News for March 11th 2010
Michael Waltrip to enter Talladega race
Michael Waltrip will enter the Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway with help from a longtime sponsor.
Aaron’s Inc. will sponsor the No. 55 for Waltrip to enter in the April race. The car will be fielded by PRISM Motorsports.
Waltrip put aside his driving following the season-opening Daytona 500 to concentrate on running Michael Waltrip Racing.
He said at the time he’d like to still race in a few restrictor-plate events. All four of Waltrip’s career wins came at Talladega or Daytona.
Edited: March 11th, 2010
Carl is cool and Brad is bad
Yes, NASCAR needs personality again. Yes, that means fightin’ and yellin’ and spittin’ and slammin’ and wreckin’ And damn’t! More trophy girls, too! Can we start a movement to bring back Miss Winston? Because I’m sorry but Miss Smart Phone With Unlimited Texting just doesn’t sound right, you know? But back to NASCAR: This was the wrong call. I’m not saying Edwards should’ve been suspended for the season. Or even a month. But at least one race? I mean, can you give me Bristol? Martinsville? That incident was kinda ridiculous. The race was nearly over. Edwards (170) was 152 laps behind Keselowski (322). This wasn’t about going for a win. Keselowski wasn’t injured. Fortunately, neither were any fans. But a question: Is that what it’s going to take for NASCAR to take action? NASCAR clearly is desperate for sold out grandstands and fat TV ratings again. It believes fans want wrecks again, even at the possible risk of a fender landing on their cheeseburger, or possibly in their left ear. But this was weak, boys. Really weak.
Edited: March 11th, 2010
Aaron’s To Sponsor Michael Waltrip’s Return
In celebration of its 55th year, Aaron’s, Inc. will sponsor PRISM Motorsports’ No. 55 with driver Michael Waltrip in the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway April 25.
Waltrip, a two-time Daytona 500 champion and former winner at Talladega, will return to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing with a long-time sponsor in Aaron’s and a long-time friend in PRISM co-owner Phil Parsons.
“This is cool. I’m ready to race again and Talladega is a place where I know we will be very competitive,” said Waltrip who owns four restrictor plate victories including a Talladega win in the fall of 2003.
Parsons said Waltrip was a natural choice for the Talladega high banks. (more…)
Edited: March 11th, 2010