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NASCAR Notebook: Sharing of EFI data discussed; Johnson spins in practice
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service BRISTOL, Tenn.— Is sharing always a good thing? Not necessarily, say NASCAR drivers, particularly when it comes to sharing computer data gathered by the electronic fuel injection systems that are new to the Sprint Cup Series this year. Drivers wouldn’t mind seeing data from other teams, but they’re also worried that an open-book policy with EFI might reveal some of their trade secrets. “I’d rather not have that,” Dale Earnhardt Jr. said, when … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
NASCAR Notebook: Brian Vickers returns, blasts article and clarifies image
By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service BRISTOL, Tenn. — As he returns to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Bristol this weekend, Brian Vickers is carrying baggage. While racing for Red Bull in the Sprint Cup Series, his last full-time job as a driver, Vickers adopted what he calls “the Red Bull lifestyle.” As Vickers tries to return to NASCAR’s top series on a more permanent basis, however, the edgy image Red Bull sought to promote may be … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
Appeals Panel Upholds Penalty Against Chad Knauss and 48 Team
NASCAR Wire Service The National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel upheld penalties issued to the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports team Tuesday, keeping Jimmie Johnson outside the top 20 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points standings. After a five-hour appeal hearing at NASCAR’s research and development center in Concord, N.C., the three-member panel unanimously ruled to retain the original penalties for illegal modifications to Johnson’s No. 48 car for the Daytona 500. Johnson’s car flunked pre-race inspection Feb. … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
Tony Stewart holds off Johnson for first Las Vegas victory
By Reid Spencer – NASCAR Wire Service LAS VEGAS — Tony Stewart scratched another racetrack off the bucket list. Powering away from Jimmie Johnson after a restart with four laps left in Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the reigning Sprint Cup champion took the checkered flag .461 seconds ahead of Johnson. The victory was Stewart’s first at the 1.5-mile track, leaving only Darlington and Kentucky as active Cup tracks at … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Sprint Cup
NASCAR Notebook: Accident costs Kyle Busch front-row start
By Reid Spencer – NASCAR Wire Service LAS VEGAS — After a brush with the wall early in Saturday’s first NASCAR Sprint Cup practice session, Kyle Busch will drive a backup car in Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Because of the change from primary to backup No. 18 Toyota, Busch must give up his second-place starting position and take the green flag from the rear of the field. According to Jimmy Makar, vice president … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
Jimmie Johnson and Lowe’s Race to Help Communities Affected by Tornadoes
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – In response to the deadly outbreak of tornadoes across the central and southern United States, Lowe’s announced today it will expand its relief efforts by teaming with five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson on Sunday at the Kobalt Tools 400 in Las Vegas. As part of Lowe’s Racing for Relief program, Lowe’s will match the race earnings of Team 48 on Sunday, with a minimum donation of $100,000 to the American … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
NASCAR Notebook: Johnson can point to positives after fourth at Phoenix
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz. – Though he finished fourth in a car he felt was capable of winning Sunday’s Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, Jimmie Johnson would have to characterize the second race of 2012 as a positive. For one thing, Johnson can point to his two-race total of 18 points. Positive 18 points. After a 42nd-place finish in Monday night’s Daytona 500 and a 25-point penalty for unapproved “C” … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Jimmie Johnson’s team hit with 25-point penalty, six-race ban for Knaus
Jimmie Johnson’s campaign for a sixth NASCAR Sprint Cup championship will start in an unfamiliar place — in the red. NASCAR docked Johnson’s team 25 points Wednesday for illegal modifications to the No. 48 Chevrolet before qualifying for the season-opening Daytona 500. The sanctioning body also suspended crew chief Chad Knaus and car chief Ron Malec for six races and slapped Knaus with a $100,000 fine. Johnson finished 42nd at Daytona, earning just two points after a … 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 »
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