Roush Fenway Racing came into Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600 looking for its third consecutive NASCAR weekend sweep and despite dominating the event, fell just short of the accomplishment. In a wild ending, David Ragan posted a career-high second-place finish, needing just one spot to bring home Roush Fenway’s fifth 600Continue Reading
Just when it appeared that Ryan Newman was going to make one of his patented late-race charges, the U.S. Army driver found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time as he was a victim of a three-car accident. The incident resulted in Newman finishing a disappointing 31st in Sunday night’sContinue Reading
Dale Earnhardt Jr. was within a half-mile of breaking a 104-race drought. But Kevin Harvick came up a winner when Earnhardt’s gas tank ran dry on the final lap of a green-white-checkered-flag finish in Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Harvick powered past Earnhardt off Turn 4 andContinue Reading
During Sunday’s race, the No. 1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet will be dedicated to bringing awareness to on-going relief efforts for the tornado-stricken families of Joplin, Missouri. The Convoy of Hope’s logo will appear on the car driven by Sprint Cup driver Jamie McMurray. McMurray, whose hometown is Joplin, will be competingContinue Reading
Even in a long line of American military heroes, Master Sgt. William “Spanky” Gibson stands out. He’s the first service member to return to the front lines after losing a leg above the knee. Coca-Cola and racing fans around the country will pay tribute to Gibson’s unmatched heroism and theContinue Reading
Faced with having to “go or go home” in his first time out in a Sprint Cup car, young Ricky Stenhouse Jr. came through like an old pro and qualified ninth for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. “I’m relieved to get this thing in,” Stenhouse said after runningContinue Reading
Today Lionel NASCAR® Collectables, in partnership with the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, unveiled a multi-car, on-track program that pays tribute to the 10th anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001, and helps raise funds to build homes for the only three surviving quadruple amputees of the warsContinue Reading
NASCAR’s most decorated driver will give the command to start engines for the inaugural STP 400 at Kansas Speedway. Known simply as “The King”, Petty’s association with STP made him a natural selection for the June 5th event. “As our partnership with STP developed we became excited at the manyContinue Reading