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IndyCar Breakdown: Iowa Corn Indy 300
In A Nutshell: From the “Where did HE come from” category, Ryan Hunter-Reay and team pulled off the steal with a sprint to the finish at Iowa Speedway. Hunter-Reay pitted for fresh rubber on lap 284 under caution, giving up four spots in the gamble, and it paid off. Restarting on lap 292 in tenth, …
Pace Laps: NASCAR Innovation, IndyCar Iowa, and More
Did you miss an event during this busy week in racing? How about a late-night press release, an important sponsorship rumor, or a juicy piece of news? If you did, youāve come to the right place! Each Monday, The Frontstretch will break down the racing, series by series, to bring you the biggest stories that …
Keselowski’s Dominance: What Does it Mean for September?
For the second time in the last three races, Team Penske was on top of their game.Ā Brad Keselowski turned in a dominating performance, seeming to easily weave his way to the front no matter what Ā others strategies were thrown at him.Ā Joey Logano was making a valiant attempt at keeping up with his teammate …
Nationwide Series Breakdown: Sta-Green 200
Brad Keselowski dominated the Sta-Green 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway leading a race high 152 laps for his 29th career Nationwide Series victory and his 2nd win of 2014. Keselowski beat Kyle Busch to the checkers by 1.880 seconds. Kyle Larson would finish 3rd and Matt Kenseth would finish 4th on a day completely …
Tracking the Trucks: American Ethanol 200
In a Nutshell: Erik Jones took the checkered flag 0.629 seconds ahead of Ryan Blaney to win Friday night’s American Ethanol 200 from Iowa Speedway. Jones led a race-high 131 laps en route to his second career victory. Matt Crafton, Joey Coulter and German Quiroga rounded out the top 5. Who Should Have Won: Erik …
Four Burning Questions in New Hampshire: Deja Vu for Keselowski’s #2?
New Hampshire Motor Speedway is the site of todayās round of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series action, round 18 to be exact. TheĀ race marks the halfway point in a season that has been filled with drama and surprisesā¦much like last weekās cluster of a race in Daytona. Ā Aric Almirola found himself in a rain soaked Victory …
Brendan Gaughan Driver Diary: That Winning Feeling
It’s been a busy month for us! It started at Dover International Speedway, where we just didn’t run as well as we would have liked. I like Dover a lot; it’s one of my favorite places. We got hit on pit road and had to go to the back and work my way back up …
Ryan Newman Posts All-Star Performance At New Hampshire
NASCAR Sprint Cup Veteran Claims Whelen All-Star Shootout By Jason Christley LOUDON, N.H. (July 11, 2014) — Twice before, Ryan Newman drove the venerable 7NY Modified to Victory Lane in a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver did it again Friday. This time, the win …
Nuts for Nationwide: In 2014, It’s JR Motorsports or Nothing
The JR Motorsport juggernaut rolls on in 2014, with its latest stop having been the Daytona International Speedway. The team left with another win, making it No. 6 on the season, as well as a 1-2 finish with Kasey Kahne and Regan Smith, and regained the driver point lead with Smith. The further the season …
Holding a Pretty Wheel: Brian Vickers’ Disappointment Gives Rise to Good Idea
When the already-delayed Coke Zero 400 was ended early for rain on Sunday afternoon, some fans and even some drivers were left puzzled by the decision. After all, it wasn’t even six months since NASCAR had pledged to race late into the night to complete the scheduled distance of the Daytona 500, and there they …
Happiness Is… Silly Season, Tweaks & Juan Pablo Montoya
The Coke Zero 400 is but a distant memory and it is barely a week old. Ā That race often sits as the wonderful spectacle that marks a sense of the midpoint of the season while marrying itself to the countryās holiday party, particularly with its old name, the Firecracker 400. Yet this one fell flat. …
IndyCar Preview: 2014 Iowa Corn Indy 300
Iowa Speedway is the site of this weekās round of IndyCar action. After a curious race in Pocono last week that shook up the championship landscape, series onlookers enter this weekend knowing that this is a critical event for all of the teams involved in the championship hunt. Certain teams, like that of Juan Pablo …
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