Kraig Kinser has only raced in the Mini Gold Cup at Silver Dollar Speedway three times in his career, but he has turned in solid performances and finished among the top-10 in each of those races.
Behind the wheel of his No. 88 National Guard Chevrolet SS, Dale Earnhardt Jr. avoided a late-race accident between the leaders to collect a second-place finish at Auto Club Speedway, Round 5 of the 36-race 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.
TONY STEWART, NO. 14 RUSH TRUCK CENTERS/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET – FINISHED 22nd - WHAT DID YOU TAKE ISSUE WITH AT THE END OF THE RACE? “Well, Joey (Logano) spun the tires on the restart. Everybody had trouble with that so, but it’s not my fault that he spun the tires. For a guy that has been complaining about how everybody else is driving here and then (for) him to do that it’s a double standard."
Roush Fenway’s Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle posted finishes of fourth and fifth respectively to lead the RFR effort in a wild finish in Sunday’s 400-mile Sprint Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway.
JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 AAA Southern California Ford Fusion (Finished 6th) – WHAT HAPPENED THERE AT THE END OF THE RACE? “Racing for the lead. Going for the win. That is what you’ve got to do.”
Roush Fenway’s No.6 Cargill Ford Mustang was one of the fastest cars on the track Saturday at Auto Club Speedway, helping RFR driver Trevor Bayne rack up his third top-10 finish of the 2013 season. With the finish, Bayne moved up one more spot to sixth in the NASCAR Nationwide Series point standings.
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch earned his 54th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win today, in 249 starts, by bringing the No. 54 Monster Energy program to victory lane at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. It was the team’s third win across five weeks this race season.
Making his first career start at Auto Club Speedway in the NASCAR Nationwide Series on Saturday, Nelson Piquet Jr. looked to gain momentum in the Royal Purple 300 before heading into the upcoming off weekends.
NASCAR veteran J.J. Yeley will drive the No. 5 Jobber Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Hettinger Racing in the Ag-Pro 300 Saturday at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.
One-point-one seconds made the difference for Alex Palou to exit pit lane ahead of Felix Rosenqvist and score the victory on the streets of Long Beach.
It was a challenging day for Josh Berry and the No. 21 DEX team at Kansas Speedway, ending in a 27th-place finish in Sunday’s AdventHealth 400 after starting 30th.
