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NASCAR Notebook: NASCAR accepts invitation to join Beyond Sport
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service: CONCORD, N.C.—NASCAR is the first motorsports organization to join Beyond Sport, a global entity that promotes the use of sport in effecting social change. NASCAR has accepted an invitation to join Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, the National Football League and the Women’s National Basketball Association as part of Beyond Sport’s broader global organization. “We’re obviously very honored to be a part of … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
Charlotte Preview: Edwards gears up – Buescher pours it on
NASCAR Wire Service Edwards gears up for shot at $1 million All-Star repeat Carl Edwards is the one driver in the garage who can claim to be most recently familiar with winning the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. But just one week ago, he admitted he wasn’t completely familiar with the event’s new format. At Darlington Raceway last weekend, Edwards was asked about his hopes for an All-Star repeat and his thoughts about the new five-segment schedule for the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup, Truck Series
NASCAR Notebook: Matt Kenseth blames himself for failure to win at Talladega
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service - TALLADEGA, Ala. – Matt Kenseth had a simple explanation for his failure to win the Aaron’s 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup race Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway: driver error. Kenseth led the field to a green-white-checkered restart on Lap 193 from the outside lane. With a push from Roush Fenway Racing teammate Greg Biffle, Kenseth surged into the lead, clearing eventual race winner Brad Keselowski and diving to the bottom of the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Biffle says Edwards is #1 at Rousch…Earnhardt says he’s the best at Hendrick
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Greg Biffle tried to deadpan his answer, but the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points leader couldn’t suppress a sly smile as he replied to a question about the pecking order at Roush Fenway Racing. A reporter reminded Biffle that teammate Carl Edwards had signed a hugely lucrative contract renewal last year and was widely considered the No. 1 driver at RFR. Yet Biffle won last Sunday’s Samsung … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Bowyer, Edwards, McMurray eager for Kansas homecoming
While any NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory would qualify as “big,” a win in Kansas City would hold a special place in the heart of a trio of drivers. Clint Bowyer, a native of Emporia, Kan., and Carl Edwards and Jamie McMurray — both from neighboring Missouri — hope to enjoy the home-track feel that Kansas Speedway offers in Sunday’s STP 400 (FOX, 1 p.m. ET). None of the three have won at Kansas, but Bowyer and … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
NASCAR Notebook: Strong run at Bristol nets Vickers 2 more races with MWR
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service MARTINSVILLE, Va. — To the Vickers go the spoils. No, Brian Vickers didn’t win at Bristol in his maiden voyage in Michael Waltrip’s No. 55 Toyota, but he ran well enough — leading 125 laps and finishing fifth — to earn a bonus from his part-time employer. Waltrip and Vickers announced Friday at Martinsville that Vickers will compete for Michael Waltrip Racing in the road course races at Infineon Raceway (Sonoma, Calif.) … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Comeback Kid: Media Predict Johnson Rebound
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Undoubtedly, Jimmie Johnson would like to forget that the 2011 season ever happened. Apparently, voters in NASCARMedia.com’s annual preseason poll already have. Members of NASCARMedia.com picked Johnson to reign supreme once again – despite a career-low sixth-place finish in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points. Johnson received 147 votes in the annual preseason poll, just two more than Carl Edwards, who finished second in last season’s championship points. Rounding out the top … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
Kellogg Returns as a Primary Sponsor of Carl Edwards’ No. 99 Ford
CONCORD, N.C. – Roush Fenway Racing and Kellogg Company have announced the multi-year extension of their NASCAR partnership. Kellogg will serve as a primary sponsor of the No. 99 Ford for four Sprint Cup races in 2012, teaming its famed Kellogg’s™ Frosted Flakes cereal and Cheez-It® crackers with perennial championship contender and fan favorite Carl Edwards. Kellogg has been involved with NASCAR for many years, including serving as a primary sponsor of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
NASCAR Stars’ Off-Track Events Fascinating, Compelling
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – On the track, it has been dubbed by some as the most exciting season in NASCAR history. But the 2011 season did not lack in entertaining, if not fascinating, moments away from the track as well. From television appearances and movie cameos to skydiving, NASCAR drivers and personalities certainly presented plenty of compelling options for these top moments. Trevor Bayne and Ellen DeGeneres Before it even had a chance to sink in, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
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