Before the official start of the 2011 NASCAR season, the issue of substance abuse again made headlines for the sport, with the arrest of up and coming driver Michael Annett for driving under the influence.
Lately it seemed when Dale Earnhardt Jr. went to pick his spot, he'd always get a crappy starting position - like 20th. This year was different as he drew the pole for Saturday night's Budweiser Shootout at the Draw Party.
New for 2011 is the SpeedwayMedia.com Pick 'Em game! Each week, our panel of writers will make their picks for Sprint Cup Series races, picking a driver they really think will win, a darkhorse driver and tell us why they picked the way they did.
After what seems like an eternity of waiting for the fans, NASCAR will officially drop the green flag on its 2011 season this Saturday, February 12th, with the 33d annual running of the Budweiser Shootout on the high banks of the Daytona International Speedway.
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell was made available to the media on Saturday after winning the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race from Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying session at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The 22-year-old Mayer from Franklin, Wisconsin, clocked in a singe-qualifying pole-winning lap at 183.287 mph in 29.462 seconds for his second O'Reilly Auto Parts Series pole of 2026 at Sin City.
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell was made available to the media on Saturday prior to the NASCAR Cup Series race from Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
