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NASCAR Daily News Headlines * March 10, 2008
Goodyear Responds To ChargesBased on Goodyear’s tire testing at Atlanta last August, October and December, we provided what we believed were the best possible products for the races this past weekend. We had no tire failures and no problems with heat or wear. We supplied the same tires for both the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, and received zero complaints about our tires after the Nationwide race on Saturday.We believe that our engineering, research and tire development is second to none. We accept that drivers will have their own opinions about our tires. NASCAR president Mike Helton told us Monday that "NASCAR is very grateful for the commitment Goodyear has made on behalf of building a good and safe product for our competitors, including this past weekend at Atlanta. NASCAR stands by our relationship and is proud to have Goodyear as a partner." Even though both Goodyear and NASCAR were satisfied with the tire’s performance in Atlanta, if the drivers are not happy, then Goodyear’s not happy. Now that we know how this tire combination performed, we’ll go back and retest for the fall race. We have the same goal as the drivers and NASCAR: to put the safest, best performing tires on these cars. There will be many instances this year when the new car is on a particular track for the first time, as was the case in Atlanta. That makes it tougher than usual to get a read on how the tires will perform. But if there is ever any doubt about the recommendation, we will always err on the conservative side. Finally, we would like to correct an erroneous comment made by Tony Stewart. Goodyear decided to leave other racing series only because of the escalating costs of competition in those series. At least one other tiremaker has done the same. For Goodyear, the enormous investment required to compete in those other forms of racing far outweighed the benefits derived from our participation. We see tremendous benefits in our 54-year relationship with NASCAR as the organization’s longest continuing supplier. We remain fully committed to, and are proud of, our relationship with NASCAR.
Overnight Ratings UpFox's broadcast of Sunday's Kobalt Tools 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway earned a 5.6 overnight Nielsen Media Research rating and a 12 market share, Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Daily reports. The rating is 19.1 percent higher than the 4.7/10 the race earned overnight last year.(scenedaily.com)
Chase Elliott Wins TitleTwelve-year-old Chase Elliott, son of NASCAR legend Bill Elliott, won his first major racing title Saturday by clinching the Young Guns division of Atlanta Motor Speedway’s Winter Flurry. The Winter Flurry is a six-race competition for eight divisions of Legends, Bandolero and Roadsters. Other champions crowned Saturday were Bubba Harry (Roadsters), Kyle Plott (Bandits), Trey Maughan (Outlaws), Rawlin West (Chargers), Justin Swilling (Semi-Pro), Jeff Haynie (Masters) and Billy Fulson (Pro). Elliott’s crew chief is his father Bill, who said he was just “tickled to death that nothing fell off the car” during the race. But he shouldn’t start looking for a full-time gig in that arena, according to his son.“He climbed out and said, ‘It’s junk,’” Bill Elliott said. “I guess he must have got that from me. But he’s doing a good job. Right now, it’s just been a good way to spend time with him. I didn’t get to spend too much time with my other kids, and I regret that.” Chase Elliott, from Ballground, Ga., also sees these early races as a stepping stone for his future. “It was fun,” Chase Elliott said. “We’re just working hard, having a good time. We’re moving in to a Legends car this summer and just want to keep moving up. I guess my goal is to get to Cup one day.” His mother, Cindy, is bracing herself for that. “I tried to deter him when he was younger; I gave him golf lessons, tried to get him involved in baseball,” Cindy Elliott said, laughing. “But ever since he’s been old enough to talk, he’s wanted to be a race car driver. And he’s doing a great job, having a lot of fun. I’m so proud of him.”
Pinewood Derby RaceNearly 100 Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts, as well as a contingent of the NASCAR-family kiddos, battled Saturday for the right to be called champions at Atlanta Motor Speedway as they raced their handmade pinewood derby cars down a 30-foot track in front of Petty Grandstand. The competition was hosted by Sprint Cup Series team owner Ray Evernham and NASCAR broadcaster Mike Joy, and every scout received a certificate and T-shirt that said “I raced at Atlanta Motor Speedway.”In the NASCAR families division, Christian Yates raced his No. 28 to victory over John Hunter Nemechek’s No. 78 Furniture Row entry in the first annual Motor Racing Outreach and Speedway Children’s Charities autotrader.com Pinewood Derby event. Scott Joy’s Jayski.com No. 7 was third and Skylar Riggs’ No. 66 ended fourth. Macy Waltrip, Layne Riggs, Todd Gilliland and Emilia Reutimann also competed, racing cars that they had built with their dads.
Busch Wins Lap Leader AwardKyle Busch led eight times for 173 laps to earn WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500. Busch has led at least one lap in all four Sprint Cup races this season for a total of 329 laps and has taken WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors in three of the four Sprint Cup races this season.
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