NASCAR's Hunter in the fight of his life
David Newton, ESPN.comJim Hunter has extinguished a number of volatile situations as NASCAR's public relations extraordinaire. Today he faces his biggest test yet: lung cancer.
Story | Conversation | December 10, 2009A good day not good enough
David Newton, ESPN.comMark Martin has finished second for the championship before, and he's very likely to finish there again next Sunday. But he can live with that. Besides, there's always hope.
Story | Conversation | November 15, 2009Labonte to run No. 71 full-time in 2010
David Newton, ESPN.comFormer Sprint Cup champion Bobby Labonte will drive the No. 71 of TRG Motorsports fulltime in 2010.
Story | Conversation | November 14, 2009Petty to Danica: 'This is not as easy as it looks'
David Newton...the other advanced technology. "The deal is, this is not as easy as it looks," the Hall of Fame driver said. "And if you've had championship drivers come from that league that are struggling...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009Random thoughts from a recliner at Duke Hospital
David Newton...Silver Fox drove 90 minutes in the rain not to be selected to NASCAR's inaugural Hall of Fame class. "We went all the way to California last week and wrecked four cars," said The...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009Streaking JJ 'just doing my thing'
David Newton, ESPN.comLeave it to Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus to blow this Chase wide-open just five races into the 10-race playoff. The 48 team is that good.
Story | Conversation | October 17, 2009Pearson squeezed out in HOF voting
David Newton, ESPN.comRichard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Bill France Sr., Bill France Jr. and Junior Johnson all deserve to be in the NASCAR Hall of Fame. But so does David Pearson.
Story | Conversation | October 14, 2009Martin wouldn't change his tough days
David Newton, ESPN.comMark Martin was a racer and a drinker. And he was all-in at both. But dropping the drinker description more than 20 years ago made him a real winner, on and off the track.
Story | Conversation | October 14, 2009Did Tom Logano cross the line at Fontana?
David NewtonCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Before we get to the first five selections for NASCAR's inaugural Hall of Fame class that will be named at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, let's get this...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 14, 2009Gillett says team VP is suspended
David Newton, ESPN.comThe deal between Richard Petty Motorsports and Yates Racing already has put one top official's job in jeopardy and put Roush Fenway Racing in the position of looking for a new owner to take over the No. 26 car in 2010.
Story | Conversation | September 12, 2009Gilliland gets Gibbs ride for 3 of 12 races
David Newton, ESPN.comDavid Gilliland will attempt to qualify a fourth Sprint Cup car at Joe Gibbs Racing for three of the final 12 events, multiple sources told ESPN.com on Friday.
Story | Conversation | September 04, 2009A lack of respect or a simple lack of funds?
David Newton...races for the remainder of the season without any conversation between officials at Yates Racing and Hall of Fame Racing, which owns the car. And yes, Labonte was kicked out in favor of a rookie...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2009Labonte to drive No. 71
David Newton, ESPN.comBobby Labonte, who was pulled from the No. 96 Hall of Fame/Yates Racing car earlier this week, will drive the No. 71 Chevrolet for TRG Motorsports in Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, according to the latest entry list.
Story | Conversation | September 03, 2009Talent alone doesn't guarantee Cup ride
David Newton, ESPN.comWith five wins in five races, 51-year-old Truck series star Ron Hornaday Jr. is hands down the hottest driver in NASCAR. So why isn't he driving a Cup car?
Story | Conversation | August 06, 2009Who'll present Earnhardt in NASCAR HOF?
David Newton...Dale Earnhardt when he, if the voting goes as expected, is inducted into NASCAR's first Hall of Fame class in May? Everybody takes for granted that the seven-time champion will be among the...
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