This week 3M launched a “Stay Fit with the Biff” fitness contest which gives students in grades K-12 the chance to win $15,000 in gym equipment and 3M products for their school. Students, parents and teachers can visit www.3M.com/fitnesscontest to submit a short essay about why physical fitness is importantContinue Reading
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series arrives at Pocono Raceway’s 2.5-mile Tricky Triangle for the 14th race of the season this weekend. For Bobby Labonte, who is racing the No. 47 Clorox Toyota on Sunday, he figured out how to trick the competition three times for trips to victory lane withContinue Reading
All the prerace chatter about Pocono Raceway’s three-turn configuration, the long straightaway or the much anticipated tunnel turn doesn’t faze Regan Smith. “This is NASCAR and we want to have challenging and unique tracks to race at; it would be pretty boring if all the venues where identical,” said Smith, asContinue Reading
School teachers and officials across the country are finishing their academic year and are preparing for a well-deserved summer break. As driver of the No. 51 Thank a Teacher Today Chevrolet, Landon Cassill is hoping to honor teachers across the country for all of their hard work with a goodContinue Reading
Penske Racing’s No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge team directed by crew chief Paul Wolfe and driver Brad Keselowski played the skillful fuel-saving game and provided Dodge its first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory of the 2011 season, and helped the Penske team capture three contingency awards Sunday at the InauguralContinue Reading
Richard Childress Racing and Okuma America Corporation, the U.S.-based affiliate of Okuma Corporation, a world leader in the development of computer numeric controls (CNC) and machining technology, have extended their partnership through 2017. The RCR/Okuma partnership began in 2000. RCR’s No. 29 Chevrolet with driver Kevin Harvick will carry theContinue Reading
It’s very rare that Kyle Busch leaves a racetrack pleased with a second-place finish. But, that’s exactly what happened to Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M’s Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), following last June’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway. In fact, not onlyContinue Reading
The Greg Biffle Foundation recently donated nearly $10,000 to two animal shelters assisting with the animal rescue efforts caused by the devastation from recent tornados. Recipients of the disaster relief grants were the Animal Advocates of Moore County and the Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter. The financial contributions to these groupsContinue Reading
David Gilliland’s opinion of Pocono Raceway has changed over the years. So has his approach to racing there. The driver of the No. 34 Taco Bell Ford previously didn’t care for the 2.5-mile tri-oval in Long Pond, Pa., but now says he enjoys the venue, where he’ll race in Sunday’sContinue Reading
Johnny Sauter, driver of the No. 13 Safe Auto/Curb Records/Carrier Chevrolet Silverado, makes his fourth NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start at Texas Motor Speedway for ThorSport Racing Friday, June 10th. The Series points leader after a successful second place finish last weekend in Kansas, Sauter is ready to returnContinue Reading