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Harvick’s Rebirth, Competitive Balance, New Rule Highlight First Half
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Current points leader Kevin Harvick closed the 2009 season with these numbers: zero wins, five top fives, nine top 10s. Not awful, but also no reason to think he would experience the kind of turn-around he has during the first half of the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Here are his numbers at the season’s halfway point, through 18 races: two wins, eight top fives, 13 top 10s. But here’s the most important number: 212. That’s Harvick’s points lead over four-time series champion Jeff Gordon. The unforeseen about face has been one of several highlights in a storyline-rich first half. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Ken Schrader In the Drivers Seat for Kevin Harvick Inc. at Iowa
This weekend, Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) will welcome new sponsors on both Truck Series entries at Iowa Speedway. While Ron Hornaday will sport the colors of Karl Chevrolet, Ken Schrader returns to the driver’s seat of the No. 2 with Premier Chevy Dealers on board. Premier Chevy Dealers is a collaborative of central Iowa Chevrolet dealers which includes Karl Chevrolet. Ken Schrader and Ron Hornaday will be making several appearances throughout the weekend in support of their partnership with Premier Chevy Dealers and Karl Chevrolet. Both drivers will participate in an autograph session at Karl Chevrolet’s fan festival on Friday, July 9th. Following the festival, Schrader will head to Iowa State Fair Speedway to race a Dirt Truck Racing Association feature race on the 0.5-mile dirt oval. The racing action will … Read entire article »
Filed under: Truck Series
Five newcomers join 20 familiar faces as Hall nominees
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—Five new nominees with a wide array of contributions to NASCAR racing joined 20 repeat nominees as the selection process for the second class of five NASCAR Hall of Fame inductees began with a televised announcement Thursday night. … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
Denny Hamlin to Race No. 15 Billy Ballew Motorsports Truck at Pocono
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (July 2, 2010) – Billy Ballew Motorsports (BBM) has announced that Denny Hamlin will drive the No. 15 Toyota Tundra in the Pocono Mountains 125 at Pocono Raceway on July 31. Hamlin has competed in 11 NCWTS races, scoring four top-10s and one top-five finish. Four of the eleven starts were with BBM. His best finish came at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2008, which he finished in third-place driving the No. 15 truck. Hamlin also led 64 laps at Martinsville Speedway in 2008 while driving for BBM. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Truck Series
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