STILL LOOKING FOR THAT “WIN AND IN”: Despite coming home with a solid eighth-place finish and leading the most laps in last Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Joey Logano is still looking for his second win of the season to help propel him into the Chase for the Sprint Cup. With the two “wild card” spots still up for grabs, Logano’s Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch holds the second and final spot into the playoffs.
Greg Biffle heads to Atlanta Motor Speedway Sunday night as the current NASCAR Sprint Cup series points leader and with a clinched spot in the 2012 Chase. Biffle was subject of the weekly NASCAR teleconference and looked ahead to this weekend and his title chances.
Biffle on racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway: “Atlanta is a fun race track. It’s a 1.5-mile track, but it’s different than a lot of the 1.5-mile tracks we go to. It still has old pavement, when it seems like everywhere we go has new pavement. It’s that old Atlanta where you have issues with tires not having enough grip and I like it."
NASCAR fans can go behind-the-scenes with NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Clint Bowyer and the Michael Waltrip Racing team in a one-hour special program airing Sunday, Sept. 2, at 2 p.m. ET on ABC.
Headed to Hotlanta...The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) travels to Atlanta Motor Speedway for the 14th race of the 2012 season. Paludo has one previous start at the Hampton, Ga. track, earning a 22nd-place finish after fighting an extremely loose race truck in 2011.
The NRA American Warrior 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series Race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 1, will honor those who work to protect the freedoms of citizens of the United States. In addition to naming a race for those who serve, the National Rifle Association will host several American heroes, their families and special guests during the race weekend.
Mark Martin has proven his driving skills are as good as ever in 2012 as he celebrates his 30th-year in NASCAR Sprint Cup racing. The 53-year-old owns four poles—the most of any driver— while appearing in just 15 races this season. He’s led 133 laps and has raced in the top 10 in nearly every race he’s entered.
This weekend's Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 200 will mark the 12th NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) event at Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS) since 2004.
On November 15, 1992, Jeff Gordon made his debut in NASCAR's premier division at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the No. 24 DuPont Automotive Finishes Chevrolet. Now, four championships, 86 victories and nearly 20 years later, Gordon returns to the site of his first start - a race marked by "The King" Richard Petty's final start and a tight championship battle won by owner/driver Alan Kulwicki.
Kaulig Racing's first technical director will replace Andrew Dickeson and work as Ty Dillon's interim crew chief at Martinsville and Homestead to cap off the 2026 Cup Series season.
Josh Berry and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team head to Martinsville Speedway, the Wood Brothers’ home track, carrying momentum from a strong second half of the NASCAR Cup Series season
Specialist suppliers stock everything from suspension bushings to full brake overhaul kits, and finding parts for a Porsche built in the 1980s is often cheaper than servicing a five-year-old family sedan at a dealership.
