Jeffrey Earnhardt, grandson of all-time NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, and nephew of Sprint Cup front-runner Dale Jr, will compete in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series (NWES) when it returns to Brands Hatch as the headline act at American SpeedFest III on Sunday 7 June.
Hendrick Motorsports has fielded a winner in at least one race at Pocono in each of the past four years, including season sweeps in 2013 -- thanks to Johnson and Kahne --and 2014 -- thanks to Earnhardt.
RCR at Pocono Raceway ... In 138 starts at Pocono Raceway, RCR team owner Richard Childress has two wins, both with Dale Earnhardt, who did so on July 19, 1987 and July 18, 1993. Additionally, RCR has earned one pole award, 16 top-five and 54 top-10 finishes with 599 laps led at the uniquely-shaped three-turn track. Childress, a former driver in NASCAR's top division, contributed two of those top-10 finishes under the RCR banner.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series travels to one of its most unique tracks this weekend. Pocono Raceway is known for its unusual shape, which includes the absence of a turn 4.
There have been seven different winners in eight Verizon IndyCar Series races in 2015: Juan Pablo Montoya (Streets of St. Petersburg and Indianapolis 500), James Hinchcliffe (NOLA Motorsports Park), Scott Dixon (Streets of Long Beach), Josef Newgarden (Barber Motorsports Park), Will Power (Grand Prix of Indianapolis), Carlos Munoz (Raceway at Belle Isle-1) and Sebastien Bourdais (Raceway at Belle Isle-2).
The 2015 Firestone 600 will mark the 13th event for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) at the 1.5-mile, high-banked Texas Motor Speedway oval. The team’s highest start of pole with Scott Sharp came in 2007 and highest finish of second came in 2005 with Vitor Meira. The team earned another front row start in 2004 when Buddy Rice qualified second. Overall the team has earned three top-five finishes and six top-10’s at the track.
No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine driver David Ragan believes most NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers share a love-hate relationship with Pocono Raceway where they’ll race 400 miles on Sunday.
Sam Hornish Jr. returns to Pocono Raceway this weekend for Sunday's 400-mile event. One of his favorite tracks, Hornish is looking forward to his return to the 2.5-mile, triangle-shaped track. Hornish has run well at the Pennsylvania circuit and calls Pocono a "driver's racetrack".
Heading into Sunday's Axalta 400, Kvapil will be looking to make his 268th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) start, and his 16th at the "Tricky Triangle." The Janesville, WI native will also be making his first start of 2015 with Go Green Racing. Kvapil went to Victory Lane at Pocono Raceway back in 2005 driving for Roger Penske in his first career ARCA start.
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Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. has been named as the Official Circuit Partner of NASCAR San Diego Weekend presented by Anduril and will serve as the naming rights partner of the soon-to-be constructed race track at Naval Base Coronado.
Ryan Blaney and the No. 12 Menards/Knauf Ford Mustang Dark Horse team took advantage of a late-race caution to come away with a 10th-place finish Sunday at Texas
