News about Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne and more.
6
Oct
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Wrecked Chase contenders, two red flags, record lead changes and a Tony Stewart victory on a controversial finish.
The Amp Energy 500 was a show for the ages. Unfortunately, it also was a tire explosion waiting to happen.
Sound familiar?
Once again, tires were a major issue in a 2008 Sprint Cup race, and no […]
2
Jul
Truex sets NASCAR carousel of driver moves in motion again
The latest game of musical chairs among Cup drivers is in full swing, as each move sets another move in motion. Let’s take a peek at the latest head-spinning moves:
Martin Truex Jr. will probably replace Ryan Newman at Penske Racing next season, filling in another piece […]
30
Jun
Kurt Busch’s win in Sprint Cup series stop at New Hampshire brings his 29-race winless streak to an end.
LOUDON, N.H. — Kurt Busch had strategy and luck on his side. Tony Stewart had neither.
That’s how Busch wound up ending his 29-race winless string Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the rain-shortened Lenox Industrial Tools […]
26
Jun
A year ago, Jeff Gordon “won” the NASCAR Sprint Cup regular season, finishing the first 26 races an eye-popping 312 points ahead of runner-up Tony Stewart.
Gordon’s reward for his fast start? He saw his big margin disappear and found himself second at the start of the 10-race Chase for the championship, 20 points behind Hendrick […]
24
Jun
June 21, 2008
As silly season 2009 continues to pick up steam, the hottest seat in the NASCAR garage for next year appears to be the #5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, driven by Casey Mears.
Despite Mears’ contract lasting through 2009, many of NASCAR’s top stars have been rumored to take over the seat. The names with the […]
24
Jun
June 22, 2008
SONOMA, Calif. — For David Gilliland, it always has seemed simple at Infineon Raceway, a tricky 1.99-mile road-course that gives other Sprint Cup series drivers serious fits.
Gilliland made his first Sprint Cup start at the track in June of 2006, but it wasn’t the first time he had raced at the venue. He […]
23
Jun
June 22, 2008
Dale Earnhardt Jr., who ended a 76-race winless streak last week at Michigan International Speedway, will seek his second consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory today at the Toyota/Save Mart 350.
But oddsmakers do not give Earnhardt much of a chance on the road course at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. At betEd.com, Earnhardt […]
22
Jun
June 21, 2008
Remember all that hype? Remember those who wondered if it was just too much?
Could an 18-year old with no experience at the level he was entering handle the eyes of a NASCAR world intently focused on him without falling on his face?
Well, it’s starting to look like all that hype, all […]
22
Jun
6/21/08
If only stock were available in Kasey Kahne, and I’d have bought about a month ago.
Mind you, after seeing what he did during All-Star Weekend-first in being voted into the show-which in an of itself was no surprise, considering he has more female voters than Hillary Clinton-then driving from the back to win the […]
21
Jun
Nancy Gay, Chronicle Staff Writer - San Francisco Chronicle
Friday, June 20, 2008
Kasey Kahne captured his second pole in his last three NASCAR Sprint Cup races - and his first road course pole - on Friday with a smooth, conservative dance through Infineon’s Raceway’s twisting and blazing hot course.
He’ll be in top position for Sunday’s 110-lap […]
21
Jun
June 20, 2008
SONOMA, Calif. — Kasey Kahne, a driver who’s never had a top-10 finish in a NASCAR Sprint Cup race on a road course, will have a leg up on breaking that drought Sunday, having claimed the pole for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway.
Though Kahne has never finished better than 23rd at […]
20
Jun
In the dominance of Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards this season, there have been at least two top drivers that have not been to victory lane yet this season. Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart have done well in the past at the road course race track, winning 7 of the last 10 races, combined. In […]
18
Jun
Jeff Gordon expects to be able to bounce back from a few difficult weeks to contend for victory once again on Sunday at the first road course race of the season at Infineon Raceway.
The four-time Sprint Cup champion has the best record among active drivers at the track, with five wins, three of them from […]
3
Jun
It was a rough weekend for many top drivers of NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series, as half of the top 12 in points were damaged in a monster wreck.
I could go play-by-play on how the wreck took place, but why not just check it out below? One thing I found disturbing is the comment made by […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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Number of tracks to be owned by Speedway Motorsports Inc. after the announcement Thursday that it will own Kentucky Speedway (along […]
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
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
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]