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Stewart-Haas Racing to announce Quicken Loans, Inc. Sponsorship
Yesterday Stewart-Haas Racing announced that they will be holding a press conference on Tuesday to announce a new sponsor going into 2012. With both Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman scheduled to attend, most people assumed that the sponsorship would be for Newman’s No. 39 Chevrolet. The announcement also included that the new sponsor was new to NASCAR. Jim Utter of the Charlotte Observer writes that multiple sources have confirmed that the new sponsor will … Read entire article »
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Rain washes out Sprint Cup practice at Martinsville
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Throughout most of Friday, jet dryers and persistent rain competed for supremacy at Martinsville Speedway. The rain won. At 3:50 p.m. ET, NASCAR canceled Sprint Cup practice for Sunday’s Tums Fast Relief 500. The Cup cars, which had no time on the racetrack on Friday, are scheduled to practice in a single session from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. ET Saturday, with Camping World Truck Series qualifying, Cup … Read entire article »
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Gordon thinks Trevor Bayne may have cost himself a win
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service MARTINSVILLE, Va.—In retrospect, Jeff Gordon can empathize with Trevor Bayne’s decision to abandon him and go with Ford teammate Matt Kenseth late in last Sunday’s race at Talladega. But in doing so, Gordon said, Bayne may have deprived himself of a victory. After the race, Gordon criticized the Daytona 500 winner for promising to work with him on the final restart, then leaving Gordon’s bumper to help Kenseth, who lost his … Read entire article »
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NASCAR plans to take 48 car to tech center for rest of season
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service MARTINSVILLE, Va.—The NASCAR research-and-development center in Concord, N.C., will have a regular customer for the rest of the season—and a familiar one. There’s a high likelihood NASCAR will take the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet driven by Jimmie Johnson to its tech center after each of the remaining four races this season. NASCAR’s move is a reaction to crew chief Chad Knaus’ instructions before last Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at … Read entire article »
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Ryan Newman Martinsville Press Conference Transcript
RYAN NEWMAN, driver of the HAAS AUTOMATION CHEVROLET met with members of the media today at Martinsville Speedway and discussed the final short track of the season, changes to be made at the Daytona 500 and other topics. Full transcript: TALK ABOUT THE WEEKEND AND YOUR OUTLOOK AT THE FINAL SHORT TRACK OF THE SEASON: “Our performance here at Martinsville and general short tracks is pretty good and look forward to the opportunity. If seems like the … Read entire article »
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Jimmie Johnson Martinsville Press Conference Transcript
JIMMIE JOHNSON met with members of the media at Martinsville Speedway and discussed Martinsville, the Chad Knaus comment at Talladega, teammates and other topics. Full transcript: TALK ABOUT COMING TO MARTINSVILLE, A PLACE YOU HAVE WON AT MANY TIMES, AND COULD USE A WIN AT THIS TIME: Yeah, definitely, we are really happy with all the tracks left on the schedule, so that we have a chance to win quite a few races that … Read entire article »
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Kevin Harvick Martinsville Press Conference Transcript
KEVIN HARVICK met with members of the media at Martinsville Speedway and discussed racing at Martinsviile, his position in the standings, the Chase and other topics. Full transcript: TALK ABOUT COMING TO MARTINSVILLE AT A PLACE WHERE YOU WON IN THE SPRING: “Yea, obviously last week (at Talladega Superspeedway) didn’t go as we wanted it to, I think we played everything that we could have played how we wanted it to play, just wrong place wrong … Read entire article »
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Stewart in elite company at Martinsville
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Tony Stewart is part of an elite group. Believe it or not, it’s not because of his two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships. Or 41 career Sprint Cup wins. Or 1997 IndyCar Series title. Or four USAC championships. No, it’s because he’s one of just five active drivers who have won at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway since 2003, a span of 17 races. Stewart scored the second of his two career Sprint Cup wins … Read entire article »
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Kenseth knows Martinsville will test all of his patience
By Jim Pedley Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service You wouldn’t think that maintaining a calm disposition would be a problem for Matt Kenseth. Ever. Like, those drinks designed to keep people energized for five hours don’t get the Roush Fenway Racing driver through breakfast. But, Kenseth says, there are a couple of occasions during the Sprint Cup season when even his cyborg-like demeanor is tested. And with Sunday’s race being at Martinsville, this weekend is one of those … Read entire article »
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