Frye's future
Jay Frye had a "positive meeting"
with Red Bull Racing management in Austria, but would not say yesterday whether he'll remain general manager or leave to run Tony Stewart's new team.
Frye also said the team is not certain AJ Allmendinger will be back in the No. 84 Toyota next season.
The future of the team has been widely discussed since ESPN reported last week that Stewart had asked Frye to manage Stewart-Haas Racing next season.
RAGAN FALLS SHORT
David Ragan's chances of making the Chase for the championship went from reasonable to terrible and then to hopeful before he faded late in the Chevrolet 400.
Seventeen points behind No. 12 Clint Bowyer to start the race, Ragan's chances took a hit when he and teammate Matt Kenseth both spun out 123 laps into the race and sustained damage.
But the Roush-Fenway Racing driver moved back into contention for the playoffs when he stayed out on the track as most of the leaders pitted on the 243rd lap, actually climbing over Bowyer and into the top 12 before Bowyer's stronger car proved better in the last 150 laps.
NASCAR FEELS THE CRUNCH
The slumping economy's impact on NASCAR is growing.
Once the powerhouse in the Craftsman Truck Series, Dodge plans to stop providing financial support to that series next year, senior manager Mike Delahanty of Dodge Motorsports said.
The change was first reported by ESPN.
Delahanty said Dodge teams in the Sprint Cup and Nationwide series would not be affected.
