After suffering one of the worst slumps in his career since his rookie year back in 2010, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. continued his upward swing on Friday night at Daytona.
The 2012 Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola marks the traditional halfway point in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, and this season is shaping up to be nothing less than exciting.
A day after most NASCAR drivers firmly stated they weren’t in favor of Bruton Smith’s idea of mandatory cautions, NASCAR chairman Brian France stood with them.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series returns to restrictor plate racing this Saturday night at the Daytona International Speedway for the running of the Coke Zero 400. It's expected to be the typical intense event we've seen at this track since 1959.
With every Daytona or Talladega event there are list of drivers who consistently are considered the favorites. In years past the likes of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart or even Kyle Busch were at the top of that list.
Denny Hamlin started having back spasms shortly after the Kentucky race. By the end of the next day it was real tight. “I sat down for dinner and couldn't get up. I've had a history of back spasms now for probably four years and it just flared up again."
July 4th marks an important day as it is Independence Day, and in typical NASCAR tradition, NASCAR is headed to Daytona International Speedway. In celebration, NASCAR has embarked on an initiative called NASCAR Unites an American Initiative. One of the drivers taking part is Tampa, Florida native Aric Almirola, who will be running a U.S. Air Force paint scheme on his No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford.
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).
