Joe Gibbs Racing Has Become Juggernaut to Match Hendrick Motorsports in NASCAR


Jerry Lai-USA Today Sports

The biggest driver move this offseason was Matt Kenseth, 2003 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion, moving to Joe Gibbs Racing for the 2013 season. Kenseth has always been a contender and does have that championship on his record (not quite as respected since he was able to win it without a single victory throughout the [...]

NASCAR: Solid Finish at Darlington Critical for Kyle Busch


Marvin Gentry-USA Today Sports

This weekend, NASCAR heads to Darlington Raceway, otherwise known affectionately as the Lady in Black, for the Bojangles Southern 500. Coming into this race weekend, Kyle Busch has had a streak of three weeks of terrible finishes. At Kansas Speedway , Busch’s Achilles’ Heel, he wrecked after colliding with ex-Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Joey Logano. Then at [...]

Penske Racing Done in by Rain Delay in Aaron’s 499


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On Sunday when the rain began to pour on Talladega Superspeedway, the drivers of Penske Racing should have been hoping like race leader Carl Edwards that NASCAR would call the race. Edwards had begun on the pole for the Aaron’s 499 after qualifying was rained out, while new Penske driver Joey Logano started in fourth [...]

Busch Brothers Have Rough Day in NASCAR Aaron’s 499 at Talladega


Mark J. Rebilas-USA Today Sports

This weekend NASCAR made its way to Talladega Superspeedway for the Aaron’s 499,  which was the first race of the year at the restrictor plate track. The track is known for the draft as well as wild late race finishes. This year’s green-white-checkered finish certainly didn’t disappoint, but even before that the Big One hit [...]

Regan Smith Edges Out Kasey Kahne in Wild Finish at Talladega


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The Aaron’s 312 was probably one of the most eventful races in NASCAR Nationwide Series history. On a disgusting day filled with rain and cold weather, NASCAR’s second tier series was delayed over three hours until it finally went green after five o’ clock central time. Well, the race was just about as crazy, if not crazier than the weather. [...]

Hendrick Motorsports Domination in NASCAR Endures


Jasen Vinlove-USA Today Sports

While two other big name NASCAR teams — Joe Gibbs Racing and Penske Racing — are reeling from massive penalties for car infractions, the Hendrick Motorsports team continues to dominate in the premier NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Sunday afternoon at Kansas Speedway seemed like round two of the bout between Kasey Kahne and Matt Kenseth earlier in [...]

Tony Stewart Falls on a Two Edge Sword


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Nothing like being a driver of a top NASCAR Sprint Cup Team; nothing like being an owner of top NASCAR Sprint Cup teams, teams that are expected to compete at the highest level and win races. Nothing like being all of that but not competing at the highest level or winning races.  That is the [...]

NASCAR: Penske Racing Has Challenging Weekend at Kansas Speedway


Jasen Vinlove-USA Today Sports

When it rains does it ever pour. Roger Penske‘s NASCAR race team, Penske Racing has faced controversy and challenge over the past week and it only continued on Sunday in the STP 400 at Kansas Speedway. Last week after NASCAR found that the rear ends of both Penske Sprint Cup Series cars, driven by Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano, were against regulation they brought down some severe penalties [...]

Matt Kenseth vs. Kasey Kahne: Who is More Likely to Contend for a NASCAR Championship?


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It is never too early to consider a possible championship fight. NASCAR has had many of them after all, especially since switching to a playoff style format aka the Chase for The Sprint Cup. But to some, the chase has a different name. “The Kenseth Rule” as some call it, is only in existence because of [...]

Matt Kenseth Uncharacteristically Wins the Pole at Kansas Speedway


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Matt Kenseth, who is not known as the best qualifier, took his new team and his new Toyota and won the pole for the STP 400 at Kansas Speedway.  This is only Matt’s ninth pole in 480 NASCAR Sprint Cup starts. Matt said, “It’s not me, it’s everybody at TRD (Toyota Racing Development), JGR (Joe [...]

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