Bobby Labonte and the JTG Daugherty Racing team received the best news all year upon hearing six-year-old Jordan Jemsek returned home this week to Charlotte from Washington D.C. cancer free. She had been in the D.C. area since February for a bone marrow transplant and recovery. “Jordan left a messageContinue Reading
KERRY THARP: With this being kind of a special weekend here at Kentucky Speedway, the first time that the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has been on track, obviously we’re having an extensive test session today here, we thought that it would be a good thing to bring in Robin Pemberton, NASCARContinue Reading
Almost every week now, I am newly struck by the fact that the NASCAR world is one of possibilities. For a prime example, look no further than David Ragan. Born on what may well be the day of ultimate possibility – Christmas Eve – Ragan has spent the past fourContinue Reading
Usually in this type of situation, it’s the 20-year-old rookie crashing into the 53-year-old veteran and winner of four NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championships. Not so Thursday night at Kentucky Speedway, as Ron Hornaday Jr.’s truck broke loose to the inside of Cole Whitt’s in turns three and four.Continue Reading
Fresh off a victory at the Monster Mile in the May 15 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, Matt Kenseth will return to Dover International Speedway this fall for a free question-and-answer session at the base of the Monster Monument at Victory Plaza, presented by AAA, at 10:45 a.m. on Sunday,Continue Reading
Kyle Busch held off late challenges from young driver’s Joey Coulter and Parker Kligerman to capture the UNOH 225 at Kentucky Speedway Thursday night in a green-white-checkered finish. The win was Busch’s fifth of 2011, 29th career in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) and 98th career in NASCAR’sContinue Reading
Roush Fenway Racing has always exhibited a knack for quick adaptation at new tracks and inaugural events and the team will look to continue that success this weekend when the Sprint Cup Series makes its first ever start at the 1.5 mile tri-oval at Kentucky Speedway. “We’ve had great successContinue Reading
David Ragan had shown the style, flash and perseverance of a winner several times this season, only to lose chances at victory because of circumstances most foul. One of those chances—in the season-opening Daytona 500—fell by the wayside because of a major procedural mistake by Ragan. He switched lanes—from theContinue Reading
Starting from the rear after missing the drivers’ meeting and driver introductions didn’t deter Kyle Busch, who held off charging Parker Kligerman to win Thursday night’s UNOH 225 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Kentucky Speedway. Busch won his fifth race of the season and the 29th of hisContinue Reading