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Oval Of Life: Farewell To A Legend, Hello To Fatherhood
Feb 26, 2010 NASCAR News 1 Comment
It seems ironic that as NASCAR is preparing to race at perhaps its most modern, contemporary track of all — Las Vegas Motor Speedway — one of the most significant events that occurred in the sport during the week leading up to the race focused not on the NASCAR’s present, but on its past.
On Wednesday, [...]
Jeff Burton on a roll heading to Vegas
Feb 25, 2010 Jeff Burton Leave a comment
The talk about the fate of Jeff Burton’s career began to seep into racing conversations early last season and it picked up serious steam during the summer. It was the kind of talk that affixes itself to all athletes whose fortunes waver around that arbitrary point where they start being labeled as “aging.”
Shelby American Race [...]
Big Mac teams up with Jamie Mac in Cup Series
Feb 25, 2010 Jamie McMurray Leave a comment
LAS VEGAS—How good is Jamie McMurray? After he won the Daytona 500, he slipped in a sponsor reference without fans and media even realizing it.
On national television following the win in NASCAR’s season-opening Sprint Cup Series race, McMurray was talking about what he and his wife did after his win last November at Talladega Superspeedway [...]
Carl and Kate Edwards Give Birth To NASCAR’s Newest Sweetheart
Feb 25, 2010 Carl Edwards, Headline, NASCAR News, Sprint Cup Series Leave a comment
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 [...]
After 12 Years, Can Mark Martin Benefit From The No. 13 In Las Vegas?
Feb 25, 2010 Mark Martin, NASCAR News, Race Previews and Recaps, Sprint Cup Series Leave a comment
When Mark Martin last won a race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the late Dale Earnhardt Sr had just taken his black and silver No. 3 GM Goodwrench sponsored Chevrolet, to one of the most memorable wins in the history of the Daytona 500.
Martin who won the inaugural race in back 1998, also had one [...]
Fantasy Pick’Em: 2010 Shelby American
Feb 25, 2010 Bobby Labonte, Denny Hamlin, Fantasy, Jeff Burton, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Las Vegas Motor Speedway Leave a comment
Two races down, 34 to go as the Sprint Cup Series heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for this year’s Shelby American. Kyle Busch will attempt to defend his 2009 race win after two consecutive 14th place finishes to start the year.
Jimmie Johnson won three consecutive Vegas races from 2005-07, and won last week in [...]
Stewart plans to continue using HMS motors
Feb 24, 2010 Hendrick Motorsports, NASCAR News, Ryan Newman, Sprint Cup Series, Teams, Tony Stewart Leave a comment
Car driver/owner Tony Stewart said this week that there aren’t any plans to start an engine program at Stewart Haas Racing, a team that currently receives its Chevrolet engines from Hendrick Motorsports.
SHR fields two cars in the Sprint Cup Series, those cars are driven by Stewart and Ryan Newman. They have used Hendrick Motorsports [...]
