News

on

NASCAR driver Bobby Labonte is an Apple / Tech fanBobby Labonte’s streak of 704 consecutive races ends this weekend as the 2000 Cup Series Champion has played the NASCAR equivalent of musical chairs, and lost, he is without a ride. Bobby himself confirmed the news yesterday as his streak dating back to 1993 is over, Ricky Rudd holds the longest at 788 straight starts, and Jeff Gordon is the longest active streak at 705. AJ Allmendinger takes the wheel of the 47 car this weekend at Kentucky, and congratulations to AJ on his first NASCAR win in last weeks Nationwide Series race at Road America

on

matt-kenseth-nascar-sprint-cup-series-2013-richmond-1-fridayIt’s go-time with 10 races remaining until the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup™ begins. Four drivers with multiple victories – Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth and Kyle Busch – have established themselves as championship co-favorites. The remainder of the current top 10, particularly among the second five, remains fluid with weekly comings and goings. The difference between 10th and 14th in the standings is just 14 points.

on

martin-truex-jr-goblet-toyota-save-mart-nascar-sprint-cup-seriesJune 23, 2013

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

SONOMA, Calif.— For Martin Truex Jr., a welcome oasis called Sonoma Raceway at long last ended one of the longest droughts in NASCAR racing.

With a convincing victory in Sunday’s Toyota Save Mart 350, Truex ended a winless streak of 218 races dating to June 4, 2007 at Dover, where he finished 7,355 seconds ahead of runner-up Ryan Newman.

On Sunday at Sonoma, Truex beat second-place Jeff Gordon by and even bigger margin—8.133 seconds—as Juan Pablo Montoya dropped from the second position after running out of fuel on the next-to-last lap.

Continue reading “Race Recap: Martin Truex Jr. Ends 218-Race Drought With Sonoma Win”