Red Bull’s reality show should’ve been NASCAR’s reality show
Want to make Landon Cassill marketable? How about Travis Kvapil?
Easy. Make them the key players in NASCAR’s most unique team situation of the off-season.
Just make sure to televise it!
With Red Bull pulling out of NASCAR ownership, the question was who, if anyone, would purchase assets of that company and try to forge on. Now it looks like some ex-TRG investors/Burger King...
Via As the World Turns (Left)
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Discuss
Cassill gets Cup ride with new team
Landon Cassill (photo courtesy of NASCAR Media)With Red Bull Racing and TRG Motorsports being absent from the NASCAR landscape in 2012, several published reports have a group of investors from the TRG organization that fielded a No. 71 entry in the Sprint Cup Series for driver Andy Lally in 2011 buying some assets from the now-defunct Red Bull Racing NASCAR team, including the owner...
Via MyTeamRivals.com
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4 days ago
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4 days ago
Happy Hour: Where will Brian Vickers end up?
Welcome to the latest Happy Hour mailbag! You know how these work: You write us with your best rant/ joke/one-liner at happyhournascar@yahoogroups.com (note new address) or on Twitter at @jaybusbee, we respond to your messages, everyone goes away with a smile on their face.
NASCAR is in the middle of its media week, and look, I have to say this: as much as we all complain about...
Via From the Marbles
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19 days ago
Indy Sports 360 NASCAR preview
The NASCAR series is getting very close to starting another marathon season of fast cars, big wrecks and amazing drama. The Daytona 500, the series’ biggest event, is set to drop the green flag on February 26th. Are you ready?
After a very exciting off-season, the headlines going in to the Sprint Cup Series are aplenty. Drivers changing rides, sponsors dropping out of...
Via Indy Sports 360
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25 days ago
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25 days ago
Hot/Not: Jeff Gordon’s Daytona qualifying idea is pretty good
Welcome back to the first Hot/Not of this glorious new year. Since we last talked, Kurt Busch found a ride, Brian Vickers didn't and A.J. Allmendinger hit the the lottery. Oh, and we've had some honest-to-goodness rubber to the road at Daytona preseason testing. Let's jump in:
HOT: It came to me amid one SPEED's 3,764 interviews about social media during their broadcast of last week...
Via From the Marbles
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27 days ago
Waltrip to buy Red Bull assets, Frye to Hendrick
The days of Red Bull in NASCAR are over. The team struggled though the 2011 season with uncertainty surrounding it’s future. By the end of the year the shop was headed towards shut down.
Former General Manager and Vice President Jay Frye has accepted an undefined role at Hendrick Motorsports. He is expected to act as a consultant.
The remaining assets of the team may be headed...
Via Tireball.com
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January 04, 2012
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January 04, 2012
Aric Almirola to Drive the Legendary #43 car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
According to reports at ESPN Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) has hired Aric Almirola to drive their flagship #43 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. RPM has chosen Aric Almirola over Cup Veterans, David Ragan, David Reutimann and Brian Vickers who were also looking for a ride in the Cup series.
Last season Aric Almirola drove the JR motorsports #88 in the Nationwide series and finished...
Via Rant Sports
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January 04, 2012
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January 04, 2012
If you’re starting a team, what free agent are you choosing?
Whew, what an offseason it's been, eh?
But as Christmas approaches, silly season looks to be slowing down -- barring any sort of unforeseen driver or crew chief change. (We've certainly had a couple of those, haven't we?) There's only one officially open competitive ride, and that's the No. 43, which is now devoid of sponsorship because of Best Buy's move...
Via From the Marbles
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December 22, 2011
Happy Hour: We need some new postrace celebrations
Welcome to the latest Happy Hour mailbag! You know how these work: You write us with your best rant/ joke/one-liner at happyhournascar@yahoogroups.com (note new address) or on Twitter at @jaybusbee, we respond to your messages, everyone goes away with a smile on their face.
So on Tuesday, I got caught in a 90-minute dead-stop traffic jam caused by a 20-car pileup on a highway near...
Via From the Marbles
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December 14, 2011
Offseason Hot/Not: Red Bull’s Unfortunate NASCAR Goodbye
Typically, in this space, we'd be talking about the most recent on-track NASCAR dramas (thanks, Busch brothers!) from the previous weekend's racing. However, the very nature of the offseason isn't very good about giving us material. And since I'm so dedicated to you, my three loyal readers, I'm not even going to take vacation while guys like Jimmie Johnson send...
Via From the Marbles
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December 14, 2011
Is Penske Racing waiting for Busch to sign before hiring driver?
When Kurt Busch and Penske Racing mutually agreed to part ways following the incidents at Homestead many noticed there was a lack of quality replacements. The trio of drivers believed to be at the top of Penske’s list included David Ragan, Brian Vickers and David Reutimann however none may be as good as the driver that Busch eventually replaces.
David Ragan broke into the win...
Via Tireball.com
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December 13, 2011
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December 13, 2011
NASCAR: Kurt Busch and Other Star Drivers Competing For Subpar Rides
NASCAR’s economic woes have several star drivers out of jobs and vying for subpar rides amid a lack of sponsorship opportunities.
David Ragan lost sponsor UPS at Roush Fenway Racing, forcing him out of the No. 6 machine.
David Reutimann lost his ride in the No. 00 at Michael Waltrip Racing when MWR signed free agents Clint Bowyer and Mark Martin.
Brian Vickers spent the...
Via Sports-at-Work
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December 10, 2011
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December 10, 2011
Look back at the 2011 seasons of Ragan, Logano and Vickers
Every driver has highs and lows in a year, but rarely are those two in balance. For the next few weeks, we'll be looking at the seasons of all your favorite drivers (and, of course, your least favorite, too). We begin with three who didn't quite live up to their potential, and partly as a result, two are currently out of a job.
First, Brian Vickers of the now-defunct Red...
Via From the Marbles
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December 09, 2011
Red Bull not looking good for 2012
The demise was years in the making but may finally be here. Tom Jensen of Speed claims that today was the final day for the team to either be sold or restructured. While it’s believed there were numerous inquiries about the program, no one has stepped forward to purchase the team.
Team Red Bull was going to be in a tough position at the end of 2011 even if they were planning...
Via Tireball.com
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December 07, 2011
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December 07, 2011
Matt Kenseth will wreck you in absolutely anything, anywhere
Check out Matt Kenseth racing Green Machines at Travis Air Force Base as part of a Gatorade promotion. The lucky fellow who won the chance to race Kenseth could have taken a lesson from Brian Vickers: you never, ever wreck Flatline with time still left in the race.
Yep, it's the offseason. How long till Daytona, again?
Via From the Marbles
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December 06, 2011
Defiant
Well, another domino has fallen in our still very young NASCAR Sprint Cup offseason and another driver finds himself on the outside looking in. Kurt Busch has now joined the ranks of David Ragan, Brian Vickers and David Reutimann, all of whom are looking for a 2012 ride.
Kurt's situation came about a lot different than the other three guys. Brian Vickers Red Bull team ceased...
Via Fox Sports
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December 05, 2011
FOX NASCAR Awards: Feud of the Year
This week, FOXSports.com will offer its own series of NASCAR awards to close out the 2011 season. In this segment, NASCAR on FOX's Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds and Jeff Hammond, FOXSports.com Senior NASCAR Editor Jorge Mondaca, SPEED Editor in Chief Tom Jensen, FOXSports.com Senior NASCAR writer Lee Spencer, FOXSports.com NASCAR writers Holly Cain and Rea White and SPEED...
Via Fox Sports
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December 04, 2011
Joe Gibbs Racing and Red Bull Racing 2011 Grades
This is the fourth of a series of articles by Sports-at-Work writers Luke Krmpotich and Sam Salo assessing the 2011 performance of each of NASCAR’s top teams and drivers. After grading the Chevys and Fords, we’re moving on to the Toyotas of Joe Gibbs Racing and Red Bull Racing.
Joe Gibbs Racing has been a top team in the Sprint Cup Series ever since Bobby Labonte and Tony...
Via Sports-at-Work
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December 02, 2011
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December 02, 2011
Four Wide: Looking back at the promising rookies of 2006
Rounding up some links for your week to keep you up with what's new in the NASCAR world. Enjoy, and feel free to hold court in the comments below.
• This is kind of cool: a look back at the 2006 NASCAR rookie class, which featured sprightly youngsters like Clint Bowyer, Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. Guess who the predicted big gun of the field was? [Athlon Sports]...
Via From the Marbles
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November 29, 2011
Homestead is last chance to impress for 2012
We have reached the end of the Sprint Cup season. “1to go” tweeted Kevin Harvick earlier today. One race to go indeed. The last race of the season will be run at Homestead. This year the driver championship is separated by just three points as Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart vie for that honor.
Homestead offers something for everyone. But for David Ragan, Brian Vickers...
Via Tireball.com
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November 18, 2011
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November 18, 2011
Happy Hour: Is there a double standard for Vickers, Busch?
Welcome to the latest Happy Hour mailbag! You know how these work: You write us with your best rant/ joke/one-liner at happyhournascar@yahoogroups.com (note new address) or on Twitter at @jaybusbee, we respond to your messages, everyone goes away with a smile on their face.
We're down to the final race of the season, but we're not closing up shop here next week. Plans are...
Via From the Marbles
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November 16, 2011
Drivers get last shot to audition for 2012
So we are down to it: The last race of the year. For some this might be their last race, period.
This weekend is the last race for Red Bull Racing. It really sunk in when I watched all those guys enjoy Victory Lane at Phoenix. That was only their second win in five years of racing. Sunday at Homestead will be the last time that whole group will be together.
Mark Martin is running...
Via Fox Sports
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November 16, 2011
You Sure Can’t Tell That Brian Vickers Needs a Job
Brian Vickers the driver of the #83 Red Bull Toyota will be out of a job when the season is over, next Monday to be exact. Red Bull Racing is shutting down and selling either the Team or the equipment. At this point in the season they will probably be lucky to sell the equipment. One would think that in light of this fact, he and his team would have stepped it up a notch in...
Via Rant Sports
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November 15, 2011
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November 15, 2011
CUP: Vickers, Kahne Bring Different Skills
Teammates Kasey Kahne and Brian Vickers had very different outcomes on Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway...
Via Speed Network
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November 15, 2011
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