe Will Race in SCCA World Challenge, Looks Bitchin?

Cadillac is getting back into racing, using the CTS-V coupe as its vehicle of choice, and the car will race in the SCCA World Challenge GT class. This will actually be the CTS-V’s return to the series, as the first-gen sedan competed there from 2004 to 2007. As you can see, the cars are currently being built by Pratt [...] Related posts:
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Chevrolet Volt EPA Numbers Revealed, Dissected

We recently got our first look at the Nissan Leaf?s official EPA range and mpg-equivalent rating. And now, somewhat predictably, we have the Chevrolet Volt?s EPA sticker. Unlike the Leaf, the Volt has a gasoline engine that runs when the batteries are depleted, which means that the sticker for the Volt and the testing procedures [...] Related posts:
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2010 BMW 750Li xDrive ? Long-Term Road Test Update

Our lavish 7-series has us pondering a Colin Chapman approach to expenditures: add cheapness. Date: December 2010 Months in Fleet: 12 months Current Mileage: 35,655 miles Average Fuel Economy: 18 mpg Average Range: 391 miles Service: $0.00 Normal Wear: $0 Repair: $0 Damage and Destruction: $3940 Can a car be too luxurious? We?re asking ourselves that question as the 750Li nears the end of its [...] Related posts:
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