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May 18
Friday

2012 NSCS Sprint Showdown Final Practice Session Speeds

Dale Earnhardt Jr (Photo Credit: Doug Pensinger / Getty Images) The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers that will be vying for the top-2 finishing positions in the Sprint Showdown race to transfer into the All-Star race, had their one and only practice session Friday afternoon. And, it was Dale Earnhardt, Jr., with a lap speed of 188.114 mph, on top of the speed charts at the end of the session at Charlotte Motor Speedway. AJ Allmendinger was second fastest with a lap speed of 188.062 mph, and was followed by Landon Cassill (187.931 mph) who was third fastest, Bobby Labonte (187.852) fourth fastest and Martin Truex, Jr. (187.826) was fifth fastest. Rounding out the top-ten fastest during the "Happy Hour" (final) practice session were Jeff Burton (187.474 mph) who was sixth fastest, Casey Mears (186.200) ... FULL STORY »

2012 NCWTS N.C. Education Lottery 200 Final Practice Session Speeds

James Buescher Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw / Getty Images for NASCAR The NCWTS teams concluded their final N.C. Education Lottery 200 practice session Friday, and it was James Buescher with a lap speed of 179.922 mph, posting the fastest lap at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Justin Lofton, with a lap speed of 179.892 ... FULL STORY »

2012 NCWTS N.C. Education Lottery 200 First Practice Session Speeds

(L-R) Ty Dillon, driver of the No. 3 Bass Pro Shops/Allstate Chevrolet and owner Richard Childress talk in the garage - Photo Credit: Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR NCWTS  Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender, Ty Dillon, with a lap speed of 181.378 mph, was the quickest during the first N.C. Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Second quickest with a lap speed of 180.681 mph, was Timothy ... FULL STORY »

The Voice’s Tony Lucca Set to Perform National Anthem at NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race

Tony Lucca - Photo Courtesy of NBC Sprint Customer to be Selected as Grand Marshal  HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – May 18, 2012 – Sprint (NYSE: s) announced today that Waterford, Mich., singer-songwriter and Sprint customer Tony Lucca will perform the national anthem before the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race on Saturday, May 19, ... FULL STORY »

No. 48 My Lowe’s Chevrolet Victorious at Eighth Annual NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew Challenge

Crew members of the No. 48 My Lowe's Chevrolet celebrate after winning the NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew Challenge at Time Warner Cable Arena on Thursday in Charlotte, N.C. - Photo Credit: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images for NASCAR CHARLOTTE, N.C. (May 17, 2012) – The No. 48 My Lowe’s Chevrolet captured the championship title for the eighth annual NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew ChallengeTM held at Time Warner Cable Arena. Mirroring the 2011 final round, the No. 48 pit crew defeated ... FULL STORY »

Toyota NASCAR Tidbits – May 14 – 20, 2012

Toyota Motorsports Logo 'LADY IN BLACK' RECAP: In Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Darlington Raceway, Denny Hamlin was the top-finishing Toyota driver with a second-place result on the historic 1.366-mile track known as the 'Lady in Black.' After starting ... FULL STORY »

No Points at Stake, Cassill Prepared for All-Out Dash

2012 NSCS Landon Cassill - Photo Credit: John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR Driver Ready for Non-Points Event Statesville, N.C. (May 16, 2012) - The Sprint Showdown will be BK Racing's first taste of non-points racing. Landon Cassill, driver of the Burger King/Dr Pepper Toyota, has fought to keep his No. 83 team inside ... FULL STORY »



2012 Mark Martin portrait - Photo Credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images
Mark Martin: All-Star Race Winner 1998, 2005…MWR Driver Hopes All Star Victories Continue At Seven-Year Intervals
Posted 05.15.12
CORNELIUS, N.C.— No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine driver Mark Martin claimed his first NASCAR All Star victory in 1998 and seven years later won the event for the second time. The Michael Waltrip Racing driver hopes the seven-year interval holds true again in Saturday night’s 2012 version of the All ...FULL STORY »
2012 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Logo
2012 NSCS Showdown, All-Star Race & NCWTS Charlotte Motor Speedway Weekend Track Event Schedule
Posted 05.14.12
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY 2012 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES EVENT SCHEDULE Thursday, May 17th 8:30 AM NCWTS HAULERS ENTER 9:30 AM NCWTS REGISTRATION OPENS 10:00 AM ...FULL STORY »
Pioneer Hi-Bred 250
2012 NNS & NKNPS Iowa Speedway Weekend Track Event Schedule
Posted 05.14.12
IOWA SPEEDWAY 2012 NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES NASCAR K & N PRO SERIES EVENT SCHEDULE Thursday, May 17th 9:30 AM GASS HAULERS ENTER Friday, May 18th 9:00 AM GASS DRIVERS ...FULL STORY »
Jimmie Johnson in victory lane at Darlington for his first win of the NSCS season and Hendrick Motorsports' 200th win - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR
2012 NSCS Bojangles’ Southern 500 Race Results
Posted 05.12.12
Jimmie Johnson, who sat on the outside pole for the 2012 NSCS Bojangles' Southern 500, dominated the race by leading 134 laps of the 368 that were run, and gave Hendrick Motorsports their 200th victory with his win at the track "Too Too Tough To Tame," Darlington Raceway. This was Johnson's ...FULL STORY »
2012 Joey Logano/Dollar General
2012 NNS VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 Race Results
Posted 05.11.12
After an attempt at a green-white-checkered (flags) finish, it was Joey Logano holding off fellow Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Denny Hamlin, by 0.255 seconds to win (for the second consecutive week) the VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway. This was Logano's 3rd series win of the 2012 ...FULL STORY »
Greg Biffle with Miss Coors Light at the Bojangles' Southern 500 Pole Award Signing - Photo Credit: Geoff Burke, Getty Images for NASCAR
2012 NSCS Bojangles’ Southern 500 Starting Lineup
Posted 05.11.12
The current NSCS points leader. Greg Biffle, with a qualifying lap speed of 180.257 mph, captured the 2012 Bojangles' Southern 500 Coors Light Pole Award at Darlington Raceway. This was Biffle's second series pole of the 2012 season, his eleventh series career pole and his second series pole at the track "Too ...FULL STORY »
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Coors Light Pole Winner - Photo Credit: Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR
2012 NNS VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 Starting Lineup
Posted 05.11.12
The defending NNS champion and current series points leader, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., with a qualifying lap speed of 173.546 mph,  captured the 2012 VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 Coors Light Pole Award at Darlington Raceway. This was Stenhouse's first series pole of the 2012 season, his fifth series career ...FULL STORY »
AJ Allmendinger - Photo Credit: amie Squire/Getty Images for NASCAR
2012 NSCS Bojangles’ Southern 500 Final Practice Session Speeds
Posted 05.11.12
In the final NSCS Bojangles' Southern 500 practice session, it was A.J. Allmendinger with a lap speed of 175.022 mph, posting the fastest lap speed around Darlington Raceway. Greg Biffle, with a lap speed of 174.730 mph, was the second fastest, and was followed by Carl Edwards (174.099) who was third fastest, Jimmie ...FULL STORY »
Kevin Harvick with RCR Team Owner Richard Childress - Photo Credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images for NASCAR
2012 NSCS Bojangles’ Southern 500 First Practice Session Speeds
Posted 05.11.12
Kevin Harvick, with a lap speed of 177.090 mph, was the quickest during the first NSCS Bojangles' Southern 500 practice session at Darlington Raceway. Second quickest was Greg Biffle with a lap speed of 176.290 mph, followed by Kurt Busch (175.993 mph) who was third quickest, Carl Edwards (175.760) fourth and Tony Stewart ...FULL STORY »


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