| Wallace, Allmendinger replace Carpentier at GEM
Canadian Patrick Carpentier has been
released from his driving duties of the No.10 Dodge in the Sprint Cup Series,
Gillett Evernham Motorsports officials announced Tuesday. Mike Wallace will
drive the No.10 car this weekend at the Lowe's Motor Speedway, and AJ
Allmendinger will take over for the remainder of the season.
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| This Week in Auto Racing October 10 - 12
Race five in the "Chase for the Sprint
Cup" runs under the lights Saturday night at the Lowe's Motor Speedway in
Charlotte. The Nationwide Series will also be in Charlotte this weekend.
Meanwhile, Formula One travels to the "Land of the Rising Sun" for the
Japanese Grand Prix.
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| NASCAR needs to better define its yellow 'out-of-bounds' line rule
Sunday's wild but confusing finish in the
Amp Energy 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway has sparked debate about
NASCAR's rule that makes it illegal for a driver to advance his position below
the yellow-line, or "out-of-bounds" line, at restrictor-plate tracks (Daytona
and Talladega).
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| Hamlin released from hospital
Sprint Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin was
released from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital Monday morning
after being held overnight for observation.
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| Stewart wins a wild one at Talladega
Tony Stewart will end his final year with
Joe Gibbs Racing with at least one victory before he moves on to start his own
Sprint Cup Series team next year. Stewart ended a 43-race winless streak with
a thrilling victory in Sunday's Amp Energy 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway.
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| Kvapil captures first Sprint Cup pole at Talladega
Travis Kvapil won his first career pole in
the Sprint Cup Series on Saturday, taking the top starting spot for the Amp
Energy 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway. The No.28 Yates Racing Ford driver
rounded the 2.66-mile oval in 51.109 seconds (187.364 m.p.h.).
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| Earnhardt, Jr., others forced to backups after practice crash
A crash during Friday afternoon's final
practice at the Talladega Superspeedway will force five teams to use their
backup cars for Sunday's Amp Energy 500. Less than 10 minutes into the
practice, championship "Chase" contender and five-time Talladega winner Dale
Earnhardt, Jr. blew a right-rear tire, triggering a six-car pileup on the
backstretch.
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| This Week in Auto Racing October 3 - 5
It should be an exciting and wild
weekend of racing as the Sprint Cup Series heads to the 2.66-mile, high-banked
Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama for round four in the "Chase for the Sprint
Cup." The Craftsman Truck Series will also be at Talladega.
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| Menard leaving DEI, heading to Yates in '09
Sprint Cup Series driver Paul Menard will
leave Dale Earnhardt Inc. and join Yates Racing at the end of the year.
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| Skinner, Speed replace Allmendinger in No.84
Despite finishing a career-best ninth last
Sunday at Kansas, AJ Allmendinger is out at Red Bull Racing as Mike Skinner
and Scott Speed will replace him in the No.84 Toyota for the remainder of the
2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.
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