The roar of NASCAR Sprint Cup engines will be filling the air at Martinsville Speedway this fall long before the green flag falls on the Goody’s® Headache Relief Shot® 500 Powered by Kroger on October 27.
With finishes of second and third in the last two events at Dover International Speedway, Jeff Gordon has come close recently to securing another win at the one-mile track. If the four-time track winner visits Victory Lane for a fifth time here Sunday in the AAA 400, it could go Miles toward Gordon's goal of a fifth championship.
LAS VEGAS CONTENDER: The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season is winding down with only six races left in the season. John Wes Townley and his No. 7 Zaxby's Toyota Tundra team have a lot to be proud of coming off a career high finish for the young driver at the series last race at Chicagoland.
GREG BIFFLE – No. 16 3M Ford Fusion – “It was a miracle. We didn’t pass anybody in the pits, we passed them all on the race track. I feel really good about how far the team has come. We had great pit stops, but we just got good at the end and our car really, really took off. "
Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet SS, finished fourth in the Sylvania 300 to lead four Team Chevy drivers to top-10 finishes. Today's run at New Hampshire Motor Speedway was the five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion's second consecutive top-five finish in the 2013 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. With two of 10 races in the books, Johnson is third in points, just 18 points down to the leader.
The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 championship will have to wait another day as the 2013 season finale scheduled for Saturday at Kawartha Speedway has been postponed due to inclement weather.
Joey Logano (6th) and Greg Biffle (10th) qualified in the top 10 for tomorrow’s scheduled running of the Sylvania 300 while Carl Edwards (26th) will have to work his way through traffic to get to the front. Ford Racing spoke with the crew chiefs for all three Chase drivers before Saturday’s practice and got their thoughts on where they’re starting and what they have to do to be successful on race day.
Frank Kimmel Friday at Kentucky Speedway crashed his primary No. 44 Ansell / Menards Toyota, turned his day's fastest practice lap in a quickly-prepared backup car and will start on the pole Saturday for the ZLOOP 150 after heavy rain washed out qualifying and postponed the penultimate ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards race of the season.
In the past, there used to be a few times each year when the three USAC National Series would all compete on the same bill. Nowadays, there is just one time a year that a blockbuster event like this dots the calendar and that is during the historic 4-Crown Nationals at the legendary Eldora Speedway in Ohio.
The only thing that seems certain in racing is that unforeseen events can bring down the best in the business, and the Kaulig team is far from the best this year- so far.
Reigning champion Isaac Kitzmiller carries strong momentum into Rockingham Speedway, aiming for his first career victory and a second consecutive championship.
Two-time Funny Car world champion Cruz Pedregon has the unique distinction of winning NHRA’s 1,000th race (Las Vegas, 2021) as well as the 900th race in Funny Car history
