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Team Notebook: NASCAR News, Rumors and Injury Updates
 Penske Championship Racing | NASCAR speaks with Keselowski David Newton, of ESPN.com, reports NASCAR recently met with Penske Championship Racing driver Brad Keselowski about his over-aggressive style of driving that has angered a few drivers. "It's hard to bust a guy for being aggressive, but there's a fine line between being aggressive and destructive," series director John Darby said. "From listening and talking to people, he's already got a few drivers upset." NASCAR | Patrick deal not done The Associated Press reports Hendrick Motorsports owner Rick Hendrick said JM Motorsports has not finalized a deal to bring IndyCar driver Danica Patrick to the Nationwide Series in 2010. "I just think that they are not even close to making a decision on whether to even do it this year or next year," Hendrick said. NASCAR | Yeley working his way back Kris Johnson, of SceneDaily.com, reports free-agent driver J.J. Yeley (Mayfield Motorsports) is working his way back to racing after a serious crash Aug. 22 in a Sprint Cup car event at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas. His car was involved in a barrel roll and he fractured three vertebrae in the process. Yeley has undergone neck surgery and has started working out with an eye toward racing in 2010. "With regard to lifting weights, I'm just taking it easy. I don't want to push myself too far, too fast," Yeley said. "But as far as everyday stuff, I'm able to do regular yard work. I've played golf a couple of times and I play just as bad now as I did before I hurt myself, so I guess I'm back to as normal as possible." NASCAR | Shelby to return as Cup sponsor for Las Vegas SceneDaily.com reports Shelby Automobiles will return as the sponsor of the Sprint Cup event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Next year's race Feb. 28 will be called the Shelby American to honor the 45th anniversary of the Shelby G.T. 350 and 427 Cobra. NASCAR | 17 drivers conduct tire test at Daytona this week SceneDaily.com reports 17 Sprint Cup drivers for 18 Cup teams participated in a two-day Goodyear tire test at Daytona International Speedway Monday, Nov. 2. The drivers participating were Roush Fenway Racing driver Matt Kenseth, Roush Fenway Racing driver Jamie McMurray, Roush Fenway Racing driver David Ragan, Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing driver Juan Pablo Montoya, Hendrick Motorsports driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., Penske Championship Racing driver Kurt Busch, Penske Championship Racing driver Sam Hornish Jr., Penske Championship Racing driver Brad Keselowski, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch, Michael Waltrip Racing driver David Reutimann, JTG Daugherty Racing driver Marcos Ambrose, Furniture Row Racing driver Regan Smith, Richard Petty Motorsports driver A.J. Allmendinger, Red Bull Racing driver Scott Speed, Hall of Fame-Yates Racing driver Erik Darnell, Hall of Fame-Yates Racing driver Paul Menard and Phoenix Racing driver Sterling Marlin. NASCAR | All cars pass inspection after Martinsville race SceneDaily.com reports all Sprint Cup cars passed inspection after the race at Martinsville Speedway Sunday, Oct. 25. The cars taken for inspection were those of Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin, Penske Championship Racing driver Kurt Busch, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson and Hendrick Motorsports driver Mark Martin. Hamlin, Johnson and Busch also had their engines taken for inspection. NASCAR | F1 interested in Ky. Busch Nate Ryan, of USA Today, reports US F1 sporting director Peter Windsor said he is interested in Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch. "If he wanted to drive for us in 2011, we'd certainly be keen on that," Windsor says. "I think there'll be a lot of speculation about that as time goes on. If I was Kyle, I'd be saying to myself, yeah, those guys all talk the talk, let's see what they do, let's see what the car's like. Let's see what the race shop is like. Fair enough. We're going to do a good job. I know when Kyle gets to see it, I'm pretty sure it'll get his pulse rate going." NASCAR | Conducting tire test at Lowe's Bob Pockrass, of SceneDaily.com, reports four NASCAR Sprint Cup teams are conducting a Goodyear tire test this week at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Roush Fenway Racing driver Matt Kenseth, Richard Petty Motorsports driver Elliott Sadler, Hendrick Motorsports driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and JTG Daugherty Racing driver Marcos Ambrose are all participating in the test. NASCAR | Four fail to qualify at Lowe's NASCAR.com reports Tommy Baldwin Racing driver Michael McDowell, Phoenix Racing driver Sterling Marlin, Prism Motorsports driver Dave Blaney and Front Row Motorsports driver Travis Kvapil all failed to qualify for the Sprint Cup race at Lowe's Motor Speedway. NASCAR | Inaugural HOF class announced ESPNews reports NASCAR founder Bill France Sr., driver/owner Richard Petty, president Bill France Jr., driver Dale Earnhardt and driver/owner Junior Johnson were the five members elected to NASCAR's inaugural Hall of Fame class. NASCAR | Reducing restrictor plates at Talladega The Associated Press reports NASCAR is reducing the size of restrictor plates used in the Sprint Cup at Talladega in hopes of making it safer. NASCAR will reduce horsepower and take a bit of top-end speed off of the cars. NASCAR | Nationwide Series to unveil new car next year The Associated Press reports the NASCAR Nationwide Series will debut a new car in 2010, with the cars expected to be used full time in the 2011 season. The new car will be unveiled at the July race at Dayton International Speedway. It will be also used in the races at Michigan, Richmond and Lowe's Motor Speedway. NASCAR | Dodge will remain with sport The Associated Press reports the new head of Dodge's car brand said the manufacturer will continue its involvement in NASCAR. The new plan breaks Dodge into two brands, one for cars and another for the Ram truck. NASCAR | Talladega makes change to track ESPN.com reports Talladega Superspeedway has extended the height of the front-stretch catch fence by eight feet. Hendrick | Warned by NASCAR following Dover race The Associated Press reports NASCAR warned Hendrick Motorsports that the cars of drivers Jimmie Johnson and Mark Martin nearly failed a post-race inspection after the Sprint Cup event at Dover International Speedway last week. The two cars came within less than an inch of surpassing the tolerated measurements on the body of their cars. NASCAR | Testing to be allowed at regional tracks The Associated Press reports NASCAR will allow teams to test next year at tracks that host regional touring events. In 2010, NASCAR will only ban facilities that host national series events. NASCAR | Five drivers participating in Goodyear tire test SceneDaily.com reports five NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers are taking part in a Goodyear tire test at Daytona International Speedway this week. Roush Fenway Racing driver David Ragan, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Joey Logano, JTG Daugherty Racing driver Marcos Ambrose, Richard Childress Racing driver Clint Bowyer and Penske Championship Racing driver Brad Keselowski are taking part in the session. NASCAR | Four claim to have witnessed Mayfield using drugs Bob Pockrass, of SceneDaily.com, reports NASCAR filed affidavits Monday, Sept. 21, from three Kentucky residents and a deposition from a former brother-in-law who said they have seen Mayfield Motorsports driver Jeremy Mayfield use methamphetamines at least 50 times since 1997. Mayfield has denied using methamphetamines in interviews and court documents. NASCAR | Wants Mayfield to be evaluated The Associated Press reports NASCAR has asked a federal judge to order a mental and physical examination on Mayfield Motorsports driver Jeremy Mayfield to determine if he has substance-abuse problems and/or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. NASCAR | Mayfield thinks he is being used as example ESPN.com reports Mayfield Motorsports driver Jeremy Mayfield thinks NASCAR is using him as example after suspending him May 9 for testing positive for methamphetamines. "(NASCAR wants to) get the message back to other drivers in the sport," Mayfield said. "To put the fear of God into them. To scare the other drivers. And crew members and everybody out there. I think it killed two or three birds with one stone there with the policy. And it put the fear of God in other people and other drivers who have tested positive that they didn't put in this situation." NASCAR | Patrick to race in Nationwide Series next year Ed Hinton, of ESPN.com, reports Indy Car driver Danica Patrick will likely race in the Nationwide and Truck Series in 2010, according to a source very close to the situation. Stewart-Haas Racing driver Tony Stewart is the "star candidate" to be her partner and mentor in NASCAR. Her first stock car race would likely be the ARCA event at Daytona in February. NASCAR | Minimum age for entry series lowered ESPN.com reports NASCAR has lowered the age minimum for its entry-level circuit from 16 to 14 in an effort to provide youngsters "an opportunity to learn their craft in suitable equipment." NASCAR | Judge denies NASCAR's request to lift Mayfield's injunction Bob Pockrass, of SceneDaily.com, reports a U.S. District Court Judge has denied NASCAR's request to permanently lift the injunction issued July 1 that had allowed suspended Mayfield Motorsports driver Jeremy Mayfield to race. NASCAR | Pondering move to fuel injection David Newton, of ESPN.com, reports NASCAR is pondering the idea of moving from engines with carburetors to fuel injection. The move would be designed to make the cars more fuel efficient and more like cars on the manufacturer showroom floor. The concept may be ready to go by the 2010 Sprint Cup opener at Daytona if NASCAR officials give the go ahead. NASCAR | Sponsor landed for Sprint Cup race at Dover SceneDaily.com reports AAA Mid-Atlantic and Dover International Speedway have reached an agreement to sponsor the Sept. 27 Sprint Cup Series at "The Monster Mile". The race will be called the AAA 400. Financial terms of the sponsorship were not disclosed. NASCAR | 11 drivers' engines impounded Sunday David Newton, of ESPN.com, reports NASCAR impounded the engines of 11 Sprint Cup drivers Sunday, Aug. 16, as part of an annual evaluation called a "snap shop" to make sure no manufacturer has a significant edge. Red Bull Racing driver Brian Vickers, Michael Waltrip Racing driver David Reutimann, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin, Stewart-Haas Racing driver Tony Stewart, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon, Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing driver Juan Pablo Montoya, Richard Childress Racing driver Clint Bowyer, Roush Fenway Racing driver Carl Edwards, Roush Fenway Racing driver Greg Biffle, Richard Petty Motorsports driver Elliott Sadler and Penske Championship Racing driver Sam Hornish Jr. all had their engines impounded. NASCAR | Dodge committed to Sprint Cup Series David Newton, of ESPN.com, reports Dodge officials said that they are committed to the Sprint Cup Series even though it is reduced to one team. NASCAR | No major changes planned for new Cup car David Newton, of ESPN.com, reports no major changes have been planned for the new Sprint Cup car in 2010. "As you talk to the principals in the garage area -- the team owners, the crew chiefs, the car chiefs -- there seems to be in all these conversations a consensus around 'don't make any major changes right now because we don't want to tackle those, we've spent a long time now understanding this car and don't throw a wrench in all of that by making us start over,'" president Mike Helton said. NASCAR | Earnhardt wants changes to be made The Associated Press reports Hendrick Motorsports driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. said NASCAR's brand of on-track action has suffered recently, and he thinks changes to the Sprint Cup's new car need to be made. "We're not really where we want to be, I don't think, as a sport," Earnhardt said. "We need to do things to excite corporate America, excite the fans. And we need to be proactive immediately, because we haven't." NASCAR | Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen International postponed The NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen International originally scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 9 was postponed due to rain, according to The Associated Press. It has been rescheduled for Monday, Aug. 10, at noon. NASCAR | Said ready to finalize merger SceneDaily.com reports E and M Motorsports driver Boris Said is ready to finalize his merger between No Fear Racing and Rick Clark Motorsports to form RCM No Fear Racing. "It will be official today that they finally bought 51 percent of the No Fear Racing team," Said indicated. "The economy has been bad, so it has taken them a long time to find the financing. As of right now that deal will be done today, and then they're going to work hard on 2010, so we'll look for sponsors, and it will allow things in the works, and, hopefully, for me that will mean more racing next year." NASCAR | Lowe's will not renew sponsorship at Charlotte SceneDaily.com reports Lowe's confirmed Thursday, Aug. 6, that they will not renew their naming rights sponsorship of Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. NASCAR | Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 postponed The Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 race originally scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 2 was postponed due to rain, according to Terry Blount of ESPN.com. It has been rescheduled for Monday, Aug. 3 at 12:15 p.m. NASCAR | Cup qualifying rained out Friday The Associated Press reports NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying was rained out Friday, July 31, at Pocono Raceway. NASCAR | Mayfield trial set for next year David Newton, of ESPN.com, reports Mayfield Motorsports driver Jeremy Mayfield's lawsuit against NASCAR has been set to be heard in a trial beginning Sept. 13, 2010, according to court documents. NASCAR | Allstate won't renew sponsorship at Indianapolis The Associated Press reports Allstate Corp. is ending its sponsorship of the Allstate 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after a five-year sponsorship deal. NASCAR | Cup race at Michigan gains sponsor SceneDaily.com reports the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway Aug. 16 will be called the Carfax 400. Financial terms of the sponsorship were not disclosed. NASCAR | Mayfield's test results have different results Bob Pockrass, of SceneDaily.com, reports NASCAR says that Mayfield Motorsports driver Jeremy Mayfield tested positive again for methamphetamines, but Mayfield's attorney claims that the result of a separate test taken within an hour of that one is negative. NASCAR | Trio fail to qualify at Chicagoland NASCAR.com reports Germain Racing driver Mike Wallace, BlackJack Racing driver Dexter Bean and Front Row Motorsports driver Tony Raines all failed to qualify for the Sprint Cup race at Chicagoland Speedway Saturday, July 11. NASCAR | Mayfield resisted drug test Monday Bob Pockrass, of SceneDaily.com, reports Mayfield Motorsports driver Jeremy Mayfield submitted to a NASCAR drug test Monday, July 6, but did not provide a sample to NASCAR's technicians for seven hours. NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston said the delay was a sign that Mayfield was trying to avoid the test, but Mayfield's attorney, John Buric, said it was just the result of confusion over where the laboratory was. NASCAR | Asking court to put Mayfield back on suspension The Associated Press reports NASCAR has asked a federal judge to reverse his ruling and keep Mayfield Motorsports driver Jeremy Mayfield off the track. Mayfield was suspended May 9 after failing a random drug test. NASCAR | Papis, Wallace fail to qualify at Daytona NASCAR.com reports Germain Racing driver Max Papis and Larry Gunselman Motorsports driver Mike Wallace did not qualify for the Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway after qualifying was rained out Friday, July 3. NASCAR | Kahne says testing procedures increasing David Newton, of ESPN.com, reports Richard Petty Motorsports driver Kasey Kahne said NASCAR has increased the intensity of their drug testing after the suspension of Mayfield Motorsports driver Jeremy Mayfield. Kahne said the tests he took prior to the suspension were "in and out" in five to 10 minutes. He said his most recent test two weeks ago took nearly 40 minutes. "It's a process now," Kahne said. "Every little step you have to sign your name or initial, work with the person that is taking the sample." NASCAR | No changes planned for drug policy Bob Pockrass, of SceneDaily.com, reports NASCAR has no immediate plans to change its substance-abuse policy in light of Mayfield Motorsports driver Jeremy Mayfield's victory in obtaining a preliminary injunction that has forced NASCAR to lift its suspension. NASCAR | Teams shying away from Mayfield The Associated Press reports two team owners will not put Mayfield Motorsports driver Jeremy Mayfield in their cars for the Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway this weekend, one because of sponsor concerns and the other because Mayfield is "marked" following his legal battle. Mayfield can still bring his own team car into the race, but faces a $5,005 late entry fee. |
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