TweetDale Earnhardt Jr. will be staying with Hendrick Motorsports for another five Sprint Cup seasons, keeping him with the NASCAR team through the end of 2017. Hendrick announced the completion of the extension Thursday morning. Earnhardt’s current deal was set to expire after the 2012 season, and the driver and team had been working on [...]
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Trevor Bayne has respect of other drivers at Daytona Coke Zero 400
Posted by admin on July 1st, 2011
TweetTrevor Bayne won the Daytona 500 in just his second Sprint Cup start last February. Now, other series drivers have asked him to help them draft in the Coke Zero 400, including Kyle Busch, Joey Logano, Bobby Labonte, and all the drivers at Roush Fenway Racing. Read full article at USATODAY.com
Posted in Motorsports 
Tags: bobby labonte, coke zero 400, daytona 500, joey logano, kyle busch, roush fenway racing, sprint cup, trevor bayne 
Comments OffTrevor Bayne’s Faith-Based Message Draws Christian Media Attention
Posted by admin on February 23rd, 2011
Anyone who has spent time around Trevor Bayne knows the driver is a devout Christian who enjoys discussing his faith. But after he became an overnight celebrity with his Daytona 500 victory, he’s been able to spread his message to a bigger audience.
Posted in Faith, Motorsports Tags: christian motorsports, christians in nascar, trevor bayne Comments OffKurt Busch wins. Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski fued continues.
Posted by admin on March 8th, 2010
TweetKurt Busch survived two overtime restarts and a spectacular crash involving Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski to win Sunday’s wild Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Matt Kenseth was second by .483 of a second.
Posted in Motorsports Tags: atlanta motor speedway, brad keselowski, carl edwards, kobalt tools 500, kurt busch, matt kenseth, nascar Comments OffJimmie Johnson gets win after Jeff Gordon dominates Vegas
Posted by admin on February 28th, 2010
TweetJeff Gordon dominated Sunday’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway by leading 218 of the 267 laps. But it was Jimmie Johnson who won his second straight race by passing teammate Gordon with 16 laps to go.Johnson took four tires and restarted fourth. When the race resumed he latched onto Gordon’s bumper and followed him [...]
Posted in Motorsports Tags: jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, kevin harvick, las vegas motor speedway, nascar, sprint cup Comments OffFlying tire kills fan at NHRA race
Posted by admin on February 23rd, 2010
TweetA spectator died Sunday after she was struck by a tire from a crashing dragster during the NHRA Arizona Nationals near Phoenix, Arizona.The car flipped in the first-round race and caught fire, said Alia Maisonet, spokeswoman for the Gila River Indian reservation in Chandler, Arizona, where the racetrack is located.During the accident, a wheel flew [...]
Jimmie Johnson catches a break to win 48th career Sprint Cup win
Posted by admin on February 22nd, 2010
TweetIt was the 48th career win for Jimmie Johnson and team 48, and it was an early-season sign that Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 1 team is rolling along just fine only two weeks into the long and winding Sprint Cup schedule.Johnson led the final 24 laps and won Sunday’s Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway [...]
Potholes Delay Daytona 500
Posted by admin on February 14th, 2010
TweetThe Daytona 500 was delayed for 1 hour and 40 minutes earlier today due to a pothole in the pavement. It was unclear how or when the hole developed on an area between turns one and two, but officials stopped Sunday’s race with 78 laps remaining in the 200-lap season-opening race.NASCAR’s biggest race has been [...]
Jimmie Johnson & Kasey Kahne win Daytona qualifying races
Posted by admin on February 12th, 2010
TweetJimmie Johnson nipped Kevin Harvick by 0.005 seconds in the first race, then Kasey Kahne edged Tony Stewart by 0.014 seconds to set the field for this weekend’s season-opening
Posted in Motorsports Tags: dale earnhardt jr., daytona 500, jimmie johnson, kasey kahne, kevin harvick, mark martin, nascar, tony stewart Comments OffJimmie Johnson takes AP’s Top Athlete Award
Posted by admin on December 26th, 2009
TweetJimmie Johnson was named the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for 2009. For Johnson, the first race car driver to be named the AP’s Athlete of the Year in its 78-year history, the award is the validation he’s been waiting for since he began his historic run in 2006. “We’d been wondering the [...]
