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Wins Elusive for Gordon at his Favorite Track
BROOKLYN, Mich. – Only 0.024 percent of Jeff Gordon’s 82 career wins have occurred at Michigan International Speedway (MIS). Yet the site of Sunday’s LifeLock 400 remains his favorite track on the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule. … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR, Sprint Cup
Patrick Carpentier to Drive No. 55 at Infineon Speedway
Cornelius, N.C. – Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR) announced today that Patrick Carpentier will drive the No. 55 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry in the upcoming Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway. … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR, Nationwide Series
Detroit Lions Head Coach Chosen as Honorary Starter for LifeLock 400
BROOKLYN, Mich. – Detroit Lions Head Coach Jim Schwartz will wave the green flag as Honorary Starter for Sunday’s LifeLock 400 at Michigan International Speedway. … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR, Sprint Cup
Johnson’s Team Wins Tissot Pit Crew Award in Pocono
Jimmie Johnson’s team struck again, winning the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award in Sunday’s Pocono 500 Sprint Cup race at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway. The Tissot pit crew win was the second of the season for the No. 48 team, which also took top honors at the Bristol, Tenn. Cup race in March. … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR, Sprint Cup
Newman Looking for Special Present for the Army
BROOKLYN, Mich. – How sweet would it be for Ryan Newman to capture a win at his home track on the day his primary sponsor celebrates its 234th birthday. “Very sweet and very special,” said Newman, whose recent hot streak has catapulted him to fourth place in the NASCAR Sprint Cup driver point standings. “We’ve been on a nice roll lately but victory has eluded us and that’s our ultimate goal.” … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR, Sprint Cup
Red Horse Racing shuts down No. 1 Toyota operations
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Red Horse Racing has announced the closing of the #1 Toyota Tundra team of series defending champion Johnny Benson. Red Horse Racing has worked to secure sponsorship for the #1 team since last December but has been unsuccessful in doing so. “It hasn’t been for a lack of effort,” says Team Owner, Tom DeLoach. “We had several people working on finding a sponsor for the #1 and Johnny Benson. I’ve been working on it myself. We gave it our best shot, and we tried as long as we could, but nothing materialized. I am saddened that we were unsuccessful in accomplishing our goal but this is a tough economic climate and the cost of fielding a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team with essentially no support other than … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR, Truck Series
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