Johnson Wins Record Fourth All-Star Race
Posted by: Dave Thompson, follow @phillyfan17 May 18, 2013 Jimmie Johnson became NASCAR’s first four-time winner of the Sprint All-Star Race on Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Johnson needed just two laps to pass teammate Kasey Kahne after the restart for the final 10-lap shootout then coasted to victory for the second consecutive [...]
Posted: May 18th, 2013
Categories: Featured, Nascar Sprint Cup Series, Results.
Tags: Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jamie McMurray, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, kasey kahne, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Sprint Cup All-Star Race
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A Look Back: The 20th Anniversary of an Earnhardt Sweep in Charlotte
Written by: Lauren Perkins-Follow @perkylauren May 18, 2013 In 1985, NASCAR made the decision to join the ranks of other professional sports and implemented an “All-Star” race, which at the time was called The Winston. The race was to be held in Charlotte, the “home base” for most in the NASCAR world, and would take [...]
Posted: May 18th, 2013
Categories: Featured, Nascar Sprint Cup Series.
Tags: 1993 Coca Cola 600, 1993 Winston, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Dale Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt 20th anniversary Charlotte win, NASCAR Sprint All Star Race, The Winston
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Katie’s Komments: Week 7
May 17, 2013 Welcome to the seventh edition of Katie’s Komment’s, a place to find the latest NASCAR news and my opinion on it! All comments are my views only but feel free to leave your own! Denny Hamlin’s Return: Denny Hamlin returned to the No.11 Fed-Ex Toyota full time this last weekend at Darlington [...]
Posted: May 17th, 2013
Categories: Featured, Nascar Sprint Cup Series.
Tags: Danica Patrick, Indy 500, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Sprint All-Star Race, Sprint Showdown, Tony Stewart
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Crunching The Numbers: Charlotte All Star Weekend
Posted By: David Morgan – Follow on Twitter at @damorgan86 May 15, 2013 After tackling “The Lady in Black” at Darlington last weekend, NASCAR heads home for a two week homestand at Charlotte Motor Speedway, with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series taking center stage during All Star Weekend. Sprint Cup Series [...]
Posted: May 15th, 2013
Categories: Featured, Nascar Camping World Truck Series, Nascar Sprint Cup Series.
Tags: Charlotte Motor Speedway, Jeb Burton, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Justin Lofton, Kyle Busch, Matt Crafton, Matt Kenseth, Nascar Camping World Truck Series, NASCAR Sprint All Star Race, Nascar Sprint Cup Series, Ron Hornaday Jr.
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Winners and Losers – Darlington Edition
Written By: Brian Eberly, @beberly18 May 14, 2013 Winners Joe Gibbs Racing – The three Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota’s finished first, second, and sixth in Saturday night’s Bojangles’ Southern 500. Matt Kenseth brought the No. 20 Home Depot/Husky machine to the checkered flag first, taking the lead from teammate Kyle Busch and pulling away to [...]
Posted: May 14th, 2013
Categories: Featured, Nascar Sprint Cup Series, Results.
Tags: Bojangles' Southern 500, Brad Keselowski, Darlington Raceway, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Joe Gibbs Racing, kasey kahne, Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman, Stewart-Haas Racing
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The White Flag On Darlington…
Written by Stephen Conley May 13th, 2013 When you look to dance with the Lady In Black on Mother’s Day weekend, you better bring your “A” game and prepare for a fight. A lot of guys want that illustrious honor and it’s not one that is given lightly by this Lady. Record speeds [...]
Posted: May 13th, 2013
Categories: Featured, Nascar Nationwide Series, Nascar Sprint Cup Series.
Tags: Jeff Gordon, Joe Gibbs Racing, kasey kahne, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth
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Kenseth Stands With The Elite In Victory Lane At Darlington
Written by Stephen Conley May 11th, 2013 Busch—that was the name for nearly all of the weekend here in Darlington. A win and pole in the Nationwide series for Kyle, A pole for the Bojangles Southern 500 for Kurt and the most laps led for Kyle, but with an ever changing race track, a long [...]
Posted: May 11th, 2013
Categories: Featured, Nascar Sprint Cup Series.
Tags: Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Joe Gibbs Racing, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth
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A Look Back: Ten Years after the Door to Door Finish at Darlington
Written By: Lauren Perkins – follow @perkylauren May 11, 2013 Darlington Raceway is known for tight racing under the lights, mostly between the cars and the wall. The wall at Darlington is famous for giving the cars that get a little too close the “Darlington Stripe”, and this right side scrape of the paint is [...]
Posted: May 11th, 2013
Categories: Featured, Nascar Sprint Cup Series.
Tags: 2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400, Bojangles' Southern 500, Darlington Raceway, Kurt Busch, Ricky Craven
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Hamlin Plans To Go The Distance At Darlington
Posted by: Dave Thompson, follow @phillyfan17 May 10, 2013 Denny Hamlin has no plans to step out of the No. 11 SportsClips Toyota on Saturday night at Darlington Raceway for the Bojangles’ Southern 500. Hamlin returned last weekend at Talladega for the first time since suffering a compression fracture in a vertebra in his [...]
Posted: May 10th, 2013
Categories: Featured, Nascar Sprint Cup Series.
Tags: Bojangles' Southern 500, Brian Vickers, Darlington Raceway, Denny Hamlin
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For Kenseth, It’s Business As Usual At Darlington
Posted by: Dave Thompson, follow @phillyfan17 May 10, 2013 After NASCAR lowered the boom on Joe Gibbs Racing and the No. 20 team following the Kansas race, a three member appeal panel drastically reduced the original penalties. Matt Kenseth was north of the border, in Canada, when the appeal panel made their ruling, but [...]
Posted: May 10th, 2013
Categories: Featured, Nascar Sprint Cup Series.
Tags: Darlington Raceway, Jason Ratcliff, Joe Gibbs Racing, Matt Kenseth
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