AJ Allmendinger's story is an amazing one; something Hollywood movies are made of and I firmly believe that there is so much more to this impressive resurgence that has yet to come to fruition.
So far this year, Regan Smith is off to a good start. He leads the points, 28 points over Justin Allgaier. He has two wins and two wins and 11 top 10s in 14 races. So how would rate that season? For the driver of the No. 7 TaxSlayer Chevrolet, he says a A-.
Martin Truex Jr has the best sideburns in the business, and now he has the shortest losing streak. That 218 race gap between victories came to an end as he drove away in the hills of Sonoma, just outside of San Francisco on Sunday. Have there been longer droughts? Certainly. Michael Waltrip went 462 before he finally won a Cup race. J.D. McDuffie went 653 and never won. In fact, in 1991 he died at Watkins Glen in his final attempt.
Under unexpected cloudy skies and even some rain drops, here is what else was surprising and not surprising from the 25th annual Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway.
AJ Alimendinger won the fourth Annual NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) Johnsonville Sausage 200 Presented by Menards at Road America. Justin Allgaier, Parker Kligerman, Owen Kelly and Sam Hornish Jr rounded out the top 5.
On to the first of two road course races for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series this week, Sonoma being the 1.99 mile road course on Sears Point this week. Possibly one of the best things about heading to Sonoma this week, is the track is a destination not only for California's NASCAR fans, but also many racing enthusiasts in general.
Tony Stewart; the man you should never count out no matter what. Tony said prior to the 2011 chase that he didn't even deserve to be in it with how poorly he was running. Two months and five wins later, he was hoisting the Sprint Cup trophy at Homestead. This year, Stewart-Haas Racing has had a rough time finding their footing with these Generation Six cars and have been forced to endure some pretty bad days at the track.
LEGACY MOTOR CLUB today announced the development and debut of “LEGACY Gold”, a proprietary gold vinyl created in partnership with Arlon Graphics and creative studio Paint Is Dead.
Jeremy Clements Racing is gearing up for an exciting new chapter as the team readies itself for the inaugural NASCAR O’Reilly’s Auto Parts Series race, set for Valentine’s Day at Daytona International Speedway.
In nine NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starts at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, Spire Motorsports has collected two top-five and two top-10 finishes
In 28 NASCAR Cup Series starts at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, Spire Motorsports has logged one win, four top-five and eight top-10 finishes.