Ryan Newman’s No. 39 U.S. Army Chevrolet will pay tribute to the men and women of the Army Reserve in Saturday night’s Samsung Mobile 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway. The paint scheme on the hood and rear-quarter panel of Newman’s car will showcase Army Reserve, whichContinue Reading
Trevor Bayne’s hopes for a strong finish in his first Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway ended early because of a puncture in the radiator of his No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion, but it didn’t ruin the whole day. The Wood Brothers crew, led by Donnie Wingo, replaced theContinue Reading
Kyle Busch led six times for a race-high 151 laps in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. But despite another strong run, Busch’s No. 18 Pedigree Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) couldn’t hold off the charging Kevin Harvick and Dale Earnhardt Jr.,Continue Reading
Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger in the NASCAR Cup Series, finished 19th in the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday afternoon. Keselowski and the Miller Lite team battled changing track conditions throughout the race. A cut tire damaged the team’s chancesContinue Reading
It appeared that Regan Smith was heading to a top-10 or better finish with 35 laps remaining in Sunday’s 500-lap Sprint Cup race at the historic Martinsville Speedway short track. But the bad luck that has plagued Smith this season struck again when the right-front brake rotor broke on his No. 78Continue Reading
For the second consecutive race, Kevin Harvick took his No. 29 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Victory Lane. This week carrying the Budweiser colors, Harvick passed runner-up finisher Dale Earnhardt, Jr., No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet, with four laps remaining in the 500-lapContinue Reading
Kevin Harvick won his second straight race—and in the process may have become the most unpopular man in Virginia. Harvick passed Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the lead on Lap 497 of 500 and pulled away to win the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 Sprint Cup race Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. EarnhardtContinue Reading
I heard one of the ESPN commentators recently remark that of the many millions of viewers and listeners who participated in the network’s 2011 NCAA tournament challenge, only two correctly predicted the Final Four. Kentucky and Connecticut, although not top seeds, were hardly surprises, and Butler proved itself to beContinue Reading
So far, Trevor Bayne’s first racing adventure on the home turf of his Wood Brothers racing team is going just fine. He and the crew of his No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion are adapting to the tricky Martinsville Speedway, where they’ll start 25th in Sunday’s Goody’s Fast Pain ReliefContinue Reading