07.05.2008 11:12 pm
Saint Louis Post-Dispatch
Young Kyle Busch won the Sodie Zero 400 Saturday night at Daytona, showing once again why he’s the man this year in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series.
The series leader got knocked out of line by teammate Denny Hamlin, shuffled beyond…

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07.04.2008 4:39 pm
Saint Louis Post-Dispatch
A few weeks ago, ol’ Left Turns poked fun at the way Greg Biffle barely sips his pre-interview, product-placement sodie, as much of a NASCAR staple as a driver sayin’ the “Sponsor’s Autocompany’s was pretty good today.” Biffie’s perhaps the…

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06.22.2008 8:18 pm
Saint Louis Post-Dispatch
Kyle Busch extended his lead in the NASCAR Sprint Cup points standings with a victory Sunday at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.
Busch started 30th and picked his way through the field, which included the so-called road-course ringers, en route…

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06.15.2008 6:41 pm
Saint Louis Post-Dispatch
Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s NASCAR victory Sunday at Michigan on “fuel strategy” — fuel strategy!!! – ended a 76-race-win drought for the wildly popular Hendrick Motorsports driver, and perhaps it will calm down his rabid fans at least for a day or two.…

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06.05.2008 12:23 am
Saint Louis Post-Dispatch
From the folks at truespeedcommunication.com …
Tony Stewart Wins Old Spice
Prelude to the Dream at Eldora Speedway
Selected Quotes from Participating Drivers
ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 4, 2008) - Tony Stewart dominated the Old Spice Prelude to the Dream dirt…

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06.04.2008 10:46 pm
Saint Louis Post-Dispatch
Tony Stewart led from start to finish Wednesday night in the Old Spice Prelude to the Dream benefit race at his own track, Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.
The race, contested by many of NASCAR’s stars, was a fund-raiser for the Petty…

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05.29.2008 7:37 pm
Saint Louis Post-Dispatch
On the tailpipe of his eighth-place finish in the Coca-Cola 600, Elliott Sadler has signed a contract extension with Gillett Evernham Motors.
Sadler, he of bolgona burgers and helmet-tossing, has been with Evernham since the middle of the 2006 season…

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05.25.2008 9:53 pm
Saint Louis Post-Dispatch
That would be Kasey Kahne in the red Budweiser bowtie car winning the Coca-Cola 600 Sunday night at Charlotte.
Ol’ Kasey passed on the sponsor pop and quaffed the St. Lou brew after his postrace interview, but teammate Elliott Sadler…

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05.05.2008 7:29 pm
Saint Louis Post-Dispatch
Junior-philes are having a kaniption fit about Kyle Busch spinning out their beloved hero Saturday night at Richmond.
What? They’re mad about Busch doing what Daddy Earnhardt did time and time again?
The level of negative passion (i.e. hate) directed at other…

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05.03.2008 6:23 pm
Saint Louis Post-Dispatch
News — Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing is being courted by Haas CNC Racing and other teams for when his contract runs out.
Views — The ol’ leverage trick: get an offer from somewhere else and play it against your employer for…

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