(CFEditor's Note: Not sure how or if this will affect Sprint's association with NASCAR down the road:) (Reuters) - Japanese mobile operator Softbank Corp said it will buy about 70 percent of Sprint Nextel Corp, the third-largest U.S.carrier, for $20.1 billion - the most a Japanese firm has spent on an overseas acquisition. The deal, announced by Softbank's billionaire founder and chiefMasayoshi Son and Sprint Chief Executive Dan Hesse at a packed news conference in Tokyo on Monday, gives Softbank entry into aU.S. market that is still growing, while Japan's market is stagnating. Part of the deal is a direct infusion of billions of dollars into Sprint, giving it the firepower to buy peers and build out its 4G network to compete in a market dominated by AT&T Inc and Verizon Wireless. - Full Story ... FULL STORY »
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. has a concussion and will sit out the next two Sprint Cup races at Charlotte and Kansas. The injury ends NASCAR's most popular driver's championship chances this season. Hendrick Motorsports says Earnhardt Jr. was diagnosed ... FULL STORY »
Chris Economaki, the dean of American motorsports journalism, has passed away. He was 91. Economaki died early this morning, according to a report in National Speed Sport News, the publication he and his family had owned for many years. cialis without ... FULL STORY »
LONG POND, Pa. -- A lightning strike in the parking lot at Pocono Raceway after a rain-shortened NASCAR race Sunday killed one person and injured nine others, racetrack officials said. It wasn't immediately clear if all 10 people were actually struck ... FULL STORY »
Todd Bodine is not happy about the facelift to Bristol Motor Speedway. According to the veteran NASCAR driver, track owner Bruton Smith went too far in reacting to the complaints of disgruntled fans.
“To be quite honest I was pretty disappointed ... FULL STORY »
Reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup champ Tony Stewart's second-position qualifying effort was disallowed Friday at Daytona International Speedway. Stewart, who was second to Matt Kenseth in qualifying for Saturday night's Coke Zero 400, saw his time disallowed after his No. 14 Mobil ... FULL STORY »
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Austin Dillon could be in line for another penalty. Dillon's No. 3 Chevrolet failed a post-qualifying inspection at Daytona International Speedway on Friday after NASCAR officials found an open cooling hose in the cockpit, which would boost ... FULL STORY »
