Travis Kvapil Driver, No. 34 Long John Silver’s Ford Front Row Motorsports “I don’t think it will make a difference how we race, as far as passing cars or going for a win. It’s still going to be the same, in that the higher you finish, the more points youContinue Reading
RBR Motorsports announced today they will compete in a limited schedule in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) with driver, Clay Rogers, behind the wheel. Rogers will pilot the #92 fleetHQ/BTS Tire & Wheel Distributors Chevrolet Silverado at the Daytona International Speedway to kick off the 2011 NASCAR SeasonContinue Reading
NASCAR and Revolution Racing announced the 2011 driver lineup – the eighth season for the Drive for Diversity (D4D) program – tonight during NASCAR’s annual Charlotte Media Tour at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C. This year, the D4D initiative looks to build upon its success in 2010.Continue Reading
NASCAR announced Wednesday that it has added a wild card element to setting the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field and it has simplified its points system for 2011, making it easier for fans, competitors and the industry to understand. While the 12-driver Chase field remains intact, the finalContinue Reading
As part of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Media Tour hosted by Charlotte Motor Speedway, NASCAR announced competition changes for the 2011 racing season. Atlanta Motor Speedway president and general manager Ed Clark commented on the modifications outlined by series officials: “NASCAR is to be saluted for their off-season work onContinue Reading
What are your goals this year with your teammate Brian Vickers? “Just working together, he (Brian Vickers) wants to. I want to. Our teams (have goals), and to me it’s a good relationship and it should be all season long. I think we can both get a lot out ofContinue Reading
How far has Red Bull come since starting in 2007? “How much we’ve grown from the beginning is immeasurable. When I was hired at Red Bull as the first driver, gosh, I was like maybe the fifth or sixth employee. Literally I walked in the shop and it was justContinue Reading
Champion NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace, ESPN’s lead studio analyst for auto racing, has reached a new contract extension to remain with ESPN through the 2014 season, it was announced by Norby Williamson, ESPN executive vice president, production. “Rusty Wallace is a NASCAR legend,” Williamson said. “We’re very happy thatContinue Reading
Bud Moore had just completed a highly successful three-year run with driver Bobby Allison behind the wheel of his No. 15 Ford, and he was in need of a new driver. “Bobby Allison drove for me in ‘78, ‘79 and ‘80 and we needed somebody to come along in 1981Continue Reading
Construction crews have nearly completed the first phase of work on thesite where the world’s largest high-definition video board will rise 110 feet above the track for its debut at Charlotte Motor Speedway’s 2011 May race events. Using heavy earth-moving equipment, crews from Granite Contracting, of Concord, N.C., have removedContinue Reading