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Tony Stewart Right on Track
KANNAPOLIS, NC – Three races into the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season and Tony Stewart is right on track. Stewart has piloted his No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet Impala to 11th in the championship driver standings, where he is only 120 points behind series leader Kevin Harvick. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
NASCAR Teleconference Transcript – Ryan Newman
Herb Branham: Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to today’s NASCAR teleconference. Today’s guest is Ryan Newman. Going into Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the Kobalt Tools 500, Ryan takes an all-time pole record at AMS of seven. Tied all time with Buddy Baker for that record. … Read entire article »
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NASCAR Honoring Wendell Scott’s First NASCAR Sprint Cup Start
DAYTONA BEACH – In honor of the anniversary of African-American racing trailblazer Wendell Scott making his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start, vehicles competing this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway will have a commemorative decal baring the image of Scott. … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
Gordon Captures Goodyear Gatorback Award In Las Vegas
CHARLOTTE, NC – Despite two disappointing finishes in the first two events of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, Jeff Gordon rebounded in Sunday’s Shelby American 400-mile race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, finishing third overall and flashing the competitive form that led him to four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series titles. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Ryan Newman Got A Little Help From A Friend
KANNAPOLIS, NC – It’s been 299 races since Ryan Newman made his debut in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series during the 2000 season. Newman’s debut at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Ariz., was about a little more than nine years ago. For Newman, it’s hard to believe how quickly the time has passed. … Read entire article »
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Debut, Part Deux
MOORESVILLE, NC – While it’s true that the Feb. 13 NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway was the debut race for Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Saturday’s E-Z Go 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga., might be the first race to really let the team know where it stacks up against the competition. Better put, “Debut, Part Deux.” Daytona is a restrictor-plate racetrack where the draft plays a key role in the outcome of the race. With the trucks running close together throughout the event, it’s easy for drivers to get caught up in an accident not of their own making, and that’s exactly what happened to KBM driver-owner Kyle Busch and his teammate, Tayler Malsam. Busch was the first victim of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Truck Series
Does Having Kids Change Your Racing Career?
Huntersville, NC – The stork is making frequent trips to the NASCAR garage these days, with multiple drivers recently becoming fathers and others announcing they have babies on the way. Mixed in with questions about championship runs, crew chief changes and spoilers versus splitters, drivers are being asked how daddy duty changes their racing careers. … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
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