http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/-t1.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:00:01 GMT 10 http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k18/RuddRoushRule/fordfanslogo.gif http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/-t1.htm http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/driver-vs-driver-survivor-round-1-t888.htm TeamBlueOval
The final round of the competition will consist of 3 drivers - one Ford driver, and two others.

Last driver standing is the 2009-10 Driver vs. Driver Champion!


Hope everyone will stick around through the offseason and vote in each week's poll!


This poll ends Friday, November 27 at 9:00 PM ET.]]> Sprint Cup Series Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:00:01 GMT http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/driver-vs-driver-survivor-round-1-t888.htm#5543 http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/driver-vs-driver-survivor-round-1-t888.htm http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/new-crew-chief-for-kyle-busch-t780.htm TeamBlueOval Quote:Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) announces today that Dave Rogers will be assuming the duties as crew chief for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series No. 18 Toyota starting with the November 8 race at Texas Motor Speedway. Steve Addington, who has served as crew chief for the No. 18 team the previous five seasons will be reassigned to a position within JGR following this weekend's race at Talladega Superspeedway. Rogers is currently in his fourth season as crew chief on the No. 20 NASCAR Nationwide ... Sprint Cup Series Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:18:19 GMT http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/new-crew-chief-for-kyle-busch-t780.htm#4764 http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/new-crew-chief-for-kyle-busch-t780.htm http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/stewarts-sure-has-slowed-down-t880.htm Yatesracing Stewert came out this season like a BAT OUT OF HELL. Did Hendricks say to himself, this guy is really good and making my guys look bad, so did Hendricks put the brakes on?????????????????????? Sprint Cup Series Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:38:42 GMT http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/stewarts-sure-has-slowed-down-t880.htm#5488 http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/stewarts-sure-has-slowed-down-t880.htm http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/season-in-review-t887.htm TeamBlueOval
What things would you like to see change for next year? Stay the same?]]> Sprint Cup Series Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:55:09 GMT http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/season-in-review-t887.htm#5542 http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/season-in-review-t887.htm http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/announcement-today-toyota-mobil-1-and-t851.htm TeamBlueOval Quote:Mobil 1 Racing and Toyota Racing Development (TRD) U.S.A to make announcement about 2010 NASCAR season Friday at Phoenix International Raceway, scheduled to be attending the announcement are Brian Vickers, driver of the #83 Red Bull Toyota; Michael Waltrip, owner of Michael Waltrip Racing and driver of the #55 NAPA Toyota; Lee White, President and General Manager, TRD; Harold Shablom, Global Motorsport Manager, ExxonMobil Lubricants & Specialties.(PR)(11-13-2009) Sprint Cup Series Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:55:55 GMT http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/announcement-today-toyota-mobil-1-and-t851.htm#5249 http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/announcement-today-toyota-mobil-1-and-t851.htm http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/homestead-race-weekend-info-t867.htm TeamBlueOval Ford 400 Homestead Miami Speedway November 22, 2009 Car# Driver Manu Sponsor Owner 1 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine Michael Waltrip 2 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy Bass Pro Shops Teresa Earnhardt 3 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite Walter Czarnecki 4 02 David Gilliland Toyota Farm Bureau Insurance Joe Gibbs 5 5 Mark Martin Chevy Kelloggs / Carquest Mary Hendrick 6 6 David Ragan Ford UPS John Henry 7 7 Robby Gordon Toyota ... Sprint Cup Series Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:52:34 GMT http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/homestead-race-weekend-info-t867.htm#5353 http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/homestead-race-weekend-info-t867.htm http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/i-don-t-blame-you-if-you-don-t-answer-t860.htm Yatesracing Couldn't stand the darn RACE SO I SHUT IT OFF. AJ seems to be the only FORD doing OK. Hope he is still doing OK. Sprint Cup Series Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:08:36 GMT http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/i-don-t-blame-you-if-you-don-t-answer-t860.htm#5304 http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/i-don-t-blame-you-if-you-don-t-answer-t860.htm http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/bass-pro-will-sponsor-newman-in-2010-announcement-sunday-t852.htm TeamBlueOval Quote:Another sponsor for Newman? Stewart Haas Racing is scheduled to make a sponsorship announcement regarding #39-Ryan Newman in 2010 on Sunday morning. One possibility is Bass Pro Shops, though no announcement has been made of a decision by that company to leave Earnhardt Ganassi [and supposedly they are signed with EGR thru 2010]. Bass Pro Shops currently sponsors Martin Truex Jr.'s #1 Chevy [with Jamie McMurray rumored as the driver in 2010]. Truex is leaving for Michael Waltrip Racing [#56 ... Sprint Cup Series Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:56:36 GMT http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/bass-pro-will-sponsor-newman-in-2010-announcement-sunday-t852.htm#5250 http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/bass-pro-will-sponsor-newman-in-2010-announcement-sunday-t852.htm http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/nascar-continues-to-be-oblivious-to-problems-t872.htm TeamBlueOval Some quotes from VP of Competition, Robin Pemberton: Quote:I think we've had great competition this year. False. Ask anyone who is a fan of a driver other than Jimmie Johnson, and you will clearly see that the competition has NOT been anything close to "great." On start and parkers: Quote:We have always seen, throughout the years, a number of people who don't intend to run all the laps of a race. Or if they don't run all the laps of a race, it's OK with them. It isn't ... Sprint Cup Series Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:50:47 GMT http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/nascar-continues-to-be-oblivious-to-problems-t872.htm#5374 http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/nascar-continues-to-be-oblivious-to-problems-t872.htm http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/bam-racing-returning-t871.htm TeamBlueOval Quote:BAM plans to tun Toyota's: BAM Racing owner Beth Ann Morgenthau came on Race Talk Radio Monday night, announcing their #49 car will run full-time in 2010 under the Toyota Camry banner. With sponsorship from Warner Records, the team is expected to return to full-time competition, running all 36 races for the first time since the 2007 Cup Series season. Driver and crew chief announcements will come at a later date, but regardless the team will have its own show on RTR every Wednesday night ... Sprint Cup Series Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:27:02 GMT http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/bam-racing-returning-t871.htm#5373 http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/bam-racing-returning-t871.htm http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/fr9-engine-news-and-discussion-t547.htm Yatesracing Not much new info, but this is from FOX Sports: Quote:Bill Elliott, who qualified 15th, was the top Ford in time trials for Sunday's LifeLock 400. So what about the three Roush Fenway Racing drivers hoping to lock into the Chase? Matt Kenseth, who qualified 16th, said his car was set up in race trim. Still, he admits, "We were just really slow." Translation: The new FR9 engine can't come quick enough. How does July sound? Ford has tested the FR9 but chief ... Sprint Cup Series Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:50:06 GMT http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/fr9-engine-news-and-discussion-t547.htm#2112 http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/fr9-engine-news-and-discussion-t547.htm http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/phoenix-race-weekend-info-t849.htm DeeDee NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Phoenix International Raceway - 11/15/2009 Last Update: 11/9/2009 10:52:00 AM Provided by NASCAR Public Relations Statistics -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Car# Driver Manu Sponsor Owner 1 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine Michael Waltrip 2 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy Bass Pro Shops Teresa Earnhardt 3 02 Brandon Ash Dodge Efusion Energy ... Sprint Cup Series Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:09:21 GMT http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/phoenix-race-weekend-info-t849.htm#5231 http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/phoenix-race-weekend-info-t849.htm http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/look-at-a-nascar-sanctioning-agreement-t866.htm TeamBlueOval This is quite interesting... worth the read. CLICK HERE Quote:[The track] must provide a control tower with air conditioning, heat, 14 chairs (with cushions), phone line and television monitors. Love the fact that there is a stipulation for the chairs in the control tower to have "cushions". lol Sprint Cup Series Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:26:52 GMT http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/look-at-a-nascar-sanctioning-agreement-t866.htm#5334 http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/look-at-a-nascar-sanctioning-agreement-t866.htm http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/would-you-hire-her-t847.htm TeamBlueOval
http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/features/11/10/head.2.head.dpatrick.nascar/index.html

Would YOU hire Danica Patrick for your team?]]> Sprint Cup Series Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:25:15 GMT http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/would-you-hire-her-t847.htm#5182 http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/would-you-hire-her-t847.htm http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/bobby-labonte-to-the-71-t850.htm TeamBlueOval TRG Motorsports is expected to announce their driver and sponsor for the 2010 season tomorrow. According to ESPN and FOX Sports, that driver will be 2000 Sprint Cup Champion Bobby Labonte. Sprint Cup Series Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:55:15 GMT http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/bobby-labonte-to-the-71-t850.htm#5248 http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/bobby-labonte-to-the-71-t850.htm http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/who-really-came-up-with-the-no-bumping-rule-t839.htm TeamBlueOval It was JEFF GORDON. Quote: FORT WORTH, Texas - So what provoked Denny Hamlin to tweet "Jeff G (Gordon) told NASCAR we shouldn't be bump drafting ... Cuz they never did in the past. Who's running this sport?" Before driver introductions for Sunday's Dickies 500, Hamlin questioned Gordon's motives. Although Hamlin has tremendous respect for the four-time champion, he wonders whether Gordon lobbied NASCAR for the safety of all the competitors or because he couldn't get ... Sprint Cup Series Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:20:26 GMT http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/who-really-came-up-with-the-no-bumping-rule-t839.htm#5154 http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/who-really-came-up-with-the-no-bumping-rule-t839.htm http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/the-fat-lady-sung-but-it-s-not-over-t844.htm racinfan 70 points...I know Jimmie has the odds but Mark has the hunger. What do you guys think? Sprint Cup Series Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:38:36 GMT http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/the-fat-lady-sung-but-it-s-not-over-t844.htm#5172 http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/the-fat-lady-sung-but-it-s-not-over-t844.htm http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/1-chevy-deemed-too-low-t843.htm DeeDee Quote:#1 Chevy deemed too low: The #1 Bass Pro Chevy driven by Martin Truex Jr. failed a post-race inspection when NASCAR officials found the height of the car was too low. The violation was discovered because the #1 Chevy was the random car selected for inspection after the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Truex finished 14th. Any penalties for the team will be announced on Tuesday, NASCAR officials confirmed. NASCAR also is taking three cars back to the Research and Development Center in ... Sprint Cup Series Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:21:19 GMT http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/1-chevy-deemed-too-low-t843.htm#5167 http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/1-chevy-deemed-too-low-t843.htm http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/intersting-statistics-on-the-free-agents-out-there-t846.htm eehwkram Frontstretch has a good read on the free agent drivers still available: Free Agent Drivers Some of the interesting statistics: Bobby Labonte: 2000 Cup Series Champion, 21 wins and 199 top 10s in 580 Sprint Cup starts Casey Mears: He’s averaged just two DNF’s over the past four seasons and has finished each of his 34 races in Richard Childress’ No. 07 Chevy in 2009. That’s put him in position to finish in the top 20 in points for a fourth straight season. Yet all Mears ... Sprint Cup Series Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:10:28 GMT http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/intersting-statistics-on-the-free-agents-out-there-t846.htm#5180 http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/intersting-statistics-on-the-free-agents-out-there-t846.htm http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/texas-sprint-cup-post-race-discussion-t834.htm TeamBlueOval Several storylines in this one... -Of course, Johnson wrecks. Mark closes to within 75 points. (...go Mark go!) -MWR has stellar outing, but not so stellar results. (Ambrose and Reutimann were super fast, top-5 cars, but fuel mileage relegated them to the mid-teens.) -Carl Edwards finally had a decent car (although still not all that great), and Montoya takes him out. And proceeds to blame Carl for "racing to close to him." -Brad Keselowski's debut for Penske ... Sprint Cup Series Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:44:13 GMT http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/texas-sprint-cup-post-race-discussion-t834.htm#5114 http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/texas-sprint-cup-post-race-discussion-t834.htm http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/it-ain-t-over-til-the-fat-lady-sings-t828.htm TeamBlueOval ...and she will be singing today at Texas:

Quote:

The Fat Lady will sing today, literally. TMS will have a full-size woman sing after the race to symbolize JJ's likely fourth Cup crown.

~Terry Blount, ESPN]]> Sprint Cup Series Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:50:02 GMT http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/it-ain-t-over-til-the-fat-lady-sings-t828.htm#5063 http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/it-ain-t-over-til-the-fat-lady-sings-t828.htm http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/rumored-drivers-for-1-no-longer-include-mcmurray-t757.htm TeamBlueOval Quote:2010 #1 driver to be named soon: Earnhardt Ganassi Racing is close to naming a driver for the #1 car next season and it apparently won't be Jamie McMurray, as has been widely speculated. A source close to the situation said McMurray, whose contract at Roush Fenway Racing is up after this season, no longer is in the picture and that two people are in the mix. Rumored drivers include: Bobby Labonte, Reed Sorenson, David Stremme, David Gilliland and Casey Mears.(see full post at ESPN Insiders)(10-16-2009) Sprint Cup Series Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:29:37 GMT http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/rumored-drivers-for-1-no-longer-include-mcmurray-t757.htm#4626 http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/rumored-drivers-for-1-no-longer-include-mcmurray-t757.htm http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/preseason-predictions-game-t34.htm Dog FROM HERE]]> Sprint Cup Series Sun, 18 Jan 2009 04:46:22 GMT http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/preseason-predictions-game-t34.htm#88 http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/preseason-predictions-game-t34.htm http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/danica-not-coming-to-nascar-for-now-signs-3-year-irl-deal-t690.htm TeamBlueOval Quote:Danica Patrick is staying in the IndyCar Series. The Indianapolis Star reported on its Web site, Indystar.com, that Patrick signed a three-year contract to remain with Andretti Green Racing during last weekend's Indy Racing League event at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan. She will continue to drive the No. 7 car with a Motorola sponsorship. This does not necessarily mean stock cars are out of Patrick's future. Earlier this month Tony Stewart, a former IRL veteran himself, said that ... Sprint Cup Series Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:01:03 GMT http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/danica-not-coming-to-nascar-for-now-signs-3-year-irl-deal-t690.htm#4185 http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/danica-not-coming-to-nascar-for-now-signs-3-year-irl-deal-t690.htm http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/new-track-dryer-could-cut-drying-time-in-half-t826.htm TeamBlueOval Quote:FORT WORTH — Rob Brush is hoping one of the most dismal weekends in NASCAR history might have spawned a bright idea. At Michigan International Speedway in August 2007, Brush watched jet dryers circle the track for two days as the Sprint Cup race was delayed from Sunday until Tuesday. "I was sitting there thinking, 'There's got to be a better way to dry this place,' " said the Kingsville, Ontario, native, who has attended races at MIS for nearly 20 years. After ... Sprint Cup Series Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:23:31 GMT http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/new-track-dryer-could-cut-drying-time-in-half-t826.htm#5044 http://fordfans.forumotion.com/sprint-cup-series-f3/new-track-dryer-could-cut-drying-time-in-half-t826.htm