Joey Logano and Tony Stewart exchange words (and punches) yesterday.
- Ambulances in Russia carry around rich people trying to get through traffic
- The BBB warns fake auto dealers in North Dakota are scamming buyers
- Website destroys gender war during car haggling
The world of NASCAR as we know it was changed when Toyota entered the ranks of racing in 2007 with the Toyota Camry. This got the blood boiling for many fans who took it as a personal affront that a foreign car manufacturer was allowed to race with their beloved Fords, Dodges, and Chevys. The most common argument made was that NASCAR rules state that vehicles competing on the racing circuit must be based on American vehicles. I think we can clear this little misunderstanding up right away.
The Toyota Camry, the nameplate on the 2007 race car, is manufactured in Georgetown, Kentucky. This same Camry has been the best-selling car in the United Stated for years and Toyota employs some 152,000 American workers. It is obvious that Toyota can now be considered as much an American manufacturer as GM and Ford, who still build a significant number of their vehicles in Mexico and Canada.
Plus, Toyota developed their race cars for NASCAR in North Carolina. These facts make Toyota more than qualified to race according to the NASCAR rulebook. And race they have. [keep reading]
Car reviews, sneak peeks, controversy made for a lot of news the past week. Get the recap below.
- The ‘All-Access’ Tony Stewart interview from NASCAR.com
- Uber gets love from riders and drivers, but not everyone
- Sneak peek at the new Chevy Silverado front end
- Big praise for the small Buick SUV
Over the weekend Abe Lincoln was brought back to life by Ford Motor Company’s Lincoln brand.
- Tony Stewart was invited by Roger Penske to compete in the Indy 500
- Drop Top Customs will turn your hard top into a rag top
- The 5 fittest drivers in NASCAR include Mark Martin and Carl Edwards
- You can still find new Saabs for sale – in Europe
In the world of competitive racing, there are many different kinds of races but there are few that are as exciting as the good, old dirt track racing. When I heard that NASCAR Camping World Truck Series would be back on the dirt track at the Tony Stewart-owned Eldora Speedway on Wednesday, July 24th for the first time in 43 years, I just had to get an interview to find out more about Eldora and how to get tickets. I gave the track a call and quickly lined up an interview with Roger Slack, the general manager and promoter at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. The transcript from our interview follows after the jump. You can also listen to the entire interview here.
Welcome everyone to the Mojo Motors Race Report! Today on the show we have the privilege of hosting @RogerSlack, the general manager and promoter at Eldora Speedway. Eldora just made the big announcement that they are bringing dirt track racing back to the NASCAR circuit by hosting the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. [keep reading]
You see that truck there? Yeah, the boxy looking thing below…it’s supposed to be aerodynamic.
- Stolen Corvette found 10 years later
- Tony Stewart doesn’t do the “walk-of-shame”
- The World’s Longest Subaru parade honors rally driver killed last April
- The local car show is more magical than Disney World
There’s something gamers call the Madden Curse and it guarantees if an athlete appears on the cover of the EA Sports Madden NFL video game, their season will be plagued with bad luck. The Curse has been traced back to 1999, but does the curse exist for the drivers on the cover of NASCAR video games? Dale Jr. will appear on NASCAR The Game: Inside Line next month and spoke to USA Today about the curse. Jr. shrugged it off and said as long as Activision is developing the game, not EA Sports, the curse shouldn’t be an issue.
Unlike Madden which is released before the NFL season starts, NASCAR video games have been traditionally released towards the end of the race season in September. As a result, we’ve taken a look at how the drivers featured on the cover of the video game fared in races before September and those after to really see if the Madden curse affects NASCAR too. At the end of each segment we have a verdict for each year. Please note, the year of the game does not coincide with the race season. For example NASCAR 1998 was released in 1997, NASCAR 99 in 1998 and so on. [keep reading]
It’s the last week full week of March and this is what made news over the weekend.
- Cramped from time in the morning? Introducing the Handpresso
- GM’s Chevrolet Sonic is selling fast and took 14% of the subcompact market
- Electric cars are worse for the environment than hybrid cars
- Tony Stewart wins the rained out Sprint Cup race at Fontana
Happy President’s Day! We are unsure how one celebrates this holiday so in the meantime, here are some car stories and news from the over the weekend.
- ESPN’s Terry Blount says pack racing is back at Daytona
- You know those Nissan Frontier truck commercials? Jalopnik hates them
- The #48 racing team didn’t pass the first round of inspections in Daytona
- Mysterious electric car is boggling the car world
Welcome back to the work week. Here are some auto links to get you started on this fine Monday morning.
- The next generation of mail trucks won’t even need to be driven
- Racing documentary Senna doesn’t get a nod from the Academy Awards
- Porsche Experience Center set to open in the United States
- Tony Stewart on his ‘ship and signing Danica Patrick