The competition in the NASCAR Sprint Showdown and Sprint All-Star race wasn’t just for the $1 million purse, it also was for top honors in the inaugural 3M Paint with Pride competition.
Superstar racecar driver Jimmie Johnson won an unprecedented five consecutive championships on the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing’s premiere Sprint Cup Series before he stumbled in 2011 and missed out on a sixth straight title.
With another exciting season of racing underway, Dover International Speedway and FanVision Entertainment, LLC, announced today a special offer for Monster Mile fans that will enhance the at-track companion viewing experience, while saving fans money.
MATT KENSETH – No. 17 Fastenal Ford Fusion – “We just kind of missed it a little bit today. I kind of missed turn three by maybe a hair, but, unfortunately, that’s about all we have. We struggled a little bit today with this Fastenal Ford, but we’re pretty happy with our stuff from last Saturday."
Driving the iconic No. 43, Aric Almirola earned his first career pole in his debut NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway by outpacing teammate Marcos Ambrose Thursday during LiftMaster Pole Night for a Richard Petty Motorsports front row sweep.
On the heels of winning last week’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star race, Jimmie Johnson powered his No. 48 Lowe’s Patriotic Chevrolet to a third place qualifying time for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
5th, CLINT BOWYER 35th, DAVID STREMME 6th, MARK MARTIN 37th, TRAVIS KVAPIL 8th, DENNY HAMLIN 43rd, JOE NEMECHEK 15th, MARTIN TRUEX JR. DNQ, MIKE BLISS 17th, KYLE BUSCH DNQ, DAVID REUTIMANN 18th, LANDON CASSILL DNQ, JJ YELEY 19th, JOEY LOGANO 26th, BOBBY LABONTE
Zilisch was originally scheduled to race at Texas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race last year, but sat out due to the late-race Talladega crash, which resulted in a back injury.
One day after veterans dominated the speed chart, rookie Caio Collet rode the aerodynamic wave to the fastest overall speed of the Indianapolis 500 Open Test on Wednesday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
