No matter the result of Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350, this will be a memorable weekend for five-time Infineon Raceway winner Jeff Gorvette. Er, Jeff Gordon. Gordon, a native of Vallejo, Calif., has a busy weekend planned. On Friday, he will practice and qualify the No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet at InfineonContinue Reading
With the stroke of a pen today at Charlotte Motor Speedway, North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue signed Senate Bill 322 into law, making stock car racing the official state sport and adding to the legacy of fabulous firsts at the historic 1.5-mile superspeedway. Perdue was joined by a host ofContinue Reading
Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M Ford in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, will be the special guest of a hosted question-and-answer session in the Monster Mile Club at Dover International Speedway on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, prior to the “AAA 400” NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. AnotherContinue Reading
NASCAR announced today that the No. 11, No. 18 and No. 20 teams that compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series have been penalized for rules violations discovered during opening day inspection June 17 at Michigan International Speedway. All three of the Joe Gibbs Racing cars were found to beContinue Reading
Boris Said will take the reins of the Security Benefit/Thank A Teacher Today Chevrolet in this week’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway. It will mark the Carlsbad, Cali. road racing ace’s first Sprint Cup Series event with Phoenix Racing. Said has 11 Sprint Cup Series starts at the 1.99Continue Reading
David Gilliland has visited Victory Lane at Infineon Raceway in other series leading up to his Sprint Cup career. He’s come pretty close in a Cup ride, too. The 1.99-mile Sonoma, Calif., road course is the site of his best Cup career finish – second in 2008. The California nativeContinue Reading
Defending SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series champion Tony Ave will bring his road-racing skills to NASCAR when he pilots the No. 38 Long John Silver’s Ford at Infineon Raceway this weekend. Ave will need to qualify on speed at the Sonoma, Calif., road course in order to make his thirdContinue Reading
Jeff Gordon’s autograph is highly coveted by his fans, as are tickets to the IRWIN Tools Night Race, NASCAR’s most popular event. Needless to say, when the two are combined, it takes a desired collectible to another level. And June 24, in a nod to Gordon’s car number, Bristol fansContinue Reading
Red Bull Racing Team is currently seeking outside investors as we evaluate next steps in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. We are not at liberty to comment on details while negotiations are under way. Red Bull fully supports NA for the remainder of the 2011 season as we fight forContinue Reading
In a quest to make it into the 2011 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship, Virginia’s own Denny Hamlin drove his way to the checkered flag Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. Sunday’s win is Hamlin’s first of the season, after winning eight times in 2010 and contending forContinue Reading