Johnny Sauter, driver of the No. 13 Safe Auto/Curb Records/Carrier Chevy Silverado, proved it was guts for glory at Talladega's famed superspeedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on Saturday afternoon.
Synonymous with unexpected twists and wild outcomes, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series racing at Talladega Superspeedway provided a wildcard for all teams involved in Saturday's Coca-Cola 250 presented by Fred's.
Mike Wallace planned to spend this weekend on some exotic island with his wife Carla, celebrating their 32nd wedding anniversary. And though their plans changed, they still were basking in paradise Saturday afternoon. At a lovely little locale called Victory Lane.
Todd Bodine (sixth) was the highest finishing Toyota driver in Saturday's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) race at Alabama's Talladega Superspeedway.
Mark Martin, No. 5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, will lead the field to the green flag Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway. Starting along side will be his teammate Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 MyLowes Chevrolet making it an all Chevrolet-all Hendrick Motorsports front row three of the four restrictor plate races of the 2011 season.
MARK MARTIN, NO. 5 GODADDY.COM CHEVROLET - POLE WINNER: "Well, it's all about the guys, you know. We won a pole at Daytona with this thing; these guys have the speedway car figured out."
20th, KEVIN CONWAY 21st, BOBBY LABONTE 23rd, MICHAEL WALTRIP 26th, KASEY KAHNE 27th, JOE NEMECHEK 29th, MICHAEL MCDOWELL 30th, BRIAN VICKERS 31st, DENNY HAMLIN 34th, KYLE BUSCH 35th, JOEY LOGANO 36th, DAVID REUTIMANN 37th, MARTIN TRUEX JR. 42nd, CASEY MEARS
4th Trevor Bayne 8th David Ragan 9th Carl Edwards 11th Matt Kenseth 17th Travis Kvapil 18th Greg Biffle 19th Marcos Ambrose 24th AJ Allmendinger 28th JJ Yeley 32nd Terry Labonte 33rd Andy Lally 42nd David Gilliland DNQ TJ Bell DNQ Scott Speed DNQ Josh Wise
KURT BUSCH (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified 14th HOW WAS YOUR QUALIFYING LAP? “I feel like that was a good lap for where we wanted to be with me and Brad. We’re going to draft a lot with the 78 car (Regan Smith) tomorrow."
Andy Lally, No. 71 TRG Motorsports Ford "It means a whole lot to the manufacturers and we have a good strong motor here. This Ford is pulling real well. We are a small team and this is a real good effort by these guys."
Hendrick Motorsports enters this weekend's NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway as the facility's all-time leader in top fives (72), top 10s (127) and laps led (7,382).
In 195 NASCAR Cup Series starts at Bristol Motor Speedway, drivers in Richard Childress Racing-prepared Chevrolets have earned nine wins, 35 top-five and 72 top-10 finishes, completed 93.6% of the laps contested (90,718 of 96,887) and led 3,685 laps.
Drivers, teams, fans and others in the industry can’t wait to see what the new product will look like as 40 cars battle around the high-banks at legendary Bristol Motor Speedway.
SS-GreenLight Racing and BRK Racing today announced a new partnership with RaceTek Systems, a motorsports technology company building AI-powered racing intelligence systems for teams.
