NASCAR Podcast
Feb. 15, 2014
By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
FRUITFUL DECADE
Time flies when you’re winning races.
A decade has passed since Toyota made its first foray into one of NASCAR’s top three national series. The automaker entered NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competition in 2004 and began its participation in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2007. Continue reading “10 Years Of Toyota In NASCAR, Yes Really”
Feb. 15, 2014
By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kaboom!
First it was the engine in Bobby Labonte’s Phoenix Racing Chevrolet.
Then, in short order, the engines of Tony Stewart’s and Danica Patrick’s Chevys failed in spectacular fashion, trailing white smoke as they expired.
The common denominator? All three engines were supplied by Hendrick Motorsports, and the failures were unwelcome complications to Stewart’s return to racing after injury and to Patrick’s quest for a second straight Daytona 500 pole. Continue reading “Engine failures in practice KO Danica Patrick and Tony Stewart At Daytona”
Feb. 13, 2014
By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—When Danica Patrick arrived for media day Thursday at Daytona International Speedway, she knew exactly what to expect.
It didn’t take long for the inevitable questions to surface. What did she think of comments made by seven-time champion Richard Petty earlier in the weekend? Continue reading “Danica Patrick brushes off Richard Petty’s ‘She can’t win’ comment”
Sprint Unlimited Advance
Feb. 14, 2014
By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Saturday night’s Sprint Unlimited at Daytona International Speedway will kick off a season of immense change in a decidedly traditional manner.
As the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series incorporates new qualifying rules and a new way to determine its champion, the Sprint Unlimited remains a high-intensity exhibition race with an elite field of 2013 pole winners and previous winners of the event who participated in the series last year. Continue reading “Stewart returns; Hamlin paces practice for NASCAR Sprint Unlimited At Daytona”
1 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 45.030 199.867
2 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna Chevrolet 45.080 199.645
3 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Nationwide Insurance Ford 45.095 199.579
4 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 45.262 198.842
5 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 45.313 198.618
6 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Chevrolet 45.352 198.448 Continue reading “2014 NASCAR Sprint Unlimited At Daytona – Final Practice Speeds”
