HAS ANY OF THE EXCITEMENT WORN OFF THESE PAST FIVE MONTHS? “No, it’s still awesome. I’ve got stacks of pictures and flags and autograph requests at my house to remind me of it every day, so it’s still really cool and I think it’ll take a long time for thatContinue Reading
Regan’s Smith breakout year started to take shape before the first Sprint Cup points race of the 2011 season. Heads started to turn toward the Furniture Row Racing driver when he placed second in February’s 150-mile qualifying race at Daytona International Speedway, which set the 43-car lineup for the season-opening Daytona 500. The strong performanceContinue Reading
Bobby Labonte raced for the win in the closing laps of the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway (DIS) in February. Labonte pushed Trevor Bayne to victory and snatched a fourth-place finish after leading once for two laps in the season-opener. Now, Labonte returns with the No. 47 Kingsford ToyotaContinue Reading
Two-time Daytona 500 champion Michael Waltrip has enjoyed many special races in his career, but few will be as meaningful to the Owensboro, Ky. native as the July 9 inaugural NASCAR Sprint race at Kentucky Speedway. With the support of long-time sponsor Aaron’s Inc., Michael will celebrate the election ofContinue Reading
UPS will pay tribute to Ned Jarrett’s recent induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame with a commemorative design on David Ragan’s No. 6 UPS Ford at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The throwback paint scheme was unveiled today at Infineon Raceway and resembles Jarrett’s 1965 championship-winning Ford Galaxie. UPS sponsored Jarrett’sContinue Reading
A reliable engine and steady hands on the wheel propelled Kurt Busch and the No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge to Victory Lane for the first time this year and earned the Penske Engines team their third MAHLE Clevite Engine Builder of the Race Award Sunday at the Toyota SaveMart 350 atContinue Reading
Roush Fenway Racing has been informed that Crown Royal will not return as the primary sponsor of Matt Kenseth and the No. 17 NASCAR Sprint Cup team for the 2012 season. “We are obviously disappointed with the news, but first we would like to thank Diageo and Crown Royal forContinue Reading
Affliction Clothing, who debuted as a primary sponsor for 2003 Cup Series Champion Matt Kenseth and his No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing team earlier this season, added two more races of primary sponsorship to the 2011 Sprint Cup Series schedule. Affliction will serve as the sponsor for Kenseth and theContinue Reading
In evaluation of our NASCAR programming and after much consideration, we have made the decision to make a strategic shift to focus our resources against our annual Crown Royal “Your Name Here” program which awards race naming rights to an adult fan. The Your Name Here program has provided NASCARContinue Reading
Three-time 400-mile-event winner Jeff Gordon is curious to see if higher temperatures create less grip — and less “stick” — in the annual Fourth of July weekend race at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night. Re-pavement of the 2.5-mile track surface in 2010 provided more grip to the competitors duringContinue Reading