A Flurry of Activity

In the past few days Nascar has collectively jumped to life, spitting out some pretty interesting pieces of information. In case you missed it, lets take a look:

Ultra Motorsports, winners of the 2005 Nascar Craftsman Truck Series championship, suddenly shut down this week, leaving former champ Ted Musgrave without a ride. This comes as a result of Dodge pulling their support (and sponsorship) from the team, but look for a lazy sportswriter to blame it all on Toyota (oh, mark my words).

Kyle Petty announced a 12-race sponsorship with Wells Fargo, a western-based banking company. According to Jayski, Petty "...will run the full schedule in 2006, but still have some sponsorship openings available.", which is like saying that you rented a banquet hall for your "totally exclusive" New Years Eve party, but there's a few "select spots" open.

Hermie Sadler has started a wrestling federation. No, seriously.

Atlanta, Charlotte, and Daytona are the three finalists for the Nascar Hall of Fame. When asked why the other two cities missed the cut, experts agreed that Richmond had planning issues, questionable building plans, and a lack of local support, while Kansas City was Kansas City for crying out loud.

Robby Gordon, while competing in the grueling Dakar Rally, will be unable to test his car at Daytona next week. So, instead, he'll have one of the most experienced Nascar drivers in the world shake down his car--Paul Tracy.

And finally, Jay Robinson announced that his Busch Series team will be unsponsored for 2006, as they couldn't afford the paint needed to apply a sponsor's logos.