Michael McDowell will carry a new primary sponsor aboard the No. 98 Phil Parsons Racing Ford at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. McDowell will sport the colors of Ambient Edge, an air conditioning, heating and refrigeration company, on his Fusion as part of a one-race partnership in Sunday's Kobalt Tools 400. It is the organization's first NASCAR sponsorship.
Pastrana will make his first NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) this weekend. The Roush Fenway Racing (RFR) driver pulled double-duty last year at LVMS, competing in both the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and Global RallyCross, finishing 15th and 10th, respectively.
Race fans can begin downloading the new Martinsville Speedway Mobile App which should make their next trip to Martinsville Speedway a much easier experience.
Stenhouse on Las Vegas: “I really look forward to racing at Las Vegas. We tested at Charlotte earlier this year which is another mile-and-a-half track and were really fast. I’ve had a lot of success on mile-and-a-half tracks in my Nationwide career including winning the Nationwide race at Vegas last spring"
You had a disappointing finish last weekend at Phoenix; will that weigh on your mind going into this weekend’s race at LVMS? “We did have a disappointing finish last weekend but I have already put that behind me."
Phoenix Recap: Jamie McMurray and the No. 1 McDonald’s team battled throughout the 312-lap race to improve on their 19th starting position, running most of the race among the top-15. After a late gamble on fuel strategy in the closing stages of the race, the No. 1 Chevy SS came home with a 22nd-place finish in the Valley of the Sun.
In eight starts at the 1.5-mile Vegas track, Edwards has two wins, three top-five and four top-10 finishes. His average start is 13.5, and his average finish is 10.2. Edwards has completed every lap of Cup competition attempted at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and aim to repeat his 2011 win at this track.
No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota driver Martin Truex Jr. hopes to change his luck this weekend when the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series visits Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mechanical failures ruined what could have been two top-10 performances at season-opening races in Daytona and Phoenix. The Michael Waltrip Racing driver is contemplating some drastic action.
Bobby Labonte's performances at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) includes 15 starts, two pole awards, four top-five, five top-10 and has led 32 laps. His best finish at LVMS is fourth (3/2/03).
The NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series are at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend while the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series is at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Hendrick Motorsports has piled up more than twice as many wins as any other organization (11) in the crown jewel event and also leads in top fives (29), top 10s (46) and laps led (1,101).
