Solid Top-Five Run Ends With a Top-10 for Kyle Busch at Montreal
"Interstate Driver Spun from Behind on Green-White Checker Restart" Date: Aug. 30, 2009 Event: NAPA Auto ... FULL STORY »
Aug 31
Monday
Late-Race Incident Relegates J.R. Fitzpatrick to 27th-Place Finish After Strong Run in Montreal
MONTREAL (August 31, 2009) — Fresh off his win in the Canadian Tire Series race Sunday morning, J. R. Fitzpatrick shifted gears and climbed behind the wheel of the No. 33 Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) Schick Chevrolet, starting the NAPA Auto Parts 200 from the 18th position on Sunday afternoon. Racing at a track that made NASCAR Nationwide Series history last year by becoming the first track where teams raced in the rain, the tradition continued this year as teams qualified in the rain and then competed in the longest Nationwide Series race in history (3 hours, 49 minutes and 19 seconds). Fitzpatrick ran most of the race in the top 15, but a late-race incident dropped the team to ... FULL STORY »
Brad Keselowski, No. 88 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Circuit Gilles Villenueve Preview
PREVIEW – Brad Keselowski (No. 88 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet) EVENT – NAPA Auto Parts 200 (74 laps/ 200.466 miles) TRACK – Circuit Gilles Villenueve (2.709-Mile Road Course) DATE – Sunday, August 30, 2009 TV/ RADIO BROADCAST INFO – ESPN2 (coverage begins at 2:00 p.m. EST) ... FULL STORY »
Ron Fellows, No. 5 Fastenal Chevrolet Impala SS Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Preview
PREVIEW – Ron Fellows (No. 5 Fastenal Chevrolet) EVENT – NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge (74 laps / 200.46 miles) TRACK – Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (2.71-mile road course) DATE – Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009 TV/ RADIO BROADCAST INFO – ESPN2 (coverage begins ... FULL STORY »
Kevin Harvick Wins Pole With New Track Record at Watkins Glen; Finishes Fourth
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (August 9, 2009) — With a fast car from the start of the race weekend, Kevin Harvick and the No. 33 Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) Copart Chevrolet team set a new track record during qualifying, claiming the ... FULL STORY »
18th-Place Finish Doesn’t Reflect J.R. Fitzpatrick’s Day at The Glen Last-lap Contact Ends Solid Run
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (August 9, 2009) — With over a dozen road-course races to his credit in the Canadian Tire Series, J.R. Fitzpatrick and the No. 4 Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) team had high hopes for Saturday’s Zippo 200 despite ... FULL STORY »
Team Chevy Post-Heluva Good! at The Glen NSCS Qualifying Recaps
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S IMPALA SS, QUALIFIED 1ST: ON FIRST ROAD COURSE POLE: “I am really excited and happy for the team. We worked really hard to improve our road course program and I have been working hard as ... FULL STORY »
2009 Zippo 200 NNS Final Practice Speeds
Posted 08.07.09
Needing to qualify on time to make the NNS Zippo 200, Ron Fellows (who is driving for JR Motorsports) hopes that he can repeat what he did in "Happy Hour," during Saturday's qualifying session, as he posted a speed of 120.686 mph at Watkins Glen International. Marcos Ambrose, with a lap ...FULL STORY »
Posted 08.07.09
Needing to qualify on time to make the NNS Zippo 200, Ron Fellows (who is driving for JR Motorsports) hopes that he can repeat what he did in "Happy Hour," during Saturday's qualifying session, as he posted a speed of 120.686 mph at Watkins Glen International. Marcos Ambrose, with a lap ...FULL STORY »
Brad Keselowski, No. 88 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Watkins Glen Preview
Posted 08.05.09
PREVIEW – Brad Keselowski (No. 88 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet) EVENT – Zippo 200 at The Glen (82 laps/ 200.9 miles) TRACK – Watkins Glen International (2.45- Mile Road Course) DATE – Saturday, August 8, 2009 TV/ RADIO BROADCAST INFO – ESPN2 (coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. EST) / MRN (broadcast begins at 2:30 p.m. ...FULL STORY »
Posted 08.05.09
PREVIEW – Brad Keselowski (No. 88 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet) EVENT – Zippo 200 at The Glen (82 laps/ 200.9 miles) TRACK – Watkins Glen International (2.45- Mile Road Course) DATE – Saturday, August 8, 2009 TV/ RADIO BROADCAST INFO – ESPN2 (coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. EST) / MRN (broadcast begins at 2:30 p.m. ...FULL STORY »
Ron Fellows, No. 5 Fastenal Chevrolet Watkins Glen Preview
Posted 08.05.09
PREVIEW – Ron Fellows (No. 5 Fastenal Chevrolet) EVENT – Zippo 200 (82 laps / 200 miles) TRACK – Watkins Glen International (2.45-mile road course) DATE – Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009 TV/ RADIO BROADCAST INFO – ESPN2 (coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. EST) / MRN (broadcast begins at 2:30 p.m. EST) MEDIA AVAILABILITY – ...FULL STORY »
Posted 08.05.09
PREVIEW – Ron Fellows (No. 5 Fastenal Chevrolet) EVENT – Zippo 200 (82 laps / 200 miles) TRACK – Watkins Glen International (2.45-mile road course) DATE – Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009 TV/ RADIO BROADCAST INFO – ESPN2 (coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. EST) / MRN (broadcast begins at 2:30 p.m. EST) MEDIA AVAILABILITY – ...FULL STORY »
JR Motorsports & Ron Fellows Reuniting For Two Road-Course Races
Posted 06.25.09
"Four-time NNS winner to race Watkins Glen, Montreal in No. 5 Fastenal Chevy" MOORESVILLE, N.C. (June 25, 2009) – JR Motorsports announced today that accomplished road-course racer Ron Fellows will return to drive its No. 5 Chevrolets in NASCAR Nationwide Series races at Watkins Glen International Speedway on Aug. 8 and ...FULL STORY »
Posted 06.25.09
"Four-time NNS winner to race Watkins Glen, Montreal in No. 5 Fastenal Chevy" MOORESVILLE, N.C. (June 25, 2009) – JR Motorsports announced today that accomplished road-course racer Ron Fellows will return to drive its No. 5 Chevrolets in NASCAR Nationwide Series races at Watkins Glen International Speedway on Aug. 8 and ...FULL STORY »
Sprint Cup regulars take on road course aces
Posted 06.18.09
The Sprint Cup guys will be turning both right and left when the series travels to Infineon Raceway in northern California for the Toyota/SaveMart 350 on Sunday. Since this weekend’s race is a road course event, the usual road course ringers will be on hand to challenge the Sprint Cup regulars ...FULL STORY »
Posted 06.18.09
The Sprint Cup guys will be turning both right and left when the series travels to Infineon Raceway in northern California for the Toyota/SaveMart 350 on Sunday. Since this weekend’s race is a road course event, the usual road course ringers will be on hand to challenge the Sprint Cup regulars ...FULL STORY »