Window World Inc. announced that it will extend its sponsorship of Front Row Motorsports’ No. 34 team, driven by John Andretti,for five races, following the team’s 19th-place finish in the Daytona 500. Window World will be on the car at Auto Club Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway , Atlanta Motor Speedway, and Bristol Motor Speedway.
Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper will sponsor Richard Petty Motorsports drivers Reed Sorenson, Elliott Sadler, and Kasey Kahne for four races Sprint Cup and Nationwide races in 2009. The deal calls for the team to run the Auto Value logos and the Bumper to Bumper logos each for two races. Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper will be [...]
David Gilliland will drive the #71 TRG Motorsports Chevy at this weekend’s Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway (Fontana). He will have to get his car in on its qualifying time, as the team is not guaranteed a starting spot. Richard “Slugger” Labbe will serve as crew chief for Gilliland. Labbe served as crew [...]
Looking back at the wreck between Dale Earnhardt Jr and Brian Vickers that took out Kyle Busch, who had a car capable of winning, the Lead Lap has one thing to say to all of those involved: Deal with it! Busch and Vickers both pointed fingers at Jr for causing the wreck. Vickers said: To [...]
Was this intentional or hard racing? You be the judge: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNsXftXYk4U]
Matt Kenseth used a push from Kevin Harvick to pass Elliott Sadler for the lead, and the eventual win, once the 2009 Daytona 500 was called 48 laps from the scheduled finish. Top 5: Kenseth, Harvick, AJ Allmendinger, Clint Bowyer, and Sadler. David Ragan, Michael Waltrip, Tony Stewart, Reed Sorenson, and Kurt Busch rounded out [...]
Tony Stewart, driving for Hendrick Motorsports in the Hendrickcars.com No. 80 Chevy, won the Nationwide Series’ Camping World 300 from Daytona International Speedway. Stewart held off a hard-charging Kyle Busch, who got him lose in Turn 4. Stewart went up the race track, but managed to hold off Busch, who then got passed by Carl Edwards. Stewart, [...]
During final practice, Stewart Haas Racing driver, Ryan Newman, blew a tire and triggered an accident that collected his teammate and owner, Tony Stewart. Both will go to backup cars, and will start from the rear of the field of the Daytona 500. Newman said he felt a slight vibration in his right rear as [...]
Todd Bodine won the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series’ inaugural race, the NextEra Energy 250. Kyle Busch gave Bodine a bump in hopes of moving him out of the way, but the move propelled Bodine to victory. The win was said to be an emotional one for Bodine, who recently lost his sponsor. Winning the [...]
Jeff Gordon held off driver/owner Tony Stewart to win the first Gatorade Duel. The victory means Gordon will start Sunday’s Daytona 500 third. Kyle Busch held off a hard-charging Mark Martin to win the second Duel, meaning he will start the 500 fourth. AJ Allmendinger and Jeremy Mayfield earned the two transfer spots available in [...]
