With the turning of the calendar to a new year came a new look for NASCAR when it comes to the digital presence of the sanctioning body. The newly designed NASCAR.com website was launched Thursday. “As people wake up and log on to the new NASCAR.com today and every day moving forward, they will see […]
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NASCAR Announces New Sprint Cup Series Qualifying Format For 2013 And Change To Nationwide Field
October 16, 2012 by 3 Comments
Say goodbye to the top-35 rule in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, event qualifying is going back to actually being competition. NASCAR announced a new qualifying format Tuesday to set the starting fields for Sprint Cup Series events in 2013. The new format will put the top-36 fastest cars in qualifying into the field. Six […]
Short Pitting: Cheers For Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chasing The Honey And Checking The Films
October 12, 2012 by 4 Comments
Another edition of RaceDayCT.com’s semi-regular concoction, brewed of the meatiest newsworthy items, opinions and meaningless meanderings down some paths that might not have anything to do with racing. Strap in for the ride. Over the years we’ve used the space to criticize Dale Earnhardt Jr. in plenty of ways. Today Earnhardt should be applauded for […]
Motorsports Journalist Chris Economacki Dies At 91
September 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Legendary motorsports journalist Chris Economacki died Friday. Known as “The Dean of Motorsports Journalism”, Economacki was 91 years old. Economacki, a Brookyln, N.Y. native began selling copies of National Speed Sport News at age 13 and later became the editor of the publication. Economacki’s “Editor’s Notebook” was must read material within motorsports. Economacki also became […]
Dominator: Denny Hamlin Runs Away With Sylvania 300 At New Hampshire Motor Speedway
September 23, 2012 by
LOUDON, N.H. – Denny Hamlin began his weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway going backwards in more ways than one. First Hamlin backed out of his own guarantee that he would win in Loudon. Then it was backwards on the track, when a tire pressure issue saw him flailing to a 32nd place run in […]
Jeff Gordon On Pole In Sprint Cup Series Qualifying At New Hampshire Motor Speedway
September 21, 2012 by
LOUDON, N.H. – After squeaking into the field for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chase for the Championship two weeks ago at Richmond International Raceway, Jeff Gordon’s championship hopes immediately took a big hit when he finished 35th in the first Chase event at Chicagoland Speedway. Gordon came to New Hampshire Motor Speedway already in […]
Late Bloomer: Kasey Kahne Grabs Confidence Swelling Lenox 301 Win At NHMS
July 15, 2012 by
LOUDON, N.H. – An arrival at Hendrick Motorsports this season nearly two years in the making meant for some big expectations being heaped on Sprint Cup Series driver Kasey Kahne. Though high optimism was very quickly displaced in Camp Kahne by an abysmal start under the Hendrick Motorsports banner. Kahne’s best finish in the first […]
Joey Logano Racing To Keep A Solid Ride In The Sprint Cup Series
July 13, 2012 by
LOUDON, N.H. – Call it “A Tale of Two Scenarios”. The best of times and the worst of times for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Joey Logano. In his fourth year driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, Logano is having his best season thus far in the Sprint Cup Series. He is 14th in the standings […]
Trusting The Plan: Carl Edwards Calls For Protection For Drivers With NASCAR Drug Testing
July 13, 2012 by
LOUDON, N.H. – On Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson talked about taking part in a triathlon earlier this week. It’s no secret around NASCAR that Johnson is one of the drivers that resides in ultra-health conscious sect of the garage. When it comes to taking supplements […]
Kyle Busch Earns Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Pole At New Hampshire Motor Speedway
July 13, 2012 by
LOUDON, N.H. – Kyle Busch had the opportunity to study what everybody else did in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying Friday at New Hampshire. Turns out Busch is one of those students that doesn’t need to study at all but can still ace the test. Busch was the last of 44 drivers to go out […]
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