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2013 NASCAR Dodge Charger: Brand Identity Is Back

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (Friday, March 2, 2012) – Yes, NASCAR driver Sam Hornish, Jr, might be a bit partial to the 2013 Dodge Charger that debuts in the Sprint Cup series at the Daytona 500 next year.

But when he’s right, he’s right: “The car looks the best out of any of the new cars, that’s for sure — nice, sharp lines — and you can see a lot of the street car in the race car. It brings the Charger’s identity back onto the racetrack.”

Continue reading “Photo: Sneak Peek 2013 Dodge Charger NASCAR Cup Series Car”

MARK MARTIN ON MUSIC – “Music has always been important to me. I don’t know if that makes me any different than anyone else or not. I’ve always had all my vehicles with extra oomph to them. They have all had loud speakers and stereo in them. Growing up I listened to bands like Aerosmith, AC/DC and music like that. But, there was always another side of me that likes Neil Young and singers that weren’t quite as hard rock. There was always two sides to my musical tastes even when I was a kid coming up.”

RAP – “I kind of got away from keeping up with different kinds of music when my family started growing. Then we went testing in 2002 and my crew chief Ben Leslie was playing rap music really loud in our truck. I was like ‘Man, this is really good.’ It just triggered something in me. That’s how I stumbled over rap music.”

Continue reading “The musical tastes of Mark Martin – from Aerosmith to Dr. Dre”

SHOW #191 – We recap all the stories coming from the season opening Daytona 500, discuss Brad Keselowski’s use of Twitter, huge TV ratings, plus a full Phoenix preview. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie.
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NASCAR will not penalize Brad Keselowski for his use of Twitter during last night’s Daytona 500.

Nothing we’ve seen from Keselowski violates any current rules pertaining to the use of social media during races. As such, he won’t be penalized.

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