Economy Woes Do Nothing To Hurt Sprint Cup Series Attendance At New Hampshire Motor Speedway

LOUDON, N.H. - Still no word from track officials on attendance numbers, but suffice it to say, there should be no question whether or not New England fans are supportive of Sprint Cup Racing. Blocks of empty seats numbering in the thousands have come to be the norm at Sprint Cup Series events in 2009. With economic issues touching seemingly everybody, lowered attendance at venues all over the country has surprised few in the sport. In late May Dover International Speedway had its lowe

Winning on empty in a ‘fuel-mileage’ race

In a battle to see who could go the slowest and still be fast enough to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series LifeLock 400 at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) on June 14, moderate Mark Martin coasted to victory, leaving Jimmie Johnson and Greg Biffle frustrated and their respective cars fuming, which is what race cars do when they’re totally out of fuel. It was another fuel-mileage race, the mention of which sends MIS track officials into a flat-out frenzy. There’s a perception that fuel-mileag