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Infineon Raceway Media Visit with Ryan Newman
Ryan Newman met with members of the media at Infineon Raceway and discussed the Indy tire test, road course racing, Tony Stewart as a boss, Chevrolet/GM and other topics. Here’s the full transcript: TALK ABOUT RACING HERE AT INFINEON: “I have always enjoyed road racing. I have really enjoyed hustling the car around the race track. I think it is a lot of fun here and at Watkins Glen. We’ve had great races here, but it seems to be typical to come down to fuel mileage which is a little bit crazy and not the best way to race in my opinion. But it is what it is and I look forward to it. We had a really good test. We went to VIR (Virginia International Raceway) for a couple of … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR, Sprint Cup
Truck Series Starting Grid
Rain cancelled qualifying for tonights Truck Series race at The Milwaukee Mile so the starting grid will be set by the current owners points. Brian Ickler will start on the pole since the No.51 Billy Ballew Motorsports team is atop the current owner standings. Matt Crafton, the current leader in driver points, will start on the outside pole, followed by Ron Hornaday Jr., Mike Skinner and Todd Bodine. … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR, Truck Series
Jimmie Johnson Friday Media Visit
JIMMIE JOHNSON, driver of the No. 48 Lowe’s Impala SS met with media and discussed the challenges of winning on a road course, his desire to capture his first road course victory, double-file restarts on a road course, fuel mileage races, and more. … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR, Sprint Cup
Jeff Burton – Friday media visit
JEFF BURTON, driver of the no. 21 Caterpillar Impala SS, met with members of the media at Infineon Raceway and discussed the struggles of RCR as a whole, using the double-file restart this week, what style of braking he uses and much more. IN REGARDS TO KEVIN (HARVICK) AND HIS STRUGGLES WHAT IS GOING ON? “Kevin (Harvick) is concerned about where we are the same way we’re all concerned about where we are. I think Kevin is focused on not so much concentrating on not so much how we’ve gotten here verses how do we get out of this hole and how do we make sure we don’t get ourselves back in this hole. Kevin is frustrated. He’s used to contending for wins and being fairly secure in the Chase. This … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR, Sprint Cup
Mark Martin – Friday media visit
MARK MARTIN, driver of the No. 5 Kellogg’s/CarQuest Auto Parts Impala SS met with members of the media at Infineon Raceway and discussed returning to road course racing, changes in GM support, the success of his season and other topics. … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR, Sprint Cup
Matt Kenseth – Friday media visit
Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 DeWalt Ford Fusion, is 11th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings going into this weekend. He held his weekly Q&A session behind the team’s transporter before practice. … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR, Sprint Cup
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