(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service The suddenness and finality of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Tuesday retirement announcement may have sent shock waves through the world of NASCAR racing, but from a global viewpoint, the timing couldn’t be more appropriate. And it’s not as if NASCAR’s 14-time most popular driver will disappear from […]
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Announces Retirement From NASCAR Cup Series
April 25, 2017 by 5 Comments
(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service More than anything, Dale Earnhardt Jr. wanted to be the master of his own destiny. In announcing his retirement from Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series racing on Tuesday at the Hendrick Motorsports campus in Charlotte, North Carolina, Earnhardt described his primary motivation during months of physically […]
Pete Hamilton, New England Racing Hall Of Famer And Daytona 500 Winner, Passes
March 22, 2017 by 6 Comments
In 2015 Middletown native Joey Logano won the Daytona 500 for the first time. But long before Logano was born, it was Pete Hamilton that became the first driver from New England to win stock car racing’s biggest event. Hamilton, the 1970 Daytona 500 winner and a native of Newton, Mass., passed away Wednesday. Hamilton was […]
NASCAR Phoenix Weekend Preview: Kyle Larson On Verge Of Monster Energy Cup Win
March 17, 2017 by 1 Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Staff Report ~ NASCAR Wire Service It’s early in the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, but it looks like the ultra-talented Kyle Larson is poised for a breakout year. He led on the final lap of the DAYTONA 500 before running out of gas and has finished runner-up in the […]
Las Vegas NASCAR Notebook: Another Solid Run Leaves Kyle Larson Near Series Lead
March 13, 2017 by 1 Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service LAS VEGAS – Those looking for an in-depth understanding of NASCAR’s stage-based competition format can take a lesson from Kyle Larson. With his runner-up finish in Sunday’s Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Larson recorded his second straight second-place run in the young Monster Energy […]
Martin Truex Jr. Wins At Las Vegas;; Kyle Busch, Logano Brawl On Pit Road
March 13, 2017 by 1 Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service LAS VEGAS – In a race whose aftermath left hometown driver Kyle Busch with a bloody forehead, Martin Truex Jr. passed the faltering car of Brad Keselowski on the white-flag lap and cruised to a sweep of all three stages in Sunday’s Kobalt 400 at Las […]
New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loses Cup Weekend To Las Vegas
March 8, 2017 by 33 Comments
Las Vegas’ gain on the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup schedule for 2018 proved to be the loss of New Hampshire Motor Speedway. With rumors swirling for days, Las Vegas Motor Speedway representatives made official Wednesday evening that the track will add a second Monster Energy Cup event to their schedule for the 2018 season. That […]
NASCAR Atlanta Notebook: Another Strong Run For Chase Elliott Comes Up Short
March 6, 2017 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service HAMPTON, Ga. – Chase Elliott spent much of Sunday’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 running in Kevin Harvick’s shadow. Elliott had a fast Chevrolet, as he proved conclusively after incurring a pit road speeding penalty on Lap 212. Despite serving a pass-through for the infraction, Elliott […]
Brad Keselowski Pounces On Unexpected Opportunity To Win At Atlanta
March 5, 2017 by 3 Comments
(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service HAMPTON, Ga. – Thanks to the unintentional generosity of the dominant driver in Sunday’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, opportunistic Brad Keselowski won the second Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race of the season. Kevin Harvick led 292 of the 325 laps at the 1.54-mile track, […]
No Looking Back: Patient Kurt Busch Wins The Daytona 500
February 27, 2017 by 10 Comments
(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – His car damaged in a wreck on the backstretch and held together with tape, Kurt Busch grabbed the lead on the final lap of the 59th Daytona 500 on Sunday and took the checkered flag in the Great American Race as a […]
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