Pit Stop Report

Last week I posted a couple of items under the title of Fast Facts. I liked that name and thought how I could make that into a regular post at the Pit Stop Report. Well, Friday Fast Facts was born and will include news, articles and whatever else I can find from other publications and releases as a review of that week. I hope you will enjoy it and here is the inaugural Friday Fast Facts!

NASCAR fights for exposure
By Sam Ross Jr.
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, February 4, 2007

As surprising as it might sound to fans of Dale Earnhardt Jr., who have voted him NASCAR’s most popular driver four consecutive years, his recent trip to Vancouver was, in his words, “under the radar.” “More”

Davis’ team could surprise in ’07

By DAVID POOLE
McClatchy Newspapers

IN A YEAR when the status quo appears to be an endangered concept in Nextel Cup racing, where might the season’s biggest surprise come from?

The obvious candidates for a bounce-back year are Roush Racing teammates Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards, who missed the Chase in 2006 after finishing second and third, respectively, a year earlier. “More”

Harvick has ways to improve Busch series

By MIKE MULHERN

Kevin Harvick came close to pulling off a rare double last season: He won the Busch Series championship going away, and he came close to winning the Nextel Cup title, also.

With his Busch-team ownership and his Busch driving for car owner Richard Childress, Harvick is the face of the Busch series, and he has plenty of ideas about how to perk it up, how to reshape it, how to build it back up. “More”

Bud Shootout: Ken Schrader NASCAR Nextel Cup Race Preview

The ‘third time’ has always been known as a charm and that’s precisely what Ken Schrader hopes to accomplish as he pilots the No. 21 Air Force Ford Fusion in the 29th running of the Bud Shootout at Daytona International Speedway this Saturday night under the lights. Schrader is one of three drivers to ever win back-to-back victories in the Shootout. “More”

Earnhardt’s Grandson Signs With DEI

February 7, 2007 10:30 a.m. EST

Buddy Shacklette - All Headline News Motor Sports Reporter

Mooresville, N.C. (AHN) - Call it insurance, but Dale Earnhardt Inc. has officially signed Jeffrey Earnhardt, grandson of Dale Earnhardt and son of Kerry Earnhardt, to a long-term driving services contract. “More”

Owning up

By Jerry Bonkowski, Yahoo! Sports

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The two-month, ongoing soap opera surrounding the negotiations and relationship between Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his stepmother Teresa Earnhardt took a dramatic turn Thursday.

Junior made a startling pronouncement during his media day interview that made it clear why his contract negotiations with Dale Earnhardt Inc. have plodded along. “More”