SM Staff

Alex Bowman was the fastest car in practice, however he was one of the ten drivers involved on lap 11 of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame 250 at Talladega Superspeedway.

While every track is unique, there are certain tracks on the NASCAR circuit that can just get into a driver’s head. This weekend’s track, Talladega Superspeedway, seems to be one of those, especially given its speed, intensity and the infamous ‘big one’ that so often occurs.

North Dakota native, Natalie Sather has teamed up with MAKE Motorsports for the July 14th running of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Iowa 200 at Iowa Speedway. The 200 lap race is centered in Newton, Iowa where Midwestern race fans quench their need for speed.

Danica Patrick “This kind of racing can create some pretty interesting results and a lot can happen at these types of tracks. Most of the time it’s a case of right place at the right time and having the right partners. But sometimes it’s a case of right place at the wrong time."

For the third straight race in the IZOD IndyCar Series last Sunday, Will Power found victory lane to give Penske Racing an early season sweep in the first four races. Power once again conserved another fuel for the second straight week.

Last weekend at Richmond after the controversy that surrounded the restart with Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart, followed by the debris caution for supposedly a water bottle, it was Kyle Busch who came out on top. The win marked his first win of the season and his 24th win in 266 starts.

We all knew that the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at the Richmond International Raceway had the potential of becoming very lively and entertaining. After all, the basic premise of this race featured the concept of 43 cars stacked up on a three quarter mile oval and, as we all know, NASCAR style short track racing can present genuine surprises within a fraction of a second.

For the first half of the race, it looked like Carl Edwards would be the man in victory lane at the end of the Capitol City 400. However, after a late race penalty Edwards was put to the rear of the field, giving the lead up for grabs.

With all eyes on the trio of Elliott Sadler, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Austin Dillon in the Nationwide Series championship fight, it has allowed another driver to quietly enter the picture.

Virginia may be for lovers but that was not the only emotion running high at Richmond International Raceway. Here is what was surprising and not surprising from the 58th Annual Capital City 400 Presented by Virginia is for Lovers.