Racing News Daily » Entries tagged with "Texas Motor Speedway"
NASCAR Fines Kyle Busch; Places Him On Probation For Remainder Of Year
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR has fined Kyle Busch $50,000 and placed him on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31 for his actions during the Nov. 4 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. Kyle Busch violated Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing) of the 2011 NASCAR Rule Book. NASCAR took immediate action, parking Busch for the remainder of Friday night’s event and maintaining the parked position for the NASCAR Nationwide … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
Kasey Kahne makes another strong late-season run
By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Texas—Kasey Kahne thought he might have a chance to win Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway—until he got a close-up look at the way Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards were racing. “I watched Tony and Carl,” said Kahne, who finished third behind Stewart and Edwards. “They’re going for it. Tony raced me as hard as he ever raced me. I had to race as hard … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Bayne parlays late restart into first Nationwide win
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Texas—Nearly nine months after winning the Daytona 500 in his first attempt, Trevor Bayne finally got his first victory in NASCAR’s second-tier series. Bayne powered past Roush Fenway teammate Carl Edwards after a restart on Lap 194 of 200 and held off hard-charging Denny Hamlin for the victory in Saturday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Nationwide Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. Bayne crossed the finish line .142 seconds ahead of Hamlin, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series
Danica Patrick finds comfort in carrying memory of Dan Wheldon
By Reid Spencer – Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Texas—Danica Patrick returns to racing at Texas Motor Speedway carrying the memory of what happened the last time she competed on a 1.5-mile oval. Patrick was one of the fortunate drivers who avoided the 15-car wreck that killed two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon on Oct. 16 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. In her return to action in the Nationwide Series, Patrick and sponsor GoDaddy.com have opted … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Texas Press Conference Transcript
DALE EARNHARDT, JR., met with members of the media at Texas Motor Speedway and discussed 2012, the addition of Kasey Kahne, Daytona Testing along with other topics. Full transcript: WHAT ARE YOU EXPECTING THIS WEEKEND AT TEXAS? “Pushing in the middle in one and two and snap the back off at the exit of two and be really loose into three and try to just get around the rest of the track the best you can. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Kevin Harvick Texas Press Conference Transcript
Kevin Harvick met with members of the media at Texas Motor Speedway and discussed the changes at Phoenix International Raceway, how he keeps his composure through the tough days, differences he’s seen in the No. 48 team this season and more. Full transcript. AFTER LAST WEEK’S RACE TONY (STEWART) SAID WITH THREE RACES TO GO HE’S GOT SOME TICKETS TO CASH IN, DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’VE GOT ANY TICKETS TO CASH IN THE REST OF … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Jimmie Johnson Texas Press Conference Transcript
JIMMIE JOHNSON met with members of the media at Texas Motor Speedway and discussed Mark Martin, Mr. Hendrick’s condition, racing at Phoenix and other topics. Full transcript: WHAT KIND OF OUT LOOK DO YOU HAVE THIS WEEKEND FOR THE MYLOWE’S CHEVROLET? I think we are going to have a great race this weekend. The efforts have been made through Hendrick Motorsports and the Mylowe’s race team to improve on the mile-and-a-half, which has been something; we have … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Kyle Busch hopes to get back to victory lane at Texas
By Lee Montgomery Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service For most drivers, a two-race losing streak at any particular track is simply the cost of doing business. But Kyle Busch is clearly not most drivers—especially not at Texas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Busch won five in a row at the 1.5-mile track, but that streak was stopped by Carl Edwards last year. Busch lost again there in April, so he heads to Texas for this weekend’s O’Reilly … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series
Third-place Harvick minding his own business heading to Texas
By Jim Pedley Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service A lot of the attention around the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup this week has been directed at the verbal throw-down that erupted between drivers Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards after last Sunday’s race at Martinsville Speedway. And while the challenge issued by Stewart (who has won three of the first seven playoff races) to Edwards (who is the points leader heading to the AAA Texas 500 at Texas … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Recent Comments