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Johanna Long will be back in the seat of the No. 70 ML Motorsports Chevrolet this Friday, July 6 for the Subway Jalapeno 250 powered by Coca-Cola. The NASCAR Nationwide Series event will be aired live on ESPN, with race coverage beginning at 7:00 pm EST. The event can alsoContinue Reading
If there are any drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series looking forward to the calendar turning from June to July, Kyle Busch would top the list. After a stellar May, during which he recorded four top-five finishes in four races, the driver of the No. 18 Interstate All BatteryContinue Reading
CarportEmpire.com, a division of Keen’s Portable Buildings, will join Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) and the No. 10 Chevrolet. David Reutimann will pilot the No. 10 CarportEmpire.com Chevrolet in the Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola on Saturday. CarportEmpire.com is one of the largest distributors of quality carports, carport garages,Continue Reading
To say restrictor-plate racing hasn’t been kind to Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 Lowe’s team this year is an understatement. No place was worse than the 2012 season-opening Daytona 500 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. Johnson was credited with completing one lap at the 2.5-mile superspeedway after he wasContinue Reading
Tyler Green, a resident of China Grove, N.C. and native of Owensboro, Ky., won the third annual Legends Big Money 100 A-Feature Tuesday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway, taking home the top prize of $25,000. It looked as though Darrell Wallace Jr. would get the win, but a 16-car pile-upContinue Reading
Marcos Ambrose heads to famed 2.5-mile superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., looking to give “The King” the ultimate birthday gift, a win. Team owner Richard Petty celebrated his 75th birthday on Monday and Ambrose would like to continue the festivities with his boss in Victory Lane Saturday night beneath theContinue Reading
The 100-degree temperatures expected at Daytona this weekend means NASCAR Sprint Cup Series crew members will begin preparing for the extreme conditions several days before arriving at the track. Michael Waltrip Racing’s trainers have crew members focused on hydration this week. They are also working outside in the North CarolinaContinue Reading
No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine driver Michael Waltrip makes his third 2012 start Saturday night in the 400-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway. Two of his favorite memories came at this race as both a driver and a fan. In 2001 he finished second to Dale EarnhardtContinue Reading
Bad Boy Buggies has teamed up with Atlanta Motor Speedway to sponsor the speedway’s pre-race concert. Now known as the Fast Cars & Guitars Pre-Race Concert featuring Montgomery Gentry, presented by Bad Boy Buggies is slated for Sunday, Sept. 2, prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AdvoCare 500. TheContinue Reading
In February, Kyle Busch brought his young team to the ‘Super Bowl’ of race tracks and showed the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) that the No. 54 team was open for business. Despite a 24th starting position, the Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) owner-driver wheeled his machine into contention until a lastContinue Reading