Posted by Goody on 05/30/08 in Uncategorized
NASCAR is one of the most well enjoyed of the American pastimes, and for good reason. While many people have heard of the NASCAR Daytona 500 race, there are other races to attend as wellmany of them just as popular as the Daytona 500 itself.
Posted by Goody on 04/9/08 in Recreation and Sports
Business travel can be a grind, But for NASCAR drivers and race teams who are on the road for 36 races per year travel is unavoidable.
If these teams had to rely on commercial airline schedules travel would be a nightmare, if not a logistical impossibility. That’s why most of the top tier drivers own private jets, and race teams operate fleets of small aircraft to transport pit crew members and team executives to the racetrack each week.
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. owns a LearJet 60, which is the top of the LearJet line, and their largest jet. It’s a business jet that can seat up to 10 passengers.
Posted by Goody on 01/22/08 in Recreation and Sports
When they dropped the rag for the start of the Lenox Industrial Tools 300 it didn’t take long for the 1st caution to come out. Ward Burton blew an engine that caused the yellow to drop. Dave Blaney led the field to a green start again with 11 laps in the books.
The Hendrick cars had already started showing their muscles as Jeff Gordon moved to 2nd and Jimmie Johnson taking 8th. The race was 31 laps old as Gordon passed Blaney for the lead. Other battles on the track included Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Reed Sorenson who were fighting for 4th place.
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