The second restrictor plate race of the season is on tap this weekend as Talladega Superspeedway plays host to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Ford has won 21 times at the 2.66-mile track, including once each of the last three seasons. Here’s a closer look at Ford’s Talladega history.
American Diabetes Association Youth Ambassador Daniel Nash will ride along with Roush Fenway Racing driver Ryan Reed during Saturday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway. The No. 16 Lilly Diabetes American Diabetes Association Ford Mustang will carry Nash’s name above the passenger-side window to recognize his work in the diabetes community.
"We are grateful to David Ragan for his contributions to the growth of Front Row Motorsports and his commitment to our partners over the past three years. He led us on our first trip to Victory Lane, and that's a moment we'll never forget. We wish him the best with his new team.
Michael Waltrip Racing announced today that David Ragan will drive the No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine for the remainder of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, beginning May 9 at Kansas Speedway.
Josef Newgarden wasn't nervous with three-time Verizon IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon and a hard-charging Graham Rahal within striking distance in the closing laps of the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. The 24-year-old Tennessee native held off both competitors and pulled away for his first Verizon IndyCar Series victory in his 55th start.
After being suspended for three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races earlier this season after an alleged domestic violence incident, Kurt Busch won Sunday’s postponed Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway in a dominating performance, virtually locking up a spot in this year’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
Chalk up another top-10 for Martin Truex Jr. who overcame late-race handling problems to post a 10th-place finish in Sunday's rain-delayed Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway.
For the second weekend in a row rain wreaked havoc on a NASCAR Sprint Cup race weekend, unfortunately this time around the race was delayed from a Saturday night race to a Sunday afternoon event. Biffle started the race 32nd and searched for grip in his No. 16 Ortho Ford over the course of 400 laps. In his search Biffle went two laps down to the leaders, but made a rebound towards the end to be the first car two laps down. Biffle was scored 21st when the checkered flag fell.
After rain postponed the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Richmond International Raceway until Sunday afternoon, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. fought an ill-handling Fifth Third Ford for a majority of the 400-lap race, eventually taking the checkered flag in the 28th position. Stenhouse Jr. currently sits 25th in the NSCS point standings.
Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet SS, led six times for a total of 291 laps to capture his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) victory of the season at Richmond International Raceway (RIR). Busch and the rest of the competitors had to wait a day to get the race in after persistent rains on Saturday caused postponement of the event until Sunday afternoon. The win was his 26th career victory, and second at the 0.75-mile RIR speedway. Busch moves up four positions in the overall standings to 18th.
The three-time Supercars champion from Auckland, New Zealand, led a race-high 74 of 110 laps and fended off Chase Briscoe over a 47-lap dash to the finish to notch his eighth Cup victory on a road course and his second in a row in Sonoma, California.
Kevin Rivenbark opened the JBS Equipment NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Elite Motorsports Road to the Championship with a victory on Sunday at Summit Motorsports Park
Shane van Gisbergen, driver of the No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, was first to the checkered at Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway.
The 19-year-old Zilisch from Charlotte, North Carolina, achieved a career-best seventh-place result amid a difficult Cup Series rookie campaign in Sonoma, California.
RFK Racing put on a show of determination at Sonoma Raceway, led by Ryan Preece's eighth-place finish in the No. 60 Consumer Cellular Ford Mustang Dark Horse.
