There was no doubt that Kevin Harvick was anxious last weekend at Daytona with his wife DeLana ready to bring the child known as ‘Baby Otis’ into the world and his race car ready to run under the lights.
While Eddie D’Hondt has done just about everything in his career, from racing modifieds in the Northeast to spotting for four-time champion Jeff Gordon, he is absolutely sure of one thing.
By just 0.003 and 0.004 seconds respectively, Kyle Busch, in the No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, nudged both Kasey Kahne and Denny Hamlin out of the way to score the pole for the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will make their presence known in the eastern seaboard with the first of two visits to the New Hampshire Motor Speedway for Sunday's running of the Lenox Industrial Tools 301.
The NASCAR Nationwide Series will present race #17 of their 2012 schedule with Saturday's running of the F W Webb 200 at the Magic Mile, also known as the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will be bringing their high energy tail gate party to the beautiful Iowa Speedway for Saturday night's running of the American Ethanol 200.
Eight races to go before the dozen contenders for the 2012 championship are determined. The top ten look solid to stay there, barring some very bad luck, leaving just the two wildcard spots for those holding the most wins.
A key component for success for a driver is the help they receive by their team each weekend. One of the most important roles on the team is the spotter. The spotter tells the driver what they can’t see on the track.
The NASCAR Cup Series heads to the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, for the DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne this Sunday, March 1, at 3:30 p.m. ET.
In the five NASCAR Cup Series events at COTA, Hendrick Motorsports leads all teams in wins (two), poles (two), top fives (10), top 10s (12) and laps led (83).
