Yates Racing Article Archive

    Between November 24, 2008 and November 25, 2009
  1. Dropping the Hammer: Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 Preview

    This Sunday's Goody's Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway will mark the second of six short track races for the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season...

    Rob Tiongson Written by Rob Tiongson about 8 months ago 181 reads 20 comments

  2. Too Late for Car No. 28: Another Tragic Tale of Fabled Yates Racing Ride

    If 13 is considered an unlucky number in the common world, the No. 28 seems to be NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing's answer to a jinxed digit...

    Rob Tiongson Written by Rob Tiongson about 8 months ago 187 reads 2 comments

  3. Travis Kvapil's Absence at Martinsville Is a Shame

    This weekend in the Goody's Fast Pain Relieve 500 at Martinsville will be without the No. 28 Yates Racing Ford and driver Travis Kvapil. Yates Racing's No...

    David Phillips Written by David Phillips about 8 months ago 486 reads 8 comments

  4. Food City 500: Winners and Losers

    Winners Kyle Busch: Going to start out with an obvious choice from Sunday's race. Kyle not only won the race, but also won in the sense that he gained some confidence back in his pit crew...

    Mason Dunn Written by Mason Dunn about 8 months ago 56 reads 6 comments

  5. Yates Racing: The Future Looks Grim

    In a season that once looked so promising for the Yates Racing team, after four races in the 2009 Sprint Cup season, it now looks pretty grim...

    Clayton  Caldwell Written by Clayton Caldwell about 8 months ago 119 reads 3 comments

  6. Shoestring Budget Series: "Front Row Joe" Driven by Desire over Dollars

    If you liked my Riggs, Mayfield's New Teams, Entries into Daytona 500 Prove Desire To Race article on the struggles behind small teams, hopefully you will enjoy this recurring piece I hope to ...

    Joe Mikolai Written by Joe Mikolai about 8 months ago 280 reads 4 comments

  7. Bobby Labonte Gambles: Takes Home a Fifth-Place Finish At Vegas

    Bobby Labonte would say it best post race, of his fifth place finish and called it "pretty freaking awesome." It also was great to see Hall Of Fame Racing/Yates Racing running so well after struggling for several years...

    S M  Napier Written by S M Napier about 8 months ago 114 reads 4 comments

  8. Petty-Yates Merger Is New Start for Some, End for Others, and Just Hazy for Rest

    Today’s merger between Richard Petty Motorsports and Yates Racing is certainly another sign of the times. It also signals the end of an era for each team involved and possibly the beginning of the end for Dodge in Sprint Cup...

    David Yeazell Written by David Yeazell about 2 months ago 1,758 reads 4 comments

  9. Petty, Yates 2010 Merger Proves Importance of Sponsorship

    So...I bet you didn't see that coming. As if silly season couldn't get any sillier than last year's Jeff Gordon retirement rumors or those silly rumblings about Tony Stewart starting his own team, 2009 is proving anything really is possible in NASCAR...

    Jen Preston Written by Jen Preston about 2 months ago 371 reads 13 comments

  10. David Ragan, UPS, to Yates Racing in 2010 Makes Too Much Sense Not To Happen

    One of my best friends and I like to choose a old school driver along with a younger driver to support as our favorite drivers that way when the veteran retires, we have long established in our loyalty for the next generation making the transition easier.

    Joe Mikolai Written by Joe Mikolai about 9 months ago 442 reads 3 comments

  11. Bobby Labonte in 2009: Questionable Future Looms for 2000 NASCAR Champion

    Following the 2000 season, Bobby Labonte looked like the sure fire man who had put an end to the dominance of Jeff Gordon...

    Rob Tiongson Written by Rob Tiongson about 9 months ago 346 reads 4 comments

  12. Daytona 500 Countdown: The Duel 150's–What Do We Know Going In?

    After taking two days off while the track was "dark", I resume my look ahead at the Daytona 500. Today, an in-depth view on Thursday's Duel 150 qualifying races, and what we know so far...

    Adam Amick Written by Adam Amick about 9 months ago 240 reads 3 comments

  13. Bobby Labonte's Ready to Qualify for the Daytona 500

    Bobby Labonte, despite being with both a new team in Hall Of Fame Racing and manufacture in Ford, still feels he'll qualify well in the Daytona 500 qualifying on Sunday. Don't be surprised if he wins the pole or starts from the outside pole position...

    S M  Napier Written by S M Napier about 9 months ago 156 reads 8 comments

  14. Confused on the NASCAR Owner Points Situation? Here's a Handy Guide!

    Cars haven't even hit the track yet, but I have a beef with both NASCAR and several teams. I'm all for doing anything possible in the garage area, pits, and on track to get my favorite driver into the race...

    Jen Preston Written by Jen Preston about 9 months ago 402 reads 2 comments

  15. Bobby Labonte's Excited to Be with Hall of Fame Racing

    While Bobby Labonte was 90 percent sure, I, as a Bobby Labonte lifer fan, was 99.9 percent sure he would be driving for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing in 2009, in either the No. 41 and or No. 8. But then along came Hall of Fame Racing with Ask...

    S M  Napier Written by S M Napier about 9 months ago 374 reads 4 comments

  16. Bobby Labonte and Hall of Fame Racing Adds Additional Sponsor for Five Races

    Hall Of Fame Racing has announced that Academy Sports and Outdoors, will be sponsoring Bobby Labonte and the No. 96 Ford for five NASCAR Sprint Cup Races in 2009...

    S M  Napier Written by S M Napier about 9 months ago 151 reads 4 comments

  17. Sprint Cup Preview: Almirola, Sadler, Sorenson, Hornish, Menard

    We continue the Sprint Cup preview today with a gaggle of drivers out of the American automaker camps. The season preview will take a break until next Monday, so I can decompress tomorrow, and ...

    Hollis Warren Written by Hollis Warren about 10 months ago 62 reads 0 comments

  18. The Ever Changing Landscape of NASCAR

    As we get geared up for the 2009 Sprint Cup racing year, we can’t help but notice the changing landscape of NASCAR. Long gone are the days of the single car owner, the two car owner and the owner/driver...

    Christopher Smith Written by Christopher Smith about 10 months ago 19 reads 2 comments

  19. Bobby Labonte Searches for Wins with Ask.com

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    Charlie Turner Written by Charlie Turner about 10 months ago 84 reads 0 comments

  20. Bobby Labonte Searches for Wins with Ask.com

    Copyright © 2008 Bench Racing Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved. If you are not reading this article in a news reader, the website you are viewing it on is guilty of copyright infringement...

    Charlie Turner Written by Charlie Turner about 10 months ago 48 reads 0 comments

  21. Travis Kvapil Will Be In A Third Car For Yates Racing In Five Races

    Yates Racing has made some major changes since last season they signed Paul Menard added the No. 98 with Menard's. Then add a merger deal with Hall Of Fame, with that deal they are fielding Bobby Labonte in the No...

    S M  Napier Written by S M Napier about 10 months ago 208 reads 6 comments

  22. Four to Six Inches of Snow and Fast Laps in the Forecast

    Copyright © 2008 Bench Racing Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved. If you are not reading this article in a news reader, the website you are viewing it on is guilty of copyright infringement...

    Charlie Turner Written by Charlie Turner about 10 months ago 12 reads 0 comments

  23. 2009 Sprint Cup Preview: 21st-25th

    Before we get to the moment we have all been waiting for, the first day of the Media Tour brought a lot of news. Here's a quick recap:-Scott Riggs, and not Dave Blaney as originally expected, will drive Tommy Baldwin Jr...

    Hollis Warren Written by Hollis Warren about 10 months ago 174 reads 3 comments

  24. Owner Point Swap Official for Yates Teams (Plus Budweiser Shootout Lineup)

    It's official, Paul Menard and Bobby Labonte will have guaranteed spots in the first five races of 2009. In a press release issued this morning, Hall of Fame Racing announced that the No. 96 Ask...

    David Phillips Written by David Phillips about 10 months ago 106 reads 1 comments

  25. Is Yates Racing Only a Two Car Operation in 2009?

    With the addition of Bobby Labonte in the Hall Of Fame Racing No. 96, to the Bud Shootout as a one of the four wild card entries. According to foxsports.com, they mention that he'll be running on the No...

    S M  Napier Written by S M Napier about 10 months ago 151 reads 8 comments

 


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