News about Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne and more.
31
May
DOVER, Del. – When Joe Gibbs hung out his shingle as a NASCAR team owner nearly 17 years ago, Joey Logano was just learning to walk.
Now, having turned 18 just last weekend, Logano could very well become a big part of the future of Joe Gibbs Racing.
After several years of hype blowing up his potential […]
30
May
The two exchanged heated words at the Coca-Cola 600.
1 NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series races at Dover (Del.) International Speedway on Sunday, and it remains to be seen whether Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon have put their recent mini-feud behind them. Gordon is a four-time winner at Dover, a high-banked, concrete track known as “the Monster […]
27
May
Saturday, Joey Logano is slated to make his first start in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in the Helluva Good 200 at Dover International Speedway. It’s the first time Logano, a developmental driver for Joe Gibbs Racing, will get the chance to get behind the wheel in one NASCAR’s national division’s.
For the 18-year old Middletown native, […]
27
May
Montoya may drive for Gibbs next season
■ Chip Ganassi won the Indianapolis 500 Sunday with Scott Dixon, but over in Ganassi’s NASCAR camp things aren’t going quite so well.
In fact, Juan Pablo Montoya appears to be getting fed up with the way that things are going and there is speculation that Toyota men Joe and […]
27
May
CONCORD, N.C. – Former Hendrick Motorsports teammates Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon had a brief conversation after the Coca-Cola 600 after Busch was apparently upset with how hard Gordon was racing him.
Busch refused to answer a question about it in his postrace news conference, saying the conversation would remain quiet. But Gordon, who finished one […]
26
May
CONCORD — In my Opinion: SCOTT FOWLER (The Charlotte Observer)
As I watched the Coca-Cola 600 unfold Sunday night, I kept thinking about TV shows.
The 600 — ultimately won by Kasey Kahne — was like “Survivor.” Worthy contenders kept getting eliminated, seemingly voted out under mysterious circumstances because they were too strong. Dale Earnhardt Jr. looked […]
26
May
The Associated Press
Published: May 26, 2008
1, Kyle Busch, 1,860. 2, Jeff Burton, 1,766. 3, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1,721. 4, Denny Hamlin, 1,596. 5, Clint Bowyer, 1,578. 6, Carl Edwards, 1,538. 7, Kevin Harvick, 1,517. 8, Tony Stewart, 1,511. 9, Jimmie Johnson, 1,493. 10, Jeff Gordon, 1,486.
11, Greg Biffle, 1,483. 12, Kasey Kahne, 1,454. 13, David […]
26
May
Kasey Kahne was barely finished counting the million dollars that he pocketed last week. Kahne won the Sprint All-Star race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway last Saturday night after he was voted into the race by the fans.
Sometimes you have a little bit of luck, sometimes fate intervenes and other times you just have to be […]
25
May
CONCORD, N.C. - For years, especially since the split between IndyCar circuits IRL and CART in 1996, stock-car racing has enjoyed a lofty existence as the premier form of motorsports in the United States.
Now that IRL and CART have solved their differences and unified into one circuit, many wonder how long NASCAR can hold its […]
25
May
Concord, NC (Sports Network) - Kyle Busch is not only a “lead foot,” but he knows how to make a fuel economy run too. He did just that filling up with 69 laps to go and made it work capturing Saturday night’s Carquest Auto Parts 300 at the Lowe’s Motor Speedway. The No.32 Braun Racing […]
25
May
Tania Ganguli called this in from the track in Concord -
In the final laps of the Nationwide race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Denny Hamlin retaliated after a perceived slight and wrecked Brad Keselowski’s number 88 JR Motorsports car. The contact tore off his fender and drew the ire of both Keselowski and Dale Earnhardt Jr., […]
25
May
CONCORD, N.C. — Haas CNC Racing’s two qualified Sprint Cup cars for Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600 were confiscated by NASCAR Saturday afternoon at Lowe’s Motor Speedway and taken to its nearby research and development center.
The garage had barely opened when the two Haas cars were summoned to NASCAR’s template “grid” inspection area; and shortly after, […]
24
May
COMPILED BY RON GREEN JR.
The Charlotte Observer
Friday, May. 23, 2008
Some notes, observations and one-liners from pole night at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:
By The Numbers
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Times Kyle Busch had started on the pole in his 126 Cup starts.
8
Number of tracks to be owned by Speedway Motorsports Inc. after the announcement Thursday that it will own Kentucky Speedway (along […]
24
May
By Ryan McGee
ESPN The Magazine
I was just glancing over our ESPN.com Top 25 Drivers of All Time list, and, going from the bottom up, everything seemed pretty normal. Granted, Don Garlits being ranked behind Shirley Muldowney was a little odd, and I’m not sure where Bobby Allison, Parnelli Jones and Dan Gurney went (I had […]
23
May
By Keven Kelly and Patrick Crowley / The Cincinnati Enquirer
Posted: May 22, 2008
The Kentucky Speedway in Sparta is being sold to one of professional auto racing’s biggest operators.
Speedway Motorsports Inc. of Charlotte, N.C., and its founder and chairman Bruton Smith will announce this afternoon that it is purchasing the speedway in a deal that is […]
23
May
JRM TO FIELD 3 CARS AT LMS – For the first time in JR Motorsports history the team will field three Chevrolets in NASCAR Nationwide Series competition in Saturday’s CARQUEST Auto Parts 300 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Brad Keselowski will drive the No. 88 Navy Salute the Troops Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS, Dale Earnhardt […]
22
May
CONCORD, N.C. — Several of NASCAR’s top Sprint Cup drivers hope to end long winless streaks Sunday at the series’ longest race of the season.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and former Cup champions Tony Stewart and Matt Kenseth are among those trying to end dry spells — and slow the momentum of Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards […]
22
May
ARLINGTON, S.C. (May 9, 2008) NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 88 Navy Chevrolet Monte Carlo, takes a moment for photographs with members of the crew of high-speed vessel (HSV) 2 Swift prior to the start of the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 at Darlington Raceway. Swift Sailors attended the race as part of […]
22
May
Updated: May 8, 2008, 1:20 PM ET - DARLINGTON, S.C. Dale Jr.: Busch has “Intimidator’s style
Kyle Busch just might have a little “Intimidator” in him. And that’s from someone who’d know best, Dale Earnhardt Jr. It was only a few days ago Busch and Earnhardt Jr. collided chasing victory at Richmond International Raceway. Dale Jr. […]
22
May
by JORGE A. MONDACA, FOXSports.com, Updated: May 20, 2008
First and foremost, let’s face the facts. Both the Sprint Showdown and the Sprint All-Star Race were exhibition races, and certain teams took them more seriously than others. So results from the weekend should be taken with a grain of salt. Still, we witnessed some flashes of […]
21
May
GLENDORA, Calif. (May 20, 2008)
NHRA has announced that Lucas Oil Products will be the title sponsor of the 2008 Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J., June 19-22.
Lucas Oil Products has sponsored many events through the years in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Currently, the company sponsors the […]
21
May
By Seth Livingstone, USA TODAY
CONCORD, N.C. — Some NASCAR drivers would give their spare tires for the chance to compete in the Indianapolis 500. Not 2000 Indy 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya. Been there, done that. “I’ve done it. I’ve won it. It’s hard to think about doing it again,” says Montoya, who […]
21
May
By Allen Gregory
Sports Writer / Bristol Herald Courier
Published: May 18, 2008
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Melanie Troxel came to Bristol Dragway this weekend searching for her first win of the season. The first-year Funny Car driver left Thunder Valley with a piece of history and a win in the O’Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. With […]
21
May
Jimmy Elledge, who was serving as crew chief for Juan Pablo Montoya in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, has been released from his role by the team and will be replaced by Brian Pattie with immediate effect, autosport.com has learned.
Elledge had recently swapped roles with Donnie Wingo, changing from his job as crew chief of […]
21
May
CONCORD, N.C. (May 20, 2008) - Jeff Gordon and Team DuPont need to “get a grip,” especially if they are to win back-to-back races at Lowe’s Motor Speedway (LMS). Gordon, who won the October event last year at LMS, and the No. 24 team tested extensively on intermediate tracks this month to better understand the […]
21
May
Sitting on the pit wall at Darlington Raceway, Leonard Wood shakes his head in disbelief. Mere minutes before the start of the Dodge Challenger 500, the legendary mechanic can’t help but chuckle as he looks at all the horsepower around him. Man, he thinks to himself, what his Wood Brothers Racing team could have done […]
20
May
Canadian Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It was a matchup NASCAR could only dream of: Melanie Troxel and Ashley Force going head-to-head in the first all-female Funny Car elimination round.
Troxel won the round, made it to the finals and ultimately claimed the title Sunday at Thunder Valley Nationals - making her the first woman in NHRA history […]
20
May
Matt Kenseth is about to join a group of former Cup champions that already includes Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon and Kurt Busch. His membership will be official when he becomes another former Cup champion who has failed to make the Chase, NASCAR’s version of the playoffs.
Kenseth still has time to make a comeback, just as he […]
19
May
Bristol, TN (AHN) - Move over Danica Patrick and Ashley Force and make room for Melanie Troxel.
Troxel got to Victory Lane before both Patrick and Force in their respective racing leagues, but on Sunday Troxel became the first woman in NHRA history to win in both Top Fuel and Funny Car.
Troxel, who transcended from Top […]
19
May
By Raygan Swan, NASCAR.COM
May 19, 2008
CONCORD, N.C. — Joe Gibbs Racing’s head engine builder, Mark Cronquist, knows if he’s going to build outside the proverbial box, the All-Star race is the time to do it.
And so he did, but after watching three engines fail in one weekend, Cronquist admits he got a little “greedy.”
“We got […]
19
May
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kasey Kahne technically wasn’t eligible to run the All-Star race. He didn’t let that stop him from stealing the $1 million prize. Kahne earned his berth in Saturday night’s show not through accomplishment on the track, but in a popularity contest that permitted one driver voted on by the fans to […]
18
May
Dale Jarrett finished 22nd out of 24 drivers in his final race, Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star event. It’s nowhere indicative of the kind of driver and champion Jarrett has been over the years. Although he didn’t make our all-time All-Star list (see it here), he was one of the best drivers of his generation […]
18
May
By Sporting News Wire Service
May 17, 2008
CONCORD, N.C. — Open-wheel stars A.J. Allmendinger and Sam Hornish Jr. raced their way into Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway by finishing 1-2 in the Sprint Showdown, which preceded the main event.
Unofficial Results
Pos. Driver Make
1. A.J. Allmendinger Toyota
2. Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge
3. […]
16
May
“Go all-out,” is the response Jeff Gordon had when asked how he was going to approach Saturday night’s All-Star event at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. “I think the All-Star race is a fantastic event.”
Gordon and the late Dale Earnhardt are tied for the most victories in the All-Star race with three. Interesting to note is that […]
15
May
Busch Wins at Darlington: #18 Kyle Busch in the one time Indiana Jones Paint Scheme won the Dodge Challenger 500 at Darlington Raceway for his 3rd win of 2008 and his 7th career win. He dominated the later stages of the race and led 169 laps on the night. #99 Carl Edwards was second, with […]
12
May
MADISON, Ill. – One week after his daughter made Funny Car history with a breakthrough victory in Atlanta, Ga., John Force celebrated his 59th birthday Sunday by becoming the first driver to win 1,000 competitive rounds in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. When Force drove his Castrol GTX High Mileage Ford Mustang to a […]
10
May
Bristol Dragway, Friday, May 9, 2008
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Jeg Coughlin Jr., is the defending Pro Stock champion at the O’Reilly Thunder Valley Nationals, defeating Ken Koretsky in the final round. At the 2007 O’Reilly Thunder Valley Nationals, Jeg Coughlin qualified in the No. 1 spot. Jeg has qualified in the top spot 11 times […]
10
May
DARLINGTON, S.C.: Car owner Richard Childress watched Dale Earnhardt win a lot of races and wreck his share of competitors through the years. And while Kyle Busch has gained a reputation for hard driving Earnhardt-style, Childress says the 23-year-old is no “Intimidator.”
“I don’t think there’s a comparison,” Childress said Friday. “Maybe some of what happens […]
9
May
Michael Waltrip sat helpless in the garage as the laps counted down at Richmond last Saturday night. Parked by NASCAR after contact with Casey Mears turned into an ugly, intentional wreck, the 45-year-old veteran could do nothing to save face in the latest of a series of missteps since his self-owned program moved to Toyota […]
7
May
Testing at Lowe’s Motor Speedway is over: Sprint Cup testing at Lowe’s Motor Speedway ended Tuesday evening, with 51 cars running laps, the fastest was Jamie McMurray #26 at 185.720mph in a Ford followed by the Dodge of Ryan Newman #12, the Toyota of AJ Allmendinger #84, Scott Riggs #66 in a Chevy and the […]
7
May
Kyle Busch, like most prairie fires and runaway trains, arrived when the world wasn’t ready for him. For instance, the story at Hendrick Motorsports this year was supposed to be the arrival of Dale Earnhardt Jr., not the departure of Busch. Many knew of Busch’s talent, but few anticipated that he would become the central […]
4
May
Clint Bowyer wins at with the BB&T #07 Richmond: #07 Clint Bowyer won the Crown Royal Presents The Dan Lowry 400 at Richmond International Raceway for his first win of 2008 and 2nd of his career after #18 Kyle Busch and #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. tangled with a couple laps to go, sending the leader, […]
4
May
Edwards re-signs with Roush: Carl Edwards, driver of the #99 Ford for Roush Fenway Racing has signed a multi-year stay with the team on Thursday. His old contract was thru the end of 2008. Carl Edwards said Friday he signed a multiple-year contract extension to continue driving the #99 Ford, a decision that takes NASCAR’s […]
3
May
Ten years, two NASCAR Sprint Cup Championships, 29 Cup wins and the partnership between Tony Stewart, Joe Gibbs Racing and The Home Depot is still going strong. 2008 marks the tenth anniversary of one of the sport’s most recognizable pairings as Tony Stewart continues to carry the intense orange color of NASCAR’s Official Home Improvement […]
1
May
The championship was called the Nextel Cup, a vehicle called the Car of Tomorrow was still in the development stages, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. was still the face of Dale Earnhardt Inc. on that Saturday two years ago in the capital of the old South. NASCAR’s most popular driver recorded his 17th career victory that […]