When Cale Yarborough won the Volunteer 500 Aug. 26, 1978 at Bristol Motor Speedway, he certainly was happy, but there was one thing about that particular victory that made it a little different than the seven others that came before it. This time, Yarborough was making history. While it wasContinue Reading
Pocono Raceway announced that Jason Lee, star of TNT’s MEMPHIS BEAT, has been named Grand Marshal for the 5-hour ENERGY 500 at Pocono Raceway on June 12, 2011. Lee, who stars as Memphis police detective Dwight Hendricks, will participate in pre-race activities, which includes giving the command for the NASCARContinue Reading
First of all, I’m responsible for my actions, plain and simple. As you know, I am a very principled person and have a passion for what we do at Richard Childress Racing. I believe passionately in defending my race teams and my sponsor partners. In this instance, I let thatContinue Reading
NASCAR has fined owner Richard Childress $150,000 and placed him on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31 for violating Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing – involved in an altercation in the garage area) of the 2011 NASCAR rule book. The violation occurred following the NASCAR Camping WorldContinue Reading
General Mills Inc. is putting Sprint Cup Series driver Clint Bowyer back in black. Beginning today through June 15, fans have the opportunity to put “Bowyer in Black” by voting which black Wheaties FUEL paint scheme Richard Childress Racing driver Bowyer will pilot at the Coke Zero 400 at DaytonaContinue Reading
Pocono Raceway and 5-hour ENERGY® are proud to announce the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, to be held on Sunday, June 12 at “The Tricky Triangle,” will be titled the “5-hour ENERGY® 500.” NASCAR fans will be able to stay even more alert while watching all the exciting racing actionContinue Reading
For the second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in a row, the finish came down to fuel mileage. Only this time, Kasey Kahne had enough gas in the tank to make it to the finish. And so did his teammate, Brian Vickers. Kahne finished 14th and Vickers 16th in Sunday’sContinue Reading
Travis Kvapil’s No. 38 Ford will go to Michigan International Speedway next week with a special tribute to the memory of Wes Leonard – the Fennville (Mich.) High School basketball player who died of a heart ailment just after scoring a game-winning basket. The No. 38 Ford, which will beContinue Reading
Dale Earnhardt Jr. matched his best finish of the 2011 season after he took runner-up honors in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Kansas Speedway. The driver of the No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet raced hard to contend for the win, but ultimately had to go into fuel-conservationContinue Reading
Kyle Busch survived nearly 100 degree ambient temperatures and what was at times an uncooperative racecar to finish a solid 12th in Sunday’s STP 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City. It marked the ninth time this season Busch has finished 12th or better inContinue Reading