NEWTON, IA - RIS - Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. loves Iowa. Three straight times he's run there and three times he has won. The latest win came today in the NASCAR Nationwide Series Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 at Iowa Speedway.
(CONCORD, NC – MAY 19, 2012 – RIS) With a perfect execution of strategy, Jimmie Johnson scored a win in the first 20-lap segment tonight, then hung back for the next three segments before driving into the lead starting the final 10-lap sprint to win Saturday’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Dale Earnhardt Jr Grabs Sprint Showdown for All-Star Spot
Justin Lofton Takes Charlotte Trucks
(CONCORD, NC - MAY 18, 2012 - RIS) Photos from Friday's activities - on track and off, at the Sprint All-Star weekend. Keep checking back, we'll be posting additional photos as the day goes on.
UNOFFICIAL Provided by NASCAR Statistics- Sunday, 5/6/2012 @ 5:57 PM Eastern UNOFFICIAL
Pos Driver BPts Points Ldr Nxt Chase Starts Poles Wins T5s T10 DNFs Money Won PPos G/L
1 Greg Biffle 8 378 0 0 78 10 1 1 6 7 0 $2,406,798 1 0
2 Matt Kenseth 12 371 -7 -7 71 10 0 1 6 6 0 $3,082,191 4 2
3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4 369 -9 -2 69 10 0 0 4 8 0 $2,236,400 2 -1
4 Denny Hamlin 13 351 -27 -18 51 10 1 2 4 5 0 $2,246,485 3 -1
5 Kevin Harvick 6 333 -45 -18 33 10 0 0 2 5 1 $1,838,165 7 2
6 Martin Truex Jr. 5 332 -46 -1 32 10 1 0 3 6 1 $1,824,183 5 -1
7 Tony Stewart 13 328 -50 -4 28 10 0 2 3 4 0 $2,227,850 8 1
8 Jimmie Johnson 9 324 -54 -4 24 10 0 0 4 7 2 $2,017,848 6 -2
9 Kyle Busch 8 308 -70 -16 8 10 0 1 3 5 0 $2,142,338 11 2
10 Clint Bowyer 2 302 -76 -6 2 10 0 0 1 5 1 $1,512,183 12 2
TALLADEGA, AL - RIS - Brad Keselowski passed the two car tandem of Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle with help from Kyle Busch and went on to a runaway finish to win the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. Busch finished second with Kenseth finishing third, and Kasey Kahne fourth. Biffle finished fifth.
TALLADEGA, AL - RIS - Joey Logano nipped Kyle Busch at the line to win the Aaron's 312 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. Logano used a slingshot maneuver to go on the outside and around Busch as the second green-white-checker ended the race.
Due to inclement weather, the Aaron's 312 qualifying was cancelled. the cars will line up according to owner's points for todays race. Elliott Sadler is on the pole and will share the front row with Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
TALLADEGA, AL - RIS - Jeff Gordon took a different line on his first qualifying lap, running low instead of building momentum by running high, and that led to the fastest lap of the day and the pole for Sunday's Aaron's 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway. Gordon went out late and knocked A.J. Allmendinger off the pole. It was Gordon's 71st pole win which ranks third on the all time list, tying him with the legendary David Pearson.
Kick Off Mega Motorsports Month of May with One Hot Fan Night!
Pursley Rallies For Utah Grand Prix Win
Overcomes Flat For NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Victory At Miller
TOOELE, Utah (April 28, 2012) – Greg Pursley rallied from a flat tire to claim the Utah Grand Prix for the third year in a row on Saturday at Miller Motorsports Park.
It was the 10th career NASCAR K&N Pro Series West victory for the Newhall, Calif., driver and the first of 2012 for the defending series champion.
Pursley dominated the early portion of the race and led the first 21 laps before stopping for fuel. At one point he had a more than six-second lead on Eric Holmes. After the stop he drove his No. 26 Gene Price Motorsports/Star Nursery Ford through the field and made it to second place before suffering the flat tire on Lap 39. Fortunately, Pursley discovered the tire going down at precisely the best place on the 2.2-mile road course.
RICHMOND, VA - RIS - Kyle Busch used the restart after a late caution to pass Tony Stewart and win the Capital City 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Richmond International Raceway. Stewart had a good car all night, but the dominant car belonged to Carl Edwards who led over 200 of the scheduled 400 laps. Edwards was penalized on a late restart for jumping the start and had to serve a drive through penalty. He finished 11th
RICHMOND, VA - RIS - Kurt Busch, driving for brother Kyle's Nationwide team, survived a wild two lap battle with Denny Hamlin to win the Virginia 520 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway on Friday night. Hamlin came from back in the field to challenge Busch over the last two laps. The battle of the two Toyota Camrys was captivating, with the winner in doubt until the final 20 yards.
RICHMOND, VA - RIS - Mark Martin edged Carl Edwards by .006 seconds to win the pole position for Saturday night's Capital City 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Richmond International Raceway. It was the second pole of the year for the 53-year old Martin and the 53rd of his career.
KANSAS CITY, KS - RIS - Denny Hamlin held off a dominant Martin Truex, Jr. to win the STP 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kansas Speedway. Truex led 173 of the 267 laps and stayed out front all day. Hamlin passed him at Lap 237 and never surrendered the lead despite Truex's best eforts. Over the last five laps, Truex made two valiant attempts to pas Hamlin without success. It was Hamlin's second victory of the year.
James Buescher pulled away in the closing laps for a convincing 5.320-second victory over Timothy Peters, who passed Brad Keselowski for the runner-up spot with three laps left in Saturday's SFP 250 at Kansas Speedway.
Starting Lineup for Sunday's STP 400 at Kansas Speedway
DEARBORN, Mich., April 19, 2012 – Trevor Bayne, one the NASCAR’s most popular young drivers and the winner of the 2011 Daytona 500, will star in a new television ad campaign that focuses on the new 2013 Ford Fusion.
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - RIS - It was like a breath of fresh air. After so many disppointments in 2012, Kasey Kahne capped a successful weekend of triple-duty Sunday afternoon, winning the Good Sam Roadside Assistance 200 to mark NASCAR's return to Rockingham Speedway for the first time since 2004.
FORT WORTH, TX - RIS - Greg Biffle made a powerful pass of Jimmie Johnson as laps were running down to win the Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. It ended a 49-race win drought for Biffle, who qualified thrid and led 90 laps
FORT WORTH, TX - RIS - Greg Biffle made a powerful pass of Jimmie Johnson as laps were running down to win the Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. It ended a 49-race win drought for Biffle, who qualified thrid and led 90 laps
Piquet Grabs Pole for Inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Event at Rockingham Speedwa
Lajoie, Kimmel claim victories in Twin 75s at The Rock
FORT WORTH, TX - RIS - Driving away from Denny Hamlin and pole-sitter Paul Menard after a restart with six laps left, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won Friday night's O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 Nationwide Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
NASCAR Trailblazer Wendell Scott, NASCAR Matriarch France Among The 25 Eligible
MARTINSVILLE, VA – RIS – In an exciting finish that has become the trademark of Martinsville Speedway, Ryan Newman won the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 on the second of two green-white-checker attempts. For most of the day, the race belonged to Jeff Gordon. He led 328 of the 515 laps and had the race in hand until Lap 355, when teammate Jimmie Johnson, who led 112 laps on the day, passed him for the lead. From then on, the action was fast and furious, especially in the last few laps.
(MARTINSVILLE, VA - APRIL 1, 2012 - RIS)Ryan Newman zipped around a restart scramble to take the lead of the Goody's Fast Reliefe 500 at Martinsville Speedway, winning the longest race in Martinsville history (at 505 laps after a late caution and green-white-checker finish.) Jeff Gordon dominated the race, leading over 300 laps, before Hendrick teammate Jimmie Johnson got the lead from him. RIS NASCAR editor Ron Fleshman will be back shortly with a full race report.
Unofficial Owner Points for the Camping World Truck Series after race No. 2 - Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway.
MARTINSVILLE, VA – RIS – Kasey Kahne edged Kevin Harvick to win the pole position for Sunday’s Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Qualifying, which took place under cloudy skies, was delayed because of a morning rain shower. Kahne was the 39th (of 45) driver to take the track and ran a lap of 19.50 seconds at 97.128 mph. Harvick ran a lap of 19.51 seconds.
MARTINSVILLE, VA - RIS - Kevin Harvick edged Ty Dillion for the pole position for Saturday's Kroger 250 Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway. Harvick ran a lap of 95.665 to start first in the race which was delayed to 2:02PM due to early morning rain.
(CONCORD, NC - MAR. 28, 2012 - RIS) Matt Kenseth and wounded Afghan War veteran J.B. Kerns helped load a special tribute No. 17 Ford for Martinsville at the Roush-Fenway Racing shop Wednesday.
Kenseth will race the No. 17 Ford at Martinsville as a tribute to Kerns and the sacrifices he made for this country. The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation is a program established after 9/11 in the memory of New York fire fighter Stephen Siller. Siller was responding to the towers but his personal truck got jammed in traffic at the blocked Brooklyn Battery so he donned 75 lbs of gear and ran the rest of the way to the twin towers. He was lost in the collapse. The Foundation was established to help build “smart homes” for veterans and is constructing one for Kerns in his hometown of Ararat, Va., located near Martinsville Speedway
FONTANA---RIS --March 25, 2012 --Tony Stewart wins a rain shortened 16th Annual Auto Club 400 after both starting from ninth position and 129 laps. While Tony was unhappy that he won a rain shortened race, he has lost some that way in the past and was most proud that his team earned it by 'leading the thing!' Tony threw heaps of praise for team owner, Gene Hass for both being the momentum into this season still from 'the chase' and always being open to fund pretty much whatever the team needed to be a winning force 'and' Steve Addington for his superb crew chief instincts and calls. Gene Hass commented, "If Tony is not winning, we the team are doing something wrong." Steve Addington was asked how he knew how to handle the rain regarding the positioning of Tony at the right time - "Yeah, we joke around with the other crew chiefs what we are 'going' to do but it is totally a gut call in the end." A notable 'Tony' comment was noted when he was asked about a pass on approximately lap 88. Tony said, "Can't pass if behing him." Tony was conveying how he overtook 'both' Juan Pablo Montoya and Kyle Busch in one fell swoop. Overall, it was stated numerous times how the car handled incredibly well all over the track. Finally, Steve and Tony made an agreement before the start of the race. "I will race like it is a full 200 lap race and not to worry about rain until Steve mentions it." It was made known that Tony's mentor, A.J. Foyt won his second race not very far away in Ontario many years ago. This was Tony's second win this season.
Weekend musings –Auto Club Speedway
Auto Club Speedway 400
Fontana, CA. March 25, 2012 - - RIS—The 16th Annual Auto Club 400 was Red Flagged on Lap 129 due to rain in Southern California.
Reigning Champ Tony Stewart who took over the lead on Lap 90 finally winning after the drizzle became rain.
It is Tony’s 46th victory in 469 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. He ties Buck Baker for 14th on the all-time Sprint Cup Series win list
Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart won the Auto Club 400 when rain halted the race after 129 of the 200 scheduled laps.
Joey Logano's Translux Toyota led the majority of the 150 laps from the pole position to win the Nationwide Series Royal Purple 300 at Auto Club Speedway this afternoon. He had to fend off Justin Allgaier for the first two thirds of the race and Brad Keselowski the last third it seemed. It was both Joe Gibbs’ eighth consecutive win at the track and Joey’s 10th victory in 92 NASCAR Nationwide Series starts.
(FONTANA, CA - RIS - MAR 23, 2012) Denny Hamlin beat out teammate Kyle Busch for pole at the Auto Club 400 by .181 sec while Mark Martin tied Busch's time to take third. The top Ford was Greg Biffle in fourth, while Kasey Kahne put his No. 5 Chevy in fifth. Bristol winner Brad Keselowski was the top Dodge, back in 17th on the grid.
(BRISTOL, TN – RIS – Mar 18, 2012) Brad Keselowski, in Roger Penske’s No. 2 Dodge, added to the long list of victories for “The Captain” at Bristol, holding off Matt Kenseth’s determined charge to win the Food City 500. The win mirrored Keselowski’s last Fall at Bristol and is his fifth win in 93 starts.
Normally a race fairly fraught with cautions, only six yellows flew in the race, the first for a lap 24 crash that involved Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Marcos Ambrose, Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch.
DARLINGTON, SC - RIS - At the drop of the initial green flag, pole-winner Greg Biffle pulled away from the pack followed by 48 Jimmie Johnson, 5 Kasey Kahne and 39 Ryan Newman. Within three laps the field was spread single file around half the track.