At the drivers’ meeting before the Autism Speaks 400, Dale Earnhardt Jr left his seat next to new crew chief Lance McGrew to have a quick chat with Kyle Busch, who recently took a swipe at him earlier in the week. No word on what was discussed.
Brad Keselowski won the Nationwide Series’ Helluva Good 200 from Dover International Speedway after taking the lead with two laps to go when Joey Logano ran into the back of Kyle Busch on the final restart.
Brian Scott chose to stay out with 10 laps to go while the leaders pitted, and he held off Dennis Setzer to win the Camping World Series’ AAA Insurance 200 from Dover International Speedway. The win was his first career victory. Top 5: Scott, Setzer, David Starr, Jason White, and Johnny Sauter. Matt Crafton, Chad [...]
Following the announcement that Tony Eury Jr would no longer be the crew chief for Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 88 Chevy, Dale Earnhardt Jr spoke about the decision and did not seem surprised with the split.
After the ouster of Tony Eury Jr as crew cheif for his cousin, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Junior Nation collectively exclaimed, “Finally!” For quite a while now, Jr Nation has been calling for Eury Jr’s head — or job as it were. Eury Jr took a lot of the flack for Dale Jr’s lackluster, on-track performance. [...]
Tony Eury Jr is out as crew cheif for Dale Earnhardt Jr starting this weekend at the Autism Speaks 400 at Dover. Team manager Brian Whitesell will assume the role for Hendrick Motorsports No. 88 Amp/National Guard Chevy this weekend, with Lance McGrew taking over on an interim basis after that. In a prepared statement, [...]
NASCAR driver and car owner Robby Gordon has been penalized 50 driver points and 50 owner points for an unapproved rear axle housing. Kirk Almquist, crew chief for the No. 7 Robby Gordon Motorsports Toyota, has been fined $50,000 and placed on probation until the end of the calendar year. The car was found to [...]
Rumors are circulating the Martin Truex Jr to Michael Waltrip Racing is a done deal. But both Truex and MWR’s Ty Norris have denied the rumors. Brian Vickers is said to be close to a deal to re-sign with Red Bull Racing. Vickers’s contract ends this season, but the team has a option that would [...]
David Reutimann won a rain-shortened and delayed Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, for his first Sprint Cup victory of his career. Reutimann, who got lectured by Tony Stewart for racing too hard, stayed out while the leaders pitted during a caution for rain. The race was called two hours later, with Reutimann declared the [...]
Tommy Baldwin Racing announced that the team has part ways with driver Scott Riggs. Riggs has missed four of the first 12 races this season, and has a top finish of 25th in the Daytona 500. Riggs attributed the decision to a lack of sponsorship and poor performance. Mike Skinner, Patrick Carpentier, and Brian Simo [...]
