Martin Truex Jr.
Busch Survives GWCs To Win Kobalt Tools 500
Kurt Busch pulled away from the rest of the field on the second attempt at a green-white-checkered finish, and drove his Dodge to victory in the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Addington Named Crew Chief Of PCR’s No. 2
Penske Championship Racing announced that Steve Addington will serve as crew chief for the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge and driver Kurt Busch next season. Addington comes to PCR from Joe Gibbs Racing, where he served as crew chief for Kurt’s younger brother, Kyle Busch, and the No. 18 Toyota.
Truex Takes Pole
Martin Truex Jr took the pole award of the Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. See the complete lineup here.
NASCAR Penalizes Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
NASCAR issued fines and points penalties to Earnhardt Ganassi Racing after Martin Truex Jr’s car was found to be too low during post-race inspection. Teresa Earnhardt was docked 50 owners’ points. Truex lost 50 drivers’ points, and crew chief Kevin Manion was fined $50,000 and place on probation.
EGR’s No. 1 Fails Post-Race Inspection
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing’s No. 1 Bass Pro Shops Chevy, driven by Martin Truex Jr, was found to be too low in a random post-race inspection, ESPN reported. Truex finished 14th. NASCAR also took the cars of race-winner Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon, and Mark Martin back to the R&D center in North Carolina. NASCAR is also [...]
Johnson Returns To Championship Form
Jimmie Johnson showed the other Chase drivers that he is in Championship form, dominating the AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway. Johnson led for 271 of 400 laps, and he pulled to within 10 points of the points-lead. Hendrick Motorsports teammate, and points-leader, Mark Martin finished second.
Tryson To Be Crew Chief For MWR’s No. 56
As expected, Michael Waltrip Racing announced that Pat Tryson would become the crew chief of Martin Truex Jr and the No. 56 NAPA Toyota next season.
Tryson To Join MWR
Bob Dilner of SpeedTV is reporting that Pat Tryson, current crew chief of Penske Championship Racing’s No. 2 Dodge, will leave the team at the end of the season to join Michael Waltrip Racing as crew chief for Martin Truex Jr and the No. 56 NAPA Toyota. Gene Nead, the current crew chief of the [...]
Limited Options For Keselowski In 2010
Brad Keselowski may be running out of options to compete in the Sprint Cup next season. With Tony Stewart’s recent comments that he does not plan to expand, that leaves fewer options for Keselowski in 2010.
Truex Penalized
Martin Truex Jr, crew chief Kevin Manion, and car owner Teresa Earnhardt have been fined because Truex’s car was found to be too high during post-race inspection at last weekend’s race. Truex was docked 25 driver’s points, while Earnhardt was docked 25 owner’s points. Manion was fined $25,000 and put on probation for the remainder [...]
