Denny Hamlin overcame an early pit road penalty by rallying from the 22nd position to pass teammate Matt Kenseth for the lead with 28 laps to go to win last year’s Martinsville spring race. Continue reading ““Denny’sville” – Hamlin Sets Sights On Second Straight Martinsville Spring Win”
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Short-Track Standouts Go For First Win Of 2016
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As NASCAR continues its third “win and you’re in” season for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, six currently winless short-track standouts will attempt to make their first visit to Victory Lane this year in Sunday’s STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway (1 p.m. ET on FS1) – Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards and Joey Logano.
Kyle Busch has logged a top-four finish in four of five races this season. He boasts nine career wins on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ three short tracks (Martinsville, Bristol and Richmond), but has never won at Martinsville.
Like his younger brother, Kurt claims nine short-track wins as well. He has two wins at Martinsville, most recently in spring of 2014. However, his 2014 victory is his only top-10 finish at the .526-mile track in his last 20 starts there. Continue reading “Short-Track Standouts Go For First Win Of 2016”
The Final Lap Weekly NASCAR Podcast – #403 – Carl Edwards / Justin Allgaier / Fontana Recap
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SHOW #403 – Guests: Carl Edwards, Justin Allgaier – We recap the Auto Club Speedway weekend, find out what the drivers are doing during NASCAR “Spring Break” and more. Have a listen. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie
( Roughly 48:00 mins)
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Infographic: Jimmie Johnson 7th All Time Wins List with 77
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Incident With Joey Logano Leaves Martin Truex Fuming
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Martin Truex Jr. had one of the strongest cars in Sunday’s Auto Club Speedway before close-quarters racing from Joey Logano’s Ford sent him into the outside wall on Lap 152.
Truex insisted Logano hit him. Continue reading “Incident With Joey Logano Leaves Martin Truex Fuming”
