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Jimmie Johnson Is So Money In Vegas

Despite what Harvick said last week in California, Jimmie Johnson did not need any luck to take the checkered flag this week.  He used blinding speed, pit stragety, and the drive of a champion to take the Shelby American at Las Vegas.  The key to his win was an amazing pit stop on lap 230.  [...]


Jimmie Johnson Wins the Auto Club 500

During the 2002 season, Jimmie Johnson’s first full season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, he won his first race at Fontana at the Auto Club Speedway.  Eight years later, he reached another land mark…48 career wins for the 48 team.  It was a familar sight in victory lane yesterday, as Johnson took [...]

McMurray’s Amazing Start Continues at the Auto Club Speedway

Jamie McMurray continues to turn heads in the NASCAR world.  After winning an exciting Daytona 500 last week, he followed that up by capturing the pole at the Auto Club Speedway for the Auto Club 500 on Sunday. Thanks to a blazing lap of 39.185 seconds, he edged out his Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing teammate Juan Pablo [...]

Todd Parrott Named Matt Kenseth’s New Crew Chief

After the 2009 season, when Kenseth failed to make the Chase for the first time in his career, car owner Jack Roush asked if he needed to make a change or if he was comfortable with his team. He responded yes and that crew chief Drew Blickensderfer needed a full season and full off-season to [...]

Jamie McMurray Wins the Daytona 500

After avoiding pot holes and each other all day, Jamie McMurray emerged the winner of the 52nd Daytona 500. McMurrary held off a hard charging Dale Earnhardt Jr to capture his first Daytona 500 victory. This is his second win at the famed Daytona International Speedway.  An emotional drained McMurrary let it all out in [...]

Johnson and Kahne Win the Gatorade Duels

Two great finishes for two great races! The Daytona International Speedway never disappoints, as Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne won two extremely close races. Kasey Kahne won a drag race, beating Tony Stewart by .014 seconds while Jimmie Johnson edged Kevin Harvick by .005 seconds.  Johnson, by virtue of winning Duel 1, will start from [...]

BREAKING NEWS: Danica Patrick to Race Daytona!

After an impressive debut in the ARCA Series last weekend, Danica Patrick has decided to take her JR Motorsports GoDaddy.com Chevorlet to the Nationwide Series Race for the running of the Drive4COPO 300.

“Racing in the Nationwide Series race was my goal during this entire two-month preparation process, but we wanted to make sure it was [...]

Hendrick Motorsports Capture Front Row for Daytona 500

Mark Martin, who led the Sprint Cup Series with seven poles last season, kept doing what he did best last season; start on the pole. His teammate, Dale Earnhardt Jr, was not to far behind capturing the outside front row position.

“The challenge was to run one team with two cars, and then to have those [...]

Kevin Harvick Wins Second Straight Budweiser Shootout

Apologies for not getting this to you quicker. The Baltimore area was blanketed with 30+ inches of snow which lead to power outages and loss of cable and internet service

Not even the flu or lack of practice time could stop Kevin Harvick from reaching victory lane for the second straight year in the Budweiser Shootout. [...]

Carl Edwards on the Pole for Budweiser Shootout

With the luck of the draw last night on SPEED, Carl Edwards drew the pole position for the running of the Budweiser Shootout this Saturday night.  The race will run 75 laps, the first segment will run 25 laps and the second will run 50 laps. “From what I’ve seen so far, there might not [...]