After Ron Hornaday Jr. celebrated his 51st birthday by winning Saturday's NASCAR Camping World Truck series race at the Milwaukee Mile, he opted not to do a victory burnout. Tire-smoking celebrations have become commonplace in recent years, but now they're a luxury his team just can't afford. Welcome to life in NASCAR after General Motors cutbacks. "We're saving dimes right now," Hornaday said. Burnouts might be a fun way to show off for the crowd, but dumping the clutch and letting the wheels spin wildly also is a good way to damage a driveshaft. And now that GM has cut back funding to its NASCAR teams across the board, including the Chevrolet team Hornaday drives for, any potential cost-saving measure has to be looked ... FULL STORY »
RICHARD CHILDRESS, OWNER OF RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING (RCR), met with media at Infineon Raceway. Full Transcript: CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE MEETING WITH GENERAL MOTORS THIS WEEK AND WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO IT AND HOW WILL RCR WORK THROUGH ... FULL STORY »
Mansfield, Ohio - The recent announcement by General Motors that they will be laying off 1300 employees in the Mansfield area will be devastating on many local families. Mansfield Motorsports Park would like to do their part in helping these ... FULL STORY »
The plants that build American passenger cars may be 75 miles away, but their influence is always felt at Michigan International Speedway. In many ways this is Detroit's race track, a facility that attracts the attention of the domestic manufacturers ... FULL STORY »
General Motors is cutting factory support for Chevrolet teams competing in NASCAR's Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series as the automaker restructures under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to a story that will appear in Friday's edition of SportsBusiness Journal. The ... FULL STORY »
CONCORD, N.C. (June 1, 2009) – Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports and chairman of Hendrick Automotive Group, today responded to the announcement by General Motors that it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection: "The products General Motors offers ... FULL STORY »