Archive for July 28th, 2008

What I would have done at Indy

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Darrell Waltrip is not looking to assign blame for Brickyard’s tire travesty. But why hasn’t NASCAR stuck around to fix the problem?

Tony Stewart was fined $10,000 Monday for what the U.S. Auto Club deemed unsportsmanlike conduct during a midget race last week at O’Reilly Raceway Park.

Tony Stewart Racing also was placed on probation for the remainder of the USAC season.

Stewart reportedly knocked a radio headset off the head of one USAC official and shoved another following a ruling Thursday involving Stewart’s car, driven by Tracy Hines.

Numbers tell the story at the Brickyard

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The race wasn’t riveting, but Jimmie Johnson was a deserving winner. Jorge Mondaca breaks down the Allstate 400 by the numbers.

rowdy Racing 07-28-08

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Was the worst race in NASCAR’s history? Jimmy Johnson thinks not while 42 other guys beg to differ.

NASCAR can’t let Indy fiasco happen again

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What happened at Indy wasn’t fair to anyone. Lee Spencer says there’s a simple solution to avoid this debacle in the future.

Johnson nabs 2nd Indy win

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NASCAR shame

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Brickyard deals blow to Chase hopefuls

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Indianapolis racing fans expected more than a parade of caution periods Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Given the tire situation, they ended up with a series of short sprints won by Jimmie Johnson and left the largest attended race on the NASCAR circuit mostly dissatisfied .

“My wife wanted a souvenir. I should have bought her a caution flag,” said Max Guillozet of Rossburg, Ohio.

The subject of tires is a sensitive subject in Indianapolis, site of the Formula One fiasco in 2005.

NASCAR’s Nationwide Series race in Mexico will be replaced on next year’s schedule by another American race, The Charlotte Observer reported Sunday.