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Jul 26
Thursday

Chevrolet to Lead NASCAR and Grand-Am Fields During Kroger Super Weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Chevrolet will pace three races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend (from left): the 2013 Camaro SS in the NASCAR Nationwide race on Saturday; the 2013 60th Anniversary Corvette Z06 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup race on Sunday; and the 2013 Camaro ZL1 in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car race on Friday. DETROIT – Chevrolet will pace three races during the inaugural Kroger Super Weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway: ·         2013 60th Anniversary Corvette Z06 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series ·         2013 Camaro SS in the NASCAR Nationwide Series ·         2013 Camaro ZL1 in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series “Chevrolet is proud and honored to be a part of this very special weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway,” said Jeff Chew, Marketing Manager for Chevy Racing. “Chevrolet has had the distinct privilege to pace every NASCAR race held at the Brickyard since the inception of the event in 1994. What is especially unique about the Kroger Super Weekend is the fact that we are not unveiling one pace car, but a trio of Chevrolet's that will lead the field ... FULL STORY »

2012 NNS Indiana 250 Final Practice Session Speeds

Kyle Busch in the Garage Area - Photo Credit: Tom Pennington / Getty Images for NASCAR Once again it was Kyle Busch on top of the speed charts, as he ran a lap speed of 175.836 mph, to post the fastest lap during the final NNS Indy 250 practice session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Second fastest with ... FULL STORY »

2012 NNS Indiana 250 First Practice Session Speeds

Kyle Busch in the Garage Area - Photo Credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images for NASCAR Kyle Busch, with a lap speed of 173.957 mph, was the quickest during the first NNS Indiana 250 practice session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Busch's NSCS teammate, Denny Hamlin, with a lap speed of 173.671 mph, was second quickest, followed  by Ty Dillon (172.961) ... FULL STORY »

Roush Fenway Looks to “Kiss the Bricks” at Indy

Roush Fenway Racing "25 Years of Winning" Logo CONCORD, N.C. (July 26, 2012) – Roush Fenway Racing will look to get over the hump this weekend and finally break into the win column at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Despite four runner-up finishes in the famed Brickyard 400, Roush Fenway has ... FULL STORY »

Chevy Day Returns to Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Team Chevy Logo Autographs, Q&A Sessions with Racing’s Biggest Names  DETROIT – Race fans visiting Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the NASCAR and Grand-Am Kroger Super Weekend will have the opportunity to experience the Team Chevy Racing Display, filled with show cars, Chevrolet production vehicles, and ... FULL STORY »

Toyota NASCAR Tidbits – July 23 – 29, 2012

Toyota Motorsports Logo 200 FOR TOYOTA: When the green flag flies for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) on Sunday, it will mark the 200th start for the Toyota Camry in NSCS competition. Since entering the series ... FULL STORY »

Team Chevy 2012 NSCS Curtiss Shaver 400 Pre-Race Notes & Quotes

Team Chevy Logo TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE CURTISS SHAVER 400 AT THE BRICKYARD POWERED BY BIG MACHINE RECORDS INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA JULY 29, 2012  DID YOU KNOW? Chevrolet sold nearly 1.3 million vehicles worldwide in the second quarter of 2012, a 2.3 percent increase over last year’s record-setting ... FULL STORY »



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Granny Grump: Kentucky, Winners And Some Interestin’ Other Stuff
Posted 07.02.12
Hello loyal readers and other folks. Hope your race weekend was a good one. Duck and I surely and purely enjoyed it. Yessirree we did so let's get down to brass tracks (get it?) shall we? So this here weekend all the NASCAR drivers headed to that pretty Blue Grass state. ...FULL STORY »
Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Feed The Children 300 at Kentucky Speedway on June 29, 2012, in Sparta, Ky. - Photo Credit: Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR
Dillon Seizes His First NNS Victory by Decimating Kentucky Speedway’s Feed The Children 300 Field
Posted 06.30.12
Richard Childress Racing driver leads a NNS track record 192 laps SPARTA, Ky. – Austin Dillon decimated a 43-driver NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) Feed The Children 300 field at Kentucky Speedway by leading a series track record 192 of 200 race laps en route to seizing his first series victory in his ...FULL STORY »
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Dillon’s NNS FTC 300 Winning Car Fails Postrace Inspection
Posted 06.30.12
NASCAR officials announced that Austin Dillon’s No. 3 Richard Childress Racing car which won tonight’s NASCAR Nationwide Series Feed The Children 300 at Kentucky Speedway failed postrace inspection because the car’s heights were too low in the rear. A penalty will be issued. Dillon earned his first NNS victory in the ...FULL STORY »
Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Feed The Children 300 at Kentucky Speedway on June 29, 2012, in Sparta, Ky. - Photo Credit: Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR
2012 NNS Feed the Children 300 Race Results
Posted 06.29.12
There was nothing stopping the NNS Feed the Children 300 pole-sitter, Austin Dillon, from receiving his first series career win Friday night, as he dominates the field at Kentucky Speedway by leading the most laps, and finishing 9.892 seconds ahead of second-place finisher, Kurt Busch. By leading 192 laps of the ...FULL STORY »
Tony Stewart looks on from his car in the garage area - Photo Credit: Christian Petersen/Getty Images
2012 NSCS Quaker State 400 Q&A with Team Chevy Driver Tony Stewart
Posted 06.29.12
TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Kentucky Speedway and discussed the challenges of racing at Kentucky Speedway, racing in the Lou Blaney memorial race and much more. HOW WAS IT OUT THERE TODAY? “It’s slick.  We are just struggling trying to get the ...FULL STORY »
Austin Dillon - Photo Credit: Jonathan Ferrey / Getty Images for NASCAR
2012 NNS Feed the Children 300 Starting Lineup
Posted 06.29.12
NASCAR Nationwide Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender, Austin Dillon, with a qualifying lap speed of 172.199 mph, captured the 2012 Feed the Children 300 Coors Light Pole Award at Kentucky Speedway. This was Dillon's  second series pole of the 2012 season, his second series career pole and his first ...FULL STORY »
Jack Roush - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR
2012 NSCS Quaker State 400 Q&A with Ford Racing Team Owner Jack Roush
Posted 06.29.12
Jack Roush, owner of Roush Fenway Racing, addressed the media Friday afternoon at Kentucky to discuss the announcement this week that Matt Kenseth would leave the organization at the end of this season and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. would be promoted to a full time Cup car in 2013. JACK ROUSH – ...FULL STORY »
Brad Keselowski Driver of the No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger R/T - Photo Credit: Brad Keselowski Racing
2012 NNS Feed the Children 300 Final Practice Session Speeds
Posted 06.29.12
The 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion, Brad Keselowski, with a lap speed of 174.295 mph, was the fastest during the final Feed the Children 300 at Kentucky Speedway. Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender, Austin Dillon, with a lap speed of 174.154 mph, was second fastest, followed by Kevin Harvick (172.585 ...FULL STORY »
James Buescher, driver of the #31 Exide Batteries Chevrolet, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series UNOH 225 at Kentucky Speedway on June 28, 2012 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Tyler Barrick/Getty Images for NASCAR)
Buescher Brings the NCWTS Heat in a Convincing UNOH 225 Kentucky Speedway Victory
Posted 06.29.12
Turner Motorsports driver collects his second career Kentucky Speedway victory SPARTA, Ky. – James Buescher brought the heat on a steamy Kentucky Speedway night and scored his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) victory at the facility by leading 119 of 150 laps while guiding his No. 31 Turner Motorsports machine ...FULL STORY »


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