NASCAR Cup Series

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Martinsville Speedway and discussed his opportunity to get a win this weekend, his past Martinsville memories and many other topics

Martinsville and NASCAR have been associated since NASCAR was founded. Where there has been NASCAR, there has been Martinsville. Dug out of the clay of Henry County, H. Clay Earles opened Martinsville Speedway on July 4th1947.

I love short-track racing. I love this track. I love the history of this place, what it represents. It’s a joy to run here and a lot of fun to race. It can be frustrating and you’ve got to battle all day long to maintain your track position, but it’s a good challenge, a fun challenge.”

Air Titan 2.0 is a more compact, more nimble and more environmentally friendly version of its innovative predecessor – one that since its introduction in February 2013 has rescued multiple races, including this year’s Daytona 500.

I guess Jeff Gordon had reason to be somewhat hot this past week. Last Sunday, he came within a Clint Bowyer spin of taking the prize in California.

Fontana Recap: Sam Hornish Jr. filled in for Denny Hamlin and finished 17th in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., in the #11 FedEx Express Toyota.

A March 26th press release issued by Joe Gibbs Racing brought the good news that Denny Hamlin fans were hoping to hear.

While tires were the name of the game in the Auto Club 500, some of the rookies were able to avoid trouble while others were bitten with a poor finish. Still, improvement was showcased across the board.

Kevin Harvick and the No. 4 Budweiser Chevrolet SS team travel to Martinsville (Va.) Speedway this weekend for the STP 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race. Harvick has 25 starts at Martinsville Speedway. He has earned one win (April 2011), three top fives and 11 top 10s, and has an average start of 13.5 and an average finish of 16.2 at the track.

“We are going into Martinsville as the points leader, which is huge. The Fords have been really strong, and we are hoping to turn a corner at Martinsville. We’ve always had a little bit of trouble there. We have struggled at Martinsville, it’s a tough place.