b5media.com

Advertise with us

Enjoying this blog? Check out the rest of the Sports Channel Subscribe to this Feed

Do You NASCAR? - NASCAR News

July 3rd, 2008

Race Preview for the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona

Image details: Daytona 500 served by picapp.com
This week, NASCAR returns to Daytona International Speedway for the Coke Zero 400, one of the biggest races of the year on the Sprint Cup schedule. With Daytona being one of NASCAR’s two restrictor plate courses, the track has fallen under quite a bit of scrutiny over the years. […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 7 comments

June 29th, 2008

Rating the Race: New Hampshire - Lenox Industrial Tools 301

Image details: LENOX Industrial Tools 301 served by picapp.com
They added an extra scheduled lap this year to the Lenox Industrial Tools 301, but it was all for naught as the race was halted for rain on lap 284 of the scheduled 301-lap event, and in the end, it was surprise-winner Kurt Busch standing in Victory […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 2 comments

June 28th, 2008

Tony Stewart Becomes 22nd Different Winner at New Hampshire

Image details: RVs.com 200 served by picapp.com
Tony Stewart has given the media something else to talk about for a day, as he conquered Camping World RV Sales 200 on Saturday, to become the Nationwide Series’ 22nd winner at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in just as many races. With Joey Logano sitting out of the no. […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 2 comments

June 28th, 2008

2009 Silly Season Tracker

Transactions:
- DEI has picked up the 2009 option on Martin Truex Jr, though Truex disputes the legality of the verbiage in the contract.
- Hendrick Motorsports has announced the release of Casey Mears for next season.
- Richard Childress Racing has extended Clint Bowyer’s contract through 2011.
- Roush-Fenway Racing has extended Greg Biffle’s contract through 2011.
- Gillette-Evernham […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 2 comments

June 28th, 2008

Casey Mears Officially Looking for Work

Image details: LENOX Industrial Tools 301 Practice served by picapp.com
Well, just as many of us had predicted, Casey Mears is in fact out of a ride for 2009. Hendrick Motorsports announced the release of Mears from his contract with the organization following the completion of this Sprint Cup season, leaving the no. 5 seat empty, […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 0 comments

June 27th, 2008

Carpentier Wins First Career Pole

Image details: LENOX Industrial Tools 301 Practice served by picapp.com
Much to pretty much everyone’s surprise, Patrick Carpentier won his first career Sprint Cup pole award when his no. 10 Gillette-Evernham Dodge turned the fastest lap during Friday’s qualifying session, clocking in at 29.349 seconds. Patrick, whom some people feel may be in danger of losing […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 2 comments

June 22nd, 2008

Rating the Race: Infineon - Toyota Save/Mart 350

Heading into Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Infineon Raceway, most people weren’t talking about points leader Kyle Busch as a favorite to win, especially since he was starting all the way back from the 30th position … well, they were wrong. Busch put his no. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota out front on lap 32, […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 8 comments

June 17th, 2008

An Historic Weekend for NASCAR

If you talked to most race fans last week, you probably didn’t pickup on a ton of excitement heading into this weekend’s action. The Sprint Cup and Craftsman Truck Series were both heading to Michigan, and the Nationwide Series was set to take to Kentucky Speedway … two tracks that probably don’t rank up there […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 5 comments

June 16th, 2008

List of the Week: Best Current Victory Celebrations

5. Kevin Harvick Burnout

4. Kyle Busch’s ” Victory Bow”

3. Jimmie Johnson Burnout

2. Carl Edwards’ Backflip

1. Tony Stewart’s “Fence Climb”

Tags: Carl Edwards, jimmie johnson, kevin harvick, Kyle Busch, NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series, Tony StewartShare This

By Tim Zaegel -- 7 comments

June 15th, 2008

Rating the Race: Michigan - Lifelock 400

Image details: LifeLock 400 served by picapp.com
It took 15 races with Hendrick Motorsports, and 76 races since Richmond in 2006, but Dale Earnhardt Jr. has finally once again reached Victory Lane - silencing his critics and giving Junior Nation something to cheer about. Earnhardt led five times on the day, last taking the lead from […]

By Tim Zaegel -- 4 comments

Site Meter
Close
E-mail It