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Apr 01
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Ryan Newman Scores First Win of 2012 in Wild Finish at Martinsville Speedway

Ryan Newman takes the checkered flag at the end of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Goody's Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday in Martinsville, Va. - Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR It is the Second Straight Win and Third Overall for Stewart-Haas Racing This Season  MARTINSVILLE, Va.  (April 1, 2012) – Stewart-Haas Racing stole the show from what looked to be a storybook day for Hendrick Motorsports at Martinsville Speedway for the 63rd Annual Goody’s Fast Relief 500.  Ryan Newman, No. 39 Outback Steakhouse Chevrolet, took advantage of a late race melee that took out the top three cars on the second-to-last restart during a green-white-checkered finish brought about when a car stopped on the backstretch and was unable to make it to pit road.  It was also SHR’s 8th win in the last 16 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. Newman held off AJ Allmendinger (Dodge) and Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet, ... FULL STORY »

Regan Smith Rebounds to Finish 16th in Martinsville

Regan Smith, driver of the No. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet - Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR Furniture Row Racing driver moves to 18th in driver points MARTINSVILLE, Va. (April 1, 2012) -- Regan Smith rebounded to a 16th-place finish in Sunday's Goody's Fast Relief 500 Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway. The late-race turnaround for the Furniture Row ... FULL STORY »

SRT Motorsports (Dodge) 2012 NSCS Goody’s Fast Relief 500 Post-Race Recaps

Street and Racing Technology (SRT) Motorsports Logo A.J. Allmendinger (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) Finished 2nd HOW DID YOU FINISH SECOND?  “The medical nurses to begin with, because I felt horrible this morning, just been sick.  Just a hard fight.  Todd Gordon (crew chief) is doing a ... FULL STORY »

Toyota Motorsports, 2012 NSCS Goody’s Fast Relief 500 Post-Race Recaps

Toyota Motorsports Logo Camry driver Martin Truex Jr. (fifth) was the highest-finishing Toyota driver in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Virginia's Martinsville Speedway. Toyota drivers Denny Hamlin (sixth) and Clint Bowyer (10th) also earned top-10 finishes in the 515 lap event ... FULL STORY »

Newman Makes Most Of Wild Finish For Goody’s Fast Relief 500 Win

Ryan Newman celebrates with his team following the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Goody's Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday in Martinsville, Va. - Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR MARTINSVILLE, Va. (April 1, 2012) – Ryan Newman took advantage of a crash-filled restart to capture the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway Sunday afternoon. A.J. Allmendinger finished second, his best career Sprint Cup finish, while Dale Earnhardt Jr. was ... FULL STORY »

Team Chevy, 2012 NSCS Goody’s Fast Relief 500 Post-Race Recaps

Team Chevy Logo AN NEWMAN, NO. 39 OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE CHEVROLET – RACE WINNER: TELL US ABOUT THAT END OF THAT RACE. HOW DID YOU WIN IT? “Well, the first green-white-checkered, I told the guys on the radio, I said, ‘Listen, good job today. I’m not ... FULL STORY »

Kenseth’s Top-Five Leads Roush Fenway at Martinsville

Roush Fenway Racing "25 Years of Winning" Logo RFR places three cars in top 15; Biffle Holds Sprint Cup Points’ Lead  MARTINSVILLE, Va. (April 1, 2012) – Matt Kenseth scored a fourth-place finish in Sunday’s 500-lap Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway to lead the Roush Fenway effort at the ... FULL STORY »



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Ford Racing, 2012 NSCS Goody’s Fast Relief 500 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 04.01.12
MATT KENSETH – No. 17 Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation/Gary Sinise Foundation Ford Fusion – “We were pretty good. We weren’t as good as those three Hendrick cars and sometimes the 11, especially on a short run, but for us at Martinsville it was pretty good. We’ve just got ...FULL STORY »
Ryan Newman celebrates with his team following the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Goody's Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday in Martinsville, Va. - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR
2012 NSCS Goody’s Fast Relief 500 Race Results
Posted 04.01.12
No April foolin,' Ryan Newman gives Stewart-Haas Racing their 3rd victory of the NSCS season, as he wins the Goody's Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway. It was taking shape that Hendrick Motorsports was going to receive their 200th series victory with either Jeff Gordon (who led the most laps - ...FULL STORY »
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SRT Motorsports (RAM) 2012 NCWTS Kroger 250 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 03.31.12
Parker Kligerman (No. 29 Cooper Standard RAM) Finished 11th “The guys on this No. 29 Cooper Standard RAM worked real hard on the off weeks and we had a great truck.  I mean, it was what I thought from practice.  I thought we were a seventh to 10th-place truck which was ...FULL STORY »
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Toyota Motorsports, 2012 NCWTS Kroger 250 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 03.31.12
Tundra driver Timothy Peters (fifth) was the highest-finishing Toyota driver in Saturday's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) race at Virginia's Martinsville Speedway. Rookie driver John King claimed a ninth-place finish to maintain his points lead in the NCWTS. King leads his Red Horse Racing teammate, Peters, by one point in ...FULL STORY »
Kasey Kahne celebrates winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Award with Miss Coors Light on Saturday at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va. - Photo Credit: Tyler Barrick/Getty Images for NASCAR
Kahne Surprises With Goody’s 500 Pole Win At Martinsville Speedway
Posted 03.31.12
MARTINSVILLE, Va (March 31, 2012) – Kasey Kahne’s season of struggles were at least temporarily  halted Saturday afternoon when he captured the pole for Sunday’s Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Kahne turned in a lap of 19.496 seconds (97.128 mph) to capture his 24th career pole and first Martinsville pole ...FULL STORY »
Kevin Harvick leads the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 250 on Saturday at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va. - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR
2012 NCWTS Kroger 250 Race Results
Posted 03.31.12
The 2012 NCWTS Kroger 250 pole-sitter, Kevin Harvick, dominated the "paper-clip" shaped Martinsville Speedway Saturday afternoon, as he led 248 laps of the 250 that were run and held off RCR teammate, Ty Dillon (by 0.953 seconds) for the victory. This was Harvick's first series win of the 2012 season, his ...FULL STORY »
Kasey Kahne prepares for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying on Saturday at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va. - Photo Credit: Tyler Barrick/Getty Images for NASCAR
Kasey Kahne Wins Pole for Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway
Posted 03.31.12
Team Chevy Drivers Occupy Three of the Top-5 Starting Positions For Sunday’s Race MARTINSVILLE, Va. (March 31, 2012) – Kasey Kahne No. 5 Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet, earned his second straight pole in NASCAR Sprint Cup series (NSCS) competition in the past four weeks, and fifth top-10 start in 2012, by capturing the top ...FULL STORY »
Kevin Harvick and the No. 2 Richard Childress Racing team celebrate in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 250 on Saturday at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va. - Photo Credit: Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images
Kevin Harvick Puts A Whooping On Truck Field At Martinsville
Posted 03.31.12
Kevin Harvick in the No. 2 Tide / Kroger Chevrolet Silverado for Richard Childress Racing literally put a whooping on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) field on Saturday afternoon at Martinsville Speedway recording his third career victory at the “paperclip” short track ironically in the event dubbed the ...FULL STORY »
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Toyota Motorsports, 2012 NSCS Goody’s Fast Relief 500 Post-Qualifying Recaps
Posted 03.31.12
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Freight Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Starting position: 3rd What do you think of your starting position? "Third starting spot is good for us. We didn't really show a lot of good qualifying speed or really front end speed of a long run yesterday. That's ...FULL STORY »


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