NASCAR Talk

Testing, testing, 1 - 2 - 29! The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers have moved along from Las Vegas to testing now at California Motorspeedway. The Preseason Thunder has been heating up for the driver of the #29 Chevy for Richard Childress Racing, Kevin Harvick. In the fun and the sun of California, Harvick took some time away from the track to talk with the NASCAR media about his team’s outlook for 2008.

Happy Harvick answered questions about the Car of Tomorrow (including what it should be called now that tomorrow is actually here) and tires from testing in Daytona, Las Vegas, and California. He also talked about his Daytona 500 win last season and how he could repeat it in just a few short weeks. There was also a question about Kevin’s thoughts on Hendrick Motorsports domination, and Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson in particular.

It looks from the teleconference that Richard Childress Racing has been working hard over the off season to make some strides and close the gap with the Hendrick teams. Don’t take my word for it, though! Check out a transcript of the teleconference after the jump.

NASCAR, Sprint Cup Testing California, Kevin Harvick Teleconference transcript

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Preseason Thunder rolls on for NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers with testing at Las Vegas Motorspeedway this week and then California at the end of the week. The best part about these testing days is all the time the drivers make for fans, sponsors, and the media. There are teleconferences scheduled for every day this week with some of the biggest and brightest stars in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Arguably the most popular driver in NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt Jr. took his turn on the microphone and answered some questions today for a teleconference for the NASCAR media.

Find out what Junior thinks of his new team, hear about the first time he met Jeff Gordon, and also how he feels about Daytona and its history. To see what he has to say about those topics and many more, you can read the entire transcript after the jump.

NASCAR, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Earnhardt Jr. Teleconference Transcript

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I found a quick interview with Dale Earnhardt Jr. from testing in Daytona talking about his off season and his “love” of photo shoots. Enjoy the clip!

NASCAR, NASCAR interviews, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Earnhardt Jr. interview

The first week of Daytona testing has come to an end for the Sprint Cup drivers. I hope you enjoy the following clip of a short Q&A session with drivers Jeff Gordon, Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch, AJ Allmendinger, and Jacques Villeneuve.

NASCAR, NASCAR interviews, Jeff Gordon, Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch, Jacques Villeneuve, AJ Allmendinger, Daytona Preseason Thunder Q&A

Live with Regis and Kelly went NASCAR Crazy back in October of this year. Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, and Kevin Harvick were all guests on their show. Check out a clip below:

NASCAR, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Regis and Kelly NASCAR

I happened to find a great compilation of bloopers, incidents, and interviews from the 2007 NASCAR season when I was perusing YouTube. I hope you enjoy “Bumpsnotes” by Joseph Foster:

NASCAR, NASCAR 2007 Clips Video

Juan Pablo Montoya won the Raybestos Rookie of the Year honors this year in the Nextel Cup. Let’s relive his controversial first Busch Series win this past March. He had to spin out teammate Scott Pruett in order to win. See what Pruett and Montoya had to say about the race in the clip below.

NASCAR, NASCAR interviews, NASCAR Busch Series race, Juan Pablo Montoya