Trevor Bayne and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane crew picked up right where they left off last fall at Texas Motor Speedway, running through a productive practice session then grabbing a respectable 18th-place starting spot despite qualifying in the heat of the afternoon, when speeds typically are slower. Returning to the trackContinue Reading
Carl Edwards started on the pole and never looked back, leading 169 of 200 laps in a dominating victory in Friday night’s Nationwide Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. The win marked the first trip to victory lane for the Ford Mustang in the Nationwide Series. It is Edwards’ secondContinue Reading
David Ragan covered the 1.5-mile oval of Texas Motor Speedway in 28.45 seconds (189.820) to earn his first-career Sprint Cup pole and lead a strong Roush Fenway effort with three cars qualifying inside the top four and four in the top nine. Carl Edwards gave tomorrow’s race an all RoushContinue Reading
Sam Hornish Jr., driver of the No. 12 Alliance Truck Parts Dodge Challenger in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, finished 16th in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night. Hornish had a car capable of a top-10 finish, but a mid-race wheel issue put him aContinue Reading
Talladega Superspeedway has added a pair of rising stars to the Aaron’s Dream Weekend musical lineup. Ashton Shepherd will perform the national anthem on Sunday, April 17 prior to the Aaron’s 499 and Tim Dugger will open for Gretchen Wilson on Saturday, April 16 for the infield concert. Shepherd, aContinue Reading
Long-time Paul Menard sponsor Quaker State will continue its relationship with the driver during the 2011 season. Quaker State will come aboard as primary sponsor of the No. 27 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet for four races during the 2011 season. “I’ve had a long-standing relationship with Quaker State and they’veContinue Reading
Bristol Motor Speedway’s season-long celebration of its 50th anniversary culminates with the running of the IRWIN Tools Night Race, NASCAR’s most popular event, Aug. 27, and single-event tickets and weekend packages now are available. Fans can enjoy 750 laps of action at the World’s Fastest Half-Mile with the IRWIN ToolsContinue Reading
I’m running unfashionably late this year; six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races have been run prior to my first column of the season on the subject of Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Judging from what we’ve seen so far, it won’t be my last. After failing to make the Chase for theContinue Reading
Just two days after finalizing a partnership to run a limited NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule for Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM), IceOne Racing’s Kimi Raikkonen participated in a two-day test in the team’s Toyota Tundra’s at Gresham Motorsports Park in Jefferson. Ga. Rick Ren, General Manager Kyle Busch Motorsports:“OverallContinue Reading