POND, PA. Ryan Newman and Denny Hamlin confirmed that they were fined, reportedly for as much as $50,000, for their remarks following races earlier this season. Newman's complaints came after he crashed out of an April race at Talladega Superspeedway. ... Full Article at Philadelphia Inquirer
Kevin Harvick is in the midst of a NASCAR season in which his nickname is an apt description and not an intended irony. The man they sarcastically call "Happy" comes to Richmond International Raceway playing with house money. He has held the points lead Full Article at Chicago Tribune
JEFF BURTON, NO. 31 CATERPILLAR CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Richmond International Raceway to discuss racing in the Chase, a champion’s mindset and more. Full transcript: “Well I think it’s going to be a fun race. We come here with kind Full Article at Speedway Media
I'm not sure what the percentages are, but a lot of NASCAR fans don't like the Chase. They want NASCAR to scrap the playoff system and revert to a season-long format (which will never happen, of course, but they want it anyway). Personally, I think the C Full Article at Josh Ellis Dallas Cowboys Blog
RICHMOND, Va. Unless he wins Saturday night, he will enter the Chase without a victory in 2010. And he may go the final 10 races without winning. But guess what? Gordon still Full Article at ESPN
As drivers, we're just as much to blame as anybody else. At the same time, I'm going to blame [the press]. When you tell someone that the racing is bad enough, long enough, you're going to convince people that it really is. The result of that is not having as many people in the grandstand.
NASCAR's done a good job of building this sport over 60 years, and between everyone in this [media] room and in the garage, we have all done our part to break this sport down over the last four of five years
In the end, it's everyone's responsibility to make sure the sport is going in the right direction.
I think if you got up here and said ESPN sucked, you'd get fired
