Nextel Communications, styled NEXTEL, (Former NASDAQ: NXTL), now known as the Sprint Nextel Corporation, was a telecommunications firm based in the United States best known for providing a nation-wide push to talk mobile communications system. Unlike other cellular providers’ networks, Nextel’s network operated in the Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) band, and Nextel was one of the first providers in the United States to offer a national digital cellular coverage footprint.
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NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Driver Greg Biffle Hits the Real Evil of Dog Fighting UPDATE: Biffle Foundation issues full statement -- earlier comments taken out-of-context. Greg Biffle's name charity is the Greg Biffle Foundation for Animals that he runs with his fiance, Nicole Lunders . FoxSports is reporting Biffle's comments on the Vick case. Most of the focus of the story and the reaction is to a quote from Biffle in which he says, "I just wish they'd put him in jail and be done with it." Biffle... Read Full Story
Is a Day Trip to Massachusetts in the Future for NASCAR's Two Baddest Bad Boys? Dave Moody at Motorsports Soapbox reports that Kyle Busch will be moving to JGR in 2008 putting Busch under the same roof as Tony Stewart. At this point, this report is merely a blog report without any sources quoted for attribution. Although there is no confirmation as of this writing, there is no marriage I have hoped to see more than this one. If it happens, I will be crashing the wedding and shamelessly... Read Full Story
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Driver Greg Biffle Hits the Real Evil of Dog Fighting Greg Biffle's name charity is the Greg Biffle Foundation for Animals that he runs with his fiance, Nicole Lunders . FoxSports is reporting Biffle's comments on the Vick case. Most of the focus of the story and the reaction is to a quote from Biffle in which he says, "I just wish they'd put him in jail and be done with it." Biffle appearing to come out in favor of not bothering to mess with the hassle of a trial is a bit... Read Full Story
Lisa Mayfield has had a criminal complaint filled in against her. She has been accused of four counts of simple assault and one count of trespassing for an incident that occurred Saturday at her stepson’s home.
A court date was set for September 14 for Lisa Mayfield. She was released Sunday and was told she isn’t aloud to access any of Jeremy Mayfield’s properties.Lisa Mayfield apparently turned up at Jeremy and his wife Shana’s house after they had left for a race.
Shana Mayfield told... Read Full Story
We don’t normally talk about racing much here at Automoblog, but since it is the month of May, and the racing season is really starting to cook, and this is something you don’t normally see in the racing world, it’s worth taking a look at. Jeremy Mayfield, NASCAR driver and team owner along with two others failed a mandatory drug test and has been put on indefinite suspension.
Mayfield has been a NASCAR racer since the mid-90s, and recently decided to become a driver... Read Full Story
Jeremy and Shana Mayfield. Photo: AP Photo/Chuck Burton Jeremy Mayfield tests positive for meth twice According to the AP report, NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield tested positive for methamphetamine for the second time and lawyers for th... Read Full Story
Kyle Busch Wins Daytona Busch Race But Fails Inspection See Is Kyle Busch NASCAR's Worst Cheater? to read Part I of this story. For the third time in a eight days, Kyle Busch has had post race inspection issues. The latest comes following Busch's win at the Busch series Winn-Dixie 250 in Daytona this morning. Scene Daily reports: NASCAR has taken the front springs from the car, NASCAR spokeswoman Tracy Judd said. NASCAR rules require the front springs have a total spring rate of 3,000 pounds... Read Full Story
Report: Busch Needs Illegal Tires to Steal $5K Late Model Win Kyle Busch may have taken his record of bad decisions and poor judgment to a new level. If reports are true, Rick Hendrick and Kellogg's need to take very serious action against Busch. Teams considering hiring Busch need to think again. Travis Barrett, the auto racing writer for Central Main Newspapers reports the following on Kyle Busch's Super Late Model race in Epping, NH on his blog : He changed his right side tires after his... Read Full Story
Nextel Cell Phones - How Good Are They
by: Martin Smith
Nextel offers a wider variety of plans than any of it’s competitors, with prices from $39.99 a month to $299.99 a month. However what really makes Nextel stand out from other cell phone carriers, is it’s line of customizable phones and interesting features. From rugged rain [...] Read Full Story
