Following a solid rookie campaign with BHA/BBM with Curb-Agajanian, Jack Hawksworth made the decision to move to A.J. Foyt Racing as AFR expands to a two-car operation in 2015.
The Wood Brothers will be celebrating their 65th year in NASCAR this year. NASCAR has certified that they are the oldest continuing team of all time. Eddie Wood spoke to the media on what he expects in 2015.
Coming off the best season they’ve ever had, Team Penske is reaching for higher accomplishments than even 2014 could bring them. With 11 victories from drivers Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano plus Logano’s attempt in the Final Four at Miami-Homestead, the organization found themselves at not only the top of NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series, but tops at Ford, too.
“If you go through the halls of Roush now I think it is more energetic than I have ever seen it,” Newmark added. “There is a lot of excitement about the direction we are heading. We understand that hope springs eternal for all teams at this point and that we are going to be judged ultimately by the performance on the track but are extremely confident we have made significant improvements with the help of Ford to get us where we need to go.”
The assembled media met with Stewart-Haas Racing drivers on Tuesday afternoon and the defending champion was confident and ready to start the 2015 season. After 13 years of frustration, Harvick can relax, but not too much.
As the tributes to Jeff Gordon continue to pour in, most recently from Darrell Waltrip’s pronouncement of Gordon as one of the ‘Greatest of All Time’ NASCAR drivers, some of the most poignant reactions to have been from long-time Jeff Gordon fans.
Now looking ahead for 2015, Bowyer noted that he is fond of the new rules package as he feels it's a step in the right direction, despite not having everything that he wanted.
The Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Tour's second stop was Joe Gibbs Racing. There are lots of changes at JGR, most notably the addition of Carl Edwards in the No. 19 Toyota, but it was Denny Hamlin who spoke first.
The 2015 Charlotte Motor Speedway Sprint Cup Media Tour kicked off today with Brian France’s State of the Sport report. France outlined topics that NASCAR is working on as well as answered questions from the assembled media. A rosy picture was painted as the sanctioning body had one of its best seasons in recent memory.
A.J. Foyt and Mario Andretti are each known as racing legends for the victories and championships that they accumulated over their careers. Now, Jamie McMurray has etched his team into company with them.
In seven NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starts at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway, Spire Motorsports has earned one top five, three top 10s, and has never finished worse than 16th
NASCAR travels to Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend. All three national series will compete, culminating with the iconic Coca-Cola 600 Sunday evening.
The Coca-Cola 600 is the longest race on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule, with the four-hour-and-then-some marathon at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway providing added points and poignancy on Sunday of Memorial Day weekend.
You’ll hear people mention tools like a stump grinder attachment for tractor, not as a big upgrade, but as part of getting things done without unnecessary delays.
