On Saturday, Rusty Wallace Inc. announced that Scott McDougall would crew chief the organization’s No. 66 team and driver Steve Wallace. McDougall came to RWI in late 2009 from CJM Racing. He was an engineer with CJM’s No. 11 team, which recently folded. examiner
Just as every other NASCAR race team is making preparations from the 2010 season that’s just a little more than a month away, Furniture Row Racing is getting its crew in place for the upcoming season.
The Colorado-based team, with Regan Smith as its driver, recently promoted team member Ryan Coniam to the crew chief position. While he was already with the team, he hasn’t been with Furniture Row for very long. Coniam joined the team in November, coming from a race engineer position at Michael Waltrip Racing. Amanda Vincent
Four-time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson and his wife, Chandra, are expecting their first child in July, spokesman Kristine Curley confirmed Monday. nascar.com
Prior to his entry into the Sprint Cup Series, some observers thought Scott Speed might not exactly buy or fit into the NASCAR culture.
Sure, he carried a surname suited perfectly for America’s premier motorsports division, but Speed was not cut out of the traditional Cup driver’s mold.
Before Speed ever made his first Cup start, word of his unconventional personality and habits – he has been known to paint his toenails and get pedicures, among other habits – was known in the Cup garage.
So it was natural to wonder exactly how well this 26-year-old former Formula One driver would fit into NASCAR’s top series.
With one full season now under his belt, rest assured that Speed is the same guy. But he believes that his peers have accepted him for reasons that have nothing to do with his eclectic tastes. At the same time, Speed has embraced the NASCAR way of life – while remaining true to himself. scenedaily
Ralf Schumacher says he would follow his older brother Michael’s return to Formula One racing if he had the right offer.
Michael Schumacher, a record seven-time Formula One champion, is coming out of three years of retirement to drive for Mercedes GP. sportsillustrated
