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Wal-Mart And Jeff Gordon

By Leon, on August 25th, 2010%

(photo courtesy Leon Hammack)

Wal-Mart’s potential move into NASCAR has led the retail giant deep into negotiations with Hendrick Motorsports over sponsorship of Jeff Gordon’s Hendrick Motorsports #24 Chevrolet next season.

There continues to be several moving parts to the Wal-Mart discussions with Hendrick and NASCAR, which began in the spring and . . . → Read More: Wal-Mart And Jeff Gordon

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Most Wanted Man In NASCAR

By Leon, on June 22nd, 2010%

(photo courtesy Leon Hammack)

Four-time Sprint Cup champion Jeff Gordon used to be “the king of the road course”. He has the most road course victories of any current Sprint Cup driver.  His days used to be very busy collecting trophies on Sunday afternoons.

However last Sunday at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, . . . → Read More: Most Wanted Man In NASCAR

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Wal-Mart In Negotiations With NASCAR

By Leon, on June 8th, 2010%

(photo courtesy Leon Hammack)

Retail giant, Wal-Mart is in in deep discussions with NASCAR teams and NASCAR officials about a wide ranging deal that has both sponsorship, licensing implications, and could see Wal-mart sponsoring a Hendrick Motorsports team or one of the other powerhouse teams.

Senior level Wal-Mart executives were the guests . . . → Read More: Wal-Mart In Negotiations With NASCAR

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Hamlin Pulls Off A Double At Darlington

By Leon, on May 9th, 2010%

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Denny Hamlin pulled off the Darlington double, winning both the Nationwide and Sprint Cup races this weekend!  That feat has only been accomplished 3 times in Darlington’s illustrious 61 year history!

Denny Hamlin restarted the Showtime Southern 500 Sprint Cup race at Darlington Raceway Saturday night in . . . → Read More: Hamlin Pulls Off A Double At Darlington

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Busch Jumps The Restart, Wins Crown Royal 400

By Leon, on May 2nd, 2010%

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Frustration continues to dog Jeff Gordon!

Once again the race was his to win, and like it has happened on several occasions already this season, he watched the victory slip away!  Even though Kyle Busch led a race high 226 laps, it was Jeff Gordon who once again . . . → Read More: Busch Jumps The Restart, Wins Crown Royal 400

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Competitors Fierce or Friendly?

By Leon, on April 24th, 2010%

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There was a time when race car drivers would do ANYTHING to win a race!  Do the names like Dale Earnhardt, Sr., David Pearson, Cale Yarborough, Fireball Roberts, and Junior Johnson ring a bell?   These men were hard charging, blatantly fierce race car drivers. 

Yeah I know . . . → Read More: Competitors Fierce or Friendly?

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Break Problems For Jeff Gordon?

By Leon, on April 1st, 2010%

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Do you all remember when Jeff Gordon used to win NASCAR Sprint cup races?  For those of you who might not have such a great memory, Jeff Gordon used to win races and lots of them!  The four time Sprint Cup champion has 82 victories to his . . . → Read More: Break Problems For Jeff Gordon?

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NASCAR Team Values Drop Except Hendrick Motorsports

By Leon, on March 29th, 2010%

Jeff Gordon pulling into the garage area at Atlanta (photo courtesy Leon Hammack)

A Forbes’ report released Wednesday shows NASCAR’s top team, Hendrick Motorsports, is worth $350 million. But the report claims the average team value has declined $5 million over the past year.  Forbes magazine annual rankings show that Hendrick Motorsports . . . → Read More: NASCAR Team Values Drop Except Hendrick Motorsports

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Turn Out The Lights…..!

By Leon, on November 16th, 2009%

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The HMS #48 Lowe’s Chevy driven by Jimmie Johnson rebounded in the ultimate fashion Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway’s Checkers O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 in Avondale, AZ!  In what has come to be traditional #48 Lowe’s Chevy Chase productivity, the team responded after a horrible previous race . . . → Read More: Turn Out The Lights…..!

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History Was Almost Made At Texas!

By Leon, on November 10th, 2009%

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On more than one front, history was nearly written at the Texas Motor Speedway.  Kyle Busch won two of the three races scheduled during the Texas NASCAR weekend at Fort Worth!  He came within 3 laps of winning the Sprint Cup  race at Texas, thereby winning . . . → Read More: History Was Almost Made At Texas!

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