Brennan Newberry is our next guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, August 18, 2014 at 9 pm ET. Call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE broadcast with any questions/comments.
NTS Motorsports driver, Brennan Newberry and his No. 24 Qore-24 team raced at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) for the first time on Friday, during the promoters test day. Newberry is familiar with road course racing having competed at Sonoma, Watkins Glen and Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. Continue reading →
Aaron Pine is our next guest onFan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, August 18, 2014 at 9:30 pm ET. Call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE broadcast with any questions/comments.
Aaron Pine’s favorite hobbies include Motorcross and Boating, but his claim to fame is for his accomplishments in NHRA’s Drag Motorcycle competition. He’s a five-time NMRA/ProStar champion, 2008 Summit ET Track champion, the 2010 JEGS Sports Nationals winner, and NHRA California State champion. the 2011, Summit ET Division 7 champion and 2012 Summit Race of Champions contender.
Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford, races Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Axalta Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 17, 2014 Photo – Jerry Markland/Getty Images
Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Axalta Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 17, 2014 Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Axalta Chevrolet, crosses the finish to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 17, 2014 Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Axalta Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 17, 2014 Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Axalta Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 17, 2014 Photo – Jerry Markland/Getty Images
Pole-sitter, Jeff Gordon took the lead from Logano with 17 laps remaining in the Pure Michigan 400 to take his third win of the season, and regain the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points lead.
“The last one, I thought he had a good start. But I had a good one, too,” said Gordon. “I really think what happened to him on that last restart was Kevin was having some trouble getting going. This is a big, fast place. There’s a draft there. My lane moved along as a group. Even though Joey got out there, he was sort of sitting on an island by himself. We kind of tracked him down. I was able to get to his left rear. When I got to his left rear, drug him back, gave me a ton of momentum. I was able to get to the bottom and get by him.”
Although he ranks 12th in the series in points (645), the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion driver sits 17th in the Chase Grid Outlook, on the outside looking in, with just four races left before the postseason, because he has yet to record a victory. Continue reading →
