Archive for February, 2011
Late Surge Helps Gordon Break 66-Race Drought
Jeff Gordon ended a 66-race winless streaking dating back to April 2009, with his convincing victory in the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.
Kyle Busch Leads Every Lap In Phoenix N’Wide Win
Kyle Busch held off a frenetic challenge from Carl Edwards in the closing laps of Saturday’s Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix International Raceway and collected his 44th NASCAR Nationwide Series victory.
Kyle Busch Dominates Truck Race At Phoenix
Kyle Busch led the final 107 laps of the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway to post his second win at the 1-mile track and his 25th in the Camping World Truck Series.
Evernham Suing Gillett For $19.3 Million
ESPN.com is reporting that Ray Evernham is suing Booth Creek Management and Gillett GEMS, LLC for $19.3 millon. Gillett GEMS is a corporation that is made up of four members, including George Gillett Jr., who bought Evernham’s race team, Evernham Motorsports, in 2007. Evernham is suing to recover money he claims was not paid in the sale. He [...]
Germain Racing, Cassill Will Run Entire Cup Season
Germain Racing will field the No. 60 Sprint Cup entry for Landon Cassill for the entire 2011 season, with sponsorship from Big Red and ALL SPORT. Cassill will drive the car in this weekend’s Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.
NASCAR Penalizes No. 15 Truck Series Team For Rule Infractions
NASCAR announced that the No. 15 Billy Ballew Motorsports Camping World Truck Series team was penalized for infractions found during post-race inspection at Daytona International Speedway.
NASCAR Pushes 2012 Daytona 500 Back One Week
The 2012 Daytona 500 will be pushed back a week to February 26th, shortening the Sprint Cup season, NASCAR announced yesterday. Steve O’Donnell, a senior vice president with NASCAR, said: We have a very short offseason. This gives us a little more time shortening up the season. O’Donnell also said that NASCAR decided to move [...]
Bayne Gets First Win In Record-Setting Daytona 500
Rookie Trevor Bayne held off Carl Edwards at the line to win the Daytona 500 in his second career Sprint Cup Series start. The win returned the Wood Brothers to Victory Lane for the first time since 2001.
NASCAR Increases Inlet Openings For Daytona 500
NASCAR announced a rule change for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday. Because the weather forecast Sunday calls for warmer temperatures, the sanctioning body changed the air inlet opening from 2 1/2 x 20 inches to 3 x 20 inches. This will give teams more air to cool their engines.
Stewart Wins Fourth Consecutive Daytona N’Wide Race
With a shove from Landon Cassill, Tony Stewart surged past Clint Bowyer at the finish line to win Saturday’s season-opening Drive4COPD 300, his fourth straight NASCAR Nationwide Series victory at Daytona International Speedway.
