Articles tagged ‘The Monster Mile’

Oct 02

Sunday

Roush Fenway’s Edwards Moves Into Tie for Chase Points Lead

Edwards, Kenseth Lead Roush Fenway with top-five finishes at Dover DOVER, Del. (Oct. 2, 2011) – Roush Fenway Racing’s Carl Edwards and Matt Kenseth finished third and fifth respectively to lead the organization’s strong effort in the AAA 400 Sprint Cup race at Dover International Speedway. Edwards dominated early, leading 116 laps in the race, and used the strong performance to move into a tie for the Sprint Cup points lead. With three of 10 Chase races in the books Kenseth leaves Dover tied for sixth; 14 points out of first. David Ragan and Greg Biffle finished 21st and 27th in the race. Biffle was top five early, but had to battle back from an early commitment cone penalty. He was running ... FULL STORY »

Toyota Motorsports, 2011 NSCS AAA 400 Post-Race Recaps

Kasey Kahne (fourth) was the highest finishing Toyota driver in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Dover International Speedway. Camry driver Kyle Busch (sixth) also finished in the top-10 at the one-mile concrete oval -- his 17th top-10 of ... FULL STORY »

Team Chevy, 2011 NSCS AAA 400 Post-Race Recaps

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE'S/KOBALT TOOLS CHEVROLET, FINISHED 2ND: ON HIS RACE: "Great run. Certainly wish we could have finished one spot better, but just didn't get a good restart the last two restarts. I just didn't get good one. ... FULL STORY »

Ford Racing, 2011 NSCS AAA 400 Post-Race Recaps

MATT KENSETH – No. 17 Crown Royal Ford Fusion – “We got lucky. The last restart was good, but the one before that was no good. We got a little behind there, but it was okay. We got off the ... FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS AAA 400 Race Results

Sunday afternoon at Dover International Speedway, it was Kurt Busch keeping the NSCS defending champion, Jimmie Johnson, behind him (by 0.908 seconds) at the drop of the checkered flag to win the AAA 400. This was Busch's 2nd series win of ... FULL STORY »

Team Chevy Drivers Paul Menard and Jimmie Johnson Post Strong Qualifying Effort at The Monster Mile

Dover, DE (October 1, 2011) Paul Menard (No. 27 Pittsburgh Paints/Menards Chevrolet) posted his third top-10 start at Dover International Speedway on Saturday during qualifying for the AAA 400. Menard will start third, which marks his 14th top-10 start in ... FULL STORY »

Toyota Motorsports, 2011 NSCS AAA 400 Post-Qualifying Recaps

MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing Starting Position: 1st Do you have a car you can win with tomorrow? "Not sure, to be honest with you. We worked through a lot of things ... FULL STORY »

Ford Racing, 2011 NSCS AAA 400 Post-Qualifying Recaps
Posted 10.01.11
DAVID RAGAN – No. 6 UPS Ford Fusion – “We ran a lot faster than we ran in qualifying trim on Friday. I don’t know what’s gonna happen. Our UPS Ford felt really good. We made a lot of big changes too, but it’s a fast lap here. You wake ...FULL STORY »

Dodge Motorsports, 2011 NSCS AAA 400 Post-Qualifying Recaps
Posted 10.01.11
KURT BUSCH (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified 2nd CAN YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR QUALIFYING RUN? “You just have to man-up and get up on the wheel. I had a good run coming out of Turn 2 and I hit the rev chip so hard that I scared myself. I ...FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS AAA 400 Starting Lineup
Posted 10.01.11
Martin Truex Jr., with a qualifying lap speed of 159.004 mph, captured the NSCS AAA 400 Coors Light Pole Award at Dover International Speedway. This was Truex's first series pole of the 2011 season, his sixth series career pole and his second series pole at Dover International Speedway. Sharing the front row with ...FULL STORY »

Dodge Motorsports’ KEYS FOR SUCCESS: AAA 400
Posted 10.01.11
KEYS FOR SUCCESS: AAA 400 DOVER, Del., (Saturday, Oct. 1, 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, Howard Comstock, Dodge Motorsports engineering, provides the keys ...FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS AAA 400 Q&A with Ford Racing Driver, Carl Edwards
Posted 09.30.11
Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, is fourth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings and trails leader Tony Stewart by 14 points. Edwards held his weekly Q&A session with reporters after the final practice session at Dover International Speedway on Friday. CARL EDWARDS – No. 99 ...FULL STORY »

TRG Motorsports Looking To Add Some Insurance in AAA 400
Posted 09.30.11
Mooresville, N.C. (9/30/11) - The No. 71 Interstate Moving Services team heads to Dover, DE this weekend for the running of the AAA 400. The race will mark the second and final trip of the 2011 season to the track known as the Monster Mile. Driver Andy Lally, who is closing ...FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS AAA 400 Q&A with Team Chevy Driver, Jeff Gordon
Posted 09.30.11
JEFF GORDON, NO 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Dover International Speedway and discussed the Chase, racing at Dover, the competition, upcoming tracks on the schedule and other topic. TALK ABOUT THIRD RACE OF THE CHASE FOR THE NASCAR SPRINT CUP, YOU GOT ...FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS AAA 400 Q&A with Toyota Motorsports Driver, Denny Hamlin
Posted 09.30.11
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Office Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing What is your outlook after two races in the Chase? "We definitely are in a position now to where we can kind of relax and have some fun and try to win some races from here on out. That's the ...FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS AAA 400 Final Practice Session Speeds
Posted 09.30.11
Mark Martin, with a lap speed of 155.072 mph, was the quickest during the final NSCS AAA 400 practice session at Dover International Speedway. Second quickest with a lap speed of 154.017 mph, was Martin's fellow Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Jeff Gordon, and was followed by David Stremme and Juan Pablo Montoya with ...FULL STORY »

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