Are We Ready For Scott Speed?

At the moment, I'm thinking that Scott Speed is going to

• Have a rough initial year in NASCAR
• Will get on a first name basis with the jury in the NASCAR Trailer
• Will fit right in, with the old school mentality of police your own

Why do I say that?

Cause in the ARCA series he had a bit of a tiff with another competitor.

All Speed had to do was finish the race to take the championship. He got wrecked by the 2nd place points contender, Ricky Stenhouse Jr.. Stenhouse would have taken the championship but Speed got his car back out and instead of riding laps to take the title, Speed intentionally takes out Stenhouse so he doesn't take the championship.

Speed will fit in just fine. Now if NASCAR would just stick to their word and let the drivers police themselves, next year could be fun.

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RCR Names it's 2009 Driver Lineup

Richard Childress Racing announced their driver lineup for the 2009 season on August 23rd.

The No. 07 Jack Daniels car will be driven by Casey Mears.
The No. 33 Cheerios / Hamburger Helper car (A new car for the team) will be driven by Clint Bowyer.

I'm glad for Casey Mears after being dumped by Hendricks Motorsports, getting into a decent team but I'm miffed at Jack Daniels demanding the younger driver.

Oh well, what are ya gonna do in these times?

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Jack Sprague is Joining KHI

Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) announced today that Jack Sprague has signed a multi-year agreement to drive the No. 2 Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet Silverado in the NASCAR Truck Series beginning in 2008. A primary sponsor has been secured and will be announced at a later date.

Sprague, a three-time NASCAR Truck Series champion, will begin a new chapter in his racing career as he joins two-time Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday at KHI in 2008.

See more details over at thatsracin.com

Almirola to Join Ginn Racing

Aric Almirola is set to join Ginn Racing next season to split the 2008 season in the organization’s No. 01 Chevrolet team with veteran Mark Martin, the Observer has learned.

See the article at: http://www.thatsracin.com/247/story/5495.html

DEI's New Driver

During the USG Sheetrock 400, TNT reported that DEI will be announcing in the next week and half or so, their new driver.

New Driver for JR Motorsports

Brad Keselowski will drive the No. 88 Chevrolet, replacing Shane Huffman, in the next three Busch Series races for JR Motorsports, starting Saturday at Chicagoland Speedway. Keselowski will also pilot the car at Gateway International Raceway and O'Reilly Raceway Park.

If you remember, Keselowski ran real well in the last Craftsman Truck race, was leading until he got punted for the win by Kvapil.

"I've watched Brad for a while and he's shown a lot of promise in the few Busch races he's run," Dale Earnhardt Jr., said. "He became available at a time when we were looking to make some changes to our program and everything just lined up

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