Story Highlights Repave at Charlotte Motor Speedway eight years ago has taken edge out of event Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch and Carl Edwards also leading contenders for Coke 600 win Busch was last driver to sweep All-Star Race and Coke 600, in 2010 (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — CONCORD, N.C. — Once hailed [...]
NASCAR: Restrictor plates spark debate with a visit to Talladega awaiting / NASCAR fines, suspends RCR crewmembers
May 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(Clint Bowyer is one driver who has excelled in restrictor-plate races, having won two of his last five. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / AP) — When last we left Talladega Superspeedway in October 2012, there was the usual trail of crumbled sheet metal heading to the garage, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was saying that people who [...]
NASCAR: Matt Kenseth makes it 2 straight at Kansas Speedway, holding off Kasey Kahne for victory
April 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Matt Kenseth knew that he had a front-running car Sunday. It was simply a matter of getting there. So when a caution flag came out with several leaders on pit road, and Kenseth found himself leading the pack into the pits, he had a feeling things were [...]
NASCAR: Dale Jr. atop points, but what about next five races?
March 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Story Highlights Earnhardt Jr. is 12 points ahead of defending champion Brad Keselowski He has top 10s in seven of the last 10 races at Martinsville Speedway, the next stop NASCAR’s top-tier series is off this weekend for Easter (PhatzRadio / USA Today) —- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is off to the best start of his [...]
NASCAR: Kyle Busch, Gibbs Racing pick up first win at Fontana
March 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano raced side by side into the final lap, two bitter rivals unwilling to give even an inch – right up until they made contact with less than a mile to go. The race ended with Hamlin in the hospital, Logano in a shoving match with Tony [...]
NASCAR: Will Danica or Junior win popular vote among fans?
January 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Danica Patrick could give Dale Earnhardt Jr. a run for the money in this season’s most popular driver contest.(Photo: Brian Czobat, AP) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — CONCORD, N.C. — Could Danica Patrick surpass Dale Earnhardt Jr. as NASCAR’s most popular driver? Though Earnhardt has won the annual award – determined by fan votes – [...]
NASCAR: Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Nationwide team hires crew chief
November 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Race engineer for Jimmie Johnson’s five Cup titles moves into role at JR Motorsports. (Photo: Jerome Miron, US Presswire) Story Highlights Greg Ives was chief engineer for Jimmie Johnson’s five Cup wins He will work as crew chief for Regan Smith’s No. 5 team Smith won his first start with JR Motorsports in the season [...]
NASCAR: Dale Earnhardt Jr. to miss next two races with concussion
October 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (C), driver of the #88 Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet, is flanked by Team owner Rick Hendrick (L) and crew chief Steve Letarte (R) as he speaks to the media at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 11, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Earnhardt will miss two races after suffering a concussion from a [...]
NASCAR: Kenseth wins when Stewart gets knocked upside down
October 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Tony Stewart (14) flips over as Clint Bowyer (15), Regan Smith (78), Jeff Burton (31), Jimmie Johnson (48), Casey Mears (13), Aric Almirola (43), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88) and David Ragan (34) crash around him during the Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. Photo by The Associated Press. [...]
NASCAR Chase preview: Earnhardt, Gordon take front row at Richmond
September 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet, drives during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway on September 7, 2012 in Richmond, Virginia. (September 6, 2012 – Source: Patrick Smith/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — RICHMOND, Va. – On [...]
