NEWS & NOTES CUP DEBUT: Earnhardt made his Cup career debut on May 30, 1999, at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Then 24 years old, Earnhardt started the event eighth and finished 16th. Since then, he has tallied 19 wins, 11 pole positions, 108 top-five finishes and 189 top-10s in 480 career Cup starts. FIRST POLE POSITION: [...]
This week, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will race its longest race of the season. The Coca-Cola 600 is a marathon that rewards drivers who are patient. The length of the race is as hard on the drivers as it is on the engines. Fuel millage usually comes into play in determining the race winner. Show More Summary
All Kyle Busch does is win, win, win – no matter what. Unless, of course, it’s a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Busch nabbed NASCAR national series win No. 11 last week at Charlotte in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event, pushing his career total to 113 victories. Inexplicably, not [...]
NEWS & NOTES ALL-STAR RECAP: Most recently, Kasey Kahne finished fourth in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway on May 18. The 33-year-old driver enters the 600-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup race on Sunday ranked sixth in the championship standings, 97 points behind leader and teammate Jimmie Johnson. SEASON-TO-DATE: In the first [...]
Sure, you’ ve seen him yuk it up with Jay Glazer in Subway commercials. But in reality, the training regimen of NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Carl Edwards is no laughing matter. Edwards is an active member of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, for goodness' sake. Show More Summary
The 2013 NASCAR season has seen a handful of drivers dominate early. Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth, for example, seem strong as NASCAR heads deeper into the season. Other drivers, though, have been disappointing. Some were solid last year but haven't had the same success this season. Show More Summary
He may be two full seasons removed from his last Sprint Cup title, but there's no doubt right now: Jimmie Johnson is the best driver in the series. It was clear in Daytona, where Johnson won his second 500 after a late-race duel with Brad Keselowski and held the point for the final 10 laps. Show More Summary
Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 will be as different as night and day. That’s because the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ longest – and, perhaps, most grueling – race begins in the late afternoon heat and ends in darkness. The 600-mile race comprised of 400 laps around Charlotte Motor Speedway’s 1.5-mile layout is an exercise in strategy. Run [...]
In Jeff Gordon’s 700th career start at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway a few weeks ago, the 87-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winner notched his 300th career top-five. But what does he remember about his third career top-five — a runner-up finish to Dale Earnhardt Sr. — in Gordon’s first attempt in the 600-miler at Charlotte Motor [...]
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series comes home this Memorial Day weekend for the Coca-Cola 600. This is the longest race of the year and usually the teams who are performing well through the first 11 races perform well in this marathon. Fantasy...Show More Summary
Defending All-Star race champion and current Sprint Cup Series leader Jimmie Johnson headlines the annual showcase of elite NASCAR drivers. The unique event allows the biggest names in the sport to forget about the points race and focus solely on winning. Show More Summary
The Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway ( CMS ) will go about 90 laps (135 miles) in four segments on the 1.5-mile track this Saturday night in Concord, N.C. and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points lead will not change. The popular fan-friendly and fan-influenced All-Star race is not a NSCS point race at all. Show More Summary
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has the weekend off from points racing, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s an off-weekend — far from it. This is all-star weekend. More specifically, Saturday night is the night for the Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. And for those not yet all-stars by NASCAR’s criteria, there’s the [...]
Owner Jack Roush lamented the loss of Matt Kenseth to what he called "the dark side" of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Others thought perhaps Kenseth, who turned 41 in March, was making a mistake by leaving the comfort of a 14-year association with Roush for the uncertainty of a new gig this late in the game. Show More Summary
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will take a week off from points racing to reward its All-Star drivers. Saturday night will be the 29 th running of the Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Jeff Gordon is tied with Jimmie Johnson for the most Sprint All-Star Race wins by active drivers. Show More Summary
Jackson L. Dodson II, a crew member in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Frank W. Earnhardt, a crew member in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, have been indefinitely suspended from NASCAR for violating the sanctioning body’s substance abuse policy. On May 9, Dodson was found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock [...]
The Bojangles Southern 500 is now a Mother's Day weekend tradition for the Sprint Cup Series, revived in its glory despite being removed from its Labor Day weekend roots about a decade ago. It's still one of the races that every driver dreams of winning, alongside the Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600, Brickyard 400 and a select few others. Show More Summary
Our third?place finisher is Jeff Gordon. His 700th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 300th career top?five finish in the Sprint Cup Series. Only four drivers in total have done that. Next up for him to join would be David Pearson. Jeff, congratulations. JEFF GORDON: Is he 100 ahead of me? Q: I think he’s 1 [...]
POS Driver Car # MFG 1 Matt Kenseth 20 Toyota 2 Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota 3 Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 4 Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet 5 Kevin Harvick 29 Chevrolet 6 Kyle Busch 18 Toyota 7 Carl Edwards 99 Ford 8 Juan Pablo Montoya 42 Chevrolet 9 Dale Earnhardt Jr 88 Chevrolet 10 Ryan Newman [...]
If you don't like the way the middle stages of a NASCAR race play out, just wait for the end of it. The first three-quarters or so of Saturday night's Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway were mostly caution-free, allowing Kyle Busch to lap the majority of the field at a relatively quick clip. Show More Summary