Nascar Race News!» Scott Speed

Is Red Bull Failing With Cole Whitt’s Development?

T.C. — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:57:51 +0000

[...]

TheNASCARInsiders.com

Follow the Insiders on Twitter or be a fan on Facebook!

What Does Red Bull Do In 2012?

Journo — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:38:29 +0000

[...]

TheNASCARInsiders.com

Follow the Insiders on Twitter or be a fan on Facebook!

Scott Speed Sues Red Bull After Team Releases Him

FanHouse Staff — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:37:00 +0000

Filed under: Sprint Cup, Scott Speed, Red Bull Racing, NASCAR

A NASCAR driver usually don't sue his car owner after parting ways, since taking legal action could dissuade potential future car owners from getting involved with the driver.

But after more than seven years with Red Bull in both Formula One and NASCAR, Scott Speed has made that move, suing his former team for alleged breach of contract in a complaint asking the court to award him $6.5 million, SceneDaily.com reported late Friday.

Red Bull "significantly reduced its financial commitment to Speed's race team and was unable and/or unwilling to provide [Speed] with 'supporting equipment' satisfactory for a driver of [his] skill to [be] effective [to] compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series," Speed's complaint states, according to SceneDaily.

Speed's complaint also provides a rare, inside look at the money being paid in the Sprint Cup series for a driver at his level.

According to SceneDaily, the lawsuit says Speed signed a three-year deal in September 2007 for a salary of $300,000 in 2008, $500,000 in 2009 and $1 million in 2010. He was to receive 50 percent of his purse winnings for each top-10 finish, 45 percent for finishing 11th through 20th and 40 percent for finishes of 21st or worse.

Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

A Season of Lawsuits

Journo — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 06:56:12 +0000

I’ve written here before about my affection for lawsuits – and so long as your not involved, who doesn’t? Don’t get me wrong, I don’t enjoy the prolonged nature of them, or all the ill-will they no doubt create – and as I said, I don’t want to be involved. But the information that they [...]

TheNASCARInsiders.com

Follow the Insiders on Twitter or be a fan on Facebook!

Two NASCAR Firings That Were a Long Time Coming

Journo — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 06:37:44 +0000

In recent years, layoffs at the end of the NASCAR season have become the norm. And this season hasn’t been any different (though the extent of the layoffs has been less severe than in recent years). Joining the rank-and-file employees on the unemployment line in 2010 are two drivers from prominent programs. I doubt either [...]

TheNASCARInsiders.com

Follow the Insiders on Twitter or be a fan on Facebook!

Hendrick Only Winner in Kahne to Red Bull Deal

T.C. — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:12:13 +0000

Ever since this story first leaked out over the weekend, there has been a ton of discussion about Kasey Kahne’s move to Red Bull for the 2011 season. While the official announcement from the team answered a few questions for Kahne and Hendrick going forward, it created a bunch more for Red Bull. Looking over [...]

TheNASCARInsiders.com

Follow the Insiders on Twitter or be a fan on Facebook!

Watkins Glen Garage Chatter

T.C. — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:07:35 +0000

The Watkins Glen road course provided some great racing this weekend, but while the action on track was interesting, so were some of the rumors floating around the garage. We heard a few different bits this weekend that we wanted to share, and I figured I’d weigh in on them with some of my own [...]

TheNASCARInsiders.com

Follow the Insiders on Twitter or be a fan on Facebook!

It’s Been A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Silly Season

T.C. — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 02:23:42 +0000

I wonder if we will ever quit referring to driver and sponsor movements as the Silly Season. It was initially called that because it referred to a specific part of the season when all this started happening. Now it seems that it starts in February at Daytona. Sorry, I digress… Has the 2010 Silly Season [...]

TheNASCARInsiders.com

Follow the Insiders on Twitter or be a fan on Facebook!

Spotter’s Stand: Despite Disappointment, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Slowly Gets Better

Geoffrey Miller — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:26:00 +0000

Filed under: Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., David Ragan, Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr., Sam Hornish Jr., Daytona Int'l Speedway, Sprint Cup, Scott Speed, NASCAR

Dale Earnhardt Jr. may now vie for the top spot in terms of drivers completely unsatisfied with a top-five finish, but his fourth-place result n Saturday night's Coke Zero 400 marks the fourth straight race that his No. 88 has been 11th or better in the Sprint Cup Series.

It's just the second time Earnhardt Jr. has strung together four consecutive races of 11th or better in his time at Hendrick Motorsports. The first came early in his first season with the team, when Earnhardt Jr. finished second, third, fifth and sixth respectively starting with the third race of the 2008 season.

His current streak started with a seventh-place run at Michigan, after which his No. 88 Chevrolet showed up 16th in the point standings, 464 points behind the leader. After watching points leader Kevin Harvick win at Daytona, Earnhardt Jr. is 507 points from first, but has moved up considerably in the standings to 11th.

Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Red Bull Racing Can’t Continue Like This

Journo — Mon, 31 May 2010 08:31:01 +0000

Week in and week out I continue to be surprised by the performances of the two Red Bull Racing cars – it’s not a good surprised though. Despite its position as one of the better funded teams in the sport, in its fourth season Red Bull continues to struggle consistently performing well – and from [...]

TheNASCARInsiders.com

Follow the Insiders on Twitter or be a fan on Facebook!