ARIC ALMIROLA – Kerry Murphey sits down for a chat with Richard Petty Motorsports driver Aric Almirola at Auto Club Speedway. We discuss the importance of driving the 43, getting the call from The King, the Bristol crowd, 48 ruling, his car for California, making the move from NNS to Cup, breaking the Cup news to Dale Jr., working with teammate Marcos Ambrose, Nationwide Series own identity, outlook for Martinsville and more.
Top-12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Drivers Hold Nothing Back
LAS VEGAS (Dec. 1, 2011) – The 2011 top-12 NASCAR Sprint Cup SeriesTM drivers held nothing back today at the third annual, fan-favorite NASCAR After The Lap held at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas and sponsored by Coca-Cola and Ford. ESPN pit road reporter Jamie Little hosted the event along with co-host Miss Sprint Cup Monica Palumbo.
A list of the top-10 unfiltered, driver “tell-all” comments are outlined below.
Top-10 List
Number 1
· Ryan Newman was asked if he purchased his boss (2011 Champion Tony Stewart) anything special after winning the championship.
· “No!”
· Jamie Little followed with “Ryan, you told me earlier there was a waxing appointment but that no appointment was long enough to cover Tony’s needs.”
DAUGHERTY GETS UP FROM BEHIND THE DESK FOR THE DAY
TO CLIMB INTO A RACE TRUCK AND TEST AT MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY
HARRISBURG, N.C. (November 28, 2011) – - Brad Daugherty may be best known as a five-time NBA All-Star or for his work as an ESPN analyst for NASCAR’s top touring divisions. However, his passion for racing runs deeper than just with his co-ownership of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team JTG Daugherty Racing.
Taking a closer look at Daugherty’s fervor for racing, he dabbles as a driver himself in the National Auto Sport Association (NASA) and other racing series. In preparation for competition in the NASA Southeast Region next season, he has decided to test a NASCAR Camping World Series truck at Martinsville Speedway on Wednesday.
1 – Carl Edwards (No. 99 Scotts Winterguard Ford)
· Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 99.1
2011 Rundown
· One win, 16 top fives, 22 top 10s; two poles
· Average finish of 10.0
· Led 21 races for 715 laps
Martinsville Speedway Outlook:
· One top five, four top 10s
· Average finish of 16.9 in 14 races
· Average Running Position of 16.0, 13th-best
· Driver Rating of 81.1, 14th-best
· 647 Green Flag Passes, fourth-most
· 3,721 Laps in the Top 15 (57.1%), 10th-most
· 390 Quality Passes (passes of cars in the top 15 under green), fourth-most
1 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 52.799 181.367
2 48 Jimmie Johnson mylowes Chevrolet 52.801 181.360
3 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 100 Years Chevrolet 52.835 181.243
4 21 Trevor Bayne(i) Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 52.903 181.011
5 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 52.930 180.918
6 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. DietMountainDewPaintthe88 Chevrolet 52.934 180.905
7 27 Paul Menard Serta/Menards Chevrolet 53.007 180.655
8 6 David Ragan UPS My Choice Ford 53.021 180.608
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9 99 Carl Edwards Subway Ford 53.138 180.210
10 39 Ryan Newman U.S. ARMY Chevrolet 53.140 180.203
Sprint Drive First is a new app from Sprint that automatically locks a mobile phone when a car is moving faster than 10 mph. It disables phone functionality, directs incoming calls to voice mail and silences distracting alerts for incoming emails and text messages.
Sprint Drive First is a great tool to help keep kids from talking and texting while driving. It provides parents with peace of mind that their teenage driver will arrive safely at their destination.
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It is easy to sign up for Sprint Drive First. Visit www.sprint.com/drivefirst to get started or find more information.
For anyone who sends a text, when the Sprint Drive First app is activated it will automatically send a reply message to the sender to tell them that you’re driving and that you will respond to them when you are no longer driving, so they’ll know why you’re not getting back to them immediately.
1 Kyle Busch 4 wins
2 Kevin Harvick 4 wins
3 Jeff Gordon 3 wins
4 Matt Kenseth 2 wins
5 Carl Edwards 1 win
6 Jimmie Johnson 1 win
7 Kurt Busch 1 win
8 Ryan Newman 1 win
9 Tony Stewart
10 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
11 Brad Keselwoski
12 Denny Hamlin
Brad Keselowski Closes Out List of Sprint Summer Showdown Finalists
Has Chance at $3 Million Payout on Labor Day Weekend in Atlanta
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – August 27, 2011 – With his win in Saturday’s IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski closes out the list of qualified finalists who can earn a $3 million payout in the Sprint Summer Showdown presented by HTC EVO™ 3D.
If Keselowski can also win the AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Labor Day weekend, he will claim the Sprint Summer Showdown presented by HTC EVO 3D title and win $1 million for himself, $1 million for his designated charity, Brad Keselowski’s Checkered Flag Foundation, and $1 million dollars for two lucky race fans.
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ARIC ALMIROLA – Kerry Murphey sits down for a chat with Richard Petty Motorsports driver Aric Almirola at Auto Club Speedway. We discuss the importance of driving the 43, getting the call from The King, the Bristol crowd, 48 ruling, his car for California, making the move from NNS to Cup, breaking the Cup news to Dale Jr., working with teammate Marcos Ambrose, Nationwide Series own identity, outlook for Martinsville and more.
Top-12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Drivers Hold Nothing Back
DAUGHERTY GETS UP FROM BEHIND THE DESK FOR THE DAY
1 – Carl Edwards (No. 99 Scotts Winterguard Ford)
1 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 52.799 181.367
Brad Keselowski Closes Out List of Sprint Summer Showdown Finalists
