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Check this out....seems a favor was done for Kasey.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/Richard-Petty-Motorsports-in-financial-crisis-in-NASCAR-Sprint-Cup-ranks-102110

www.ibracn.com
#PaulsToTheWall
GO SAMMY!

no wonder they can't afford a bottle of brake fluid...

Lincoln 1845 ft/.35 mile T1=118MPH 
Eldora 2287 ft/.43mile T3=135MPH
Port 2716 ft/.51 mile T3=TBD
Grove 2792 ft/.53 mile T3=135MPH
Selinsgrove 2847 ft/.54 mile T1=136MPH
"I didn't move to PA from El Paso in search of better 
weather." Van May

madsen says, "I went to my old stomping grounds, racingone and nothing about KKR and RPM on the napscar site."

That's strange because R1 is where I got the info last night!

As to "slide" well.....do you really want KK hitting the wall every race?

I have "a couple" of drivers I would like to see finish 23rd and 24th EVERY NIGHT but I certainly don't want them hitting walls, tearing up equipment and putting other drivers at risk.

Someone suggested valium for you. I am out of Valium but I am picking up my "new supply" of Ativan tomorrow and would be happy to share a few with you. Let me know.

leon

TSA...It's not a GROPE...it's a Freedom Pat!

kahne to the #83 red bull car

richard petty motorsports may close after martinsville

http://jayski.com/cupnews.htm#20101021a

Just as I said above! There was ALOT going on that the public did not know. Everyone wanted to jump on the bash Kasey band wagon and didn't know really what was going on. Maybe this will be a lesson to some people that there are 2 sides to every story. Also, are you all really SURE Kasey was "FIRED" as you have been saying???? He was "released" from his contract, did you ever stop to think HE ASKED to be released??? Not getting paid is a pretty strong reason to opt out of your contract!!!

Released by the team....fired.....no longer employed....you're services are no longer needed....anyway you chose to look at it....he was "terminated" last night by RPM.

They probably did Kasey a favor. He will, more than likely, end up in better equipment to finish out the 2010 season than what RPM has been providing.

Maybe Kyle will come back and drive!

TSA...It's not a GROPE...it's a Freedom Pat!

Kyle Petty use to race?

Oh, you said drive, there is a difference.

David Smith Jr.
www.oklahomatidbits.com

Yes, I wanted to be careful how I "phrased" Kyle's return to the track.

It is "rumored" RPM will field two cars. Kyle will "drive" one and Jimmy Spencer the other!

TSA...It's not a GROPE...it's a Freedom Pat!

KK lost all credibility when he did that insurance commerical where he tried to dance like Michael Jackson.

I'm just sayin'

I doubt Kasey will lose any sleep over being out of the Petty Penalty Box...

Phil Taylor

home-theater-systems-advice.com

I agree with you. Not everything has or will ever come out on this situation. I guess we could ask slidewayz, he seems to have all the answers, and knows Kasey so well. I happen to know him and he is not a premadonna at all.

Rim Rider

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)—Kasey Kahne will finish this season driving for Red Bull Racing, a move made possible when Richard Petty Motorsports granted him an early release, presumably to dump the remainder of his contract.

Kahne will finish this year in the No. 83 Toyota, Red Bull said Thursday. He’s signed to drive for Hendrick Motorsports in 2012 and is moving to Red Bull next year as a one-season stopgap.

With the early switch, Red Bull now must make the final two payments on Kahne’s contract, and he could be owed at least $2 million.

“With our agreement only being for one year, there is a great sense of urgency to get started on 2011,” Red Bull general manager Jay Frye said. “With Kasey coming earlier than planned, we are excited to have a five-race head start.”

Two people familiar with Kahne joining Red Bull said he’ll replace Scott Speed next year in the two-driver lineup. Kahne will take over Speed’s No. 82 team, but the car number will be changed to No. 4 to mimic what Kahne uses in sprint car competition.

The two people spoke on condition of anonymity because Red Bull has not announced its full 2011 plans.

The flurry of activity came as uncertainty swirled around RPM, which is co-owned by George Gillett Jr. and seven-time NASCAR champion Richard Petty. The organization has been plagued by rumors of shaky financial footing for almost two years, and it’s heated up again as Gillett tried last week to block a sale of the Liverpool soccer club to John Henry and his New England Sports Ventures group.

This past week has been chaotic for RPM, which had its final falling out with Kahne in last Saturday night’s race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Kahne wrecked fairly early, and after his No. 9 Ford was repaired, he said he was too ill to get back on the track.

The team used J.J. Yeley to finish the race, and Kahne was up early Sunday morning running a 5K as a fundraiser for his foundation. He said after the run that his brakes had failed for the third time this season, second time in three races, and he was tired of the nonsense at RPM.

He also said a RPM employee he refused to identify questioned Kahne’s commitment.

“I was told that I needed to start doing my part; (that) is what one guy told me last night after the race,” Kahne said. “I can’t control the issues I’ve had this year. I don’t know how many parts I’ve broke. If I really thought about it, I could come up with all kinds of stuff.

“You can’t control that as a driver. I’m doing my part. I just need the car. I work as hard as anybody out there.”

RPM said it will use Aric Almirola in its car this weekend at Martinsville Speedway.

The team signed AJ Allmendinger to an extension to stay in the No. 43— Petty’s iconic car—and is adding Marcos Ambrose to the lineup next year. Ambrose is replacing Kahne, and Elliott Sadler has said he’s been told RPM is not bringing him back next year.

Gillette is the majority owner. Seems to me that man has a major problem with spending money when he doesn't have it.

2nd!!!

How much would could a wouldchuck chuck if a 
wouldchuck could chuck would

Boyer ... clearly cheated!

This would have to be the best news I have heard for Kasey this year..

Kasey admits he is owed NO money and he is sorry for what he did to his team, sponsers and fans ... so what does that say???

HE IS A QUITTER !!! CRYBABY !!! PANSY !!! SISSY !!!

I'd suggest that you get new panties, since yours are in such a knot! And maybe a little talcum powder, too!

If he were the first driver to quit a ride, I might understand your virtiol...but he's not, so maybe it's time to get over it!

Chuck.....

You must be realy tough to have the guts to talk like that on this board. WOW

I wasn't impressed till I found out that you and Mel were tight

I agree vanh, just another "keyboard commando" that spouts of whether he knows what he is talking about or not. I wonder if he would really say those things if Kasey was standing in front of him. I think not!!!!!!!!!

Rim Rider