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Mad scramble for sponsorship dollars leaves Cup teams in limbo
Terry Blount, ESPN.comOne of the most unenviable jobs in this shell-shocked economy? Try persuading cash-strapped corporations to pay you millions of dollars in exchange for a logo on a race car. You might be better off trying to unload that swampland in Florida, writes Terry Blount.
Story | Conversation | November 24, 2008Junior says his late father would have been able to help secure sponsorship
Terry Blount, ESPN.comDale 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.
Story | Conversation | November 14, 2008With economy hurting budgets, NASCAR bans testing to save money
Terry Blount, ESPN.comNASCAR will implement a no-testing policy next season in order to cut costs in difficult economic times.
Story | Conversation | November 14, 2008DEI-Ganassi merger a sign of the times in this difficult economy
Terry Blount, ESPN.comThe 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.
Story | Conversation | November 13, 2008Yellow-line ambiguity elicits controversy
Terry Blount, ESPN.comThe yellow-line rule was put in place to increase safety. But for Regan Smith, it simply prevented him from winning Talladega.
Story | Conversation | October 06, 2008Earnhardt Jr.'s blown tire causes accident, will go to backup car
Terry Blount, ESPN.comDale Earnhardt Jr. had a tire explode during practice Friday, starting a multicar accident and destroying the back end of the No. 88 Chevrolet.
Story | Conversation | October 03, 2008The idea is to play it cool heading into Talladega
Terry Blount, ESPN.comNow it's time to play defense. No wild banzai moves this weekend. Not at Talladega, the track that can bite you faster than an angry cobra, writes Terry Blount.
Story | Conversation | September 29, 2008From JJ's first Cup title to Knaus' suspension, nothing dull about 2006 Chase
Terry Blount, ESPN.comImagine winning the Daytona 500, the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard and the Cup Series championship in the same year. Jimmie Johnson doesn't need to imagine, writes Terry Blount.
Story | Conversation | September 09, 2008Can anyone stop professor Knaus and prized pupil Johnson?
Terry Blount, ESPN.comIt took Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus four seasons to learn how to win a championship. The question now is, has anyone else in Cup learned enough to stop them from winning another?
Story | Conversation | September 09, 2008Roush Fenway Racing drivers lay eggs -- not bricks -- at Indy
Terry Blount, ESPN.comRoush Fenway Racing is the best team in NASCAR never to kiss bricks at Indy. With five of its drivers qualifying in the top 16 for Sunday's Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, RFR likes its chances in 2008, writes Terry Blount.
Story | Conversation | July 26, 2008NHRA determined to bolster driver safety in wake of Kalitta's death
Terry Blount, ESPN.comThe NHRA lost two drivers in tragic accidents during a 15-month period. It almost lost the sport's biggest star when John Force crashed hard in September. What are league officials thinking? Enough's enough, writes Terry Blount.
Story | Conversation | July 17, 2008Racing has reached the halfway mark, and it's already been a year to remember
Terry Blount, ESPN.comRacing has reached the halfway mark in 2008, and it has already been a wild year. Danica finally won, F1 is tied in knots and the NHRA has seen the highest highs and lowest low. NASCAR you ask? Last year's Sprint Cup pariah is this year's unquestioned superstar, writes Terry Blount.
Story | Conversation | July 08, 2008Franchitti's future uncertain after Ganassi shuts down Cup team
Terry Blount, ESPN.comDario Franchitti seemingly had it all. An Indy 500 trophy, an IndyCar Series title, worldwide appeal and a movie-star wife. He still has those things, but he no longer has a Cup ride. What does Dario do now?
Story | Conversation | July 02, 2008Jockeying for a Chase spot starting to get serious
Terry Blount, ESPN.comThe point in the Sprint Cup Series is to win the title. But first, one has to make the 12-driver Chase, and that picture is starting to gain focus, writes Terry Blount.
Story | Conversation | July 01, 2008Unlimited testing would further separate the haves from have-nots
Terry Blount, ESPN.comIf NASCAR moves to an open and unlimited Sprint Cup testing policy, it may as well admit the new car is an on-track dog. It would also mean the power teams would dominate the sport even more, writes Terry Blount.
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