In a move which is sure to send shockwaves throught the garage, UPS is trading in the Ford and driving away in a Toyota. Michael Waltrip Racing announced today that Dale Jarrett is bringing his sponsor with him when he straps in the Toyota in 2007-2008.
"I guess I have become sort of synonymous with UPS and those brown trucks you see just about everywhere you go," Jarrett said
If that isn't the understatement of the year I don't know what is. Doesn't Dale Jarrett own UPS? No word on whether UPS will be switching the entire fleet of UPS trucks to Toyotas.
Steve Hunt wrote a great article for Laidbackracing.com:
10.What is the big deal about Mark Martin retiring? Hasn’t he been around a long time?
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In a spectacular event held today at its Wingfoot Lake Airship hangar, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company christened its newest blimp. After more than a year of construction and testing, as well as two months of operational flights bearing only its FAA designation N2A, the new blimp finally received its name - - Spirit of Innovation - - during a gala christening event attended by more than 6,000 spectators, dignitaries and Goodyear employees. Lesa France Kennedy, president of International Speedway Corporation and a member of NASCAR’s Board of Directors, christened the Spirit of Innovation along with Lynn Keegan, wife of Goodyear Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bob Keegan, during the official ceremony. More
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Chicagoland Speedway officials have announced that actor Will Ferrell will serve as grand marshal for the July 9 USG Sheetrock 400 Nextel Cup Series race at the Joliet, Ill., track.
Ferrell stars as fictional NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby in the Columbia Pictures film "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby," which opens Aug. 4.