Michael McDowell was most familiar with road course racing when he entered the NASCAR world, but finds driving stock cars more fun. Listen more about his season so far with Leavine Family Racing and how he travels to most racetracks in this Behind the Wheel interview with Anita Goodan.
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. gambled on fuel but Lady Luck wasn’t on his side. NASCAR’s most popular driver’s race car ran out of gas on the last lap of the Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It was Brad Keselowski who put the money on the table and came away with the win.
Keselowski won both the Nationwide and Sprint Cup races this weekend in Las Vegas. Keselowski was the first driver to sweep both races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the same weekend since Jeff Burtondid it in 2000. Burton and Keselowski are the only two drivers to accomplish the feat.
As if Brad Keselowski didn’t have a big enough challenge keeping Kyle Busch out of his rearview mirror, the battery in his car was losing a winning battle. Keselowski had shut off everything he could to save what battery power he had and whatever he did it worked. Keselowski had enough power drive his Discount Tire Ford for Team Penske to Victory Lane in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in the Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Saturday afternoon.
Ryan Hess and Curtis Martin, Jr. have been reinstated after their successful completion of NASCAR’s Substance Abuse Policy Road to Recovery Program.
On June 18, 2013, Ryan Hess, a former crew member in the Nationwide Series, violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing and Section 19 (violation of the NASCAR substance abuse policy) of the NASCAR Rule Book.
Curtis Martin, Jr., a former crew member in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, violated the same sections in the NASCAR Rule Book on Nov. 19, 2013.
Two months ago, he was only 70% sure he was going to run in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca Cola 600, but it was made 100% official today.
Kurt Busch will be running in both races on May 25. Busch will be racing for Andretti Autosport in the Indy 500 and then jump into his stock car that night to participate in the Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway for Stewart-Haas Racing.
Busch joins his boss Tony Stewart, plus John Andretti and Robby Gordon as the only drivers to compete in both races in the same day.
Tony Stewart last attempted the double in 2001 where he finished 6th in the Indy 500 and finished 3rd that night in the Coca Cola 600.
Kevin Harvick had sponsor Jimmy John’s on his car this week and proved their slogan to be true. His car was “freaky fast” during The Profit on CNBC 500, Presented by Small Business Fueling America Sunday afternoon from Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.
Harvick picked through the field after starting 13th in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race. By lap five, he was in the sixth position. On Lap 74, Harvick’s No. 4 passed Joey Logano’s No. 22, who had been the race leader throughout the first part of the race. Harvick didn’t look back after that.
It hadn’t rained in 70 days before Saturday’s race, but it was a wet mess in Avondale, Arizona by late afternoon. With only 32 laps to go in Saturday’s Nationwide race action at Phoenix International Raceway, rain entered the area and drowned the track with raindrops which caused the red flag to stop action during the Blue Jeans Go Green 200, presented by Cotton, the fabric of our lives.
Kyle Busch had just gotten back to the lead after he and Brad Keselowski sparred after a restart on lap 142 after the engine let go in Derrike Cope’s car that caused a caution. At that time, Busch had led all but 13 laps of the race at the time of the red flag.
Tyler Reddick is vying for the Rookie of the Year title in this season’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and he will have to battle his lack of pavement racing along the way to this title. He talks about his dirt racing background and what he expects at Martinsville in his Brad Keselowski Racing Ford in this Behind the Wheel interview with Anita Goodan: Tyler Reddick Behind the Wheel
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He’s running a part-time schedule in the NASCAR Camping World Truck series (NCWTS) and is looking for success in the K&N Pro Series East Series in 2014. Brennan Newberry is proud to come from the area where the NCTWS was founded and hopes that rich history, and talent, will put him into victory lane. Find out more in this Behind the Wheel interview with Anita Goodan: Brennan Newberry Behind the Wheel
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He’s working hard to get some seat time this season after running a few races in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2013. Chad Hackenbract tells Anita Goodan what he’s been up to in this Behind the Wheel interview: Chad Hackenbracht Behind the Wheel
Kyle Larson is one of eight rookies vying for the Rookie of the Year status this season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and is one of the favorites for the title. He says he’s not feeling the pressure in this Behind the Wheel interview with Anita Goodan: Kyle Larson Behind the Wheel
He won it 10 years ago and he’s won NASCAR’s Great American Race for the second time in his career. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. won Sunday’s Daytona 500 after leading the field to green following a late race caution which created a green-white-checkered finish.
It started out as an overcast afternoon at Daytona International Speedway, but by lap 38 the rain moved in and wouldn’t stop. Six hours and 22 minutes later, the field went back to green with cooler temperatures and three-wide racing for quite a few laps until different-sequenced pit stops thinned out the lanes of racing.
“How about that for redemption from last year?”
That’s what Regan Smith exclaimed after he just beat Brad Keselowski to the finish line by thismuch in Saturday’s DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway.
Keselowski had been leading the outside line for a good portion of the last few laps of the race when he used some side drafting and moved to the lead of the race in the bottom groove after getting some “bump drafting” help from Trevor Bayne.
Four feet was the distance between the winner and second place in the NextEra 250 at Daytona International Speedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS).
Timothy Peters had the lead going into the last four laps but it was a move by Kyle Busch at the last second that enabled him to get past Peters and win the race by .016 seconds!
There were two lines of racing throughout much of the contest with not much movement throughout the race. The top line didn’t work as well as the bottom groove as far as aerodynamics so racing sort of stalled as the laps ticked down.
Thursday night’s Budweiser Duels sparked dreams for some and disappointment in others.
Joe Gibbs Racing was dominant as two of the organization’s drivers were in Victory Lane after both races.
Matt Kenseth was able to come away with the win in the first race, fighting off a charging Kevin Harvick and Kasey Kahne. All three were close to the finish line for the win but Kenseth was able to get across in winning fashion to claim the first victory of the evening.
It’s Tyler Young’s first season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) and he sounds pretty confident going into the season opener this Friday, Feb. 21 at Daytona International Speedway. Hear what his expectations are in this Behind the Wheel interview with Anita Goodan: Tyler Young Behind the Wheel
He had a lot of success with Brad Keselowski Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Season last season and he’ll be taking that experience and put the rubber to the road with Ricky Benton Racing in 2014. Ross Chastain is looking forward to returning to the track and turn heads in the No. 92 truck. Listen to what he had to say in this Behind the Wheel interview with Anita Goodan: Ross Chastain Behind the Wheel
He’s driving in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for Turner Scott Motorsports this Friday and then he’ll race in the Daytona 500 in the Sprint Cup Series on Sunday in his full-time ride with BK Racing. Ryan Truex is looking for a trip to Victory Lane to start off the 2014 season right. Continue reading
Austin Dillon continues to make headlines as he wins the pole position for the Daytona 500.
Dillon has brought the No. 3 back to the Sprint Cup Series for Richard Childress Racing and proved that the return of the famous No. 3 when he posted the fastest lap times in pre-season testing and qualifying for the Great American Race.
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was the first to go out and qualify where he sat at the top of the qualifying list until Greg Biffle bumped him off the provisional pole. It wasn’t long after that run when Dillon drove the No. 3 to the top with a speed of 196.02 mph.
Denny Hamlin has made it clear that he’s back and he’s ready to take this NASCAR season by storm.
Hamlin not only started on the pole, but he won all three segments in Saturday night’s Sprint Unlimited at the Daytona International Speedway.
