GoDaddy.com Driver Finishes 31st, Gains Valuable Sprint Cup Experience at Darlington/em>
Date: May 12, 2012
Event: Southern 500 (Round 11 of 36)
Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Location: Darlington (S.C.) Raceway (1.336-mile oval)
Start/Finish: 38th / 31st (Running, completed 362 of 368 laps)
Winner: Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) in a green-white-checkered finish
While the result shows Danica Patrick finished 31st in the Southern 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Saturday night at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, the valuable experience she gained can’t be summed up in a box score.
Patrick, driver of the No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Impala for Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) via a collaborative agreement with Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), had never seen the 1.336-mile oval until last Thursday. But she had heard plenty of stories ... FULL STORY »
Late Incident Drops WIX Filters Driver to 23rd-Place Finish
Date: May 12, 2012
Event: Southern 500 (Round 11 of 36)
Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Location: Darlington (S.C.) Raceway (1.366-mile oval)
Start/Finish: 4th/23rd (Running, 367 of 368 laps completed)
Point Standing: 14th (307 points, 104 points ... FULL STORY »
DARLINGTON, S.C. (May 12, 2012) – Five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) champion Jimmie Johnson scored his first win of the 2012 season at Darlington Raceway, his 56th career victory. Johnson’s win marks the 200th trip to victory lane ... FULL STORY »
RICK HENDRICK, TEAM OWNER, HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS
ON 200TH WIN FOR HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS: "My first thought...I just left the wedding of my best friend, Steve Limentani, my doctor. Congratulations to him. I want to thank all of the drivers, all of the ... FULL STORY »
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S/KOBALT TOOLS CHEVROLET – QUALIFIED 2ND
TELL US ABOUT THAT FIRST LAP THAT WAS SO IMPRESSIVE:
“It was just a great lap. We have been working hard on the car all day. It had a lot of comfort ... FULL STORY »
TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Darlington Raceway and discussed helping teammate Danica Patrick adjust to the track, Jim Hunter’s induction into the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame and other ... FULL STORY »
DANICA PATRICK., NO. 10 GODADDY.COM CHEVROLET met with members of the media at Darlington Raceway and discussed her first laps at Darlington and other topics.
HOW DID PRACTICE GO? “It’s been a busy day so far running the Nationwide car and the Cup car. I ... FULL STORY »
