After scoring his second consecutive top-10 qualifying position, tight short track racing took its toll on the No. 8 Chevrolet Silverado of Nelson Piquet Jr. Following major damage received from being caught up in an early-race incident caused by two of his competitors, the No. 8 team quickly repaired theContinue Reading
With a focus on introducing more young fans to the sport in 2011, Dover International Speedway has begun work on plans to create a new area at the track to entertain fans of all ages. The new Monster FunZone will be available for the first time on Saturday, May 14,Continue Reading
Trevor Bayne’s hopes for a strong finish in his first Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway ended early because of a puncture in the radiator of his No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion, but it didn’t ruin the whole day. The Wood Brothers crew, led by Donnie Wingo, replaced theContinue Reading
Kyle Busch led six times for a race-high 151 laps in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. But despite another strong run, Busch’s No. 18 Pedigree Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) couldn’t hold off the charging Kevin Harvick and Dale Earnhardt Jr.,Continue Reading
This is no April Fool’s prank, Chris Lafferty announced this past week that he would be driving with a new primary sponsor through 2012. TeaPartyRacing.com will be featured on Lafferty’s NASCAR Camping World Series truck. Together, TeaPartyRacing.com and Lafferty Motorsports will become a NASCAR promotional tool for The Tea Party.Continue Reading
Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger in the NASCAR Cup Series, finished 19th in the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday afternoon. Keselowski and the Miller Lite team battled changing track conditions throughout the race. A cut tire damaged the team’s chancesContinue Reading
It appeared that Regan Smith was heading to a top-10 or better finish with 35 laps remaining in Sunday’s 500-lap Sprint Cup race at the historic Martinsville Speedway short track. But the bad luck that has plagued Smith this season struck again when the right-front brake rotor broke on his No. 78Continue Reading
For the second consecutive race, Kevin Harvick took his No. 29 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Victory Lane. This week carrying the Budweiser colors, Harvick passed runner-up finisher Dale Earnhardt, Jr., No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet, with four laps remaining in the 500-lapContinue Reading
Kevin Harvick won his second straight race—and in the process may have become the most unpopular man in Virginia. Harvick passed Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the lead on Lap 497 of 500 and pulled away to win the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 Sprint Cup race Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. EarnhardtContinue Reading