There are plenty of numbers to suggest 2008 could be the worst holiday for retailers since 1991.
Motor Sports
Making my best case for the little guy in tonight’s big fight at the MGM Grand Garden:
Dance with who brung you to National Finals Rodeo entertainment this year.
Times are tough for so many of our neighbors that it’s petty to worry or whine about the financial state of motor sports except for those who have lost jobs in racing.
The SCORE Desert Racing Series will close its season with the Tecate Baja 1000, which begins today in Ensenada, Mexico.
SPRINT CUP
With financial firestorms clouding the world economy, the money problems in NASCAR are so dire that Teresa Earnhardt has agreed to merge Dale Earnhardt Inc. with Chip Ganassi Racing.
Matt Kenseth, who finished 11th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings this year, has signed a contract extension with Roush Fenway Racing.
When I spoke to Keith Robinson on Nov. 7, he was quite irate.
The Las Vegas Motor Speedway dirt track roars to life tonight with the 11th annual Duel in the Desert, featuring more than 150 IMCA Modifieds competing for two nights on the half-mile oval.
Las Vegas Motor Speedway will host another big drag racing weekend beginning today, with nearly 600 teams competing in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series.
Las Vegas-based Shelby Automobiles has agreed to a one-year sponsorship of the NASCAR race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, officials announced Wednesday at the Specialty Equipment Market Association Show in Las Vegas.
Jeg Coughlin wore the smile of a champion after winning the Pro Stock title in the ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday.
