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…
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Joe Gibbs wanted another ring and Denny Hamlin got it for him in the closest Daytona 500 finish in history. Hamlin raced to his first Daytona 500 victory Sunday, the first for Toyota, and the first in 23 years for Joe Gibbs Racing. The three-time Super Bowl winning…
