Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 Best Buy Ford Fusion, is coming off his second win of the season after taking the checkered flag in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. Kenseth, who is 12th in the point standings going into Saturday’s scheduled event at Charlotte Motor Speedway, was this week’s guest on the NASCAR teleconference.
In support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, JTG Daugherty Racing’s No. 47 SCOTT Products Toyota Camry will carry pink door numbers and a pink ribbon during the Bank of America 500 race weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Clint Bowyer’s No. 15 Pink Lemonade 5-hour ENERGY Toyota returns to Charlotte Motor Speedway for Saturday night’s 500-mile race - the fifth stop in the 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup.
After meeting NASCAR superstar and Late Model Stock car owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. on iRacing in 2009, Berry got to the know Earnhardt after the two started chatting online after races. That evolved into a phone conversation that eventually led to a tryout for Berry in a JR Motorsports-owned Late Model Stock car.
The NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) will make its second of two trips to NASCAR's backyard track of Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS). After a couple weeks off from the NNS, James Buescher will return behind the wheel of a pink No. 30 Great Clips / AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet Impala for Friday evening's race under the lights. Buescher has two previous starts at the 1.5-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway, where this past May, Buescher posted a solid seventh-place finish. Buescher's career average starting position is 18.0 with his average finish bettering that at 17.3.
No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota driver Martin Truex Jr. said there’s a lot of racing left in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, but it’s time to start cutting into Chase leader Brad Keselowski’s 47-point lead over the eighth-place Michael Waltrip Racing team.
Television personality Mike Rowe will attend the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday, October 13, 2012 and help Caterpillar shine a light on the importance of skilled trades. Rowe will welcome the winners of the Caterpillar "Your Company Name on the No. 31 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Car" promotion.
Dodge has 15 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series wins at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Buddy Baker recorded four wins at the 1.5-mile track while Richard Petty and Kasey Kahne posted three victories each. Others taking Dodge to victory lane include LeeRoy Yarborough, Charlie Glotzbach, Sterling Marlin, Jamie McMurray and Kurt Busch.
This Week's Zaxby's Toyota ... John Wes Townley will pilot RAB Racing with Brack Maggard Chassis No. 56 in Friday's Dollar General 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. This is a brand new Zaxby's Toyota Camry that will be put through its first paces this weekend at Charlotte.
Stenhouse, Jr. on racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway: “After a weekend off, my No. 6 team is rested and ready for the final five races. Charlotte is always special because it is in our backyard and lots of family and friends attend. We are bringing the same car we won with in Atlanta so hopefully we can get our No. 6 Cargill Beef Ford back in victory lane. ”
