WELCOME TO NASCAR 2008 !
Dale Junior's new Nationwide Series car.
Time has been flying by quickly since the last NEXTELL (now Sprint) race at Homestead, and in just a few short weeks NASCAR will start a new season. I will try to keep up with all that will be going on as there are bound to be a lot of changes along the way, and with the Car Of Tomorrow becoming the Car Of Today, it will be used in all the races this year. There has not been a lot of news since the Homestead race, have had some testing and some drivers have made their changes to their new teams and are working on getting adjusted. Dale Jr will be fielding a #5 car in the Nationwide Series (formerly the Busch series) and he will be teamng with Hendrick Motor Sports with Jimmie Johnson driving in a few races for him. I guess with the change to Hendricks Dale Jr fans will have to recocile to the fact that Gordon and Johnson are no longer the enemy, but they will still be the teams to beat and a victory over them will still be just as sweet.
Z-Line will be primary sponcer for Joe Gibbs Racing Nationwide Series. Joe Gibbs Racing and Z-Line Designs will team up for the Nationwide Series cars in 11 races in 2008. The company will also sponsor the No. 18 Toyota for six races and the No. 20 Toyota for five events. Driving duties for the two cars will be split among Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch. Stewart will drive the No. 20 Z-Line-sponsored Camry at California Speedway on Feb. 23 Toyota will be a big change for Gibbs racing this year but they feel they have a pretty good handle on it since the new COT car is set up the same across the board and the teams can't deviate form the specs that NASCAR has set down. If they do the fines and penalties will be stiffer than last year. I guess I'm from the old school and kind of hate to see Toyota come into Stock Car, but all things change and most of the Toyota's are made in the states so I guess that makes them o.k. The way things are going with the big 3 cars maybe they won't be around or in the sport in the future. Since "Stock" cars haven't been "Stock" for quite awhile now anything goes in fun and games. If you have any suggestion on what else to add to site or would like to contact me directly, please fill out the form below: To check out the NASCAR archives click here. Click here for Click here for Click here for
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