Chat with Indy 500 pole winner Scott Dixon

...Dixon used strategy and two runs at the top speed of the day to best Target Chip Ganassi racing teammate Dan Wheldon for pole position in the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500 (ABC, May...

Chat | May 09, 2008

Chat with Firestone 200 winner Scott Dixon

...winner of the IRL's Firestone Indy 200 at the Nashville Superspeedway. Dixon held off Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Dan Wheldon for his second victory of the season. The victory also pushed him into...

Chat | July 14, 2006

Layoffs coming in rapid succession as perfect storm hits NASCAR

A slowdown in the NASCAR economy was expected after this season even if the nation's economy remained strong. With markets roiling across the globe, NASCAR is facing a perfect storm as layoffs and cutbacks hit the industry at a rapid pace, writes David Newton.

Max Siegel, President of Dale Earnhardt Inc., left, and Chip Ganassi, owner of Chip Ganassi Racing, talk in the garage area Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008 in Homestead, Fla. before the NASCAR Ford...

Regan Smith has rookie of the year trophy, but no driving job for 2009

Winning the Sprint Cup rookie of the year award was a dream come true for Regan Smith. Being unemployed? That wasn't part of the plan, writes David Newton.

Four teams reduce staffs; Hall of Fame Racing plans cuts

Hall of Fame Racing will cut its staff even if it secures sponsorship to run a full 2009 season. Other teams aren't waiting.

Three-time champ Johnson tops list of Blount's Blitz Awards and Razzies

Without further ado, the "winners" of the third annual Blount's Blitz Awards and Razzies ... minus the red-carpet treatment, writes Terry Blount.

Odds and ends from Homestead

...ride for next season. He's currently the odd man out in DEI's merger with Chip Ganassi Racing unless he is named the driver of the No. 41. "At least I've got that...

It's a wrap: Edwards wins race, but JJ locks up third straight Cup title

Homestead blog Sunday

With merger in place, Ganassi to become part of Chevy, ECR engine program

Plans are in place for Chip Ganassi Racing to switch from Dodge to Chevrolet and be a part of the engine program currently used by Dale Earnhardt Inc. and Richard Childress Racing.

Junior says his late father would have been able to help secure sponsorship

Dale Earnhardt Jr. said he hopes good things come out of the merger between Dale Earnhardt Inc. and Chip Ganassi Racing, but he isn't sure a merger would have been necessary if his father was still alive and running DEI.

Gibson, Hutchens settle new roles with at Stewart-Haas

Tony Gibson has finalized a deal to become the crew chief for Ryan Newman at Stewart-Haas Racing in 2009 and he hopes to bring with him the rest of his No. 8 crew from Dale Earnhardt Inc.

DEI-Ganassi merger a sign of the times in this difficult economy

The DEI-Chip Ganassi Racing merger shows us just how difficult times have become. And they're likely to get worse before they get better, writes Terry Blount.

Edwards hoping to derail Bowyer in series finale at Homestead-Miami

In Clint Bowyer's eyes, Carl Edwards is a dangerous man. The defending Nationwide Series champ has nothing to lose and the points leader squarely in his sights, writes Mark Ashenfelter.

DEI, Ganassi to merge teams, go by Earnhardt Ganassi Racing

Dale Earnhardt Inc. and Chip Ganassi Racing, both unable to secure sponsorship to fund their teams fully in 2009, will merge to form a four-car operation..