NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Matt Kenseth has been suspended or the next two series events by the sanctioning body for intentionally wrecking Joey Logano during Sunday’s series event at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. NASCAR announced the penalty late Tuesday afternoon. A release from NASCAR read as follows: “Matt Kenseth, the driver of the No. 20 […]
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Matt Kenseth Handed Two Race Suspension By NASCAR For Actions At Martinsville
November 3, 2015 by 12 Comments
You Make The Call: How Should NASCAR Penalize Matt Kenseth?
November 2, 2015 by 27 Comments
It was the dump heard round the NASCAR world on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. While running nine laps down, Matt Kenseth rammed race leader Joey Logano into the wall late in Sunday’s Sprint Cup Series event at Martinsville. The action seemingly retaliation for Logano wrecked Kenseth two weeks before during an event at Kansas. NASCAR […]
NASCAR Made Matt Kenseth Dump Job Happen, And NASCAR Is Its Biggest Victim
November 2, 2015 by 13 Comments
Don’t blame Matt Kenseth. When Kenseth gave Joey Logano a front bumper pile-drive into the wall Sunday at Martinsville Speedway it proved to be one of the most dramatic plays of on-track vengeance during a Sprint Cup Series event in years. You can think negatively of Kenseth for what he did, you can lose respect […]
Jeff Gordon Celebrates Sprint Cup Martinsville Win After Joey Logano Gets Taken Out
November 1, 2015 by 21 Comments
(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Yes, Jeff Gordon celebrated his 93rd career victory in the Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Yes, Gordon will compete for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Yes, there were tears of joy in […]
Joey Logano Stays Hot With Sprint Cup Pole Run At Martinsville; Ryan Preece To Start 37th
October 30, 2015 by 1 Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service MARTINSVILLE, Va. – At NASCAR Sprint Cup racing’s shortest track, Joey Logano’s torrid run just got longer. The winner of three straight races—constituting a sweep of the Contender Round of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup—Logano toured .526-mile Martinsville Speedway in 19.215 seconds (98.548 mph) […]
NASCAR Martinsville Notebook: Winning Four Straight Not On Joey Logano’s Mind
October 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Joey Logano is approaching rarefied air. With last Sunday’s victory at Talladega Superspeedway, he’s already the first driver ever to sweep all three races in a single round of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Admittedly, the Chase’s elimination format is only […]
NASCAR Martinsville Preview: Jeff Gordon Looking For Ninth Win At Historic Track
October 29, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Staff Report ~ NASCAR Wire Service Jeff Gordon has the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field exactly where he wants it. Gritting his way into NASCAR’s playoffs without a win, Gordon has picked up momentum by notching three consecutive top 10s in the Contender Round to advance to the eight-driver […]
Ryan Preece To Make Second Sprint Cup Series Start At Martinsville Speedway
October 27, 2015 by 16 Comments
Berlin’s Ryan Preece is on the entry list for Sunday’s Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. It will mark the second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start for Preece, who is a regular on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and a full-time competitor in the SK Modified divisions at Stafford Motor Speedway and […]
Joey Logano Wins At Talladega; Dale Earnhardt Jr. Among Four Eliminated From Chase
October 25, 2015 by 2 Comments
(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service TALLADEGA, Ala. – Through no fault of his own, Joey Logano may have achieved the most unpopular sweep in NASCAR history on Sunday afternoon. Why? Because his victory in the CampingWorld.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway knocked Dale Earnhardt Jr. out of the Chase for the […]
NASCAR Talladega Notebook: Eleven Chase Drivers Trying To Survive ‘Dega Pressure Cooker
October 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
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