NASCAR’s entering an era where they’re looking for fresh, big stars. Jeff Gordon is done. Tony Stewart is done. Carl Edwards is done. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is next. So where does that leave the sport? Well, NASCAR is in a delicate state, featuring ratings and attendance declines. But there remains plenty of optimism for the future …
Travis Pastrana, a former X Games gold medalist and star of the Nitro Circus tour, is returning to NASCAR. The action sports legend will trade in his BMX handlebars for the steering wheel in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Pastrana will drive Niece Motorsports’ No. 45 Chevrolet Silverado, taking over at Las Vegas Motor …
While much of the NASCAR world is currently focused on Tony Stewart‘s announcement and the impending rainy weekend at Dover International Speedway, the Camping World Truck Series heads west to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for a Saturday night showdown. With a close championship battle, every race counts for Matt Crafton, Erik Jones and Tyler Reddick …
Travis Pastrana is returning to NASCAR. Pastrana, an 11-time X-Games gold medalist, has signed a one-race deal with NTS Motorsports to run its No. 31 in the Camping World Truck Series race at Las Vegas in October, ESPN reports. The truck will be sponsored by GunBroker and will run alongside teammate Daniel Hemric in the …
From NASCAR to Nitro Circus, the past year-and-a-half have flown by – literally and figuratively – for Travis Pastrana. The former Xfinity Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing stopped by to talk to Frontstretch after being spotted back in the garage area Friday afternoon at Pocono Raceway. Pastrana’s last stock car race came in the Homestead Xfinity …
If there was a prize for the best firesuit, Joey Logano would have it hands down after sporting a suit styled to look like… well, a suit, complete with jacket and tie. Logano, who was also strong in Sprint Cup practice on Saturday, looked to have the car to beat early, but a two-tire strategy later in the race proved to be the wrong one, and Logano was never able to claw his way back to the front. Instead, he was forced to settle for sixth, but if his early run is any indication, Logano could be looking at a much-needed top 10 in the Cup race.
Jamie Little opened the post-race interview with Travis Pastrana and asked him what was the highlight and lowlight of his first Nationwide Series race. “The lowlight was gettin’ beat by both the girls.” In less than 140 characters Travis Pastrana managed to raise my eyebrows with the second utterance of this sentiment on Friday night. …
Before I get too caught up in the day-by-day minutiae of the soap opera that is NASCAR, here are my 12 wishes for the 2012 season.
What is a bigger crime: Reed Sorenson getting yanked from the No. 32 car or Brian Vickers being excited to the point of using exclamation marks in a release?
Thanks to a newly-inked contract, Goodyear is the exclusive tire provider for NASCAR through 2017. No competition to make Goodyear’s product better.
How will Travis Pastrana fare in his Nationwide debut?
A pastor’s attempt at humor didn’t do NASCAR any favors, even with 18,000 fans screaming their approval from the grandstands in Music City Saturday night.
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