Amidst all the excitement and ceremony of the season-opening “Speedweeks” in Daytona Beach, Fla., Travis Kvapil was already eagerly anticipating Race No. 2. Phoenix (Ariz.) International Raceway is a favorite of Kvapil’s and is representative of the type of tracks where Front Row Motorsports expects to improve greatly in 2011.Continue Reading
David Gilliland promises that his third-place finish in the Daytona 500 was not a fluke. After plowing through the pack in a fast No. 34 Taco Bell Ford last Sunday, Gilliland confidently predicted that Front Row Motorsports would be the most improved team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series inContinue Reading
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 1 53RD ANNUAL DAYTONA “500” DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY Daytona Beach, FL – February 20, 2011 2.5-Mile Oval 200 Laps – 500 Miles Purse: $18,693,533 Fin Str Car Series Bonus Driver Leader Pos Pos No Driver Team Laps Points Points Rating Winnings StatusContinue Reading
NASCAR fans at Phoenix International Raceway will be treated to a star-studded line-up of drivers taking time to visit with crowds as part of the SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500™ weekend Feb. 24-27. Guests for fan Q&A appearances throughout the weekend include 2011 Daytona 500 champion Trevor Bayne, five-time defending NASCARContinue Reading
Over the past 61 years, the Wood Brothers of Stuart, Va., have played a part in some of the most memorable moments in motorsports. But Trevor Bayne’s victory in Sunday’s Daytona 500 topped them all. Bayne, making just his second career Sprint Cup start and his first in the GreatContinue Reading
With fewer than three laps remaining in Sunday’s Daytona 500, Ryan Newman was in position to claim his second career victory in NASCAR’s most prestigious race. But running in second place as the pack of cars were battling for position on the backstretch of Daytona International Speedway, Newman’s U.S. Army Chevrolet got collectedContinue Reading
2000 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Bobby Labonte raced for the win down to the wire in the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway and took fourth-place with his No. 47 Kroger/USO Toyota after leading once for two laps in the season-opener. Rookie Trevor Bayne was the victor with aContinue Reading
Just days before the 53rd running of the Great American Race at Daytona International Speedway®, American heroes were honored by Crown Royal and the NASCAR community during a patriotic ceremony where country music star Rodney Atkins unveiled United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant (SSgt.) Matthew Hansen as the grand-prize winnerContinue Reading
After Trevor Bayne was involved in a last-lap crash in Thursday’s Gatorade Duel, Donnie Wingo and the crew of the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion turned the garage at Daytona International Speedway into a make-shift auto body shop. While other teams practiced on the track on Friday, members ofContinue Reading
In the ultimate display of brotherly love, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series superstar Brad Keselowski pushed his unsung older brother Brian Keselowski right into Sunday’s Daytona 500. The two brothers from Rochester Hills, Mich., hooked up and sliced through the field during the second of two Gatorade Duel qualifying transfer racesContinue Reading