Sprint Losses $29.5 Billion In Fourth Quarter
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) reported Thursday a fourth-quarter loss larger than the company's market cap as it wrote off most of the purchase price of its 2005 acquisition of Nextel. … Read More
An Inside Look at Motorsports
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) reported Thursday a fourth-quarter loss larger than the company's market cap as it wrote off most of the purchase price of its 2005 acquisition of Nextel. … Read More
Ryan Newman’s recent victory at the Daytona 500 helped his primary sponsor, ALLTEL, receive in-broadcast exposure totaling $18.3 million during the live Fox telecast, ranking just below the all-time best … Read More
According to Larry McClure, co-owner of Morgan-McClure Motorsports, some folks with big bucks are coming through his Virginia race shop, allowing him to hold out hope that his team will … Read More
Garmin International Inc. announced that it will become an associate sponsor of the #19 Gillett Evernham Motorsports team in the 2008 Sprint Cup series with driver Elliott Sadler. Electronics retailer … Read More
David Scott, a black motorcoach driver who worked for Penske Racing, has re-filed his discrimination complaint against NASCAR stemming from a highly publicized 1999 incident at New Hampshire International Speedway. … Read More
UPDATE A major phone company partner bringing 824,000 wireless subscribers to Sprint Nextel Corp. could take its business elsewhere. Edward Mueller, chairman and chief executive officer of Qwest Communications International, … Read More
When NASCAR's visits Atlanta Motor Speedway March 7-9, a combined purse of $6,763,848 for its Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Craftsman Truck Series races awaits them. The total award is a … Read More
The Home Depot Inc. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit fell more than 27 percent and a dour housing market contributed to the first annual sales decline for the world's largest … Read More
Robby Gordon Jim Beam Bourbon announced the brand will continue the "Stand Up for Robby" initiative, begun this past weekend at Auto Club Speedway of Southern California. Originally intended to … Read More
Bob Osborne, crew chief of the #99 DISH Network/Office Depot Ford Fusion driven by Carl Edwards, was named “Crew Chief of the Race" Monday in Fontana, California for his team’s … Read More
Jimmie Johnson admits that skipping the first test of NASCAR’s new car at Atlanta Motor Speedway might have allowed some other teams to gain ground on the Hendrick Motorsports program. … Read More
Micah Roberts, oddsmaker for Station Casinos in Las Vegas, has set the odds for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is no surprise … Read More
Hendrick Motor Sports had apparently found a way to squeeze more power out of their engines, according to dyno numbers, but actually had to dial back some. Yet, it’s not … Read More
UPDATE #2 A water crisis in California usually means there's too little of it. On Sunday at Auto Club Speedway, the opposite was true. Just about everything liquid-related that could … Read More
Happy Hour at Fontana was rained out after only 35 minutes of practice. Californian native Jeff Gordon was fastest during the shortened session, while Bobby Labonte and Kasey Kahne both … Read More
UPDATE Dodge officials admit a mistake from their Motorsports Engineering staff led to Robby Gordon having the wrong nose on his car at Daytona. Kipp Owen, director of Dodge Motorsports … Read More
Could NASCAR’s Labor Day weekend race be going back to the Southeast? Whether Atlanta Motor Speedway and newly named Auto Club Speedway could end up swapping dates in the fall … Read More
Robby Gordon says the future of his Sprint Cup organization could be in jeopardy if the penalties NASCAR levied after the Daytona 500 stand up under appeal. Gordon was fined … Read More
Sources close to the deal, point to General Mills, Labonte's current sponsor with Petty Enterprises, coming along with him to RCR. According to Childress, he will field a fourth car … Read More
UPDATE #3 Patrick Carpentier doesn't expect to be banging bumpers with Jacques Villeneuve anytime soon. Carpentier is in California this weekend, hoping to qualify and race in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint … Read More
Mother Nature kept NASCAR at bay on the first official day of the Auto Club Speedway, but even rain can’t keep fans from an opportunity to see racing action at … Read More
It doesn't rain very often in Southern California but when it does, it creates problems. NASCAR found that out on Friday at Auto Club Speedway. After a day-long effort to … Read More
The first stop of the 2008 season at Daytona International Speedway once again had the stars of the Sprint Cup Series experiencing several indigestion-causing incidents. From qualifying woes to last-lap … Read More
Roush Fenway Racing announced DISH Network has signed on as a sponsor in the 2008 Sprint Cup Series. DISH Network will have a team representative and serve as a primary … Read More
UPDATE Robby Gordon Comments on NASCAR's Penalty – This was an innocent mistake made by someone not even on my team. They accidentally supplied us the new Dodge noses that … Read More