Brad Keselowski passed Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the final lap of Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to score the victory. Keselowski notched his 11th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory after leading a dominating 52 laps of the 267 laps ran in ‘Sin City’.
As justly proud I am of my ancestors, there is a downside to not being born a France. I could have a dream, wake in the morning and jot it all down on a napkin, and there is no chance in hell that it could be NASCAR policy by the afternoon.
Brad Keselowski had a game plan coming into the debut of NASCAR's version of knockout qualifying. Keselowski turned a lap of 139.384 mph on Friday to set a new track record at Phoenix International Raceway, knocking out fellow Team Penske teammate, Joey Logano.
As the 2015 nominees for the NASCAR Hall of Fame were announced on February 21, I began putting together my list of hopefuls for induction. Wendell Scott’s name immediately came to mind.
Growing up in New Mexico isn't the greatest home state when chasing a NASCAR career, however, Jamie Dick is one of the uncommon racers who has advanced through the racing ranks and become a well-know driver despite growing up in a non-racing environment.
Jeff Gordon is correct. Now that Dale Earnhardt Jr has claimed his second Daytona 500, all is right with the world. Now, what on earth has made a 20 race winner, one who has won exactly three races in the past 279 events, all that popular?
Brennan Newberry's story started very similar to a lot of drivers, but Brennan himself wasn't the typical young aspiring driver. They lived in Bakersfield, California where his father drove late models, so Newberry as a young boy was around racing from the very start but at first he wasn't thinking about driving, he was more into showing off the car in the garage to his friends.
After a rain delayed start, Dale Earnhardt Jr. earned a hard fought victory in a thrilling Daytona 500 under the lights at Daytona International Speedway. The joy on his face was unmistakable as he took a victory lap around the track to celebrate with thousands of his fans.