Your Fourth of July NASCAR News and Notes

Stewart still mulling over options

KK3869@gmail.com posted 7/1/2008 from theracersblog.blogspot.com

Boy, Tony Stewart must love the attention he is getting these days with no wins this season (more on that to come later) and lot options when it comes to picking up a ride next year. And now with Casey Mears being released from Hendrick Motorsports at the end of the year,

Source: Stewart, Office Depot in sponsorship deal

Auto Racing Blog found this 7/4/2008 on sports.espn.go.com

Tony Stewart reached a deal that would make Office Depot a primary sponsor on his car if he finalizes a deal with Haas CNC Racing, a source close to the talks said on Thursday.

Friday Notes: Somewhere Sterling’s Laughing

NASCAR Bloggers FT Digest found this 7/5/2008 on troubleinturn2.mikemaruska.com

A brief history of the #40 car. Once upon a time there was a driver named Sterling Marlin. He was hired to drive a racecar full time for Chip Ganassi/Felix Sabates Racing (This was before they changed their name to Chip Ganassi/Felix Sabates Mostly ...

Watch the NASCAR Coke 400 on a free live stream!

AllenSiverson posted 7/6/2008 from fantasysportsmatrix.com

Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Juan Pablo Montoya, the Busch brothers, Gordon, Jimmie…they’re all racing tonight at Daytona in the NASCAR Coke 400. Watch it on a free live stream here:

What a weekend: Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr., Tony Stewart and controversy in the Firecracker 400?

racedriven posted 7/8/2008 from www.racedriven.com

On Thursday, it was Martin Truex Jr’s #1 DEI Chevy that became the headline as his DEI Chevrolet was taken by NASCAR for a roof issue with templates, oh boy that’s big in the penalty department and it was as on Tuesday, Martin Truex Jr. found out that he and DEI was penalized 150 driver and 150 owner points, both the crew chief and the car chief suspended for six races and Manion was fined $100k..