Martin Truex Jr.
MWR Reaches Contract Extension With Truex Jr
Michael Waltrip Racing has reached a contract extension with Martin Truex Jr to keep him in the No. 56 NAPA Toyota in the Sprint Cup Series.
Rain-Aided Pocono Win Puts Gordon Back In Chase Hunt
Jeff Gordon capitalized on a mistake by Jimmie Johnson to win the rain-shortened Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono Raceway.
Miller To Fill In For Johnston Atop No. 56 Pit Box At Pocono
Martin Truex Jr’s crew chief Chad Johnston may miss the Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway this weekend because his wife is expecting a baby on Saturday, according to the Sporting News. Johnston will fly back to North Carolina following qualifying for the race. Michael Waltrip Racing competition director Scott Miller will be on the pit box [...]
Johnson Wins 200th For Owner Rick Hendrick
Jimmie Johnson gave Rick Hendrick his 200th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory, running away from the rest of the field on a green-white-checkered-flag restart that took the Bojangles’ Southern 500 one lap past its scheduled distance.
Hamlin Holds Off Truex For Cup Win At Kansas
Denny Hamlin held off Martin Truex Jr. over the final 30 laps to win the STP 400 at Kansas Speedway.
Opportunistic Ryan Newman Cashes In At Martinsville
In the wake of a controversial late-race caution, Ryan Newman spoiled an afternoon of Hendrick hegemony with an opportunistic victory in the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 Sunday at Martinsville Speedway
Keselowski Keeps Cool, Scores Repeat Bristol Win
Brad Keselowski survived an early incident to win the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway ahead of Matt Kenseth.
Bud Shootout Delivers Excitement Under The Lights
Bud Shootout Recap: Busch saves it twice, edges Stewart; Kurt Busch impresses in Phoenix Racing debut; Clint Bowyer battles back from early spin.
Martin To Replace David Reutimann In MWR’s No. 00
Mark Martin to replace David Reutimann in Michael Waltrip Racing’s No. 00 Sprint Cup Toyota In 2012. He is likely to run 30 races next season.
Three Cup Teams Penalized For Dega Infractions
NASCAR has penalized three Sprint Cup Series teams for infractions found during opening day inspection at Talladega Superspeedway: Michael Waltrip Racing’s Nos. 00 and 56, and JTG Daugherty Racing’s No. 47.
