After two days of testing at a chilly and overcast Daytona International Speedway, drivers were ready to stick by each other’s sides on Saturday. Literally. Two-car drafting was the theme of the day as the sun finally made an appearance. Teammates took to the track to test the pull, pushContinue Reading
Q. Some teams have talked about the fact that they don’t plan to draft at all here this week. How do you guys stand on that? And I guess they’re concerned about getting in a wreck, losing a car, or whatever. Is that would you not learn enough from beingContinue Reading
Day 2 PM – Drafting Practice Daytona Intl Speedway – 2.500 1/21/2011 Make 1 11 Denny Hamlin Tyt 45.716 196.868 2 14 Tony Stewart Chv 45.719 196.855 3 20 Joey Logano Tyt 45.757 196.691 4 2 Brad Keselowski Dge 45.873 196.194 5 31 Jeff Burton Chv 45.954 195.848 6 83Continue Reading
Jet dryers, not stock cars, steamed across Daytona International Speedway all Friday morning, beating back moisture from overnight storms. But NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams roared to life early in the afternoon, hitting the track for the second day of Preseason Thunder at Daytona – a three-day series test inContinue Reading
DAVID RAGAN, driver, No. 6 UPS Ford Fusion – YOU HAVE HAD A DAY ON THIS NEW SURFACE, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT HOW IT FEELS OUT THERE? “The first time we were on it was like driving on glass. It was smooth all the way around with maybeContinue Reading
EDDIE WOOD DESCRIBED TREVOR AS HAVING AN “IT” QUALITY. DO YOU SEE THAT AS WELL? “Yeah, for sure. From the time he got in the car at Texas last year to the end of the race, he is just one of those guys that just has this knack. The partContinue Reading
Travis Kvapil and David Gilliland will be back behind the wheels of their Front Row Motorsports Fords for the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. The Statesville, N.C.-based team announced Friday that the veteran drivers will return for the organization’s third full-time season in the Sprint Cup Series, with KvapilContinue Reading
EDDIE WOOD, co-owner, No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion – HOW DID IT COME TO BE THAT TREVOR BAYNE WOULD DRIVE THE NO. 21 FOR YOU THIS YEAR? “I guess it started at Texas. We raced him there and he had a really good run. It just kind of fellContinue Reading
1 00 David Reutimann Tyt 45.970 195.780 2 56 Martin Truex Jr. Tyt 45.971 195.776 3 83 Brian Vickers Tyt 46.312 194.334 4 4 Kasey Kahne Tyt 46.312 194.334 5 14 Tony Stewart Chv 48.165 186.858 6 24 Jeff Gordon Chv 48.744 184.638 7 33 Clint Bowyer Chv 48.923 183.963Continue Reading
Blue skies, warm air. Cars on the race track. That’s how the 2011 edition of NASCAR Preseason Thunder at Daytona kicked off Thursday at Daytona International Speedway, the first of a three-day NASCAR Sprint Cup Series test. At stake are preparations for the 53rd Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 20 andContinue Reading