Articles tagged ‘Pocono Raceway’

Jun 11

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Toyota Motorsports, 2011 NSCS 5-Hour ENERGY 500 Post-Qualifying Recaps

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Ground Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Starting Position: 4th How did your race car handle today? "We definitely have a good race car. We really don't expect to qualify awesome here, but it was still a great job by our FedEx team -- they've just done an amazing job of giving me a good race car each time we come here. We just love coming here to Pocono." Will you shift throughout tomorrow's race? "Pretty much all day I think you probably will. For us, it just depends whether you're in traffic or not and things like that all come into play. Just going to be interesting to see how it all plays out. With this overcast ... FULL STORY »

Dodge Motorsports’ Keys for Success: 5-Hour ENERGY 500

LONG POND, Pa. (Saturday, June 11, 2011) – Each race weekend, selected Dodge Motorsports engineers, Penske Racing engineers and crew chiefs, drivers or engine specialists give their insight on the ‘Keys for Success’ for the upcoming race. This week, ... FULL STORY »

Ford Racing, 2011 NSCS 5-Hour ENERGY 500 Post-Qualifying Recaps

MARCOS AMBROSE, No. 9 Stanley Ford (Qualified 7th) “That was huge pickup for us. You think that one lap won’t make or break your season but Pocono is really tough. We had a tough Kansas and a tough practice ... FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS 5-Hour ENERGY 500 Starting Lineup

Kurt Busch, with a qualifying lap speed of 171.579 mph, captured the NSCS 5-Hour ENERGY 500 Coors Light Pole Award Saturday afternoon at Pocono Raceway. This was Busch's 2nd series pole of the 2011 season, his 14th series career pole and ... FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS 5-Hour ENERGY 500 Q & A with Team Chevy Driver, Jeff Gordon

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DUPONT CHEVROLET met with media and discussed racing at Pocono, his thoughts on making the Chase, fuel mileage, and much more. I READ PRESS RELEASES. WHAT IS THE ‘TRICKY SCALENE’? “Well, that came up ... FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS 5-Hour ENERGY 500 Final Practice Session Speeds

It was Denny Hamlin, with a lap speed of 166.125 mph, showing the fastest way around Pocono Raceway during the final NSCS 5-Hour ENERGY 500 practice session. Brian Vickers was second fastest with a lap speed of 166.067 mph, and was ... FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS 5-Hour ENERGY 500 Q & A with Team Chevy Driver, Tony Stewart

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 MOBILE 1/OFFICE DEPOT CHEVROLET met with members of the media at Pocono Raceway and discussed the Prelude, how he runs at Pocono, personnel changes with the team and much more. TALK ABOUT THE ... FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS 5-Hour ENERGY 500 Q & A with Team Chevy Driver, Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Posted 06.10.11
DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 AMP ENERGY/NATIONAL GUARD CHEVROLET met with members of the media at Pocono Raceway and discussed racing in Pocono this weekend, his confidence level, the shifting changes and more. DO YOU THINK YOU WILL RUN WELL HERE THIS WEEKEND? “I hope so. ...FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS 5-Hour ENERGY 500 Q & A with Team Chevy Driver, Kevin Harvick
Posted 06.10.11
KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 29 OKUMA CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Pocono Raceway and discussed racing at Pocono, his team owner, fuel mileage and other topics. TALK ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE AN OWNER THAT TAKES CARE OF HIS GUYS: “Richard (Childress) is one ...FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS 5-Hour ENERGY 500 Q & A with Dodge Motorsports Driver, Brad Keselowski
Posted 06.10.11
BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) TALK ABOUT YOUR WIN AT KANSAS, BEING 21ST IN POINTS, THE CHASE WILD CARD AND WHAT IT MEANS COMING INTO POCONO? “As far as the wild card is concerned, it’s a great opportunity for a team like ours, guys like myself ...FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS 5-Hour ENERGY 500 Q & A with Ford Racing Driver, Greg Biffle
Posted 06.10.11
Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion, took the checkered flag in the last race at Pocono in the fall. Biffle took time to talk with media Friday afternoon after the first practice session. WHAT IS YOUR STRATEGY THIS WEEKEND? “Just coming off a good run here in ...FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS 5-Hour ENERGY 500 Q & A with Toyota Motorsports Driver, Denny Hamlin
Posted 06.10.11
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Ground Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing What are your thoughts on the 'wild card' for the Chase? "You have to win to be one. That's about it. For us, we're trying to get in there by points -- if you're a wild card then that ...FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS 5-Hour ENERGY 500 Q & A with Ford Racing Driver, Carl Edwards
Posted 06.10.11
Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Kellogg Ford Fusion, talked with media members after the first practice session of the day at Pocono Raceway Friday afternoon. Edwards is a two-time Cup winner at Pocono. TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LEADING THE POINTS AND YOUR STRATEGY HERE THIS ...FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS 5-Hour ENERGY 500 First Practice Session Speeds
Posted 06.10.11
Carl Edwards, with a lap speed of 167.729 mph, posted the fastest lap during the first NSCS 5-Hour ENERGY 500 practice session at Pocono Raceway. Paul Menard was second fastest with a lap speed of 167.648 mph, and was followed by Jimmie Johnson (167.454) who was third fastest, Tony Stewart (167.264) ...FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS 5-Hour ENERGY 500 Q & A with Team Chevy Driver, Ryan Newman
Posted 06.10.11
RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 39 HAAS AUTOMATION CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Pocono Raceway and discussed racing at Pocono, Matt Borland’s position at SHR, fines in NASCAR and other topics. TALK ABOUT YOUR STRATEGY COMING INTO POCONO: “It will be interesting. It puts the ...FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS 5-Hour ENERGY 500 Q & A with Dodge Motorsports Driver, Kurt Busch
Posted 06.10.11
KURT BUSCH (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) CAN YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR RACE STRATEGY THIS WEEKEND AT POCONO? “It’s going to be good to see how the third-gear rule will play out with being able to shift again. We’ll see how early in the run that we can do ...FULL STORY »

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