I have been gone all day so do not know if there has been any talk about the changes to the Bud Shootout. I like the idea of all manufacturers been represented. Can't believe we are already talking about 09.

Posted by fljj48, Aug 26 2008

Reid Spencer / SportingNews.com
If the planned changes to NASCAR's Sprint Cup testing policy remain as proposed for 2009, teams and crew chiefs will have to deal with a vastly different set of variables from those currently in place.

The crux of NASCAR's new policy is to allow teams to test independently at tracks that host Cup races, something they currently are allowed to do only at open tests conducted under NASCAR's auspices.

Under the new rules, there won't be any NASCAR-sanctioned tests, with the exception of the two Preseason Thunder Sessions held at Daytona International Speedway during the first two weeks of January.

Teams will be limited to 24 test days at Cup tracks. They will be allowed to take two fully loaded transporters, but only two cars from each organization will be on the ground at a given time.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series director John Darby met with Cup crew chiefs briefly last week at Michigan to go over changes to the policy first floated in mid-July. One important change was an increase from one transporter to two allowed at the test sessions.

"We're still swapping ideas back and forth with the teams," Darby said. "Basically, all we did was meet for 15 minutes as an informational deal to let everybody know what changes had been suggested, and so on and so forth. (The modifications) are very minimal from what we handed out three weeks ago. We've added a second transporter, for example, just to help the teams move around the country -- nothing major.


More @ www.racegear.com

Posted by gfunkerror, Aug 26 2008

I'm so tired of seeing Kyle Busch win , I'm glad Carl won this one. NASCAR I think would get pretty boring if we had to watch every race and every race was won by Kyle Busch, please can he just give everyone ease a turn to win so I said what Carl did was not all bad he didn't do anything wrong rubbing is racing people Dale Sr said it and I'll say it! Its now where's Jeff Gordon's win he used to be the driver everyone went boooo Jeff is starting to look good in my book . I wish him luck this next race . GO HMS boys 88 24 48 and 5 . !!!

Posted by Missy88JDfan, Aug 24 2008

Did I really read this right or AM I just too tired and I am reading wrong.. LOL Truck race is listed on Nascar.com as WED night??
We really get our race fix early!!
Jimmie is driving the truck Landon drives Some times??

Posted by dalefanny, Aug 19 2008

I love NASCAR but the races this year have not kept my interest. I don't know what it is exactly, but it just isn't doing it for me this year. I hope NASCAR can figure out how to make it more exciting again. Many of my friends I talk to feel the same way I do and have quit watching the races and don't really miss them. I think it's the history and sentimentality that has kept me watching...not the current racing.

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Posted by 2FAST-4U, Aug 11 2008

I noticed no threads on the Toyota/horsepower news (maybe because it is a week old now)....NASCAR wants to even the playing field by forcing Toyota to use a smaller spacer, but isn't making the most of the parameters the are given part of the competition? NASCAR admits Toyota has not broken any rules, they have only accessed better technology than other manufacturers. And? No new technology unless NASCAR introduces it first? Why don't they just give out valium before each race, too?
As it is, these cars are already more cloned than the Flock brothers would have ever imagined. One more chip away from the foundation of stock car racing, I think, when you stifle a team's ability to further the sport through technology. If Chevy anf Ford want to be more competitive, they should simply CATCH UP!

Posted by fulthrotle88, Aug 9 2008

Does anyone know if the nationwide race today is being covered on tv?? I cant find it in my tv listings as to who is carrying the race. Any help would be great!

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