2014 NASCAR Driver Review: Kasey Kahne
Hands down Kasey Kahne’s win at Atlanta in August was his season highlight.
Hands down Kasey Kahne’s win at Atlanta in August was his season highlight.
Coordinating a weekend stay for a NASCAR race can be a grueling experience; booking travel, making hotel accommodations, car rental, parking, meals and so much more. For some, however, the trek to a race is a much different experience. That’s where Joel Labute and Star Coach Race Tours takes over. An ex-CPA, Joel recognized a …
Many would select Chase Elliott’s first win at Texas or winning the championship as the highlight of his season, but how about Darlington?
For the second time during the Chase, on-track contact has led to a post-race fight. The one common denominator: Brad Keselowski. This time, Keselowski made a bold three-wide move between Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon which resulted in a cut tire for Gordon and a 29th place finish. Understandably, Gordon was upset after seeing a …
Dale Earnhardt Jr.‘s win at Martinsville last weekend marked the first non-Chase contender to win a race in the Chase this season. After being eliminated from championship contention last weekend at Talladega, Earnhardt Jr. held off a hard-charging Jeff Gordon to claim his fourth win of the season, first at Martinsville and 22nd overall for …
Kevin Harvick exorcised his demons Saturday night, winning his third race of the season, but more importantly locking himself into the eight-driver Eliminator Round. Harvick won the pole and led the most laps, as usual. This time, however, he was able to survive a late-race caution which set up a two-lap shootout to win the …
Talladega Superspeedway has always been known as a “wild card” track. Restrictor-plate tracks are known for two-, three-, and even four-wide racing at 200 mph lap after lap. It also makes for surprise winners and big wrecks that can ruin a driver’s bid for a championship. So when NASCAR announced the new 2014 Chase format …
Earlier today, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS) and TRD, U.S.A. (Toyota Racing Development) unveiled its 2015 ‘Gen-6’ model race car for both the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series (currently the Nationwide Series). This redesign is the first by any of the three NASCAR manufacturers since the introduction …
The moon wasn’t full but you wouldn’t have been able to tell with the way the race played out at Charlotte Friday night. A number of storylines battled for top-billing including multi-car accidents, pit strategy and tire wear but in the end Sprint Cup regulars Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth found their way …
Kurt Busch set a track record last night in qualifying, and backed that up with the fastest speed in the first of two practice sessions today for the Sprint Cup Series. Because of timing of the first practice session and a switch from qualifying to race trim, speeds were expected to be considerably slower than …
Earlier today it was announced that Daniel Suarez will make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at Talladega Superspeedway next weekend in the fred’s 250 powered by Coca-Cola. Suarez will pilot the No. 35 ARRIS Toyota for Win-Tron Racing, part of a collaborative effort with Joe Gibbs Racing. ARRIS also sponsored Saurez in his …
The sun set, the temperatures went down and the speeds went up. In the first of three qualifying rounds, 21 drivers eclipsed the old track qualifying record. In the end, Kyle Busch posted the fastest time in the third and final qualifying round to claim the pole for Saturday night’s Bank of America 500, the …
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