(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service LOUDON, N.H. – In the final race of the Eliminator Round of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup last November at Phoenix, Kevin Harvick had no choice. A victory at his most productive track was the only way he could remain in the running for a […]
NASCAR New Hampshire Notebook: Kevin Harvick’s Predicament Not As Dire As 2014 In Phoenix
September 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment
NASCAR New Hampshire Preview: Kevin Harvick Hobbles To Loudon In Dire Need Of Win
September 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Staff Report ~ NASCAR Wire Service Kevin Harvick’s hopes for capturing a second consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship took a “spin” for the worst during last Sunday’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup opener at Chicagoland Speedway. Following contact from Jimmie Johnson’s No. 48 car, Harvick’s No. 4 Chevrolet developed a […]
Camping World Truck Series Set To Run 500th All-Time Event At New Hampshire Motor Speedway
September 24, 2015 by 1 Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service Born to modest beginnings in the American Southwest, NASCAR’s launching pad, otherwise known as the Camping World Truck Series, will celebrate a major milestone on Saturday afternoon at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. There, shortly after 1 p.m. ET (on FS1), the green flag will signal the start […]
What Are the Odds: Kevin Harvick The Favorite to Win Sylvania 300 At NHMS
September 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(Press Release from New Hampshire Motor Speedway) LOUDON, N.H. – After a disastrous 42nd-place finish in the opening race of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship, reigning champion Kevin Harvick is basically in a “win or you’re out” situation as the Chase shifts to New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the SYLVANIA 300, the […]
Iron Man: Jeff Gordon Set To Break Sprint Cup Consecutive Starts Record
September 24, 2015 by 1 Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service Twenty-one years ago, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Ricky Rudd taught Jeff Gordon a lesson. It was Oct. 9, 1994, in what was then the Mello Yello 500, and Rudd was incensed at a “slide job” Gordon had used to pass Rudd’s No. 10 Tide Ford late in […]
Round Two: Kevin Harvick And Jimmie Johnson Pull No Punches As Chase Fight Shifts To NHMS
September 22, 2015 by 1 Comment
(Press Release from New Hampshire Motor Speedway) “I just held my line and the 48 just slammed into the side of my door. That was pretty much it. We can win anywhere. We could have won today. It’s just a matter of putting a couple days together and being able to come back to victory […]
NASCAR Chicagoland Notebook: Jeff Gordon Ties Sprint Cup Iron Man Mark
September 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service JOLIET, Ill.—After tying the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series record for consecutive starts, Jeff Gordon would have preferred a more appropriate venue to celebrate the accomplishment. “Gosh it would have been so much sweeter if I’d been in Victory Lane right now,” Gordon said. For the record, when […]
Denny Hamlin Survives Spin, Steals Win In Sprint Cup Chase Opener At Chicagoland
September 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service JOLIET, Ill. – In the theater, using the expression “Break a leg” is a way to wish an actor good luck on opening night. Twelve days before Sunday’s opening Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Chicagoland Speedway, Denny Hamlin tore the ACL in his right […]
Kyle Busch Outruns Teammate Matt Kenseth For Chicagoland XFINITY Series Win
September 19, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service JOLIET, Ill.—In a race where teammates raced like archrivals to the checkered flag, Kyle Busch surged ahead of Matt Kenseth with a crossover move on the next-to-last lap and won the Furious 7 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race by .791 seconds over his Joe Gibbs Racing stablemate […]
NASCAR Chicagoland Notebook: Joey Logano Has The Weapons Of Youth And Experience On His Side
September 19, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service JOLIET, Ill.—You can debate whether Joey Logano made the move to full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing too soon. After all, before he turned 19, Logano stepped into the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota vacated by Tony Stewart. In his first three full-time seasons, Logano won […]
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