Struggling former Chasers need big day in Atlanta
Mar 4, 2010 Headline, NASCAR News, Sprint Cup Series
Spring is just beginning in the Northern Hemisphere, but for many of those people who race in NASCAR, the time of hope is rapidly giving way to the time of get the heck going.
Although it may be only three races into the season, shallow holes can become deep holes much easier than they can become [...]
NASCAR Prankster Lee Roy Mercer Succombs To Liver Cancer On Jan. 21
Mar 3, 2010 Headline, NASCAR News
After many reports that surfaced on March 1 that NASCAR prankster Lee Roy Mercer was deceased on Facebook, the news was finally confirmed on March 2. Lee Roy Mercer, who was best known for his prank calls to some of NASCAR’s most famous drivers, was called home to be with the Lord on Jan. 21, [...]
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Jimmie Johnson scores 49th career victory at Las Vegas
Feb 28, 2010 Headline, Hendrick Motorsports, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, NASCAR News, Race Previews and Recaps, Richard Childress Racing, Sprint Cup Series, Teams
Four time Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson scored his second consecutive win Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway after upsetting teammate Jeff Gordon to capture the 49th victory of his career.
“It came down to pit stops,” Johnson said. “I thought the race was going to come down to pit stops and who got a [...]
Carl and Kate Edwards Give Birth To NASCAR’s Newest Sweetheart
Feb 25, 2010 Carl Edwards, Headline, NASCAR News, Sprint Cup Series
Congratulations are in order for Carl Edwards, driver on the No. 99 Aflac sponsored Roush Fenway Ford Fusion, and his wife Kate on the birth of their daughter Anne Edwards.
Instead of a bouncing baby boy, Anne was born a back flipping baby girl, and the doctor rated the flip a perfect 10.
Anne was born February [...]
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Attention Nationwide Drivers: “You’re all going through to Hollywood!”
Feb 18, 2010 Headline, NASCAR News, Nationwide Series, Race Previews and Recaps
Just as the finalists in American Idol have made it through to their stage in Hollywood, the Nationwide drivers have made it through to Hollywood as well, at least to Auto Club Speedway in the hills of Hollywood in Fontana, California.
Jamie McMurray wins the 52nd Daytona 500
Feb 14, 2010 Dale Earnhardt Jr, Headline, Jamie McMurray, NASCAR News, Race Previews and Recaps, Sprint Cup Series
In his first Sprint Cup Series points race with his new team at Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, Jamie McMurray was able to hold off a hard-charging and determined Dale Earnhardt Jr. to capture the checkers in the 52nd Running of the Daytona 500 on Sunday night.
McMurray, who didn’t sign a contract with the No. 1 Bass [...]
Stewart wins at Daytona; Patrick victim of early wreck
Feb 13, 2010 Breaking News, Danica Patrick, Headline, IndyCar News, NASCAR News, Nationwide Series, Tony Stewart
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It was Tony Stewart’s good fortune to lead much of Saturday’s DRIVE4COPD 300 Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway — because all hell kept breaking loose behind him.
In a race widely trumpeted as Danica Patrick’s NASCAR debut, Stewart took the checkered flag .309 seconds ahead of 2008 series champion Carl [...]
