AVONDALE, Ariz. – It was announced this week that Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 Roush Racing car, will be paired with a new crew chief next season as part of a multi-car crew chief swap at Roush. Pat Tryson, currently crew chief for the No. 6 team and driver Mark Martin, will be …
AVONDALE, Ariz. – Jeff Gordon followed up his field-leading Cup practice session on Friday by winning the pole for Sunday’s Checker Auto Parts 500. Gordon posted a qualifying lap of 26.773 seconds at a speed of 134.464 mph. Also in the top five were Kevin Harvick, Brian Vickers, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Joe Nemechek. The top-five qualifiers …
AVONDALE, Ariz. – Rookie Nextel Cup driver and Phoenix native JJ Yeley, in conjunction with Phoenix International Raceway, announced plans today for a spring 2006 golf tournament to benefit Phoenix Children’s Hospital. The event will take place on Thursday, March 8, 2007, at Kierland Golf Club and will feature fellow NASCAR drivers and personalities along …
AVONDALE, Ariz. – Jeff Gordon, driver of the No. 24 Dupont Chevy, lead all drivers in Friday’s first Checker Auto Parts 500 practice with a speed of 133.640 mph. Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Jimmie Johnson and Ryan Newman rounded out the top five. Three Chase contenders were among the top 10, including Gordon and Johnson; …
AVONDALE, Ariz. – “It’s been a frustrating year. I think everyone knows that.” That’s how Jamie McMurray, driver of the No. 26 Cup car for Roush Racing, summed up his 2006 season this morning in Phoenix. As a result, big changes are in the works at Roush Racing. The organization has only two drivers – …
According to Tony Stewart, his Dickies 500 Texas win was particularly sweet because, “I finally won at a track that Jeff Gordon hasn’t won at.”
Fast forward to Atlanta, and there was hapless Mark Martin, when a crash that started on the bottom of the racetrack washed up right in front of him on lap 309.
Running seventh at Martinsville with 22 laps to go, Dale Earnhardt Jr. locked up his brakes and spun trying to pass Kasey Kahne, finishing 22nd.
Joe Nemechek’s ninth-place finish on Saturday was his first top 10 all year and his best finish since last year’s Charlotte race.
All the post-race attention at Talladega was on Brian Vickers’s last-lap punt of Chase contenders Jimmie Johnson and Earnhardt – and understandably so.
Tony Stewart won this week thanks to gambling that probably wouldn’t have happened if he was racing for the championship. Is this actually better for sponsors?
This week at Kansas, I had to laugh when the TV broadcast flashed the “Team Chevy Winning Moment” banner across the bottom of the screen.
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