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It's Ironic that Jeff Burton's Sponsor for 2009 will be Cat, which was the same sponsor that his brother drove for years.

It's like rain on your wedding day...


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JB-F1 wrote:
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It's Ironic that Jeff Burton's Sponsor for 2009 will be Cat, which was the same sponsor that his brother drove for years.

It's like rain on your wedding day...


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nT1TVSTkAXg


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rgordon wrote:
I believe that they have been running a version of the tapered spacer all year. I have heard that this rule change will only affect the Toyota's.


That's incorrect, actually, they have run the spacer before but only at Daytona and Talladega. What's your source for the Toyota's only dealio?


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Actually, they have been running a tapered spacer all year long, they are just putting the same rule (with the cylinder bore spacing size) in as they did for the Nationwide cars before IRP.


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NASCAR apparently bought Grand-Am to help the 10-year-old sanctioning body cross-brand with stock car racing's mass appeal. Grand-Am has six racing series, including the marquee Rolex Series, which features Daytona Prototypes.


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I hope this shows NASCAR that they need more road racing in the Cup series.


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Here is the Nationwide COT:

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Next year or 2010 for the switch to their new car?


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why the fuck can't the Cup series run a spoiler? I bet it does much better than the Cup COT.


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why the fuck can't the Cup series run a spoiler? I bet it does much better than the Cup COT.

I know, it sucks they don't run a spoiler in Cup. But the main reason why they run the wing instead of the spoiler is because it's supposed to keep the car from flipping over combined with the deployment of the roof flaps. That's probably why we'll never see blowovers in NASCAR again.


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Actually, if I remember correctly, NASCAR decided to use the wing because it apparently didn't dirty up the air as much as the spoiler did.


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Ah, I see.


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GEM sues Robby Gordon: Gillett Evernham Motorsports has filed suit against Robby Gordon saying the owner/driver of Robby Gordon Motorsports violated terms of a tentative agreement that would have sold his team to GEM for $23.5 million earlier this year. The deal, agreed to Jan. 29, was pending an audit and other due diligence from GEM, which could have adjusted the price. If the deal had gone through, Gordon would have had a four-year driving contract with GEM that would have paid him $3 million annually plus 45 percent of race winnings as well as insurance and other provisions customary for NASCAR driver agreements – a package likely worth at least $5 million annually. Gordon also could have had a spot on the team’s board of directors. GEM would have acquired Gordon’s shop and property in Charlotte. As part of the agreement, GEM pledged to provide Gordon with all “racing infrastructure” and to support the Gordon’s car “in substantially the same manner in which GEM supports its most supported car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup” for the 2008 season. Three days after the agreement was signed, GEM and Gordon announced a technical, manufacturing and marketing partnership. At that time, GEM owner George Gillett, in an interview with NASCAR Scene, stated that he did not buy Gordon’s operation and was more likely to add a fourth car to his stable and hoped Gordon would add a second or third car to his.
“We categorically reject the allegations that are contained in the complaint, and the truth will come out if the case proceeds,” Gordon said in a statement released through his race team. “In the meantime, we think it is best to allow that to happen in the court proceedings rather than in the media. Therefore, although we have much to say, we won’t be making a further statement about it at this time.” GEM spokesman Drew Brown said the team would not comment on the lawsuit. (9-4-2008)

huh? 8O


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That car looks ugly as shit, the front looks like the old 90's Pontiacs except with a splitter at the bottom. And please tell me that IS a spoiler, if it is.. :thumbsup:


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Here is the Nationwide COT


That is no where near as bad as the current Cup COT IMO.


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Introducing Darian Grubb, Tony Stewart's new crew chief for 2009


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the spoiler looks good on that car..


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thats way better than the current one


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The Dodge Challenger N'Wide COT:
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