In a joint industry statement released Thursday, NASCAR member tracks appealed to fans to not display confederate flags while attending events. “As members of the NASCAR industry, we join NASCAR in the desire to make our events among the most fan-friendly, welcoming environments in all of sports and entertainment. “To do that, we are asking […]

(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service SONOMA, Calif. – Despite scoring his first top five of the 2015 season—and the first for Michael Waltrip Racing—in Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway, Clint Bowyer was all but disconsolate as he took the dais as the third-place finisher at the 1.99-mile road course. The […]

(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service Check the box. Kyle Busch has a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. That simple statement hardly plumbs the depth of emotion Kyle Busch was feeling after winning Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. In the first-ever 1-2 finish in the series by the Busch brothers, Kyle […]

(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service   SONOMA, Calif. – In Saturday’s time trial at Sonoma Raceway, AJ Allmendinger took his first small step toward the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. But the giant leap toward that goal will have to wait until Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 at the 1.99-mile track (3 […]

(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service SONOMA, Calif. – When Jeff Gordon talks about a homecoming at Sonoma Raceway, there’s a lot more to it than just the proximity to his native Vallejo. From a racing standpoint, Gordon can return to the 1.99-mile road course secure in the knowledge that very little has […]

(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service SONOMA, Calif. – Dale Earnhardt Jr. had been planning to pop the question, and he chose a place of important historical significance to his family. During a recent trip to Germany, Earnhardt proposed to long-time girlfriend Amy Reimann at a venerable church in Illesheim attended by his […]