Alex Bowman, filling in for Dale Earnhardt Jr, was running in the top-five during the Bank of America 500, but blew a tire to end his chances for victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway to finish 39th. This is Bowman’s fifth race driving the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. InContinue Reading
Jimmie Johnson scored the victory in the rain-delayed Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway to advance to the “Round of 8” in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, his first time as championship contender. This is his third win of 2016. “Really we just fell back onContinue Reading
It was announced today that Maaco will join Martin Truex Jr. and Furniture Row Racing this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Maaco is a Charlotte-based company and provides auto paint and collision repair company. They will join Furniture Row for one race as the rear quarter-panel sponsor. “We’reContinue Reading
Jimmie Johnson will go to the backup for Saturday night’s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. Johnson had ran 17 laps in the session before making the outside wall. An already unpredictable race became even more unpredictable for the veteran driver from Hendrick Motorsports. “I just got wideContinue Reading
15-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Most Popular Driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. has struggled in 2016 compared to recent seasons. But after a second-place finish at Pocono Raceway, he is attempting to turn the No. 88 team in the right direction. Through 15 races this season, the No. 88 team hasContinue Reading
With a sixth-place finish as Pocono on Monday, Kasey Kahne has put the past in the rear view mirror and is focusing on a stretch of races that he expects to perform well at. In the latter part of the 400-mile event at Pocono, Kahne surged through the field toContinue Reading
Trevor Bayne, Greg Biffle, and Kyle Larson used the Sprint Showdown to run in tonight’s Sprint All Star Race. Chase Elliott and Danica Patrick won the fan vote in order to advance. After being washed out yesterday, today’s Sprint Showdown showed intensity from the drivers to make tonight’s race. Continue Reading
Rick Hendrick (1949-present) is currently a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team owner. He fields four cars piloted by, Chase Elliott, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Kasey Kahne. He has been active as a team owner since 1984. Rick Hendrick drove for two races in the 1987 and 1988 NASCARContinue Reading
Early on in Sunday’s Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway, it looked like it was going to be just an average day for Kasey Kahne getting into the outside wall. With grit, determination and a good handling racecar, he was able to rebound for his first top-five finish sinceContinue Reading
Ray Evernham was a successful NASCAR Sprint Cup Series crew chief and car owner. Before becoming a car owner, Evernham was the crew chief for a very successful up and coming driver, Jeff Gordon. He is known as the man who “revolutionized the pit stop.” Ray Evernham competed as aContinue Reading