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NASCAR Foundation Raises and Contributes $1.8 Million In 2009
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Thousands of NASCAR fans across the country came out to support The NASCAR Foundation throughout the year, enabling the Foundation to raise and contribute $1.8 million in program services to nonprofit organizations across the country. A majority of the contributions went to affect the lives of children and families in need, especially in the areas of pediatric health, fulfilling “NASCAR Dreams,” education and community service. … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
RCR Crewman Succumbs To Complications of H1N1
Donald “D.J.” Richardson, the rear-tire changer for the No. 29 Chevrolet, passed away at 10:10 p.m. ET on Christmas night. He was 37. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Sharon L. Hutchens Remembered
Bobby Hutchens, the director of competition at Stewart-Haas Racing and a NASCAR mainstay nearly all his life, lost his wife, Sharon, to breast cancer Tuesday evening. … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
Drivers Are Indeed Athletes
By Cathy Elliott I think the first really in-depth piece of NASCAR-related writing I ever did was for inclusion in a USA Today special section during NASCAR Champion’s Week six or seven years ago. The story was titled, “Drivers are athletes.” … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
Criteria Revised for 2010 Budweiser Shootout At Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR announced Wednesday a revision to the 2010 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona format that provides fans with a strong lineup of drivers highlighted by last year’s top performers and a collection of previous winners at the sport’s most-storied race track. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
A.J. Allmendinger Looks Back at the 2009 Season
Charlotte, NC – There is only one thing that’s been constant for AJ Allmendinger since moving to the NASCAR Sprint Cup ranks in 2007-Change. And the 2009 season was no different as AJ campaigned in his third full year of NASCAR Sprint Cup competition. Despite the dynamics of the season, the year was his best to date as he collected six top-ten finishes, including three in the final nine races of the season. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Media Selects NASCAR’s Top Drivers and Races Of the Decade
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – With the recently completed 2009 season closing out another decade of NASCAR racing, media members have selected the top drivers and top races of the decade for all three national series as voted upon in a poll on NASCARMedia.com. … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Sprint Cup, Truck Series
Associated Press Names Jimmie Johnson Male Athlete Of The Year
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The post-season honors keep piling up for Jimmie Johnson and once again, the four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion is making history. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
NASCAR Nationwide Series To Race At Road America In 2010
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR announced today that it will continue its 17-year streak of racing on a national-series level in Wisconsin with the addition of the historic Road America course to its 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series
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