AJ Allmendinger never needed the go-for-broke attitude in the Sprint
Showdown. The No. 84 Red Bull Toyota was that good and so, too, was the
driver. With a berth into Saturday night’s All-Star Race on the line,
AJ was at his best. He fought double- file restarts and led the final
19 laps of the second 20-lap segment in [...]
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NASCAR-CUP: All-Star: Red Bull Racing race report
Published May 19th, 2008 in NASCAR Nextel. 0 CommentsNASCAR-CUP: All-Star: GM teams race quotes, notes
Published May 19th, 2008 in NASCAR Nextel. 0 CommentsTeam Chevy Drivers Use NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race to Tune-Up for Coca
Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway
Concord, NC - Team Chevy Impala SS drivers and crew chiefs maximized
tonight’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway to gain
valuable information for next week’s Coca Cola 600.
Tonight’s four-25-lap segments for a $$;1 million prize saw three [...]
NASCAR-CUP: All-Star: Toyota teams race quotes, notes
Published May 19th, 2008 in NASCAR Nextel. 0 CommentsFive Toyota Camrys competed in tonight’s Sprint All-Star race — Tony Stewart (fifth), AJ Allmendinger (17th), Dale
Jarrett (21st), Denny Hamlin (23rd) and Kyle Busch (24th).
Busch earned the pole for the All-Star race for the first time in his career and the first for Toyota.
Busch won the first 25-lap segment and led the first 13 laps [...]
Martin Finishes 9th in Sprint All-Star Race
CONCORD, N.C. (May 17, 2008) — Mark Martin and the U.S. Army/Dale
Earnhardt Inc. Team went with a two-tire strategy for the last 25-lap
segment in Saturday night’sSprint All-Star Race at Lowe’s Motor
Speedway. The strategybackfired, as Martin’s No. 8Chevy Impala SS
became too loose during the final run and the end result [...]
KASEY KAHNE
(No. 9 Budweiser Dodge Charger) Winner
CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU WON THE ALL-STAR RACE?
“I wouldn’t have
believed it until about lap 60 or so. At that point, our car was getting
better and better. We were making the right adjustments. In the final 50
to 75 laps we were pretty loose. We made one small adjustment [...]
SAM HORNISH JR. (Driver, No. 77 Mobil 1 Dodge Charger) 7th
YOU SCRAPED THE WALL EARLY IN THE ALL-STAR RACE. “Oh yeah, we scraped
it pretty good, too. We had a really good car. I thought we had a car
that was capable of running in the top-10 here. Once we got out there
running [...]
STEWART SOLID IN PRELUDE TO COKE 600
Home Depot Driver Finishes Fifth in NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race
In a race typically known for aggressive driving and spark-filled
crashes, Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte
(N.C.) Motor Speedway proved to be a rather refined affair.
That suited Tony Stewart just fine. The driver of the No. 20 Home [...]
Kasey Kahne had to fight his way into the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
All-Star event at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in North Carolina, and he did it
thanks to the fans who voted him into the non-points special event. Thanks to the
vote of the fans and his driving skills tonight, along with his Gillett
Evernham Motorsports team, the driver [...]
NASCAR-CUP: All-Star: Biffle, Kenseth post race interview
Published May 19th, 2008 in NASCAR Nextel. 0 CommentsGREG BIFFLE
— No. 16 Dish Network Ford Fusion (Finished 2nd)
“I tell you what, we were just a
mediocre car. I was running third, fourth right there and I was just way
too tight, way, way too tight. I think we finished in the first segment
second, I think, and then we fell back a couple [...]
CARL EDWARDS — No. 99 Office Depot Ford Fusion (Finished 10th)
“I thought we were the car to beat. I thought we were
gonna be great there (in the second half). I was already thinking about
what I was gonna do with all the money, having a good time, but something
with that last set of tires [...]
Trust Greg Miller when he says that the Pit Crew Challenge isn’t just
some recreational, happy-to-be-here-type event.
“We take it very seriously,” said Miller, Red Bull Racing Team’s pit
crew coach. “It’s the one time a year the pit crew guys get to shine.
We can accumulate some bragging rights for the rest of the year, and
not to mention [...]
BAM RACING No. 49 BACK ON TRACK IN SPRINT SHOWDOWN
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (May 15, 2008) — Today, BAM Racing team owner Beth
Ann Morgenthau announced a one-race association with Petty Enterprises
for the upcoming Sprint Showdown on Saturday, May 17, 2008.
According to Mrs. Morgenthau, “Before our move to Toyota, we were a
Dodge team and we have worked closely [...]
NASCAR-CUP: All-Star: Dale Earnhardt Inc preview
Published May 16th, 2008 in NASCAR Nextel. 0 CommentsDale Earnhardt Inc. Continues to Show Improvement as Sprint Cup Series
Rolls into All-Star Break
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (May 14, 2008) — Dale Earnhardt Inc. rolls into the
Sprint All-Star Race this weekend looking to take a break from the
strain of weekly point racing. DEI has two cars locked into Saturday
night’s Sprint All-Star race — Mark Martin’s No. 8 [...]
NASCAR-CUP: Darlington: Wood Brothers Racing race report
Published May 15th, 2008 in NASCAR Nextel. 0 CommentsNot Just A Day Of Racing For Wood Brothers In Darlington
Darlington,SC (May 14, 2008)-In Darlington, SC. on Saturday, it was not
only a day of racing for Wood Brothers, it was a day dedicated to the
history of Wood Brothers Racing at Darlington Raceway. Saturday evening
ended when Bill Elliott in the Motorcraft Ford Fusion finished in 30th
position [...]
NASCAR-CUP: LMS’ Humpy Wheeler makes his All-Star pick
Published May 15th, 2008 in NASCAR Nextel. 0 CommentsNo Flip-Flopping, “Humpy” Wheeler Picks Carl Edwards To Win Saturday’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race
CONCORD, N.C. (May 14, 2008) - Even though some race fans may think
he’s finally “flipped,” H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler named Carl Edwards as his pick
to win Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Lowe’s Motor
Speedway.
Wheeler revealed his selection today in uptown Charlotte with
assistance [...]
NASCAR-CUP: LMS Charlotte - Ned and Dale Jarrett spotlight
Published May 15th, 2008 in NASCAR Nextel. 0 CommentsLowe’s Motor Speedway Inducts NASCAR Champions
Ned and Dale Jarrett into the Court of Legends
CONCORD, N.C. (May 13, 2008) - NASCAR champions Ned and Dale Jarrett
were inducted into Lowe’s Motor Speedway’s Court of Legends Tuesday
afternoon as part of the week-long festivities leading up to Saturday
night’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.
The Jarretts are the first father and son [...]
Week 12: The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Top 12 — And Beyond
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 12, 2008) — Below is a look at the NASCAR Sprint
Cup Series Top 12 along with other notable drivers, going into the Coca-Cola
600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on May 25.
1– Kyle Busch (No. 18 M&M’s Toyota)
Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 112.0
2008 [...]
NASCAR-CUP: Darlington: Red Bull Racing race report
Published May 13th, 2008 in NASCAR Nextel. 0 CommentsIt’s tight! It’s loose! It’s tight again! If you were listening to
Brian Vickers on the radio Saturday night, you surely stopped counting
the number of times he was fighting with the handling on his No. 83 Red
Bull Toyota. Vickers kept on keeping on even after The Lady in Black’s
countless attempts to end his day. Vickers list [...]
NASCAR-CUP: Darlington: Petty Enterprises race report
Published May 13th, 2008 in NASCAR Nextel. 0 CommentsThe new asphalt at Darlington raised the speeds around the 58-year-old oval
considerably. Many predicted a caution and wreck-filled event, but the race
was conducted with few severe incidents. Only eight caution flags flew,
several for debris-only. The race also featured three rounds of green flag
pit stops.
Bobby Labonte and the No. 43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge [...]
Alternator Problem Hampers Promising Day for Yeley at Darlington
An alternator problem hampered J.J. Yeley and his No. 96 DLP HDTV
Toyota Camry in Saturday’s night’s Dodge Challenger 500 NASCAR Sprint
Cup Series race at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, causing him to finish a
disappointing 26th.
After starting 31st in the blue and black Hall of Fame Racing-prepared
machine, Yeley quickly moved [...]
