Roush Fenway Racing has been informed that Crown Royal will not return as the primary sponsor of Matt Kenseth and the No. 17 NASCAR Sprint Cup team for the 2012 season. “We are obviously disappointed with the news, but first we would like to thank Diageo and Crown Royal forContinue Reading
Affliction Clothing, who debuted as a primary sponsor for 2003 Cup Series Champion Matt Kenseth and his No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing team earlier this season, added two more races of primary sponsorship to the 2011 Sprint Cup Series schedule. Affliction will serve as the sponsor for Kenseth and theContinue Reading
In evaluation of our NASCAR programming and after much consideration, we have made the decision to make a strategic shift to focus our resources against our annual Crown Royal “Your Name Here” program which awards race naming rights to an adult fan. The Your Name Here program has provided NASCARContinue Reading
Three-time 400-mile-event winner Jeff Gordon is curious to see if higher temperatures create less grip — and less “stick” — in the annual Fourth of July weekend race at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night. Re-pavement of the 2.5-mile track surface in 2010 provided more grip to the competitors duringContinue Reading
After a one-week hiatus to let Boris Said tackle the Sonoma road course, Landon Cassill will return behind the wheel of the No. 51 Security Benefit/Thank A Teacher Today Chevrolet for the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway (DIS). This week’s event will mark the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, native’sContinue Reading
Travis Kvapil has had fast cars at the Sprint Cup Series’ superspeedway races this year. He’s also had some bad luck and unfortunate circumstances. The driver of the No. 38 Long John Silver’s Ford is looking to turn things around this week in a return trip to Daytona International SpeedwayContinue Reading
David Gilliland should have no problem finding plenty of “dance partners” when he returns to the two-car draft at Daytona International Speedway this weekend. The driver of the No. 34 Taco Bell Ford gained plenty of respect among his competitors after his third-place finish in the season-opening Daytona 500 andContinue Reading
Independence Day 1984 … The twofold historic significance of that memorable day may have been foreshadowed by the unprecedented command to start engines, delivered via telephone by President Ronald Reagan from aboard Air Force One en route to Daytona International Speedway. Seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Richard Petty wonContinue Reading
Red Bull Racing Team finally turned right Sunday, thinking it’d be a successful stroll around an undulating road course tucked in the hills of northern California wine country. And why not? Both Red Bull Toyotas started in the top 10, and Kasey Kahne had won a Sprint Cup Series raceContinue Reading
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series RACE: Save Mart 350 TRACK: Infineon Raceway DATE: June 26, 2011 Race Highlights: RCR teammates finished fourth (Clint Bowyer), ninth (Kevin Harvick), 17th (Paul Menard) and 21st (Jeff Burton). RCR teammates are second (Harvick), eighth (Bowyer), 17th (Menard) and 24th (Burton) in the Sprint CupContinue Reading