Ty Dillon will take the wheel of the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet in place of driver/owner Tony Stewart this weekend. He is also scheduled to pilot Stewart’s car at Phoenix and Auto Club. Brian Vickers will drive the No. 14 at Las Vegas. Continue reading “Ty Dillon To Take Seat For Stewart This Weekend”
Hometown Hero: Chase Elliott To Make Sprint Cup Debut At Atlanta
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Following a disappointing Daytona 500 debut where he finished 37th from the pole due to an early race wreck, Sunoco Rookie of the Year Chase Elliott gets to make his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut at his home track – Atlanta Motor Speedway. Continue reading “Hometown Hero: Chase Elliott To Make Sprint Cup Debut At Atlanta”
NASCAR Debuts Lower Downforce Aero Package At Atlanta
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This weekend, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will debut its much-anticipated lower downforce 2016 aerodynamics package.
The package is similar to the ones used at Kentucky and Darlington last year.
Lowering the downforce on a car makes it harder to drive, which puts more emphasis on driver skill and increases the potential for more passing. Continue reading “NASCAR Debuts Lower Downforce Aero Package At Atlanta”
2016 Atlanta NASCAR Racing Weekend Guide, TV and Radio Schedule
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Race Weekend Guide
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Race: Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
Place: Atlanta Motor Speedway
Date and Time: Sunday, Feb. 28 at 1 p.m. ET
Tune-in: FOX, PRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90
Distance: 500.5 miles (325 laps)
What to Watch for: Denny Hamlin attempts to join Matt Kenseth (2009) as the second driver since 2000 to win the first two races of a season. … NASCAR debuts its 2016 lower downforce aerodynamics package. … Hometown favorite Chase Elliott returns to Georgia to make his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start at Atlanta Motor Speedway. … Jimmie Johnson tries to tie Dale Earnhardt for seventh on the all-time list with his 76th career victory. … Ty Dillon will start in the No. 14 Chevrolet as the substitute for Tony Stewart. … Joey Logano goes for his first national series win at Atlanta Motor Speedway where he starred in grassroots racing as a youth. Continue reading “2016 Atlanta NASCAR Racing Weekend Guide, TV and Radio Schedule”
Joe Gibbs Racing Roars To Atlanta
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Joe Gibbs Racing’s sizzling performance in the second half of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season looks like it’s carried over to 2016.
The Huntersville, North Carolina-based racing team placed three drivers in the top five of the Daytona 500 – winner Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch (third) and Carl Edwards (fifth). Matt Kenseth (14th) led 40 laps until Hamlin forced him up the track on the race’s final go-around. Martin Truex Jr. of JGR technical partner Furniture Row Racing finished second. Continue reading “Joe Gibbs Racing Roars To Atlanta”
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