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Kenseth, Dollar General Sign Multi-Year Extensions with Joe Gibbs Racing
After news leaked last week via Sports Business Daily that Home Depot was not likely to return to the No. 20 next season, Joe Gibbs Racing needed a little good news on the sponsorship front. They got some last weekend. Prior to Saturday’s Quaker State 400, Joe Gibbs Racing announced that current co-primary sponsor Dollar …
With Home Depot Out After ‘14, Gibbs Extends Deal with Sponsor Dollar General
Joe Gibbs Racing and longtime sponsor Dollar General signed a new deal, extending their relationship to sponsor the No. 20 car to 30 races during the 2015 season. The announcement comes after much speculation last week about sponsor Home Depot’s future in NASCAR, which is all but final after the end of the 2014 season …
Thinkin’ Out Loud – Quaker State 400 – Kentucky Speedway
Key Moment – With 25 laps to go, Joey Logano’s car lost a cylinder in his engine. Logano was the only car on the track that had shown any potential to challenge Brad Keselowski for the win. Once his car no longer had all its ponies, the only worry left for the eventual winner was whether …
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2014 Quaker State 400 at Kentucky
Looking for the Who, What, When, Where, Why and How behind Sunday’s race? Amy Henderson has you covered each week with the answers to six race-day questions, covering all five Ws and even the H… the Big Six. Who… gets my shoutout of the race? After a tire issue, getting caught on pit road when …
IndyCar Breakdown: Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston Doubleheader
In A Nutshell: Carlos who? Carlos Huertas, rookie driver for Dale Coyne Racing, rode the team’s strategy to the front and had the fuel to make it work, hanging on through a caution in the closing minutes and an aborted restart with about one lap remaining to claim his first Verizon IndyCar Series win in …
Pace Laps: Tire Problems, Harvick’s Nationwide Win and Busch Fails Inspection
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, you’ve come to the right place! Each Monday, The Frontstretch will break down the racing, series by series, to bring you the biggest stories that …
Johnson vs. Keselowski … Could It Happen Again?
There are many different opinions regarding the new points system. Some love it. Some hate it. Some have just given up trying to keep up with all the changes. Regardless of your opinion, though, we all have one thing in common regarding this brand new format: We have absolutely no clue what is going to …
Do Not Count Out the “Other” Teams Just Yet
Hendrick Motorsports went on a tear at the intermediate tracks recently, leaving us, at times, to question if anyone else had anything for the team that seemed to be hitting on everything with the new rules package. The Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway proved that conclusions shouldn’t be drawn for year’s end just yet. Sure, …
Tech Talk: “Blick” Guides Us Through Kentucky Bumps ‘N’ Bruises
Drew Blickensderfer has been on the box for Marcos Ambrose for nearly two years. He’s seen his driver come close to the elusive oval win. He’s also watched what he can do with a stock car on a road course. All the while he’s been building up his own resume as a Cup series crew …
Four Burning Questions – Kentucky: Rough Rides and Short Fields
Kentucky Speedway is the site of the seventeenth round of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, and with the halfway point of the season only one week away, we have a rather clear picture of who the contenders will be going forward as well as how the Chase may unfold. Kentucky is now entering it’s …
Nationwide Breakdown: John R. Elliott Hero Campaign 300
Just when it looks like Kevin Harvick has been taken out of the game, he storms back with a vengeance. Harvick earned his second Nationwide Series win of the season on Friday night at Kentucky Speedway in the John R. Elliott Hero Campaign 300. After what he said were numerous mistakes on pit road by …
Tracking the Trucks: UNOH 225
In a Nutshell: A caution with 12 laps to go couldn’t stop Kyle Busch in route to victory lane as Busch dominated the UNOH 225 at Kentucky Speedway en route to victory. It marks Busch’s fifth victory this season in five NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts this season so far. It also marks the …
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