Kasey Kahne News

Petty-GEM Deal Off? UPDATE denied:

Petty-GEM Deal Off? UPDATE denied:

December 17, 2008
Sirius Speedway has learned that the much-discussed merger between Gillett Evernham Motorsports and Petty Enterprises has run aground. Anonymous sources say that GEM laid off approximately 50 employees today, and that its Nationwide Series team will either be eliminated

Labonte and Petty part ways:

Labonte and Petty part ways:

December 11, 2008
Bobby Labonte and Petty Enterprises have reached a mutual agreement to separate, the team confirmed on Thursday. The 2000 Sprint Cup champion signed a four-year extension with partial ownership to remain in the famed #43 car that Richard Petty drove to seven titles

Labonte to the #41 ride? UPDATE 4 PE & Labonte to split?:

Labonte to the #41 ride? UPDATE 4 PE & Labonte to split?:

December 11, 2008
A possible scenario that could play out if this deal [Petty-GEM merger] goes through would place Reed Sorensen, who signed with GEM in August, in the #43. AJ Allmendinger, who parted ways with Red Bull Racing after the Kansas Speedway race in September and drove the

Latest on Kahne’s Homestead battery charge:

Latest on Kahne’s Homestead battery charge:

December 9, 2008
Gillett Evernham Motorsports driver #9-Kasey Kahne will have his record cleared provided he performs 50 hours of community service and donates $50 donation to a court charity to resolve a misdemeanor battery charge from Homestead-Miami Speedway in November 2007. The

Petty-GEM merger? UPDATE 4:

Petty-GEM merger? UPDATE 4:

December 8, 2008
hearing there could be an announcement as soon as today that Gillett Evernham Motorsports [#9,10,#19] and Petty Enterprises [#43,#45] has merged.(12-4-2008) UPDATE: SI.com has learned that Petty Enterprises' top operation will not return in 2009. The organization will

Most Popular Driver = Dale Jr.:

Most Popular Driver = Dale Jr.:

December 6, 2008
NASCAR fans across the nation have once again made a statement about their favorite driver. After tallying over one million votes, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the recipient of the 2008 NASCAR NMPA Chex Most Popular Driver Award. Throughout the race season, fans voted

Petty-GEM merger? UPDATE 3:

Petty-GEM merger? UPDATE 3:

December 4, 2008
hearing there could be an announcement as soon as today that Gillett Evernham Motorsports [#9,10,#19] and Petty Enterprises [#43,#45] has merged.(12-4-2008) UPDATE: SI.com has learned that Petty Enterprises' top operation will not return in 2009. The organization will

Thanksgiving Day/Weekend special races:

Thanksgiving Day/Weekend special races:

November 26, 2008
On Thanksgiving evening Thursday, November 27 with the 68th Running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix presented by Agajanian Promotions will take place at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. The last major event of the season on the United States Motorsports and Toyota Speedway

Final UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings

Final UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings

November 16, 2008
Final UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings (the OLD way) [after Homestead race 36 of 36]: 1) #99-Carl Edwards 5226 [9 wins] 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5220 -16 [7 wins] 3) #18-Kyle Busch 4984 -252 [8 wins] 4) #16-Greg Biffle 4747 -489 [2 wins] 5) #31-Jeff Burton 4709

Montoya out of Bud Shootout if in a Chevy:

Montoya out of Bud Shootout if in a Chevy:

November 15, 2008
Chip Ganassi Racing's #42-Juan Pablo Montoya will not be allowed to use one of Dodge's spots in the 2009 Budweiser Shooutout if the new Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing team switches to Chevrolet. According to the new rules, the top six teams from each manufacturer from the

UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings [after Phoenix race 35 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings [after Phoenix race 35 of 36]:

November 9, 2008
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 5097 [7 wins] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 5041 -56 [8 wins] 3) #18-Kyle Busch 4878 -219 [8 wins] 4) #31-Jeff Burton 4666 -431 [2 wins] 5) #16-Greg Biffle 4638 -459 [2 wins] 6) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4565 -532 [1 win] 7) #29-Kevin Harvick 4516 -581 8) #

Kahne and Newman running USAC race:

Kahne and Newman running USAC race:

November 6, 2008
#12-Ryan Newman and #9-Kasey Kahne will take to the track in the Copper World Classic, Newman in the 25-lap Midget feature in the #39 Hot Pepper Promotions Drinan/Esslinger Ford (entered by the 2008 NEMA Midget Championship team of Massachusetts-based Bertrand Motorsports

Texas Rookie Notes:

Texas Rookie Notes:

October 30, 2008
#77-Sam Hornish Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the October 26 Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, scoring a 24th-place finish. Hornish Jr. grabbed top rookie honors for the third consecutive race and for the 10th time in 2008. Sam Hornish Jr.

Racing Resources says…

Racing Resources says…

October 27, 2008
...Ryan Newman won the E-Z Go 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It was his first career Truck Series start. He joins Mike Skinner (Phoenix, 1995), Robert Pressley (Daytona, 2002) and Kasey Kahne (Darlington, 2004) who also won in their first Truck Series starts. ...Ron

UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings [after Atlanta race 33 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Classic Driver Points Standings [after Atlanta race 33 of 36]:

October 26, 2008
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4784 [6 wins] 2) #99-Carl Edwards 4686 -98 [7 wins] 3) #18-Kyle Busch 4581 -203 [8 wins] 4) #31-Jeff Burton 4404 -380 [2 wins] 5) #16-Greg Biffle 4343 -441 [2 wins] 6) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4307 -477 [1 win] 7) #29-Kevin Harvick 4224 -560 8) #