HAMPTON, Ga. (Sept. 6, 2011) -- It was mission accomplished for U.S. Army driver Ryan Newman, who clinched a Chase berth with a 20th-place finish in Tuesday's rain-delayed AdvoCare 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Newman is one of nine drivers who already have qualified for the 10-race, 12-driver Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, which commences on Sept. 18 at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. The remaining three Chase drivers will be determined following Saturday night's race (Sept. 10) at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway. (see below for qualified Chase drivers)
This will be the fourth time and second in the last three years that Newman has qualified for the Chase since the playoff championship format began in 2004. ... FULL STORY »
Denny Hamlin (eighth) was the highest finishing Toyota driver in Tuesday's rain-delayed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
The finish marked Hamlin's second-straight top-10 finish. Camry drivers Brian Vickers (11th) and Martin Truex Jr. (14th) also recorded ... FULL STORY »
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET, RACE WINNER: ON RACING JIMMIE JOHNSON FOR THE WIN: “Not too many people get to do that these days, and I didn’t think I was going to be able to do ... FULL STORY »
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – Sept. 6, 2011 – While no NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver was able to win the Sprint Summer Showdown presented by HTC EVO 3D™ at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Tuesday afternoon, Sprint (NYSE:S) will make a donation ... FULL STORY »
STEVE ADDINGTON (crew chief, No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) CONGRATULATIONS ON MAKING THE CHASE? "It feels great. Our first year with Shell/Pennzoil and get in the Chase. It's just a great effort by everyone that puts a hand on ... FULL STORY »
Win Puts ‘Four-Time’ Alone In Third On All-Time Wins List,
On Top Of Modern Era (1972-Present) List
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 6, 2011) – Further cementing his legendary status, Jeff Gordon won the AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, his 85th ... FULL STORY »
DAVID RAGAN – No. 6 UPS Ford Fusion – “Right before I lifted to go into turn three, it started vibrating tremendously. At first I thought it was the transmission or something like that because it just vibrated so bad ... FULL STORY »
