Montoya's Global Brand; Danica's NASCAR destiny
7/12/2010
July 16, 2010
Montoya Named Most Marketable Driver in the World
South Florida’s Juan Pablo Montoya recently appeared at no. 34 on SportsPro Magazine’s list of the most marketable athletes in the world. The ranking was the highest of any NASCAR driver, with Dale Earnhardt Jr. (no. 39) the only other driver on the list. The rankings were selected by representatives from Forbes, BusinessWeek, and Sports Business Journal, as well as other business publications.
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Danica Following in Franchitti’s Footsteps
Danica Patrick is still adjusting to life on the NASCAR Nationwide series. Experts say there are several things she should do to make sure her career in NASCAR ends up more like that of South Florida’s Juan Pablo Montoya instead of 2009 IndyCar Champion Dario Franchitti
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Joe Gibbs’ Racing is Doing Just Fine
With Kyle Busch and 2009 Ford 400 Champion Denny Hamlin going winless in the last month, some are starting to wonder if the Joe Gibbs’ Racing teammates are in a bit of a slump. However, this may be a strategy setting them up to win a Championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Junior Switching to Diesel
Dale Earnhardt Jr., trying to make his way into the Chase for the Sprint Cup, may face his biggest challenge of the year in a few weeks: Shaquille O’Neal. The superstar driver and basketball player will face off on O’Neal’s show “Shaq Vs.” as O’Neal competes against the best in the world, trying to outdo them in their own element.
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July 15, 2010
New look for IndyCar, Dallara wins the bid
The Italian based Dallara Automobili has been granted the rights to create the new IndyCar chassis to take the track in 2012. The new chassis will be built with improved safety features as well as more options for owners and teams to customize the cars a little more. Dallara has manufactured the current chassis for the IndyCar series since 2003.
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July 12, 2010
Earnhardt, Montoya, and Johnson Strap on Machine Guns
No, this wasn’t a move of frustration for not winning Saturday night’s Sprint Cup race, but cars in the colors of Juan Pablo Montoya, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Jimmie Johnson took to the streets of downtown Chicago armed with machine guns. The cars were part of the set for the third installment of the Transformers movie franchise.
Track Calendar
For the 11th consecutive year, Homestead-Miami Speedway will serve as host to NASCAR’s Ford Championship Weekend in 2012. South Florida again will be the site when NASCAR crowns its Champions in all three of its top national divisions—the Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series— the weekend of Nov. 16-18, 2011.
In addition to hosting high-profile sanctioned events, Homestead-Miami Speedway is “hot” more than 280 days each year in playing host to activities that include: race-car and manufacturer testing; car-club events; driving schools and ride-along programs; charitable events; film, movie and photo shoots; product launches; motorcycle racing; and the track’s weekly Friday night “T-n-T/Test ’n Tune” car competition that opens up Pit Road to the public as an alternative to illegal street racing. Don't miss a second of exciting motorsports action at Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2012!
