Tag Archives: NASCAR

Ford Police Interceptor duo gets thumbs-up to pace NASCAR’s Ford Championship Weekend

Ford will continue its tradition of using high-profile racing events to show off its new vehicels, only this year with a new twist. The Dearborn company will feature the 2013 Police Interceptor Utility (Explorer) and Sedan (Taurus) during the Ford Championship Weekend races. The Police Interceptors will be released in 2012, and will appear for the first time [...]

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Chevy to donate $200 at the wave of a yellow flag at NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

At the two upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, a yellow flag will generate some dough to fight breast cancer. GM announced that Chevrolet will donate $200 to the American Cancer Society for each caution lap that specially pink Chevrolet Camaro SS Pace Car runs in the upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway [...]

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NASCAR’s Kyle Busch ticketed for going 128 mph in his Lexus LFA

NASCAR’s Kyle Busch ticketed for going 128 mph in his Lexus LFA

NASCAR driver Kyle Busch was pulled over and ticketed by Iredell County police Tuesday for driving 128 mph in a 45 mph zone in his new Lexus LFA. While we can’t blame him, we can’t celebrate his actions either. Busch, who is a self-proclaimed ‘bad-boy,’ has two other traffic violations on his record. He is [...]

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Travis Pastrana coming to NASCAR in 2011

Travis Pastrana coming to NASCAR in 2011

Shortly after announcing that he has parted ways with Subaru, Travis Pastrana announced that he is ready to turn his attention to America’s most popular form of motorsports ““ NASCAR. Michael Waltrip Racing, Gary and Blake Bechtel and Pastrana have announced the creation of Pastrana-Waltrip Racing that will field cars in the NASCAR Nationwide Series [...]

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New Dodge Charger nose approved by NASCAR for 2011 Sprint Cup Series

New Dodge Charger nose approved by NASCAR for 2011 Sprint Cup Series

The 2011 Sprint Cup Series is upon us and Chrysler announced today that the new Dodge Charger nose has been approved by NASCAR for the season. The development of the Charger nose has been a cooperative project by Dodge Motorsports Engineering and Penske Racing. “With the introduction of the all-new 2011 Dodge Charger for the [...]

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2010 SEMA Preview: RK Collection Toyota Camry NASCAR Edition

2010 SEMA Preview: RK Collection Toyota Camry NASCAR Edition

Oh yes, we’re going to keep these 2010 SEMA Show previews coming – Toyota will be in Las Vegas next week with what they call the RK Collection Toyota Camry NASCAR Edition. The two-door Camry NASCAR Edition was produced by RK Collection to help Toyota Racing Development (TRD) in exploring a standard Camry for a [...]

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2010 Dodge Challenger NASCAR Nationwide Series Race-Car Revealed

2010 Dodge Challenger NASCAR Nationwide Series Race-Car Revealed

Dodge Motorsports today took the covers off of its new Dodge Challenger NASCAR Nationwide Series race-car and said that it will provide support for Penske Racing’s two-car operation in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in addition to three teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The Dodge Challenger race-car will be used at the four “New [...]

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2010 Ford Mustang NASCAR Nationwide Car Unveiled

2010 Ford Mustang NASCAR Nationwide Car Unveiled

In July, Ford Racing announced that the Mustang will race in the Nationwide series when Ford begins a limited rollout of its new car in 2010. The Ford Mustang NASCAR Nationwide Car was revealed today and in collaboration with Roush Fenway Racing and Con-way Freight. The No.16 Con-way Freight Mustang will be driven by 21-year [...]

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2010 Ford Mustang NASCAR to race in Nationwide series

2010 Ford Mustang NASCAR to race in Nationwide series

Ford Racing announced today that the Mustang, which hasn’t competed in NASCAR, will race in the Nationwide series when Ford begins a limited rollout of its new car in 2010. “We had been talking with NASCAR for some time about Mustang as part of its vision for a ‘muscle car’ rollout for the Nationwide Series. [...]

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Miscellaneous Thoughts: We want the 2009 Lancia Delta in the U.S., Buick gears up for brand reintroduction

Miscellaneous Thoughts: We want the 2009 Lancia Delta in the U.S., Buick gears up for brand reintroduction

You know the routine by now. It’s time to bring together some of the random things we’ve been reading on our laptops. 2009 Lancia Delta had us ‘wowed’ in Angeles and Demons: Yes, I know that Angeles and Demons has been out for a while now, but I went to see it this past weekend [...]

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