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Dale Earnhardt Jr.: I’m too nice to negotiate
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service LONG POND, Pa.—Dale Earnhardt Jr. acknowledges he’s making progress in negotiating a contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports—but, unlike Carl Edwards, Earnhardt would prefer to stay as far away from the process as possible. Edwards, who just re-signed with Roush Fenway Racing, negotiates his own contracts, down to the minutiae. Not Earnhardt. “I really don’t get involved in my negotiations too much, because I’m too nice,” Earnhardt said. “I had to send … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Farmers Insurance Partners with Hendrick Motorsports
CONCORD, N.C. – Farmers Insurance has joined Hendrick Motorsports as a five-race primary sponsor of the Chevrolets driven by Mark Martin in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, with plans to kick off the relationship by fielding a special “throwback” paint scheme. The agreement secures primary placement for Farmers Insurance in five events and associate-level sponsorship on Martin’s cars throughout the remainder of this season. The NASCAR team sponsorship is the first for Los Angeles-based Farmers since February 2009, when it executed a one-race program at Fontana, Calif. “This partnership makes a lot of sense for Farmers,” said Paul Patsis, president of Enterprise Marketing for Farmers Insurance. “NASCAR fans are among the sports world’s most loyal and passionate. This is a great opportunity to show them why Farmers is an industry … Read entire article »
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Can Dale Earnhardt Jr. finally turn things around at Hendrick?
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Another season, another cameo. Another Miss Congeniality award to Jimmie Johnson’s Miss America. Another undercard to the main event. It wasn’t performance on the racetrack that brought Dale Earnhardt Jr. to Las Vegas in early December. It was an Internet fan vote that confirmed him as the Sprint Cup Series’ most popular driver for the eighth straight year. Earnhardt’s brief, barely-short-of-sheepish appearance at an annual awards luncheon came some 30 hours before the meat of the Cup awards program—the banquet that honors those who won and contended for championships, those who rewarded their fans with checkered flags. The ceremony came nine days after team owner Rick Hendrick pulled the trigger on radical changes that, among other things, will pair Earnhardt with his third crew chief in four seasons at … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
Four-Time May Take The Fifth With New Crew Chief
Guest Column By Cathy Elliott Anyone who still believes NASCAR has an off-season hasn’t been listening to the news. Just three days after the organization won its fifth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship with driver Jimmie Johnson, Hurricane Hendrick flattened the racing community. Hendrick Motorsports announced that three of its four Cup Series superstars would be working with new crew chiefs next year. Jeff Gordon will work with Alan Gustafson and the former No. 5 team, while Mark Martin will move over to the former No. 88 team to work with Lance McGrew. There will be no change for Jimmie Johnson, who will remain with Chad Knaus. And Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s new home will be in the former No. 24 shop, as he is paired up with Steve Letarte in 2011. The crew members, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Based on personalities, changes at Hendrick could work
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Was that Rick Hendrick or Richard Childress on Wednesday morning’s media conference call? It was a prominent NASCAR Sprint Cup car owner, that’s certain. It was a car owner who okayed a late-season pit-crew change—in the middle of a race. It was a car owner who had just announced a wholesale realignment of drivers and crew chiefs, one involving three of his four Cup teams. It was a car owner who said his cars aren’t where they need to be, but whose teams had shown improvement toward the end of the season. Sound familiar? It was Richard Childress at the end of 2009. Right now, however, it really is Rick Hendrick. Forget that Hendrick just won a fifth straight championship with driver Jimmie Johnson. The other three teams at … Read entire article »
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Hendrick Shuffles the Crew Chiefs to Improve Teams
By Bill Marx Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service It didn’t take long for Rick Hendrick to shake up Hendrick Motorsports, even though Sunday brought a fifth NASCAR Sprint Cup championship to Jimmie Johnson and a 10th to the organization. Two days after the season came to a close in Florida, Hendrick Motorsports announced Tuesday afternoon it would shuffle the driver-crew chief pairings for drivers Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Mark Martin. Earnhardt’s crew chief, Lance McGrew, moves over to the No. 5 team of Mark Martin; Steve Letarte moves from Jeff Gordon’s No. 24 team to Earnhardt’s No. 88 team; and Alan Gustafson becomes Gordon’s crew chief after two years with Martin. Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus, winners of five consecutive Sprint Cup championships, will remain paired. Johnson won six races in 2010; … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Jeff Gordon will Drive to End Hunger Beginning in 2011
CONCORD, N.C. – Hendrick Motorsports and four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon have teamed with AARP and AARP Foundation on the Drive to End Hunger (www.DriveToEndHunger.org), an unprecedented three-year initiative to address the growing problem of hunger among older Americans, including 6 million over the age of 60. Drive to End Hunger will be the majority sponsor of Gordon’s No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team in 2011, 2012 and 2013, with primary paint schemes in 22 Sprint Cup races annually. The No. 24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet, which will be unveiled at a later date, will race in the next three Daytona 500 events. “This is a truly unique opportunity to help people, and it’s a completely new, cause-driven approach to sponsorship,” said Gordon, 39, winner of 82 career Sprint … Read entire article »
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Wal-Mart passes on sponsoring Gordon’s No. 24 car
By Michael Smith Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Negotiations have broken down between Wal-Mart and Hendrick Motorsports over sponsorship of the No. 24 Chevrolet driven by Jeff Gordon. However, NASCAR’s new licensing body, the NASCAR Teams Licensing Trust, remains confident a deal will be struck to make Wal-Mart the exclusive mass retailer for the sport’s apparel. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Kasey Kahne to Drive for Red Bull Racing in 2011
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Kasey Kahne will drive a Red Bull Racing Team Toyota in 2011, the team announced Tuesday. “We were fortunate to have the opportunity to hire a very talented driver for the 2011 season and we took it,” said Jay Frye, Red Bull Racing Team Vice President and General Manager. “This is a unique situation that doesn’t happen every day. Kasey is a perfect fit for our company, team and Red Bull.” Kahne, 30, owns an impressive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series resume. He has 11 wins, 17 poles, 47 top-five and 84 top-10 finishes and twice was a Chase participant in 2006 and 2009. … Read entire article »
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