Jamie McMurray – NSCS ADVANCE Team: No. 26 Crown Royal Ford Fusion Crew Chief: Donnie Wingo Chassis: RK-661 (Last raced at Sonoma; finished 14th) McMurray on racing at Watkins Glen International: “I always look forward to racing at road course races because it allows us to change up our style of racing for a few races each season. Racing at road courses like Watkins Glen is all about getting your car to drive well and handle as best as it can. The “S” turns are pretty fast and if you can’t run hard in those turns at the Glen, then you can lose valuable time during your laps, so that’s an area that I’ll focus on this weekend. I wish that we ... FULL STORY »
Watkins Glen International – Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen NAPA RACING PRESS BOX FEATURING PATRICK CARPENTIER Talk about your new opportunity at Michael Waltrip Racing. “I’m really happy about this new opportunity. We had a really good time in Sonoma ... FULL STORY »
STATESVILLE, N.C. – Richard Petty Motorsports driver Kasey Kahne may have won the race at Sonoma, but Elliott Sadler came from two laps down at one point in the race to finish in the top-10. Believe it or not, few ... FULL STORY »
STATESVILLE, N.C.— With only 65 career starts, AJ Allmendinger admits he’s still learning how to drive a 3,400-llb. Sprint Cup car. But, this weekend on the road course in Watkins Glen International, the No. 44 Stanley Dodge driver feels like ... FULL STORY »
No. 12 Penske Dodge Charger News and Notes This Week’s Charger… The No. 12 Penske Dodge team will race chassis PRS-604 during Sunday’s 200-mile event at Watkins Glen International. PRS-604 last saw racing action in late June at the Infineon ... FULL STORY »
Blues guitarist, singer,songwriter to also serve as grand marshal for NASCAR Nationwide Series CARFAX 250 BROOKLYN, Mich. (Aug. 4, 2009) — American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter Kenny Wayne Shepherd will perform a post-race concert following the CARFAX 250 on Saturday, ... FULL STORY »
Mobil 1 Team News and Notes of Interest Sam Hornish Jr., driver of the Penske Racing No. 77 Mobil 1 Dodge Charger, earned his first top-five finish in NASCAR Cup Series competition last weekend with a fourth-place showing at Pocono Raceway. ... FULL STORY »