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After Argument, Carpentier Done at GEM

Reed Sorenson's future seat at Gillette-Evernham Motorsports might get a little cold before he takes the reigns of his new Dodge after Patrick Carpentier got the boot from the organization Tuesday afternoon.Carpenter failed to make last Sunday's race at Talladega, and later had somewhat of a confrontation in plain view of...

GEM Makes Carpentier a Free Agent; Allmendinger Decision Coming Soon?

Patrick Carpentier is a free man and the word on the future of A.J. Allmendinger & Red Bull Racing seems to be nearing. On the Carpentier side of things, word came out Wednesday that Gillette-Evernham Motorsports has officially made NASCAR's favorite driving Canuck a free agent after his first season in a race car with...

NASCAR's Open-Wheelers Slowly Fading

Dario Franchitti is done with NASCAR, and if you're surprised, then, well, you shouldn't be.Franchitti announced Tuesday that he'd be heading back to life in the IRL IndyCar Series with the same owner who drove for in NASCAR, Chip Ganassi. The move was a little puzzling especially knowing that Franchitti would be replacing...

Allmendinger Deserves Red Bull Ride in '09

A.J. Allmendinger has a lot in common with Patrick Carpentier.Both are former open-wheel racing drivers. Both have struggled at times to get a strong foothold on NASCAR racing. And both have now been strung along by their race teams, with Carpentier finally getting the word this week that his services aren't a top priority...

It's Over: No Minced Words for Carpentier

Reed Sorenson made his way to Gillette-Evernham Motorsports earlier this week, transferring across Sprint Cup team lines from Chip Ganassi Racing. And as he did so, rookie Canadian driver Patrick Carpentier in first year with GEM's No. 10 car could read the writing on the wall.Simply, the team was placing him on the back...