On their way to Michigan International Speedway for this weekend’s Sprint Cup race, Regan Smith and the Furniture Row Racing team took a detour to southeastern Virginia to test their road-racing cars at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) in preparation for next week’s road-course eventy in Sonoma, Calif. “Because our team is based in Denver, ColoradoContinue Reading
Earlier this year Dale Earnhardt Jr. traveled to General Motors’ assembly plant in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, not only to take ownership of a brand new 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible but also drive it off the line in grand debut of its heavily anticipated arrival. Amid cheering workers and flashing cameras, EarnhardtContinue Reading
After a strong start to the 2011 season, Dale Earnhardt Jr. may find that a return to Michigan International Speedway might also mean a return to Gatorade Victory Lane. For those that don’t remember, his last NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win was at MIS in June 2008, 107 races ago.Continue Reading
Ricky Carmichael will make his 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) debut in the cockpit of Turner Motorsports’ No. 30 Monster Energy Chevrolet Impala in the Bucyrus 200 Presented by Menards at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis. In addition to his duty at the division’s second-annual stop at the atContinue Reading
Race fans anxious for the return of the famous black No. 3 in Bristol will want to take advantage of a special ticket package from Bristol Motor Speedway and Richard Childress Racing for the Wednesday, Aug. 24 O’Reilly Auto Parts 200/UNOH Perfect Storm 150 doubleheader. Austin Dillon, who will pilotContinue Reading
CAR DRIVER/HOMETOWN TEAM OWNER CREW CHIEF 00 Brett Moffitt, Grimes, Iowa Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota Michael Waltrip Mike Greci 02 CJ Faison, Felton, Del. * Schaffer Oils/Delaware Auto Exch. Chevrolet Rich Rudolph TBA 2 Ryan Gifford, Winchester, Tenn. Toyota Racing Development Toyota Max Siegel Wayne Orme 03 Cody Hodgson, Escalon,Continue Reading
Over the years, the Wood Brothers have made many a memorable trip to Michigan International Speedway, the home track for Ford Motor Company and the site of Sunday’s Heluva Good 400 Sprint Cup Series race. But this Father’s Day weekend trip is extra special for the Wood family and theirContinue Reading
He now has 84 career NASCAR Sprint Cup victories, but Jeff Gordon constantly thinks about one win. The next one. Last Sunday at Pocono, Gordon led 37 of the final 41 laps en route to his second win of the 2011 season. That win also moved the Drive To EndContinue Reading
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers David Reutimann, David Ragan, Andy Lally and Michael McDowell, as well as West Series driver and Hayward native Jessica Brunelli, completed a one-day test session at Infineon Raceway on Tuesday in preparation for the Toyota/Save Mart 350, June 24-26. Reutimann (No. 00 Aaron’s Dream MachineContinue Reading
David Gilliland and the No. 34 Taco Bell Ford team are looking forward to another big track on the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit. Despite having a best finish of 17th in his nine starts at Michigan International Speedway, Gilliland likes the low-banked, two-mile track. The team has improved its intermediateContinue Reading