Yearly Archives: 2014

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Remembering Jason Leffler

Photo - Getty Images
Photo – Getty Images

I woke up on the morning of June 13, 2013 to learn about the devastating news of Jason Leffler. Leffler did what he loved to do, and that was race.

It was bittersweet because I talked with one of my friends the week before about how great it was seeing him back in a Cup car at Pocono Raceway. It was a start-and-park deal in the No. 19 car for Humphrey-Smith Racing, and was Leffler’s first Cup start since Phoenix in November 2012.                Continue reading

Throwback Thursday – Gordon and Rudd Duel at Michigan

Photo - AP
Photo – AP

Ricky Rudd was in his second full season with Robert Yates Racing (RYR) and looked for his first win since 1998.

The Virginia driver finished runner-up twice up until Michigan in June 2001 since his last win at Martinsville Speedway in September 1998, where he was given oxygen after the race. Continue reading

Fuel Strategy Finds John Wes Townley a Top-Five Finish at Texas Motor Speedway

Photo - Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

John Wes Townley is our next guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, June 9, 2014 at 9 pm ET. Call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE broadcast to interact with John Wes Townley and the Fan4Racing panel.

‘Townley gives Wauters Motorsports Team Second Top-five of Series Season to Date’

John Wes Townley posted a fifth-place finish in the running of the WinStar World Casino 400 Friday night at Texas Motor Speedway in No. 5 Zaxby’s Toyota Tundra after crew chief Richie Wauters fuel strategy pays off. Continue reading

Enders-Stevens Officially the Quickest and Fastest of NHRA’s Pro Stock Class

Photo - ericaendersracing.com/
Photo – ericaendersracing.com/

Erica Enders-Stevens is our next guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, June 9, 2014 at 9:30 pm ET. Call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE broadcast to interact with Erica Enders-Stevens and the Fan4Racing panel. 

One day after resetting the national speed record to a blazing-fast 215.55 mph, Pro Stock championship points leader Erica Enders-Stevens added the more valuable elapsed time record to her résumé with a stunning pass of 6.464 seconds Sunday morning at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Continue reading