Though he wont be leading the field to start in tomorrow’s ABC Supply 500, Helio Castroneves gets the last laugh before the green flag at Pocono Raceway, as he leads final practice at Pocono Raceway. At a lap time of 41.129 seconds [218.824 mph] the Team Penske man led the way by 0.147 seconds to …
On relatively short notice, Pippa Mann finds herself in the No. 19 Dale Coyne Racing Honda for Sunday’s ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway. However, it will prove to be a last-minute change for a lasting cause, as Mann, and teammate Conor Daly, pay tribute to fallen friend, Bryan Clauson, who passed away on August …
At an average speed of 220.445 mph [with a best lap of 40.790 seconds] it’s Mikhail Aleshin who grabs his first career Verizon IndyCar Series pole at Pocono Raceway for Sunday’s ABC Supply 500, returning to the 2.5-mile track following a one-year hiatus. “I’m definitely very, very happy to be here,” Aleshin said. “The team …
Turn 1 was a dangerous place during opening practice for the Verizon IndyCar Series at Pocono Raceway. Following a blistering lap speed of 217.932 mph, Ryan Hunter-Reay’s No. 28 Andretti Autosport Honda snapped sideways in Turn 1, leading to a massive shunt into the SAFER barrier. Though his chassis lifted off the ground after impact, …
Despite a recent scare for the Said-head faithful, Boris Said is in fact back racing in NASCAR. Still hot off a prime opportunity in Joe Gibbs Racing‘s No. 54 Toyota in the XFINITY Series last season, Said is back behind the wheel of the Go FAS Racing No. 32 for Sunday’s Cheez-It 355 a Watkins …
It’s a Team Penske sweep atop the boards in XFINITY Series qualifying at Watkins Glen International. Then again, it’s nothing new. Performing the 1-2 sweep for the third consecutive year at The Glen, Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski will lead the field to green in Saturday’s Zippo 200. In fact, Logano’s 1:10.824-second lap time – …
Under unexpected circumstances over the past few weeks, Chase Elliott has found a familiar name alongside his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. Jeff Gordon is continuing to substitute for Dale Earnhardt, Jr., who continues on his path to recovery from concussion-like symptoms, and is back in his No. 88 Chevrolet this weekend at Watkins Glen …
Though they’re covering 2.45 miles at Watkins Glen International, Kyle Larson took final XFINITY Series practice by 0.005 seconds over Kyle Busch. At a lap time of 1:11.323 seconds, the No. 42 Chevrolet of Larson took the top spot after 10 laps on track in the one-hour session. With Busch in second, Joey Logano finished …
Just when you think you’ve seen it all, rain, tornado warnings and a first-time winner jump to the scene at Pocono Raceway. Chris Buescher, who stayed out on the racetrack while the leaders came to pit road with 34 laps to go, stole a shocking victory after the race was officially called for bad weather. …
It didn’t take too long before two of the top 3 starters ran into problems at Pocono Raceway. Shortly following a lap 18 restart after the competition caution, polesitter Martin Truex, Jr. cut a right-front tire into Turn 2, sending the No. 78 machine into the wall. The team found that the inner-liner valve stem …
After a pole-winning lap in Friday qualifying at Pocono Raceway, Martin Truex, Jr. got the last laugh before race time, as he won final practice at a speed of 176.377 mph. Brad Keselowski finished second while Kevin Harvick, who works without crew chief Rodney Childers for the first time since 2013, was third. Jeff Gordon, …
Richard Childress Racing has done their homework for this weekend at Pocono Raceway. With a recent crew chief change for the No. 27 Chevrolet of Paul Menard [Danny Stockman, Jr. taking over for Justin Alexander starting in Pocono], Ryan Newman and Austin Dillon completed a trio of solid speed thus far at Pocono. At a …
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