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04.19.2009 2:36 pm

Veteran Mark Martin is the man in Phoenix

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Kudos to 50-year-old Senior Olympian Mark Martin for beating the young whippersnappers in the NASCAR Sprint CUp’s Subway 500 Saturday at Phoenix International Raceway, as well as this soon-to-be Senior Olympian who didn’t even have him in the top 10.

Do’H!

Ol’…

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04.13.2009 6:55 pm

David Reutimann up close

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Our pals at the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service have published some quick hits about NASCAR driver David Reutimann …

5 things you should know about … David Reutimann
 
By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
 
(April 14, 2009)
 
With David Reutimann’s hot start to…
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04.04.2009 11:52 am

Hendrick horsepower will win at Texas

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

The Hendrick Motorsports drivers have been looking strong in practice this week at Texas Motorspeedway for the Samsung 500, with all four of its drivers plus Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman in Hendrick-powered cars ranking in the top 12 in first practice, tho Dale Earnhardt Jr.,…

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03.01.2009 9:22 pm

Rearview mirror: Kyle Busch wins at Las Vegas

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

On the radio boadcast of NASCAR’s Sprint Cup race Sunday, one of the announcers said it would be an upset if Kyle Busch won the race.

My family and I said, “Huh?”

The talker’s rationale was that Busch had started at the…

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02.28.2009 7:13 pm

Engine woes for Toyota at Las Vegas.

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Polesitter Kyle Busch isn’t the only driver who will have to go to the back of the pack Sunday for NASCAR’s Shelby 427 Sprint Cup race at Las Vegas.

He’ll be joined in the back by Brian Vickers and Scott Speed…

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07.23.2008 8:45 pm

If you can’t beat ‘em, get their horsepower changed!

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Forgive me, but I can’t imagine Major League Baseball pulling in the fences at midseason to “level the playing field.” Or the National Football League instituting a “two-Mississippi rushing rule” at midseason. Or the NBA moving the 3-point arc a…

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07.16.2008 12:35 pm

David Reutimann signing autographs Friday at Granite City Aaron’s

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver David Reutimann will spend a couple of hours signing autographs and visiting with fans Friday at the Granite City, Ill., Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership store.

The store is at 1300B Schaefer Roa,…

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06.03.2008 5:33 pm

Gateway Notes for the week of June 1

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

From the cats at Gateway International Raceway …


 – The Kyle Busch Show continued Sunday as he took the checkered flag at Dover International Speedway. Busch, who may be coming to Gateway International Raceway July 19 for the Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers…

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04.14.2008 4:14 pm

Gateway weekly notes

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

From the folks at Gateway International Raceway.

Gateway Notes for the week of April 14– Springfield, Ill.-native Tim Wilkerson won his first NHRA POWERade Series Funny Car race in nearly four years when he took the Wally (the NHRA winners’ trophy…

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03.20.2008 5:46 pm

No offday for Edwards, Bowyer

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

The NASCAR Sprint Cup series takes the weekend off for Easter, but the Nationwide cats will race at Nashville, where Carl Edwards of Columbia, Mo., won last year.

Our pals at the Sporting News filed this story in advance of the Nashville race.…

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