Kurt Busch grabbed the checkered flag, shifted his car into reverse and headed off on a unique victory lap. Backward. Too bad for everyone else he didn’t drive that way during the race. It’s probably the only way he could have lost. Busch, a former NASCAR Cup champion who’s been overshadowed lately by his kid [...]
Leading up to the season-opening Daytona 500, the new car owner kept saying he expected to be competitive coming right out of the box. He just didn’t expect to be this consistent. Three races into his new gig as owner/driver at Stewart-Haas Racing, Tony Stewart admitted that he is “pleasantly surprised” with how it has [...]
Another track, another victory for Kyle Busch. The 23-year-old star won his second straight NASCAR truck race Saturday, holding off Kevin Harvick on the final lap at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Even though he struggled on restarts after losing both second and third gear in his Toyota, Busch surged past Todd Bodine on the back straightaway [...]
Bruton Smith wants NASCAR to yank its final race of the season out of south Florida. Never at a loss for words, the track owner said the championship-deciding race should return to Atlanta Motor Speedway, where it was held through 2001, or Las Vegas Motor Speedway — both facilities he owns. “Why have the last [...]
Mark Martin claimed his first pole position since 2001 on Friday, making him the second-oldest pole winner in NASCAR Cup history. The 50-year-old Martin qualified first at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a speed of 187.045 mph, his 42nd career pole but first since May 5, 2001, at Richmond. Only Harry Gant, who was 54 when [...]
Locally owned supermarket Price Chopper and Kraft Foods have signed on as the title sponsors for Kansas Speedway’s fall NASCAR race. The deal, announced Monday, comes at a time when NASCAR tracks are struggling to attract sponsors in a weak economy. The Oct. 4 race will be called the Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft [...]
If you’ve just awakened from winter hibernation and were shocked after taking a look at the Sprint Cup Series standings, it’s understandable. There are some names near the top of the heap that have even those of us who follow the sport on a day-in, day-out basis a bit surprised. Granted we’re only three races [...]
A skidding economy was no reason for Las Vegas race fans to slam on the brakes for this weekend’s event. Some, however, have admitted to gently tapping on them. “We bought Busch Light instead of Bud Light this year because it’s a little bit cheaper,” said Robbi Foust, one of hundreds of spectators who camped [...]
Bobby Labonte ran up front during Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Las Vegas, and he even challenged for the lead at one stretch. Labonte eventually finished fifth, and when the points standings were updated, the 2000 Cup champion found himself 10th overall through three races. While those stats may not blow you away, consider [...]
Las Vegas is a place built on luck. But for a large group of drivers there wasn’t any to be found in Sunday’s Shelby 427. Mechanical problems, engine woes, pit road miscues and other assorted unlucky developments sidelined a number of pre-race favorites. The day couldn’t have gone worse for Matt Kenseth, who rolled into [...]
