Stock car racing legend Mark Martin will compete once again in the Sam’s Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in what may well be his final season as a full-time NASCAR driver. The Batesville, Arkansas native will pull double duty during LVMS’s NASCAR Weekend, driving a Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletContinue Reading
Rusty Wallace Racing’s Steve Wallace (No. 77 5-Hour Energy Toyota Camry) posted the 39th-fastest speed in today’s qualifying for what will be his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut, the 53rd annual Daytona 500. His best lap of 49.295 seconds (182.574 MPH) was his fastest lap of the week. WithContinue Reading
For years, the Wood Brothers and Donnie Wingo have been friends and rejoiced in each other’s racing accomplishments. On Sunday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway they got to celebrate together after Trevor Bayne, driving the Woods’ No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion, was third fastest in qualifying for Sunday’s DaytonaContinue Reading
RACE ONE Row 1:1. No. 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet2. No. 27 Paul Menard Menards/Peak Chevrolet Row 2:3. No. 39 Ryan Newman U.S.Army Chevrolet4. No. 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Row 3:5. No. 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet6. No. 22 Kurt Busch Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Row 4:7.Continue Reading
1. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 186.089 mph. 2. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 185.966 mph. 3. (21) Trevor Bayne(i), Ford, 185.445 mph. 4. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 185.422 mph. 5. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 185.223 mph. 6. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 185.071 mph. 7. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 185.002 mph.Continue Reading
Row 1: 2 27 Paul Menard Menards/Peak Chevrolet 3 39 Ryan Newman U.S.Army Chevrolet Row 2: 4 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 5 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Row 3: 6 22 Kurt Busch Shell/Pennzoil Dodge 7 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet Row 4: 8 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford 9 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet Row 5: 10 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet 11 09 * Bill Elliott Phoenix Construction Chevrolet Row 6: 12 43 A J Allmendinger Best Buy FordContinue Reading
Front Row Motorsports kicked off the 2011 season Sunday by securing all three of its cars into the biggest race of the year — next week’s Daytona 500. After making huge upgrades in equipment and adding key personnel in the off-season, the team came to Daytona International Speedeway much improved overContinue Reading
Dale Earnhardt, Jr., No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet, won the pole for the 53rd running of the Daytona 500 with a lap of 48.364 seconds/186.089 m.p.h. It is his first pole in 23 races at Daytona International Speedway and his first-ever for a restrictor plate race. He has startedContinue Reading
Greg Biffle led the way for Roush Fenway in Sunday’s Pole Day at Daytona International Speedway, turning a lap of 48.67 (184.911 mph) to qualify ninth in the session. The session will determine the team’s starting points in Thursday’s Gatorade Duels. “It was pretty good,” said Biffle. “I thought itContinue Reading
After finishing in the runner-up position seven times, Kurt Busch finally captured a win at historic Daytona International Speedway in a thrilling finish in the 33rd annual Budweiser Shootout. The victory marks Busch’s first restrictor-plate win, the first time Dodge has visited Gatorade Victory Lane in the star-studded race andContinue Reading