Left and right turns are on the menu this week as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series makes its yearly stop in California Wine Country. Sonoma is the spot for this week's 24th Annual Toyota/Save Mart 350, a place very special to a guy who grew up on the high speed esses of Watkins Glen International.
GoDaddy, the internet hosting site known for it’s racy commercials starring NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) driver Danica Patrick, recently announced that their company was ready to change their image.
Coming off three top-10 finishes in the last four races, it’s no secret that Elliott Sadler has high expectations heading into Road America this weekend.
Marcos Ambrose captured the pole for Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma, CA with a lap of 95.262 MPH, 75.203 seconds around the 1.99-mile road course for his second pole in a row.
In the first Nationwide Series practice at Road America, Jacques Villeneuve topped the charts with a lap of 133.564 seconds. He was six tenths quicker than Nelson Piquet Jr., who was second on the charts.
While the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is off this weekend, series regular Miguel Paludo will be making his first ever Nationwide Series start at Road America. Paludo has been enjoying the atmosphere after arriving at the track early on Tuesday night after driving the motorhome from North Carolina.
“When you see a car and a driver get momentum, and all the cars are running real well, they’re sharing information, and Dale is just switched on,” Rick Hendrick says. “He’s got the confidence, Stevie has the touch and every week they’re the best by far. I think he’s sitting in the cat bird seat to win his first championship.”
They delivered a much-needed breakthrough Sunday with a season-best seventh-place finish in the Brickyard 400 Presented by PPG at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Joey Logano and the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Mustang Dark Horse team carried their momentum from last week's win at North Wilkesboro to come away with a third-place finish in Sunday's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
