Every year, the Texas Auto Writers Association gathers for their annual Spring Challenge to evaluate the newest vehicles on the market. This year, TAWA threw a change-up with the addition of the performance car category. Hosted on May 3rd at the infamous Texas Motor Speedway, TAWA’s Spring Challenge put the Viper ACR through the ringer [...]
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Kasey Kahne Takes Seventh at The Brickyard
Posted on: July 27, 2009 - 8:36 am
Kasey Kahne posted his fourth top 10 in the last five NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races with a solid seventh-place finish in Sunday’s Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. It was his fourth top-10 finish in six outings at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Kahne raced in the top 10 through most of the 160-lap event at the [...]
Yamaha Team to Drive Challenger SRT8 in Grand Prix Races
Posted on: July 6, 2009 - 11:26 am
RELEASE MotoGP Fiat Yamaha Team riders former World Champion Valentino Rossi (right) and Jorge Lorenzo (left) switched gears to the 425-horsepower 6.1-liter HEMI engine of the Dodge Challenger SRT8 as they prepare for the MotoGP Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix races in Laguna Seca, California. While it’s not as nimble as their MotoGP bikes, the [...]
Weekend Preview: Defending Champ Kurt Busch Looks for Repeat at Loudon
Posted on: June 26, 2009 - 8:22 am
RELEASE LOUDON, N.H., (June 25, 2008) – The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to the 1.058-mile oval of New Hampshire Motor Speedway for Sunday’s LENOX Industrial Tools 301. The event kicks off the “Race to the Chase,” the 10-race stretch that ends at Richmond in September where the 12-driver field for the 2009 Chase for [...]
NASCAR Wrap: Kurt Gets 8ths, Penske Racing Places Three Dodges in Top 17 @ Texas
Posted on: April 6, 2009 - 11:56 am
RELEASE FORT WORTH (Sunday, April 5, 2009) – Penske Racing had three fast Dodge Chargers Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. All three teams had top-10 finishes in their sights much of the afternoon, but two of the three encountered setbacks in the final 100 laps to diminish those hopes. The trio still finished among the [...]
Weekend Preview: Allmendinger Looking To Make Texas Race A ‘Fun Afternoon’
Posted on: April 3, 2009 - 4:21 pm
RELEASE FORT WORTH (April 2, 2009) – The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to the Lone Star state this weekend for the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. The event is the seventh of 36 on the Sprint Cup Series’ regular-season schedule. Seven Dodge Chargers are guaranteed spots in a field of 43 for Sunday’s [...]
Release: New 2009 Dodge Challenger SE Rallye Earns Its Stripes
Posted on: March 31, 2009 - 11:30 am
New 2009 Dodge Challenger SE Rallye Earns Its Stripes With six-cylinder fuel efficiency delivering 25 highway mpg and an adaptive five-speed automatic with Auto Stick—new Challenger SE Rallye builds on the excitement of the new Challenger R/T Classic * Dodge Challenger SE Rallye features unique design cues including dual body stripes, chromed ‘FUEL’ door, deck [...]
NASCAR Preview: Busch Hopes to ‘Clip’ Competition in Martinsville
Posted on: March 26, 2009 - 3:40 pm
BUSCH LOOKS TO BRING ‘AL’ COMPANY WITH MARTINSVILLE WIN All Seven Dodge Teams Guaranteed A Starting Spot In Sunday’s Race MARTINSVILLE, Va., (March 26, 2009) – The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rolls into southern Virginia for this weekend’s Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at the demanding flat short track of Martinsville Speedway. This weekend’s event is [...]
NASCAR PREVIEW: Dodge Teams Ready for ‘MARCH MADNESS’ @ Bristol
Posted on: March 20, 2009 - 12:21 pm
UPDATE: ALL SEVEN DODGES QUALIFY Qualifying Results Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway 1. Mark Martin 2. Ryan Newman 3. Jimmie Johnson 4. Greg Biffle 5. Kasey Kahne – Dodge 6. David Reutimann 7. Reed Sorenson - Dodge 8. Dave Blaney 9. Jamie McMurray 10. Jeff Gordon (Other Dodge Teams) 22. Elliott Sadler 25. Sam Hornish [...]
NASCAR Preview: Dodge Teams Head to Atlanta Focused On Consistency
Posted on: March 6, 2009 - 12:55 pm
HAMPTON, Ga. (March 5, 2009) – The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series travels to Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend for the Kobalt Tools 500, the fourth of 36 point-paying races on the 2009 schedule. The event on the 1.54-mile track leads into a rare open weekend on the schedule followed by back-to-back races on the always [...]
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