(NASCAR Wire Service) By Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—For the first time during Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway, Carl Edwards was able to crack a relieved smile. Edwards had just run a lap at 202.315 mph in the first round of group knockout qualifying for next Sunday’s Daytona 500 (1 p.m. […]
Daytona Notebook: Fast Lap Proves Stress Reliever For Carl Edwards
February 15, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Matt Kenseth Edges Martin Truex Jr. For Sprint Unlimited Victory At Daytona
February 15, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) By Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—Matt Kenseth did what he couldn’t do all of last year — win a race. And Martin Truex Jr., runner-up in Saturday night’s 75-lap Sprint Unlimited exhibition race at Daytona International Speedway, did what he could do only once in 2014 — lead […]
Notebook: A New Day At Daytona, Group Qualifying For Great American Race
February 15, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) By Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—After two lackluster seasons to begin his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. already has shown signs that 2015 might well be different. In Saturday’s opening Daytona 500 practice, Stenhouse ran the fastest lap, covering the 2.5-mile distance at Daytona International […]
Daytona Notebook: Healthy, Happy Tony Stewart Ready For 2015 Season
February 13, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) By Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—Tony Stewart didn’t want to talk about the state of his health, but Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Kevin Harvick was glad to oblige. Nor was Stewart willing to use the severe fracture of the right leg he suffered in a sprint car accident in […]
Paul Menard Draws Top Starting Spot For NASCAR Sprint Unlimited At Daytona
February 13, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) By Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—Paul Menard’s luck continued to hold. The driver of the No. 27 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet won the pole position for Saturday night’s Sprint Unlimited (8 p.m. ET on FOX) during a Friday afternoon drawing in the Fan Zone at Daytona International Speedway. […]
NASCAR Media Day Notebook From Daytona International Speedway
February 12, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) By Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.— As an avid football fan, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has seen many a career come and go, but as Jeff Gordon’s final season in full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing approaches, Earnhardt, 40, is thinking more about his own advancing age. And it […]
In More Ways Than One, Jeff Gordon Changed NASCAR Racing
February 12, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) By Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—Jeff Gordon’s impact on NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing was immediate and substantial. In 1994, his second full season at NASCAR’s highest level, Gordon won the Coca-Cola 600 and the inaugural Brickyard 400. In 1995, he won the first of his four series […]
RaceBuddy Gets Green Flag for Entire NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Season
February 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(Press Release from NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications) As part of its landmark 10-year media partnership with FOX Sports, NASCAR® will give fans aiming to kick their viewing experience into high gear access to RaceBuddyTM – a digital video complement to the race broadcast – throughout the entire 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup SeriesTM season for the […]
Ford Performance NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Notes
February 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(Press Release from Ford Performance) The 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season kicks off on Saturday night with the annual Sprint Unlimited where five Ford drivers – Aric Almirola, Greg Biffle, Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – will be looking to win the race for the first time. THE FIRST TIME…Ford won […]
Recognized Motorsports Journalist Bob Pockrass Joins NASCAR Coverage Staff With ESPN.com
February 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(Press Release from ESPN) Award-winning motorsports writer Bob Pockrass has joined ESPN and will cover NASCAR for ESPN.com effective immediately Pockrass, who has been covering NASCAR since 1991, will produce news stories, features, analysis, columns, blogs and more for the NASCAR section of ESPN.com. The 2015 NASCAR season begins at Daytona International Speedway later this […]
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