On the penultimate restart, Tony Stewart took the lead of the Helluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen from Kyle Busch. He then easily held off a late charge from Marcos Ambrose to earn his fifth Sprint Cup victory at Watkins Glen International.
Tony Stewart passed Matt Kenseth in the closing laps of the final segment and began pulling away, winning the All-Star Race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon each won one of the first three segments. Sam Hornish Jr and Jamie McMurray won the Sprint Showdown and both raced their way [...]
Kyle Busch took the lead from Jeff Gordon with about 30 laps to go, and drove away from the field to win the Crown Royal presents the Russ Friedman 400 at Richmond International Raceway. The victory is his third victory of the Sprint Cup season. Top 5: Busch, Tony Stewart, Jeff Burton, Ryan Newman, and [...]
On NASCAR RaceDay, it was reported that Penske Championship Racing driver Sam Hornish Jr is suffering from the flu. He is expected to start the race in the No. 77 Penske Trucking Dodge, but Travis Kvapil was flown in this morning just in case Hornish can’t complete the race. Kvapil was being fitted in the [...]
Mark Martin drove his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy to victory in the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. On the final restart, Martin quickly disposed of Ryan Newman, who stayed out, and cruised to victory. Top 5: Martin, Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson, and Greg Biffle. Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr, [...]
During final practice, Stewart Haas Racing driver, Ryan Newman, blew a tire and triggered an accident that collected his teammate and owner, Tony Stewart. Both will go to backup cars, and will start from the rear of the field of the Daytona 500. Newman said he felt a slight vibration in his right rear as [...]
Penske Racing has purchased the No. 22 from Bill Davis Racing, making Bill Davis a minority owner in Penske Racing. While Penske will consider using the No. 22 in the future to align with the Nos. 2 and 12, the team will move the points over to the No. 77, and driver Sam Hornish Jr., [...]
As reported yesterday, AJ Allmendinger will replace Elliott Sadler in the No. 19 Gillett Evernham Motorsports machine starting next season.
Marcos Ambrose won the Zippo 200 from Watkins Glen International, earning his first Nationwide Series victory of his career. Ambrose took the lead when both Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Burton had to pit because they were out of fuel. Ambrose assumed the top spot and conserved enough fuel to make it to the checkered flag. [...]
