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Evaluating The Silly Season Seat Changes

The Dinger's new ride

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Of the announced seat changes that became public since the end of the 2011 Sprint Cup season, there are some upgrades in equipment and some obvious downgrades in equipment, as well.  This is my evaluation of where some of these drivers stand following their off-season . . . → Read More: Evaluating The Silly Season Seat Changes

Turner Motorsports Announces New Drivers

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Turner Motorsports, along with Great Clips, Inc., announced Monday that Kasey Kahne will increase his time behind the wheel of the #38 Great Clips Chevrolet in 2012 to compete in 15 NASCAR Nationwide Series events.  In addition to Kasey Kane piloting the Turner Motorsports #38 Great Clips Chevy, Kahne’s . . . → Read More: Turner Motorsports Announces New Drivers

Kasey Kahne Wins One For Red Bull

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This weekend the spotlight was on the two car race for the 2011 Sprint Cup championship, as well as the newly reconfigured, and newly resurfaced racing facility.

I can tell you from my view in my seat in the Allison Tower, from walking through the pits, as well as . . . → Read More: Kasey Kahne Wins One For Red Bull

Kahne To Run The #4 Red Bull Racing Toyota

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The Red Bull Racing photo shoot just concluded and it is official that Kasey Kahne will race the #4 Red Bull Racing Toyota Camry in the 2011 season.

From Kasey Kahne’s Twitter page: “Same 4 that i use when i race my sprint cars. Thanks to @redbullnascar . . . → Read More: Kahne To Run The #4 Red Bull Racing Toyota

RPM Owes Millions

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The details are starting to slither out of the garage area, revealing that Richard Petty Motorsports may owe approximately $12 million dollars to the team’s chassis and engine builders.

Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a source with knowledge of the situation told Sirius NASCAR Radio’s Sirius Speedway . . . → Read More: RPM Owes Millions

Scott Speed Out At Red Bull In 2011

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Scott Speed’s option for the 2011 NASCAR season has not been picked up by Red Bull Racing.  That has now made Speed scurrying about the garage area scouring for a ride for the 2011 NASCAR race season!

People closest to this situation have confirmed that Kasey Kahne will . . . → Read More: Scott Speed Out At Red Bull In 2011

Rumors Swirl At RPM

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The abrupt departure of Kasey Kahne from Richard Petty Motorsports fueled the rumor mill Thursday about the ongoing financial status of George Gillette and Richard Petty Motorsports.

Multiple sources confirmed to SPEED.com on Thursday that Roush Fenway Racing, which builds RPM’s cars, briefly repossessed RPM’s Talladega cars . . . → Read More: Rumors Swirl At RPM

Kahane Out At RPM

(photo courtesy Leon Hammack)

Richared Petty Motorsports has released Kasey Kahne from his contract effective immediately, the team announced Wednesday evening.  On Thursday, Red Bull Racing announced that they will be putting Kahne into the #83 Red Bull Toyota for this weekend’s race at Martinsville, and for the rest of the 2010 . . . → Read More: Kahane Out At RPM

It’s An All RPM Starting Front Row At Kansas

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There have been many questions about the future of Richard Petty Motorsports during the 2010 season.  However, there were no questions about who ended up winning the pole for the Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speeedway Friday.  Kasey Kahne turned a lap of 174.644 on the Kansas . . . → Read More: It’s An All RPM Starting Front Row At Kansas

Martin-Hendrick: Could Get Ugly

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If anyone doesn’t think that Mark Martin is a proud old warrior, you better rethink that thought!  Martin made it clear last week in a very rare flare of anger after ESPN analyst, former crew chief and team owner, Ray Evernham, suggested that Mark Martin should bow . . . → Read More: Martin-Hendrick: Could Get Ugly