JTG Daugherty Racing Striking Out on Its Own: A Fan’s Reaction
JTG Daugherty Racing is a small NASCAR Sprint cup team that worked together with Michael Waltrip Racing to field a team. In October of 2011, the team announced that it would be splitting from MWR to try to fully be its own team.
NASCAR-CUP: Roush Fenway Racing top winning moment
NASCAR Media Tabs Matt Kenseth’s 2003 Cup Championship as Top Roush Fenway “Winning” Moment Kenseth, No. 17 team dominated 2003, leading 33 straight weeks and winning Championship by 90 points Matt Kenseth is joined by Jack Roush and Robbie Reiser for a photo with the trophy Photo by: Autostock CONCORD, N.C. (Feb. 7, 2012) – The NASCAR media named Matt Kenseth’s 2003 NASCAR Cup Championship as ...
Red Bull Racing Purchase Falls Through: A Fan’s Reaction
Michael Waltrip Racing was in negotiations to purchase the now defunct Red Bull Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup team, but unfortunately the deal did not pan out. The purpose of the deal would have been to get more equipment for Michael Waltrip Racing and to ensure that the points that...
Carl Edwards Will Direct His Full Racing Focus In 2012 To Sprint Cup Series
For the last seven years, NASCAR driver Carl Edwards has split his time between the Nationwide Series and the major leagues of stock car racing, the Sprint Cup Series, with some truck series events mixed in. One of his long-seated racing goals has been to win championships in two series in the same year. When the 2012 NASCAR season gets under way with the Daytona 500 on Feb. 26, Edwards and 42 ...
Women of the NASCAR Nationwide Series: A Fan’s Take
Though Danica Patrick is capturing all the attention during the offseason, she is not the only female driver who will be driving in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2012. Current driver Jennifer Cobb will be reprising her role in the series for at least a few races.
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Dale Earnhardt's record-setting seven championships, Richard Petty's remarkable 200th victory, and the first checkered flags in NASCAR's premier series for such drivers as Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, and Dale Earnhardt, Jr., all happened while the sport's primary sponsor was the R.
John Cena to Be Honorary Starter for NASCAR’s Daytona 500: A Fan’s Reaction
With great fanfare, Carl Edwards made the official invite to John Cena. NASCAR Sprint Cup officials had decided that they wanted the professional wrestler to be the honorary starter for the Daytona 500. Cena accepted the honorary job.
HISTORY: This Week in Racing History (January 22-28)
This Week in Racing History Michael Stucker www.vintageRPM.com January 22 Porsche 959s finish first (Metge/Lemoyne), second (Ickx/Brasseur), and sixth (Kussmaul/Unger) in the Paris-Dakar Rally (1986). 1986 Porsche 959 Paris Dakar Photo by: Eric Gilbert January 23 Richard Petty drives a Plymouth to victory in the NASCAR Winston Cup Riverside 250 in Riverside, California, USA. NASCAR debut for ...
NASCAR-CUP: Ford Racing Daytona pre-season test teleconference: Edwards
Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Fastenal Ford Fusion, took time to meet with members of the media following day one of testing at NASCAR’s Daytona Preseason Thunder event at Daytona International Speedway. The main focus of the test is for teams to work on their final preparations for 2012 Speedweeks – in particular, the 54th running of the Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 26. Teams will also ...