March 27, 2014

Staff Report
NASCAR Wire Service

Take 22 full-time seasons in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

Add in four helpings of NASCAR championships.

Sprinkle in 88 career victories, ensuring eight of them are of the Martinsville variety.

Garnish with seven pole awards, 27 top-five finishes, 34 top 10s and an average finishing position of 6.8 at Martinsville. Continue reading “Jeff Gordon Has The Right Recipe For Martinsville”

Final Lap Logo InvertSHOW #299 – Guest: Scott Zipadelli – We recap all the happenings from Auto Club Speedway in Fontana California, talk vestibule’s, Fung-Shui, and little preachers inside Dale Jr.’s head (don’t worry it’ll all make sense) News of the Week is back, so is Fantasy NASCAR, Drivers Say What, and a ton more. Stop reading this already and just listen! Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie Continue reading “The Final Lap Weekly #299 NASCAR Podcast – Scott Zipadelli / Martinsville Preview”

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (March 26, 2014) – Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) driver Denny Hamlin will race this weekend at Martinsville Speedway after NASCAR received official confirmation from his doctors that he has been medically cleared to return to regular racing activities.

Continue reading “JOE GIBBS RACING DRIVER DENNY HAMLIN RECEIVES MEDICAL CLEARANCE TO RACE IN MARTINSVILLE”

Huntersville, NC (March 26, 2014) – Joe Gibbs Racing’s driver of the No. 20 Toyota, Matt Kenseth, and his wife Katie welcomed a new bundle of joy Tuesday evening with the birth of the couple’s third daughter.

Clara Mae Kenseth was born March 25 at 7:39 p.m. EST weighing in at eight pounds and five ounces. Both mother and daughter are doing well as the family enjoys the latest addition who joins the couple’s other daughters Kaylin and Grace, along with their son Ross.

Kenseth will be able to spend a few days at home with his brand new baby girl before traveling to nearby Martinsville, Virginia for this weekend’s STP 500 Sprint Cup Series event at the Martinsville Speedway.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 25, 2014) – “On behalf of the France Family and everyone at NASCAR, I want to offer sincere condolences to the Petty Family regarding the loss of their beloved matriarch, Lynda Petty,” said Brian France, NASCAR Chairman and CEO. “Through the years, Lynda became an integral part of the NASCAR landscape. We have lost a true friend, who will be missed each and every day. Our thoughts and prayers will be with the Pettys throughout this difficult time.”