Sam Hornish, Jr. has been named the driver of the number 9 at Richard Petty Motorsports for 2015 and beyond. Hornish has signed a mult-year deal for the team, and gets the ride over the likes of David Ragan and Corey LaJoie. We'll discuss whether or not RPM made the right hire, and what lead to them picking Hornish over the others.
This week in NASCAR history, we go back to October 8, 2006 at Talladega Superspeedway, when Brian Vickers, who was leaving Hendrick Motorsports at season's end, makes contact with teammate, Jimmie Johnson, who then collected Dale Earnhardt Jr, propelling Vickers to his first ever NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win, and to some controversy that would live on forever in the hearts of race fans.
Crew chief changes at Front Row Motorsports will take place, effective immediately. Frankie Kerr, who was cc for the number 38 car and driver, David Gilliland. Jay Guy, who was working for Gilliland's teammate, David Ragan, will come over to take the place of Kerr. Competition Director, Derrick Finley will take over for Guy for the time being, as they look for a replacement for Guy to fill in that void.
Also, moving on to Nationwide Series news, Ryan Reed has resigned with Roush Fenway Racing and his sponsor, Lilly Diabetes will return in a multi-year deal with the organization in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.
Also, some more sad news out of the garage area, as Fox Sports commentator, Steve Byrnes will take a leave of absence once again as his cancer has returned. Byrnes took a leave in the middle of 2013 to battle cancer and was successfully treated.
Also, our picks to win at Charlotte Motor Speedway; as we preview the Bank of America 500.
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