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May 03
Friday

Pocono Completes Extensive Road Course Upgrades

Pocono Raceway Logo Creates 34 Configurations and New Competitor/Guest Facilities LONG POND, PA (May 3, 2013) – Pocono Raceway announced today the completion of their extensive road course renovation project. This includes the resurfacing of all infield road courses, the addition of multi-directional curbing and upgraded participant amenities. Each of the 17 track layouts can be run in either clockwise or counter clockwise directions, allowing for a total of 34 configurations. The courses range in distances from a technical half-mile layout to a 2.53-mile national circuit. FIM multi-directional curbing was added to all the corners and the run-offs were smoothed and leveled. All available configurations can be found by visiting www.poconoraceway.com/roadcourses. Two new structures were added that include meeting rooms, classrooms, the Garage Grill Cafe and modern restrooms and ... FULL STORY »

Ambrose, Almirola Set to Test New Gen-6 Car at Sonoma Raceway, May 7

Sonoma Raceway Fans Invited to Enjoy Test, New Food Options SONOMA, Calif. (May 1, 2013) -- Race fans will be treated to a FREE NASCAR test session and also get a sneak peek at some tasty new food options on Tuesday, May 7, at ... FULL STORY »

More Than $140,000 Raised for Youth Groups During NASCAR Weekend

Sonoma - Think Outside The Oval SONOMA, Calif. (June 28, 2012) —Charitable events combined to raise more than $140,000 for Sonoma County youth groups during the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend at the raceway in Sonoma, June 22-24. Most of the proceeds will benefit ... FULL STORY »

INDYCAR To Re-Introduce Push-To-Pass for Remaining IZOD IndyCar Series Road/Street Events

INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, June 27, 2012) - Push to pass will return to the IZOD IndyCar Series for the five remaining road/street course events on the 2012 schedule, beginning with the Honda Indy Toronto on July 6-8. The overtake assist feature, introduced ... FULL STORY »

The Best 25th Place Finish for Leavine Family Racing

No 95 Leavine Family Racing Ford Fusion with driver Scott Speed at Sonoma CONCORD, N.C. (June 25, 2012) -The Sonoma raceway left a lasting impression on Scott Speed, as each turn brought back a familiarity to the California native. It was this knowledge that helped Leavine Family Racing (LFR) overcome early trouble and ... FULL STORY »

Tough Day for Tommy Baldwin Racing at Sonoma

Tommy Baldwin Racing Logo Drissi finished 38th in the No. 10 Ice Age: Continental Drift Chevrolet; Blaney finished 37th in the No. 36 Chevrolet  SONOMA, CALIF. (June 25, 2012) – Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) had a tough day in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Sonoma ... FULL STORY »

Granny Grump: Catchin’ Up, Road Course Winners And Other Stuff

Granny Grump Hello loyal readers and other folks. Duck and I haven't been around for a couple of weeks and sorry about that. We just had to have ourselves some down time. Don't expect y'all to understand but the chickens, the plumbin', ... FULL STORY »



Richard Childress Racing 2012 NSCS Toyota/Save Mart 350 Post-Race Reviews
Posted 06.25.12
RCR Post Race Report -- Sonoma NASCAR Sprint Cup Series RACE: Save Mart 350 TRACK: Sonoma DATE: June 24, 2012 Race Highlights: ^ Richard Childress Racing teammates finished 11th (Jeff Burton), 16th (Kevin Harvick) and 20th (Paul Menard). ^ Harvick ranks sixth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver championship point standings, 64 points behind Matt Kenseth's ...FULL STORY »
2012 NSCS Casey Mears - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR
Mears Concludes Racy Sonoma Weekend with Top-15 Finish
Posted 06.25.12
Sonoma, CA (June 24, 2012) – Experiencing a contrast in landscape, Casey Mears and the GEICO team left the Irish Hills of Michigan with a Top 20 finish and then headed to the beautiful vineyards of the Sonoma Valley.  Awaiting them was the first road course race of the 2012 NASCAR ...FULL STORY »
Tony Stewart and the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Impala on the Road Course at Sonoma - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw, Getty Images for NASCAR
Stewart Second at Sonoma
Posted 06.25.12
Office Depot/Mobil 1 Driver Scores Third Straight Top-Three Finish, Climbs to Fifth in Points No matter the starting spot, Tony Stewart seems to flourish on road courses. The Toyota/Save Mart 350k NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at the road course in Sonoma, Calif., was no different, as Stewart rallied from ...FULL STORY »
Ryan Newman (Stewart-Haas Racing/Haas Automation) - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR
Newman Struggles to 18th-Place Finish at Sonoma
Posted 06.24.12
Quicken Loans Driver Spins Early, Battles Ill-Handling Car Throughout Race Ryan Newman battled an ill-handling racecar and finished a disappointing 18th in the Save Mart 350k NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at the 1.99-mile road course at Sonoma, Calif. About the only highlight for Newman, driver of the No. 39 Quicken ...FULL STORY »
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Toyota Motorsports 2012 NSCS Toyota/Save Mart 350 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 06.24.12
Camry driver Clint Bowyer earned his first victory of the season -- as well as his first win driving a Camry -- in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at the road course in Sonoma, Calif. Bowyer led the field three times for a race-high 71 laps (of 112) to ...FULL STORY »
Smith's damaged race car from Sonoma
Smith’s frustrating weekend ends with final-lap wreck in Sonoma
Posted 06.24.12
Furniture Row Racing driver finishes 32nd SONOMA, Calif. (June 24, 2012) -- Just when it appeared the weekend couldn't get any worse for Regan Smith, the Furniture Row Racing driver took the final blow on the final lap in Sunday's Sprint Cup event at the road course in Sonoma. While struggling with ...FULL STORY »
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Team Chevy 2012 NSCS Toyota/Save Mart 350 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 06.24.12
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET – FINISHED 6TH: ON TODAY'S RACE: "We went about a half-of-a lap too far there on that one run. I think we made the car a little bit better, and just used a little bit more fuel in that second run, and ran ...FULL STORY »
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SRT Motorsports (Dodge) 2012 NSCS Toyota/Save Mart 350 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 06.24.12
A.J. Allmendinger (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) Finished Ninth CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE RACE?  “It was a pretty good day for the Shell/Pennzoil Dodge team.  I was happy with the way we drove.  I didn’t make a lot of mistakes and cost us anything.  The car was really amazing ...FULL STORY »
Ford Racing
Ford Racing 2012 NSCS Toyota/Save Mart 350 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 06.24.12
MARCOS AMBROSE, No. 9 Stanley Ford Fusion (Finished 8th) – “We really missed it. I just feel bad for my Stanley team. We missed it bad and we did good to recover and get a top-10 out of it. We will take it and move on. We got the pole and ...FULL STORY »


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