RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Rain washed out qualifying at Richmond International Raceway on Friday, giving Kevin Harvick the pole position Sunday for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race based on being the fastest in an abbreviated morning practice session. Harvick won the pole with a speed of 129.069 mph, edging Joey Logano for the top spot. Logano’s speed was 128.694. The…
TALLADEGA, AL (talladegasuperspeedway.com) – Talladega Superspeedway announced today the Grand Marshal and Honorary Starter for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series GEICO 500 on Sunday, May 1. Master Sergeant Larry D. Nix, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL, will serve as the Grand Marshal and give the most famous words in motorsports, “Drivers, Start Your Engines,” bookending pre-race ceremonies at the 2.66-mile superspeedway. Bringing…
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) – Carl Edwards won his second straight NASCAR Sprint Cup pole Friday, helping Joe Gibbs Racing take four of the top five spots in qualifying Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway. Edwards, the winner at Bristol in March 2014, earned his third pole at the track and second consecutive No. 1 spot after also topping qualifying last week…
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Carl Edwards is the seventh different pole winner in the seven NASCAR Sprint Cup races this season. Edwards had a top qualifying lap of 194.609 mph for Saturday night’s Duck Commander 500 at the Texas track where he has won three times. Joey Logano and Martin Truex Jr. both had laps of 193.306 mph on…
TALLADEGA, Ala (talladegasuperspeedway.com) – Three-time Talladega Superspeedway NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winner Brad Keselowski, along with Ryan Newman, who drives for Talladega all-time winning team owner Richard Childress (tied with Rick Hendrick), are scheduled to take part in the track’s Pre-Race Fan Question & Answer Session at the Start/Finish Line prior to the start of the GEICO 500 on Sunday,…
TALLADEGA, AL (talladegasuperspeedway.com) – Six-time Talladega Superspeedway winner and current NASCAR on FOX analyst – Jeff Gordon – might not be competing in this year’s GEICO 500, but with the new 24EVER Talladega special ticket package, fans will still get the opportunity on race weekend to see one of their favorite NASCAR heroes. The 24EVER Talladega offer will give fans the excitement…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Danica Patrick has been fined $20,000 by NASCAR for walking near the race track after a crash. Kyle Busch has been fined $10,000 for failing to meet media obligations at California. Patrick was also placed on probation for four races. Contact with Kasey Kahne in Sunday’s race at Auto Club Speedway caused her to wreck, and…
FONTANA, Calif. (AP) – A swarm of bees has taken over the flag stand at Fontana, forcing NASCAR to improvise before the start of qualifying. The starter is using a temporary platform on the fan side of the fence to start the Sprint Cup Series qualifying laps Friday, track officials say. Track officials dispensed with most of the bees with…
By MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards twice bumped on the final lap before Harvick inched over the finish line first in an overtime finish Sunday for his record eighth NASCAR Sprint Cup victory at Phoenix International Raceway. Harvick had the lead on the late restartbefore the charging Edwards made it a side-by-side…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Doctors are pleased at the pace Tony Stewart’s broken back is healing and have given the three-time NASCAR champion a rehabilitation program aimed to get him back in a race car. Stewart was injured Jan. 31 in an all-terrain vehicle accident. He suffered a burst fracture of the L1 vertebra and has missed the start of…
