The fallout from the government takeover of General Motors and the company's declaration of bankruptcy continues. On Monday the judge overseeing GM's bankruptcy case gave the automaker permission to end 56 promotional contracts, including those of Ryan Newman , Jeff Burton and owner Rusty Wallace, The Wall Street Journal reports. In the case of Burton, the driver will no longer make personal appearances and perform other duties on behalf of GM, but will continue to drive a Chevrolet, accordin
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Due to the current state of the economy, GM was recently given the permission to put a halt to 54 sponsorships including advertising and marketing contracts in the US. These cuts will save GM millions of dollars which will hopefully help the company regain its footing in the shakey encomoy. WorldCarFans reports that due to these budget cuts the Chevrolet Clock in Times Square that has been standing since the 1930s will be dismantled. With all of this help from the government will it be eno
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So now that the worst kept secret of the 2009 season is out, that Martin Truex Jr. is leaving Earnhardt Ganassi Racing for Michael Waltrip Rass Racing, it seems the popular thing to do is to pile on EGR and its future as an organization. Following the announcement by MWR and Truex, both Truex himself and MWR’s General Manager Ty Norris questioned the stability and the future of the EGR team . The future of the Bass Pro Shops deal and how the GM bankruptcy will affect support being at the cen
The Richard Childress Racing No. 3 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Monte Carlo that seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt earned his 76th and final victory in will participate in this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed in England on July 3-5, 2009. Taylor Earnhardt, 20, Earnhardt’s youngest child, will drive the car in demonstration runs during the three-day festival. It is her inaugural turn behind the wheel of a stock car. She will be accompanied by her mother, Teresa Earnhardt
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The ‘shoe’ continues to fall in what this column has foretold will be the future of NASCAR racing with the news that NASCAR and folks from Detroit have discussed a generic ‘spec’ engine or ‘crate’ engine that would, if reports are believed, be used at least initially in the Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series. GM, Ford and Chrysler previously had cut all but the most meager engineering and technical support to their respective teams in those two series, with Toyota reported to follow
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The ASA Late Model Series Presented by GM Performance Parts will be returning to the Lacrosse Fairgrounds this month for the ‘River Run 100’. We are really looking forward to running our 4th ASA Late Model Series North Division event of the season at the Fairgrounds. The historic 0.545 Mile Progressively Banked Paved Oval of LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway, located east of the Minnesota / Wisconsin state line in West Salem, Wisconsin will host the first of two appearances by the ASAL
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Join us LIVE Saturday and Sunday at 5pm Pacific time on www.TalkRadioOne.com for our exclusive LIVE motoring and motorsports talk shows! Steve Parker's The Car Nut Show Saturday starting at 5pm Pacific Some good news for a change from the world of domestic cars: GM is re-hiring 900 workers for their Lansing, MI crossover plant ... and Dodge is re-opening their Viper plant, of all things! Makes sense - expensive car with a TON of profit built into it ... Plus the rumor is Fiat will use t
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Whispers throughout the garage area spread across the Internet like wildfire Sunday when Ed Hinton of ESPN .com reported that NASCAR has been in contact with foreign-based automakers that have yet to make the foray into stock car racing. The news undoubtedly stemmed from last week’s announcement that GM would be cutting support across all of the sport’s national touring series and leaves fans wondering what role the Big 3 may have in NASCAR in the future. While the talk has been just th
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Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative , Green GM to discontinue mild hybrid Malibu, Vue, Aura for 2010 model year “Elevated inventory levels of the 2009 model” mean the Malibu had to go, Vue and Aura, too. via: Autoblog AutoblogGreen for 06.10.09 VIDEO: Conan shows off first Fiat/Chrysler commercial "Small Team" Working On Mirror’s Edge 2 [Ea] Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 6.11.09 VIDEO: Red Bull Racing performs full NASCAR pit stop in Times Square
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TheNewsTribune.com, WA AP General Motors is planning to cut back on its support of NASCAR teams in all of the sanctioning body's professional series. Chevrolet spokesman Terry Rhadigan says GM, which is reorganizing through bankruptcy, is discussing what he described as
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