NASCAR knew that rain was in the forecast for the entire weekend before cars got on track for opening Sprint Cup Series practice on Friday. The session started 19 minutes behind the scheduled time due to fog. Fog remained a factor for what turned into be just a 20 minuteContinue Reading
Much like all season long, Joe Gibbs Racing was quick on track in preparation for the main event. In the first session it was Kyle Busch who was quickest. Practice One: Busch was the fast car out on track in the opening practice Saturday morning. The No. 18 laid downContinue Reading
It began to rain shortly after 2L00 p.m. on Friday and did not stop before Sprint Cup qualifying, where NASCAR was forced to cancel the three round format. Based off of practice speeds Friday morning, Kevin Harvick was awarded the pole for the 400 mile event. The last time theContinue Reading
After seeing two of his teammates get involved in an incident early on in practice, Kevin Harvick posted a lap at 165.145 mph to lead opening practice. With rain in the forecast the No. 4 car would sit on pole if qualifying were to get postponed. The last time theContinue Reading
After just a handful of minutes passed in Sprint Cup Series opening practice, Danica Patrick had a rear gear failure down the frontstretch that involved her owner Tony Stewart as well as Jamie McMurray. The No. 10 machine laid down a ton of oil on the racetrack that took overContinue Reading
In a day that was filled with hard racing, big crashes and barrel rolls, Brad Keselowski came out victorious in Talladega. Arguably, Keselowski had the strongest racecar on Sunday leading a race-high 46 laps. After a mid-race pit stop that forced his hand and go toward the rear of theContinue Reading
In the same car that he raced, and crashed in the Daytona 500, Chase Elliott posted a lap of 192.661 mph and will lead the field to the green flag on Sunday at Talladega. This is Elliott’s second career pole in the Cup Series, the other one coming in theContinue Reading
Practice hardly matters at Talladega unless a team crashes due to the unpredictability of the event. Fortunately, there were no incidents in either of the two sessions on Friday. In opening practice, Jamie McMurray paced the field at 199.737 mph. The No. 1 Chevrolet was on track for 16 laps,Continue Reading
Tony Stewart has caused a raucous in the NASCAR world this weekend heading into Richmond. Stewart, who is in his final season as a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver, suffered a L1 vertebrae injury back in January made news two times on Thursday. First, around 11 am Eastern, Tony Stewart announced that heContinue Reading
Tony Stewart formally addressed the media Friday at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the first time since his accident on January 31. Stewart suffered a L1 vertebrae burst fracture in the deserts of California. He remembers going over a sand dune, not realizing he was in the air, and when he hitContinue Reading