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Aug 19
Friday

2011 NSCS Pure Michigan 400 Q&A with Team Chevy Driver, Paul Menard

Paul Menard - Photo Credit: John Harrelson / Getty Images PAUL MENARD, NO. 27 DURACELL/MENARDS CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Michigan International Speedway and discussed his season to-date and racing at Michigan.   TALK ABOUT YOUR SEASON SO-FAR, THE CHASE WILD CARD TALK AND COMING INTO MICHIGAN: “We had a rough week last week (at Watkins Glen International). Definitely took a big hit in the wild card standings. We qualified terrible. I screwed up the Bus Stop and just had to fight strategy all day. Slugger (crew chief Richard Labbe), had a good strategy, I think we were running 14th with a few laps to go and had a left front tire cut down. It would have been a really good points day with some of the guys we are ... FULL STORY »

2011 NNS NAPA Auto Parts 200 First Practice Session Speeds

Ron Fellows - Photo Credit: Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images Ron Fellows, with a lap speed of 95.491 mph, was the fastest during the first NNS NAPA Auto Parts 200 practice session at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve road course in Montreal, Canada. Owen Kelly (filling in for last week's first-time NSCS ... FULL STORY »

Robby Gordon, 2011 NNS NAPA Auto Parts 200 Race Preview

Robby Gordon Charlotte, NC (August 19, 2011) – Coming off of a disappointing weekend at Watkins Glen, Robby Gordon is looking for redemption at the Nationwide road course race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal tomorrow. Making his third attempt at the ... FULL STORY »

AM FM-Energy On Board With Elliott Sadler; Joe Denette Motorsports At Bristol Motor Speedway

No. 24 AM FM-Energy Chevrolet Silverado Brooklyn, MI (August 19, 2011) - AM FM-Energy, the best in alternative energy solutions, will sponsor Elliott Sadler and the No. 24 Joe Denette Motorsports Chevrolet in the O'Reilly Auto Parts 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 24. ... FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS Pure Michigan 400 Q&A with Ford Racing Driver, Trevor Bayne

No 21 Motorcraft Quick Lane "Tie-Dyed" Car Designed by Seven-Year-Old Katie Hahn winner of the fourth-annual “JDRF Race Car Design Contest” Trevor Bayne, drivers of the No. 21 Wood Brothers Ford, will definitely be easy to see on the track this weekend as he hops in a specially designed tie-dyed No. 21 car designed by seven-year-old Katie Hahn of Omaha, Neb. Katie ... FULL STORY »

There’s Five Reasons You Should Attend the AdvoCare 500

2011 AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway Logo HAMPTON, Ga. (Aug. 19, 2011) – This year’s AdvoCare 500 night race at Atlanta Motor Speedway promises to be one of the marquee events on the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule. While a multitude of reasons could be provided, ... FULL STORY »

Patrick Carpentier to retire after Nationwide race at Montreal

Patrick Carpentier Patrick Carpentier will close his racing career this weekend when he competes in his final race before retiring by taking the wheel for Pastrana Waltrip Racing in the Nationwide Series race at Montreal in his home country. The 40-year-old Carpentier, who ... FULL STORY »



2011 NSCS Andy Lally - Photo Credit: John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR
Lally on the Prowl in the Wolverine State
Posted 08.18.11
Mooresville, N.C. (8/18/2011) - Andy Lally looks to continue his current streak of improvement this weekend at Michigan International Speedway. The team's 21st place finish at Watkins Glen International last weekend helped the team to improve their position in the top-35 of NASCAR's Owner's Point Standings for the third consecutive ...FULL STORY »
Mark Donohue: Technical Excellence at Speed by Michael Argetsinger
Thinking of Mark Donohue 36 years later….
Posted 08.18.11
I can remember sitting at a friends watching TV when a special report came on that Mark Donohue had died. I remember crying in front of the few friends I was with, and they had no clue what had just happened when hearing that news. It, for me, was like ...FULL STORY »
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DJ Kennington Running NASCAR Nationwide Series Event in Montreal For Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing
Posted 08.18.11
In addition to running in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series event this Saturday at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal in his No. 17 Castrol Edge Dodge, DJ Kennington the defending series champion, will also compete in the Nationwide Series event later that same day. Kennington will pilot the No. ...FULL STORY »
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Dave Blaney, 2011 NSCS Pure Michigan 400 Race Preview
Posted 08.18.11
Tommy Baldwin Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Advance: Michigan International Speedway Race: Pure Michigan 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: 23 of 36 Track: Michigan International Speedway Track Length: 2 miles Date: August 21, 2011 Dave Blaney will get back behind the wheel of the No. 36 Accell Construction Chevrolet for Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) this weekend ...FULL STORY »
Trevor Bayne and the Wood Brothers Celebrate Seven-year-old Katie Hahn's Winning the “JDRF Race Car Design Contest”
Ford Motor Company Unveils Winning Design for Race Car Paint Scheme Contest Benefiting JDRF
Posted 08.18.11
 Seven-year-old Katie Hahn of Omaha, Neb. is the winner of the fourth-annual “JDRF Race Car Design Contest,” hosted by the Ford Customer Service Division (FCSD) and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).  In four years, the JDRF-Ford partnership has resulted in more than $240,000 in donations to JDRF and the fight ...FULL STORY »
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Hunt Brothers® Pizza invites NASCAR fans to go Big Wheeling with Elliott Sadler at Food City Race Night
Posted 08.18.11
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 18, 2011) – Hunt Brothers® Pizza is once again asking NASCAR fans to bring their appetites for fast racing and fresh pizza to the Big Wheeling with Elliott Sadler Challenge August 25 at Food City Race Night in Bristol, Tenn. Nine lucky contestants will be selected during Food ...FULL STORY »
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Winner Marcos Ambrose Giving Opportunities to Deserving Talent (George Miedeke) in UARA-STARS Late Model Tour
Posted 08.18.11
HENDERSONVILLE, NC (Aug 18, 2011) -- Last week, Marcos Ambrose was merely a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver to many. After his victory on Monday in Watkins Glen, N.Y., the Australian can now be called a NASCAR Sprint Cup winner. But to at least one up-and-coming driver, Ambrose was ...FULL STORY »
Louis-Philippe Dumoulin Partners With Means Motorsports For NAPA AUTO PARTS 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Posted 08.18.11
Trois-Rivieres, August 18th, 2011 – Canadian driver Louis-Philippe (nickname LP) Dumoulin will be making his debut in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at the NAPA AUTO PARTS 200 event, to be held in Montreal on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve this Saturday, August 20th at 2:30 PM. The youngest of the ...FULL STORY »
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Gordon, Busch Brothers All Vying for Sixth BMS Win at IRWIN Tools Night Race
Posted 08.18.11
BRISTOL, Tenn. (Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011) – Darrell Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt, Cale Yarborough and Rusty Wallace combined to win 39 Sprint Cup races at Bristol Motor Speedway with Waltrip netting 12 and the others all winning nine apiece. Three active drivers – Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch and Kyle Busch -- currently ...FULL STORY »


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