(NASCAR Wire Service) Staff Reports ~ NASCAR Wire Service Denny Hamlin had one million reasons to smile Saturday. The No. 11 Toyota driver took home $1 million after visiting Victory Lane in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. Hamlin’s all-star triumph marked the first victory in the event for Joe Gibbs Racing since the organization began […]
NASCAR Charlotte Notebook: Denny Hamlin Hoping For May Sweep At Charlotte Motor Speedway
May 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Boston Street Race Added To 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series Schedule
May 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(Press Release from IndyCar Series) IndyCar announced today that it will race in the South Boston Waterfront on Labor Day weekend during the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series season. The Grand Prix of Boston will feature an 11-turn, 2.25-mile temporary street course that surrounds the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. The event marks the first time IndyCar has […]
NASCAR Charlotte Notebook: Jimmie Johnson Finds Speed At Charlotte Sprint Cup Practice
May 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service CONCORD, N.C. – After last Saturday’s lackluster performance in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, Jimmie Johnson returned to Charlotte Motor Speedway on Thursday still searching for speed. Apparently he found it. In opening practice for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 (6 p.m. ET on FOX), Johnson was second […]
Four Hard Chargers And A Master Builder Join NASCAR Hall Of Fame
May 20, 2015 by 4 Comments
(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The architect of some of NASCAR’s most impressive facilities joined four of the sport’s most tenacious racers in comprising the 2016 NASCAR Hall of Fame Class, selected Wednesday by the Hall of Fame Voting Panel. Two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Terry Labonte headlines a […]
Chris Buescher Wins In Thrilling XFinity Series Finish At Iowa Speedway
May 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Robert Gray ~ NASCAR Wire Service NEWTON, Iowa — Chris Buescher and all but one driver battling at the front of the pack yearned for one last caution. The lone exception? Chase Elliott, who, fully fueled, had powered to a commanding lead and near-certain win in Sunday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series 3M 250 […]
Denny Hamlin Holds Off Kevin Harvick For Sprint All-Star Race Win At Charlotte
May 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service CONCORD, N.C.— With a deft move with three laps left in Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Denny Hamlin delivered the first victory in the non-points showcase event to Joe Gibbs Racing and to Toyota. As he drove into Turn 1 to […]
NASCAR Sprint All-Star Notebook: Fan Vote Gives Danica Patrick Chance To Fine Tune Balky Car
May 16, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service CONCORD, N.C.— Sometimes it’s more productive to figure out what’s wrong with a race car, rather than what’s right. At least Danica Patrick hopes that’s the case. And, fortunately for Patrick, winning the Sprint Fan Vote on Friday night gave Patrick’s crew a chance to work […]
Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer, Danica Patrick Take Different Routes Into Sprint All-Star Race At Charlotte
May 15, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service CONCORD, N.C.— Greg Biffle led every lap of the caution-free first 20-lap segment of Friday night’s Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Clint Bowyer needed an early caution in the second segment to validate crew chief Brian Pattie’s four-tire call. Though they arrived at the finish […]
New Hampshire Motor Speedway Magic Mile Notebook: Charlotte Sprint All-Star Race
May 15, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(Press Release from New Hampshire Motor Speedway) **UPCOMING NHMS EVENTS** Logano Ready to Celebrate 25th Birthday with NHMS Three days after celebrating his 25th birthday, 2015 Daytona 500 champion Joey Logano will help New Hampshire Motor Speedway celebrate a quarter of a century of NASCAR racing with the ultimate birthday bash. A native of Middletown, […]
NASCAR Charlotte All-Star Notebook: Kyle Busch Speedy In Return To Sprint Cup
May 15, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service CONCORD, N.C.— In his return to racing after a serious injury, Kyle Busch has a lot on his mind. First of all, he has to acclimate to the feel of the 2015 rules package on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car and he has to […]
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