Mark Martin will join an exclusive club this Sunday in the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway, becoming the eighth driver to start 800 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. During a career that has spanned parts of four decades, Martin has tallied 40 victories, 264 top fives and 429Continue Reading
After being away for a couple of seasons, NASCAR’s oldest team is returning to NASCAR’s oldest track. The Wood Brothers from Stuart, Va., their driver Trevor Bayne and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion will race this weekend in the Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway, theContinue Reading
On April 14, 2002, Bobby Labonte won his first short track title in dominating fashion during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway with Joe Gibbs Racing. On Sunday, he’s hoping history will repeat itself when he races the No. 47 Lance Toyota Camry fielded by JTG DaughertyContinue Reading
With four victories in six races during the early-to-mid 2000’s at Martinsville Speedway, seeing Jeff Gordon in Victory Lane was a staple of the racing at the paper-clip shaped track. Can the seven-time Martinsville race winner return there Sunday in the Goody’s Fast Relief 500? The driver of the No.Continue Reading
Roush Fenway Racing driver Greg Biffle scored an upset victory in a four-wide battle of NASCAR stars versus an NHRA legend today at zMAX Dragway during a race held to promote the second annual VisitMyrtleBeach.com NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, April 14-17. Defending VisitMyrtleBeach.com NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Funny Car champion John ForceContinue Reading
For Kevin Harvick and the No. 29 Jimmy John’s Chevrolet, the winning move occurred on the final lap, but preparation and pit strategy helped propel the Richard Childress team to Victory Lane and claim three post-race contingency awards in the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway. The No. 29Continue Reading
Gander Mountain is excited to announce that the outdoor retailer will be the primary sponsor of Front Row Motorsports’ (FRM) #34 Sprint Cup entry at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday, April 9. The car will be piloted by veteran NASCAR driver David Gilliland, currently 26th in driver point standings inContinue Reading
Tony Stewart ran among the top-five for nearly all of Sunday’s 200-lap Auto Club 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. It was the final nine laps around the 2-mile oval that posed a problem. After the race’s final restart on lap 192 whereContinue Reading
Kyle Busch dominated Sunday’s Auto Club 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., leading five times for a race-high 151 laps. But despite the strong effort, the driver of the No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) couldn’t hold off theContinue Reading
Only five races into the Kasey Kahne-Brian Vickers tandem, the two drivers combined to earn one of the best finishes in Red Bull Racing Team history.Vickers’ No. 83 Red Bull Toyota finished eighth and Kahne’s No. 4 ninth in Sunday’s 400-miler at Auto Club Speedway — yes, it was 400Continue Reading