The pace is rapid, and according to driver Kurt Busch, that’s the way it needs to be as the Furniture Row Racing team is in the midst of getting prepped for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season.
Penske Racing and Cintas, a leader in business to business services and the world’s largest corporate identity uniform provider, announced today that the organizations have agreed to a multi-year extension of their current partnership.
Camry driver Clint Bowyer took the checkered flag at Charlotte Motor Speedway after saving just enough fuel to complete Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race on the 1.5-mile track. Bowyer, who led the field three times for 29 laps (of 334), recaptured first place on lap 310 and saved fuel for the final 25 circuits while holding off the field, including Denny Hamlin who finished second after leading 36 laps. Camry drivers Kyle Busch (fifth), Mark Martin (sixth), Joey Logano (ninth) and Martin Truex Jr. (10th) also recorded top-10 finishes at Charlotte.
DODGE QUOTES: “It’s kind of a new race track for everybody. I think getting a lot of practice Thursday is really going to help us out. I think it’s like four hours of track time. That’s really going to help us out and put us on more equal terms with everybody. It was great the way the No. 22 Dodge ran last week at Charlotte. I’m really, really excited. I think we’ll be good. I think NASCAR does a really good job of giving us enough practice time with a new surface and enough tires. It’s definitely a lot more practice than what we’re used to. The test we did at Nashville a couple weeks ago really helped out. We’re definitely getting there.” --Ryan Blaney
Clint Bowyer smiles a lot. He’s smiling even more these days. He’s become the quiet surprise of the 2012 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. He’s got momentum on his side and two welcome tracks in front of him.
Debut from the Bayou? Martin, a Galliano, Louisiana native, brings his Bayou roots to the Midwest this weekend at Kansas Speedway. A longtime racer of Gulf Coast historic tracks like Mobile Speedway and Five Flags Speedway (home of the Snowball Derby), Martin hails from an area best-known for seafood, beautiful beaches, Mardi Gras and Drew Brees. He hopes to not only make his home state proud, being the only current Louisiana driver in any of NASCAR's elite three series; but also have a learning experience going into his bid for NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year honors in 2013.
Nate Caruth had an eventful conclusion to his 2012 rookie ARCA/CRA Super Series season. Caruth said, "This has been a great year with Lorz Motorsports in our #76 Ford. We had an exciting rookie chase, and enjoyed ending our season at such a historical race and track." The Iowa native competed in his first Winchester 400 race; but Caruth is no new comer to the high banks of Winchester Speedway.
Sunday October 21st – Jamie McMurray will visit the Team Chevy stage at 9:15 a.m. followed by his No. 1 over-the-wall pit crew at 10:00 a.m. Stewart-Haas Racing teammates Tony Stewart and Danica Patrick will stop by the Team Chevy stage for a question and answer session at 10:15 a.m.
Four days of NASCAR action will return to Phoenix International Raceway next month with the AdvoCare 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event weekend at PIR November 8-11. The event schedule for the fall race weekend, which features the semi-final race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, hosts a race from four different NASCAR racing series: Sprint Cup, Nationwide, Camping World Truck and the K&N Pro Series-West.
If you haven't heard of Larry Phillips just ask Mark Martin, Rusty Wallace, Kenny Schrader or any of the NASCAR crew members from the area around Phillips’ Springfield, Mo. race shop and they’ll tell you all about him.
