A Saturday night cruise-along suddenly turned into a demolition derby at Daytona International Speedway. And one of the victims in the late-race wreckfest was Furniture Row Racing driver Regan Smith, who limped home with a battered race car to a 24th-place finish in the Coke Zero 400. The wild Sprint Cup finishContinue Reading
With a seventh-place finish in tonight’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, Kevin Harvick took over the lead in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) point standings with 17 races in the books. The race was scheduled for 160-laps but two late-race cautions as the result of multi-car accidents,Continue Reading
Less than five months later, at the site of his biggest mistake, David Ragan got it right. On the second attempt at a green-white-checkered-flag finish, Ragan was out front when caution flew on the 10th lap of overtime in Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, giving theContinue Reading
The Daytona magic continues for Trevor Bayne and the Wood Brothers as the Daytona 500 winners qualified on the outside pole for Saturday’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Bayne and the Woods, who run a part-time Cup schedule, returned to Daytona outside the top 35 in car ownerContinue Reading
In winning the Coors Light Pole Award at Daytona International Speedway, Mark Martin became the eighth driver with 50 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series poles. With a speed of 182.065 mph (49.433 seconds), Martin won his third Daytona pole, and joined an exclusive list that features some of the sport’s all-timeContinue Reading
Fasten your seatbelts…it’s going to be a wild, 10-week ride on “The Road to Richmond,” which begins this Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway. That stretch will prove pivotal in deciding the field for the 2011 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, which will be finalized on Saturday, September 10,Continue Reading
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series haulers will visit Cincinnati, Ohio, Lexington, Ky., and Louisville, Ky., on Wednesday, July 6 before they make their way to Kentucky Speedway’s historic tripleheader weekend that features the historic July 9 “Quaker State 400” along with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series “UNOH 225” on JulyContinue Reading
New Hampshire Motor Speedway winner and New England native Joey Logano will highlight this year’s FanFest with an autograph session for fans on Thursday, July 14 beginning at 8:30 p.m. Driving the No. 20 Home Depot Toyota, Logano became the youngest winner in the history of the NASCAR Sprint CupContinue Reading
Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) recently hired seven key crew members for both the No. 35 and 36 teams. With the addition of the second-team, owner Tommy Baldwin hired crew chief Philippe Lopez for the No. 36 Chevrolet. The new hires allowed for shifting to create two solid teams. All teamsContinue Reading