June 22, 2014

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

SONOMA, Calif.—A well-timed caution helped get Carl Edwards to the front of the field, and the driver of the No. 99 Roush Fenway Ford did the rest.

Edwards passed Marcos Ambrose for the lead moments after a restart on Lap 86 and subsequently held off a charging Jeff Gordon to win Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. Continue reading “Carl Edwards notches first road-course victory at Sonoma”

June 21, 2014
By Jerry Bonkowski

NASCAR Wire Service

ELKHART LAKE, Wisconsin – Brendan Gaughan survived two early off-track excursions and a race in which much of the second half was contested in rain as cars rode on wet weather tires to win Saturday’s Gardner Denver 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Road America.

Continue reading “Brendan Gaughan wins in thrilling finish at Road America”

1 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna Chevrolet 74.354 96.350
2 47 AJ Allmendinger Kingsford / Clorox Chevrolet 74.557 96.088
3 42 Kyle Larson # Target Chevrolet 74.670 95.942
4 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 74.736 95.857
5 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet 74.856 95.704
6 4 Kevin Harvick Outback / Budweiser Folds of Honor Chevrolet 74.894 95.655
7 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet 74.925 95.616
8 55 Brian Vickers Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 74.958 95.574

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9 27 Paul Menard Richmond / Menards Chevrolet 74.994 95.528
10 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 75.081 95.417 Continue reading “2014 NASCAR CUP SERIES SONOMA STARTING LINEUP – JAMIE MCMURRAY ON POLE”

Nine different drivers have won the last nine races at Sonoma.

Maybe even more noteworthy: For the last seven of those winners, it was the first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series road-course win of their careers.

Of course, that begs the following question: Who can make it 10-for-10 … and better yet, 8-for-8. Continue reading “9 Races, 9 Different Sonoma Winners – Who Will Make It A Perfect 10?”

The Final Lap Weekly Podcast LogoSHOW #311 – Guest: Ron Hornaday – We recap Jimmie Johnson’s Michigan win, Carl Edwards rumors swirling around, Hendrick Motorsports domination, HMS sponsors ‘o plenty, a double road course weekend so a full Sonoma preview is in store for you. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie

( Roughly 48:00 mins)

Continue reading “The Final Lap Weekly #311 NASCAR Podcast – Ron Hornaday / Sonoma Preview”