(NASCAR Wire Service) Staff Report ~ NASCAR Wire Service Four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon will replace Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet for the next two Sprint Cup races, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Pocono Raceway, Hendrick Motorsports announced Wednesday. Earnhardt Jr. is recovering from concussion-like symptoms, and […]
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Jeff Gordon To Substitute For Dale Earnhardt Jr. The Next Two Sprint Cup Series Races
July 20, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Happy Place: Matt Kenseth Rolls To Sprint Cup New Hampshire 301 Victory At NHMS
July 17, 2016 by 7 Comments
LOUDON, N.H. – For the first 13 years of his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career, Loudon, N.H. hardly ranked high on Matt Kenseth’s list of happy locales to visit for events. In 26 starts for Roush Fenway Racing from 2000 to 2012 Kenseth had no victories and only five top-five finishes and 12 top-10 finishes […]
New Hampshire Notebook: Jeff Gordon Could Replace Dale Earnhardt Jr. At Indy
July 15, 2016 by 1 Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service LOUDON, N.H. – Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s misfortune may turn into a coming-out party for Jeff Gordon – coming out of retirement, that is. Earnhardt is sidelined with concussion-like symptoms and won’t compete in Sunday’s New Hampshire 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (1:30 p.m. ET on […]
NHMS National Series Preview: Joe Gibbs Racing Looking For Return To Winning Ways
July 14, 2016 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Staff Report ~ NASCAR Wire Service A couple months ago it seemed like Joe Gibbs Racing could not be beat. The Huntersville, North Carolina-based racing outfit’s four-driver stable of Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin and Matt Kenseth won seven of the first 12 races of the season and 17 of the […]
Dale Earnhardt Jr. To Miss New Hampshire 301 At NHMS With Concussion-Like Symptoms
July 14, 2016 by 9 Comments
(NASCAR Wire Service) Staff Report ~ NASCAR Wire Service Dale Earnhardt Jr. will not compete in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway after experiencing concussion-like symptoms, his Hendrick Motorsports team announced Thursday. In the release, the team said Earnhardt was evaluated this week in Charlotte and on Thursday was not […]
Boston Bruins & Dave Matthews Band Members To Drive Pace Cars At NHMS
July 11, 2016 by 1 Comment
(Press Release from New Hampshire Motor Speedway) A little bit of hockey and a little bit of rock ’n roll – that’s how two of the biggest races of this weekend will start at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Boston Bruins forward Tim Schaller and Dave Matthews Band bassist Stefan Lessard will serve as honorary Toyota […]
Brad Keselowski Saves Fuel, Wins Wild Race At Repaved Kentucky Speedway
July 10, 2016 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service SPARTA, Ky. – Brad Keselowski had his mojo working in Saturday night’s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. Saving just enough fuel to get to the finish line, Keselowski eked out a heart-thumping victory over Carl Edwards to win his second consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series […]
Dramatic Last Lap Pass Gives Tony Stewart Crucial Victory At Sonoma
June 26, 2016 by 4 Comments
(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service SONOMA, Calif. – Is Tony Stewart having fun yet? In his last year of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing, Stewart came to Sonoma Racing asserting on Friday he wasn’t having much fun driving a Sprint Cup car. That all changed in Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 at […]
Eric Paslay Concert to Kick Off NASCAR Sprint Cup Race July 17 At New Hampshire Motor Speedway
June 16, 2016 by Leave a Comment
(Press Release from New Hampshire Motor Speedway) Eric Paslay, a 2016 Grammy Award nominee, will headline the New Hampshire Motor Speedway frontstretch stage before the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, July 17. Paslay, who will take the stage at 10:45 a.m., is part of a jam-packed weekend of racing and entertainment at the […]
After Michigan Sprint Cup Win, Joey Logano Is Two-For-Two With New Aero Package
June 12, 2016 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service BROOKLYN, Mich. – In the second race that featured NASCAR’s new lower-downforce package, Joey Logano lowered the boom—again. There was one major difference between Joey Logano’s victory in Sunday’s FireKeepers 400 at Michigan International Speedway and his win May 21 in the Sprint All-Star Race at […]
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