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May 01
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Jeff Burton, 2012 NSCS Aaron’s 499 Pre-Race Notes & Quotes

Jeff Burton In Car - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images Jeff Burton No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet  Event Preview Fact Sheet  This Week's Caterpillar Chevrolet at Talladega Superspeedway ... Jeff Burton will race chassis No. 343 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable. This chassis, built in 2011 for RCR's No. 29 entry with driver Kevin Harvick, competed in three superspeedway events last season including the Daytona 500 where an engine failure relegated Harvick to a 42nd-place finish. Harvick also guided this machine to a top-five finish at Talladega Superspeedway in April 2011 (started-38th, finished-fifth) and a top-10 finish in July in the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway (started-31st, finished-seventh). Burton got behind the wheel of this Chevrolet in the 2012 Budweiser Shootout at DIS where he was involved in ... FULL STORY »

Kevin Harvick, 2012 NSCS Aaron’s 499 Pre-Race Notes & Quotes

2012 NSCS Kevin Harvick Rheem - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR Kevin Harvick No. 29 Rheem Chevrolet  Event Preview Fact Sheet This Week's Rheem Chevrolet at Talladega Superspeedway ... Kevin Harvick will pilot Chassis No. 238 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable. This chassis was most recently driven by Elliott Sadler ... FULL STORY »

Paul Menard, 2012 NSCS Aaron’s 499 Pre-Race Notes & Quotes

Paul Menard - Photo Credit: Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR Paul Menard No. 27 Turtle Wax/Menards Chevrolet  Event Preview Fact Sheet This Week's Turtle Wax/Menards Chevrolet at Talladega Superspeedway ... Paul Menard will pilot Chassis No. 388 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable. This No. 27 Chevrolet was last seen ... FULL STORY »

Richard Childress Racing, 2012 NSCS Aaron’s 499 Race Preview

Richard Childress Racing (RCR) Race: Aaron's 499 Date: May 6, 2012 Location: Talladega Superspeedway Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Notes: RCR in the NSCS ... In 2,192 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts dating back to 1969, Richard Childress Racing has amassed 100 wins, 430 top-five finishes, 891 ... FULL STORY »

Matt Kenseth, 2012 NSCS Aaron’s 499 Pre-Race Notes & Quotes

Matt Kenseth and Crew Chief Jimmy Fennig - Photo Credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images Matt Kenseth – NSCS ADVANCE Team: No. 17 Best Buy Ford Fusion Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig Chassis: Primary: RK-793 (Last run at Bud Shootout) Kenseth on racing at Talladega Superspeedway: “I think this is the most I have ever looked forward to going to Talladega. ... FULL STORY »

Greg Biffle, 2012 NSCS Aaron’s 499 Pre-Race Notes & Quotes

(L-R) Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M Novec 1230 Ford, talks with crew chief Matt Puccia in the garage - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR Greg Biffle – NSCS ADVANCE Team:          No. 16 3M / O’Reilly’s Ford Fusion Crew Chief:  Matt Puccia Chassis:      Primary: RK-781   Last ran Daytona 500 – finished third; Backup: RK-794    Last ran Bud Shootout – finished sixth Biffle on racing at Talladega Superspeedway: “I’m really looking forward to Talladega; we had such ... FULL STORY »

Jamie McMurray, Ryan Newman and Bass Pro Shops Salute America’s Outdoorsmen at Talladega

Jamie McMurray, Ryan Newman and Bass Pro Shops Salute America's Outdoorsmen at Talladega Springfield, MO ---May 1, 2012---NASCAR fans may think they’re seeing double during the Aaron’s 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. The paint scheme that has adorned the Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates No. 1 Bass ... FULL STORY »



2012 NSCS 56 car - NAPA (Martin Truex Jr) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR
Martin Truex, Jr., 2012 NSCS Aaron’s 499 Pre-Race Notes & Quotes
Posted 05.01.12
CORNELIUS, N.C. — No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota driver Martin Truex Jr. will soon see his MTJ Motorsports race shop in Mooresville, N.C. transformed from a garage housing his old race cars into a high-fashion venue more suited for the pages of Vogue and InStyle magazines. “And, I’m totally cool ...FULL STORY »
2012 NSCS Travis Kvapil - Photo Credit: Getty Images for NASCAR
Kvapil Seeks ‘Right Place, Right Time’ at Talladega
Posted 05.01.12
Ready for Traditional, Big-Pack Plate Racing Statesville, N.C. (May 1, 2012) - The Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway will be Travis Kvapil's first taste of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series restrictor plate racing in 2012. Kvapil is excited to return to the traditional, multi-car pack racing that once dominated the 2.66-mile superspeedway ...FULL STORY »
2012 NSCS Landon Cassill - Photo Credit: John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR
Making Friends at 200 MPH
Posted 05.01.12
Monumental Weekend Has Cassill Primed for Talladega Statesville, N.C. (May 1, 2012) - Last weekend's Capital City 400 was monumental for Landon Cassill. He recorded his best starting position (21st) and best finish (20th) of the 2012 season. It was BK Racing's second top-20 finish since its formation in February. Cassill hopes ...FULL STORY »
Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Fastenal Ford, stands in the garage area - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR
Carl Edwards. 2012 NSCS Aaron’s 499 Pre-Race Notes & Quotes
Posted 05.01.12
Carl Edwards – NSCS TALLADEGA ADVANCE Team: No. 99 Fastenal Ford Fusion Crew Chief:  Bob Osborne Chassis: RK-712      Last raced in the Daytona 500; finished 8th Carl Edwards on racing at Talladega Superspeedway: “If we can go to Talladega and work with my teammates the way we have and do the things we have been doing at superspeedways then we ...FULL STORY »
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Richmond, The Weekend Of The Busch’s And Other Stuff
Posted 05.01.12
Hello loyal readers and other folks. Hope your weekend went well and you enjoyed the races at Richmond. I'll tell ya one somethin' right now, this was one I need to jot down in my "Really?" notebook along side the story about the RCR Nationwide fenders, but more on that ...FULL STORY »
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Promising Night at Richmond International Raceway Ends in Disappointment for Tommy Baldwin Racing
Posted 04.30.12
Blaney finished 29th and Reutimann finished 33rd RICHMOND, Va. (April 30, 2012) – Following top-25 finishes in both races at Richmond International Raceway (RIR) last year, Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) had high hopes for two solid finishes. Unfortunately, that was not in the cards in Saturday’s Primetime race. David Reutimann battled ...FULL STORY »
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Kasey Kahne Joins Driver Ticket Lineup at Pocono Raceway
Posted 04.30.12
Get Up Close and Personal with a Past Pocono Winner LONG POND, PA (April 30, 2012) – Pocono Raceway today added Kasey Kahne, driver of the No. 5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, to its list of driver ticket packages being offered for the Pocono 400 race weekend occurring June 8-10.  ...FULL STORY »
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Race car hauler catches fire at JD Motorsports on Sunday night, total loss
Posted 04.30.12
GAFFNEY, S.C. (April 30, 2012) – JD Motorsports, the No. 01 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, suffered a total loss to their hauler on Sunday evening when it caught fire at their race shop. There were no injuries and the tractor was detached and pulled away before suffering any damages. ...FULL STORY »
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NASCAR Ford Championship Weekend Tickets On Sale Tuesday
Posted 04.30.12
Homestead-Miami Speedway to host championship races in NASCAR’s top series November 16-18 Miami— Tickets for NASCAR’s Ford Championship Weekend go on sale to the general public Tuesday (May 1) at 9:00 a.m. EST.  This fall will mark the 11th consecutive year champions will be crowned in South Florida for NASCAR’s top three national ...FULL STORY »


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