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Apr 27
Friday

2012 NSCS Capital City 400 Pre-Race Q&A with Ford Racing Driver, Carl Edwards

Carl Edwards - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Ford EcoBoost Fusion, has three top-five and seven top-10 finishes in 15 career starts at Richmond International Raceway. Despite never winning at the track, Edwards has enjoyed decent success and spoke to media following the first practice session Friday afternoon.  CARL EDWARDS, No. 99 Ford EcoBoost Fusion – CAN YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR EXPECTATIONS HERE THIS WEEKEND?  “Our expectation is to run pretty well here. We ran top-five both races last year and this track, the first time I came here was 2004 in the Cup car, or 2005. We ran great and it was a blast. We had a super fast car and finished sixth and I thought, ‘Man, this is going to be ... FULL STORY »

2012 NSCS Capital City 400 Pre-Race Q&A with Ford Racing Driver, Matt Kenseth

Matt Kenseth, right, driver of the No. 17 Ford EcoBoost Ford, talks with crew chief Jimmy Fennigin the garage during practice - Photo Credit: Robert Laberge/Getty Images for NASCAR Matt Kenseth, who is the only current Ford driver to post a win at Richmond, has enjoyed steady success at the track over the years. In addition to his one win, the No. 17 Ford Ecoboost driver boasts three top-five ... FULL STORY »

Zest Announces “Race to Get Zestfully Clean” Facebook Contest

2012 NSCS Matt Kenseth (Zest) - Photo Credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images CONCORD, N.C. (April 27, 2012) --- As part of Zest’s sponsorship of driver Matt Kenseth, they have launched a “Race to Get Zestfully Clean with the No. 17” Facebook contest for NASCAR fans. The promotion focuses on getting fans of Roush Fenway ... FULL STORY »

Leavine Family Racing Makes First Road Trip to Richmond International Raceway

No 95 Tommy Williams Drywall (TWD) Ford Fusion driven by Scott Speed CONCORD, N.C. (April 25, 2012) - While driver Scott Speed is no stranger to the Richmond International Raceway, Saturday night's Sprint Cup Series 400 will be Leavine Family Racing's first trip to the popular three-quarter-mile short track. Speed will drive the ... FULL STORY »

Carl Edwards, 2012 NSCS Capital City 400 Pre-Race Notes & Quotes

Carl Edwards In Car - Photo Credit: Nick Laham/Getty Images Carl Edwards – NSCS RICHMOND ADVANCE Team:           No. 99 Ford EcoBoost Fusion Crew Chief:   Bob Osborne Chassis:       RK-801 – Last ran Phoenix in March, finished 17th Carl Edwards on racing at Richmond International Raceway: “Richmond is a fun race track.  We ran in the top five in both races there last year so I ... FULL STORY »

Greg Biffle, 2012 NSCS Capital City 400 Pre-Race Notes & Quotes

2012 NSCS Greg Biffle - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland, Getty Images for NASCAR Greg Biffle – NSCS ADVANCE Team:          No. 16 3M Give Kids A Smile Ford Fusion Crew Chief:  Matt Puccia Chassis:      Primary: RK-778   Last ran Phoenix – finished third; Backup: RK-759    Last ran Phoenix in ’11 as the No. 6 – finished 33rd Biffle on racing at Richmond International Raceway: “Richmond has ... FULL STORY »

Aric Almirola, 2012 NSCS Capital City 400 Pre-Race Notes & Quotes

2012 NSCS 43 car (Aric Almirola) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR Aric Almirola • No. 43 Smithfield/Helping Hungry Homes Ford Aric Almirola will be making his first Sprint Cup start at Richmond this weekend Almirola has one top-10 in the Nationwide Series at the track The familiar Smithfield/Helping Hungry Homes colors will adorn the ... FULL STORY »



2012 NSCS Marcos Ambrose - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR
Marcos Ambrose, 2012 NSCS Capital City 400 Pre-Race Notes & Quotes
Posted 04.24.12
Marcos Ambrose • No. 9 Stanley Ford Fusion Marcos Ambrose has made six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Richmond Ambrose’s best finish (fifth) at the .75-mile track came in the 2010 spring event Ambrose enters the 400-lap race tied for 20th-place in the driver point standings  Ambrose on Racing at Richmond: “I enjoy short-track ...FULL STORY »
2012 NSCS 17 car (Ford EcoBoost) - Photo Credit: Getty Images
Matt Kenseth, 2012 NSCS Capital City 400 Race Preview
Posted 04.24.12
Matt Kenseth – NSCS ADVANCE Team:          No. 17 Ford EcoBoost Fusion Crew Chief:  Jimmy Fennig Chassis:      Primary: RK-802 (Last run at Bristol) Kenseth on racing at Richmond International Raceway: “I think that both the drivers and the fans love the racing action at Richmond.  It’s a great track because there’s enough room to maneuver around without running into someone ...FULL STORY »
2012 NSCS David Gilliland in garage - Photo Credit: Tyler Barrick/Getty Images for NASCAR
Gilliland-Tryson Duo Making Its Mark
Posted 04.24.12
Experience, Ideas Helping No. 38 Team Progress Statesville, N.C. (April 24, 2012) - The pairing of driver David Gilliland with veteran crew chief Pat Tryson is taking the No. 38 team to new places in 2012 - some experimental but most helpful. The team's efforts resulted in a season-best qualifying effort ...FULL STORY »
2012 NSCS David Ragan - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR
Ragan Always Racy at Richmond
Posted 04.24.12
Driver Has Three Top-5s at High-Speed Short Track Statesville, N.C. (April 24, 2012) - David Ragan's last visit to a short track brought solid results - a good-handling car and a top-25 finish at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. A month later, the No. 34 team returns to the state of Virginia with ...FULL STORY »
2012 NSCS No. 13 GEICO Ford Fusion (Casey Mears) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR
Mears’ Sound Kansas Run Further Solidifies Top-35 Status
Posted 04.23.12
Kansas City, KS (April 22, 2012) – When Casey Mears and the GEICO team unloaded their #13 Ford Fusion at Kansas Speedway for practice on Friday, they quickly found themselves in a battle.  While qualifying also fell short of expectations, Sunday proved more fruitful for the GEICO team, as Mears and ...FULL STORY »
Aric Almirola, driver of the No. 43 STP Ford - Photo Credit: John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR
Aric Almirola, 2012 NSCS STP 400 Race Recap
Posted 04.22.12
Aric Almirola No. 43 STP Ford Fusion Aric Almirola started the 400-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Kansas Speedway from the 26th position. Almirola finished the STP 400 as follows: 23rd—Aric Almirola, No.43 STP Ford Fusion After starting in the 26th position, Almirola raced his way up to 24th by Lap 5, but ...FULL STORY »
Marcos Ambrose/DeWalt - Photo Credit: Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR
Marcos Ambrose, 2012 NSCS STP 400 Race Recap
Posted 04.22.12
Marcos Ambrose No. 9 DEWALT Ford Fusion Marcos Ambrose started the 400-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Kansas Speedway from the 28th position. Ambrose finished the STP 400 as follows: 16th—Marcos Ambrose, No. 9 DEWALT Ford Fusion · Sunday marked Ambrose’s 127th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and fifth top-20 finish of the season. · ...FULL STORY »
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Roush Fenway Places all 3 Fords inside Top 10 at Kansas
Posted 04.22.12
Kenseth, Biffle finish top five; Biffle maintains points lead KANSAS CITY, Kansas (April22, 2012) – Matt Kenseth finished fourth to lead a trio of Roush Fenway Fords in top 10 in Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Kansas Speedway. Fellow RFR teammates Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards finished fifth and ninth. ...FULL STORY »
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Ford Racing, 2012 NSCS STP 400 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 04.22.12
MATT KENSETH – No. 17 Ford EcoBoost Ford Fusion – “It was a good run for us, not great. I wish we could have got up there and mixed it up with the top two a little bit more, but overall, it was a solid day. We had good pit ...FULL STORY »


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