23 Jun, 2008
Posted by: Alex Meshkin In: NASCAR
Over the past several days there have been rumblings in the garage about the future of the U.S. Army sponsorship program. The U.S. Army, who has sponsored Mark Martin’s Dale Earnhardt Inc. (DEI) #8 Chevy for the last two seasons, is evaluating their alternatives to DEI - even though DEI insists they are still in [...]
Richard Childress Racing (RCR) has much to be proud of these days and is tearing up the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with having all 3 of his cars in the Top 12 in point’s standings; and is currently qualified for the Chase for the Cup. However, the off-the track business maneuvers of this champion contending [...]
15 Jun, 2008
Posted by: Alex Meshkin In: NASCAR
Dale Jr. had a victorious day in the LifeLock 400 at Michigan International Speedway - and ended an endless streak of 76 races. A win could not have come on a better day – Father’s Day. Earnhardt’s much anticipated first win of 2008 was achieved through a brilliant combination of strategy from cousin [...]
14 Jun, 2008
Posted by: Alex Meshkin In: NASCAR
Back in April, I wrote a blog post about “Petty Enterprises Final Days”. Well my friends, that day has arrived and Richard Petty has surrendered control of their family’s storied racing team in order to ensure the team’s survival in 2009 and beyond.
This week Petty Enterprises became a part of the growing trend of NASCAR [...]