Archive for March 15th, 2008

The Hot Pass: Costs keep rising in garage

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New car, new costs. Teams are doing what they have to do to get ahead with the COT, and that means big spending, Lee Spencer says.

Jarrett leaving behind a Hall of Fame career

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Before Dale Jarrett’s final points race (Sunday, 1:30 p.m. ET on FOX), the NASCAR on FOX team remembers his career.

Sharpie Mini 300 results

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Clint Bowyer outraced Kasey Kahne and the rain to win the Nationwide Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway when it was stopped just past halfway.

“It feels awesome,” Bowyer said Saturday after a lengthy stoppage as NASCAR tried to resume the race. “I’ll take it any way you can get it.”

Rain delayed the start of the race by two hours, and when the field finally went green, all the drivers knew they were running against the weather.

Drivers laud Dale Jarrett for storied career

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As Dale Jarrett prepared for the last real start in his 24-year career at NASCAR’s top level, praise for the 1999 Cup champion flowed around Bristol Motor Speedway.

Jarrett will start 37th Sunday in his final points race, his last time behind the wheel except for an All-Star race in May.

“He has had a heck of a career and I have had a blast racing with him,” four-time series champion Jeff Gordon said on Saturday.

Goodyear is going back to Darlington Raceway for another test on the newly paved surface, and once again a Toyota won’t be involved.

Greg Biffle (Ford), Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet) and Ryan Newman (Dodge) will all return to Darlington in two weeks to help Goodyear find a suitable tire for when the series races there in May. Speeds inched toward 200 mph during the two-day test earlier this week, and Goodyear must find a tire capable of withstanding the speeds.

Biffle ready to contend for Cup title

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Greg Biffle has struggled since 2005, but he appears to have found his Sprint Cup stride again this season, says Rea White.