The No. 09 Grime Boss Toyota Camry, piloted by Ryan Truex in his debut with RAB Racing, had a strong run in the early going of Friday night's O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway, but an engine failure left the team with a 32nd-place finish.
Making the first of two trips to the Lone Star State during the 2012 season, Truex and RAB Racing recorded the 23rd- and 15th-fastest times in the two scheduled NASCAR Nationwide Series practices leading up to the Friday night event. After his qualifying attempt on the 1.5-mile quad-oval, Truex posted a speed fast enough to slot into the 19th starting position.
From the drop of the green flag, Truex steadily advanced towards the front of ... FULL STORY »
Trevor Bayne and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion team had things going their way for the first third of Saturday’s Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. But a brush with the wall ended all that and put ... FULL STORY »
Rockingham, N.C. (April 15, 2012) - Kasey Kahne snatched the lead from Matt Crafton with 46 laps remaining in Sunday's inaugural Good Sam Roadside Assistance 200 presented by Cheerwine at Rockingham Speedway and led the rest of the way ... FULL STORY »
Post Race Highlights:
· Logano qualified 14th for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Texas Motor Speedway. Logano was second quick of the three JGR cars. Denny Hamlin qualified 13th, while Kyle Busch qualified 17th.
· From the drop of the ... FULL STORY »
RCR Post Race Report -- Texas Motor Speedway
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
RACE: Samsung Mobile 500
TRACK: Texas Motor Speedway
DATE: April 14, 2012
Race Highlights:
Richard Childress Racing teammates finished ninth (Kevin Harvick), 18th (Paul Menard) and 29th (Jeff Burton).
Harvick maintained the seventh-best average running ... FULL STORY »
Fort Worth, TX (April 14, 2012) – A week of rest always does the body good. This has never been more evident than it was in the Lone Star State on Thursday when Casey Mears took the #13 GEICO Ford Fusion ... FULL STORY »
Aric Almirola
No. 43 Smithfield Ford Fusion
Aric Almirola started the Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway from the 23rd position. Almirola finished Saturday night’s 500-mile event as follows:
22nd—Aric Almirola, No.43 Smithfield Ford Fusion
Early in the 334-lap event Almirola reported to ... FULL STORY »
