(NASCAR Wire Service) Mark McCarter~ NASCAR Wire Service TALLADEGA, Ala. – Fresh from an “intense” final eight laps, Joey Logano parked his No. 22 Ford, caught his breath and proclaimed that it was “cool to get this thing in Victory Lane.” This, then, can be pronounced a season of “cool” for Logano, who’ll turn 25 […]
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(NASCAR Wire Service) Mark McCarter~ NASCAR Wire Service TALLADEGA, Ala.— For Dale Earnhardt Jr. “Friday and Saturday are easy” when it comes to Talladega Superspeedway. Sunday, not so much. Earnhardt, a five-time Sprint Cup winner at Talladega, acknowledged on the eve of Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series GEICO 500 race (1 p.m. ET on FOX) […]
NASCAR Talladega Notebook: Sprint Cup Drivers Feeling Positive About Qualifying Format At Talladega
May 1, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Mark McCarter~ NASCAR Wire Service TALLADEGA, Ala.—Saturday’s Coors Light Pole qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series GEICO 500 is the unveiling of still another new format for Talladega Superspeedway, and it meets with wide approval among drivers. “I feel really good about what it’s evolved into,” said Sprint Cup points leader […]
NASCAR Talladega Preview: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Eyes Return To Talladega Glory Days
April 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Staff Report ~ NASCAR Wire Service For a period of time, the words “Dale Earnhardt Jr.,” “Talladega Superspeedway” and “Victory Lane” were synonymous. The No. 88 Chevrolet driver set the record for most consecutive wins at the 2.66-mile track with four from Oct. 21, 2001 to April 6, 2003. He took a […]
Choice To Pursue NASCAR Career Has Paid Off Big For Daniel Suarez
April 29, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) By Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service But for the prompting of his friend and manager, Daniel Suarez might be racing open-wheel cars in Europe, rather than rising to the top levels of the NASCAR XFINITY Series. For that matter, if not for a timely call from Escuderia TELMEX, Suarez might still […]
Denny Hamlin Dominates In Friday Xfinity Series Event At Richmond
April 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) By Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service RICHMOND, Va.—Domination must be contagious. Six days after Joey Logano led all 300 laps in a NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Bristol, Denny Hamlin led 248 of 250 circuits in winning Friday night’s ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond International Raceway. The only two laps that spoiled […]
NASCAR Richmond Notebook: Brian France Says Kyle Busch May Have Path To Chase
April 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) By Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service RICHMOND, Va.—NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France couldn’t have been more emphatic when he met with the Associated Press Sports Editors on Thursday in New York City. Safety remains the sanctioning body’s number one priority, France said, and with that assertion came a ray of […]
NASCAR Richmond Preview: Drivers Check Your Rearview Mirrors – Jeff Gordon Approaching
April 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment
(NASCAR Wire Service) Staff Report ~ NASCAR Wire Service Look out NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers. A sleeping giant is awakening and seems poised to join the championship conversation that hasn’t yet included his name. Jeff Gordon. Quietly, the No. 24 Chevrolet driver has strung together five consecutive top-10 finishes, the longest current streak in […]
J.D. Gibbs’ Medical Issues Providing Rallying Point For Joe Gibbs Racing Teams
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(NASCAR Wire Service) By Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service It would be a mistake to dismiss the recent success of Joe Gibbs Racing drivers as mere coincidence. In a star-crossed season for Toyota’s flagship organization, the medical issues confronting beloved team president J.D. Gibbs have become a rallying cry. JGR drivers have won two […]
Joey Logano Leads Wire-To-Wire In XFinity Series Victory At Bristol Motor Speedway
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(NASCAR Wire Service) By Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service BRISTOL, Tenn.—Joey Logano was enjoying such a perfect day at Bristol Motor Speedway that the driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford kept expecting something to go wrong. It never did. Logano led all 300 laps of Saturday’s Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 at […]
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