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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
'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 »
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 »
