Quick note: ***MoparRules is correct in the comments…Kurt will get the Pole in Vegas, read the story here.*** Qualifying Results Shelby 427 Las Vegas Motor Speedway 1. Kyle Busch 29.033 sec. 185.995 mph 2. Kurt Busch 29/078 sec. 185.707 mph 3. Jimmie Johnson 4. David Reutimann 5. Marcos Ambrose 6. Ryan Newman 7. Kasey Kahne [...]
Archives for February 2009
NASCAR Weekend: Kurt Busch Nabs Second Qualifying Slot, Kahne 7th
Posted on: February 28, 2009 - 7:57 pm
Dodge NASCAR Preview: Kurt Busch Looking for Hometown Win in Vegas
Posted on: February 27, 2009 - 12:52 pm
Las Vegas Next Stop On NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Schedule LAS VEGAS – The Dodge Boys head to the desert and the 1.5-mile Last Vegas Motor Speedway for this weekend’s Shelby 427 – the third of 36 point races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Six of the seven Dodge team are guaranteed a spot [...]
Open Forum: Calling All Questions…Ask Them Here! (updated 3/30 and 4/6)
Posted on: February 25, 2009 - 4:06 pm
OK. So let’s begin by thanking everyone for their past questions to this blog. We’ve done (you may not believe it, but it’s true) our best to get answers for you. There are a lot of things we just can’t talk about, unfortunately. But that shouldn’t matter. We here at RLD feel like we owe [...]
Recap: Kurt Busch Fifth in Auto Club 500; Up To Third in Overall Standings
Posted on: February 23, 2009 - 1:11 pm
“I think some of the off-season changes have helped. It’s a good way to get a report card early. We have to keep working on it, making good adjustments and putting ourselves in position to win.” — Kurt Busch FONTANA, Calif. – The off-season work at Penske Racing appears to be paying dividends on the [...]
PREVIEW: RPM and Penske Teams Ready for ‘True Test’ @ Auto Club 500
Posted on: February 21, 2009 - 4:55 pm
DODGE LOOKS TO CARRY MOMENTUM INTO CALIFORNIA FONTANA, Calif. – By placing four Dodge Chargers in the top 10 at last weekend’s Daytona 500, the ‘Dodge Boys’ raised plenty of eyebrows while making a definitive racing statement to its competitors: “We’re back!” With early proven success and high-horse-powered momentum with them, Richard Petty Motorsports and [...]
2009 Daytona Recap: Dodge Boys Nab Four Top 10 Spots
Posted on: February 16, 2009 - 1:24 pm
“I’m very proud of the boys. They ran hard – and smart – all day long. This is one heck of a way to start the season.” –Richard Petty DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Mother Nature played a big role in the outcome of Sunday’s Daytona 500 by halting the event with rain after 152 of [...]
The Dodge Motorsports Team Gets Ready for the Daytona 500
Posted on: February 13, 2009 - 5:01 pm
(Photo: Mike Accavitti) Whether or not you follow NASCAR® closely, you know that the Daytona 500 is “the” event. You might even know that last year’s winner was driving a Dodge. But what you might not know is that races leading up to the big kickoff have already been happening. Thanks to the outcome of [...]
UPDATED: The 2009 Dodge Motorsports Team Revs Its Engines
Posted on: February 12, 2009 - 4:23 pm
The NASCAR® season will soon be in full swing, and we’re going to be bringing more coverage of the Dodge Motorsports team to Red Letter Dodge this season. With only one race out of the way – The Budweiser Shootout, which saw three Dodge drivers in the top-10 – now’s the perfect time to catch [...]
Chicago Show: 2010 MY Big Trucks Set to Drop in Windy City This Week
Posted on: February 9, 2009 - 12:33 pm
There’s trucks. And then there’s bigger trucks. Stick around this week at RLD for full coverage of our heavy-duty Rams which are debuting at the Chicago Auto Show — the same show where Challenger debuted last year (click to relive the coverage.) Here’s a link to our current lineup Share and Enjoy:
From the Top: Dodge Journey SXT Turns Man’s Opinion of American Automakers
Posted on: February 4, 2009 - 12:53 pm
This was passed along straight from the CEO’s office…a letter to Bob Nardelli from a man named Marty from Florida who — after 26 years of avoiding American automakers — bought a Dodge Journey SXT. And he loved it enough to become a serious Dodge and Chrysler LLC advocate. There’s a lot of issues discussed [...]
