Todd Gilliland at 9:30 pm ET on Monday, May 11, 2015 Photo – Todd Gilliland Twitter Profile
Todd Gillilandis our guest onFan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, May 11, 2015 at 9:30 pm ET. Call 714-202-9918 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @Sal_Sigala during the LIVE broadcast with any questions or comments.
On May 7th, Venturini Motorsports announced that 14-year-old, Todd Gilliland, will make his ARCA Racing Series début on May 17th during the Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care at Toledo Speedway. Gilliland will pilot Venturini’s No.55 Toyota for the event. Continue reading →
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series SpongeBob SquarePants 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 9, 2015 Photo – Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, celebrates with the trophy in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series SpongeBob SquarePants 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 9, 2015 Photo – Jerry Markland/Getty Images
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, poses with his team in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series SpongeBob SquarePants 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 9, 2015 Photo – James Squire/Getty Images
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, applies the winner’s sticker to his car after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series SpongeBob SquarePants 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 9, 2015 Photo – Jonathan Moore/Getty Images
Thanks to a brief but wild Kansas spring storm and the long delay it produced, Jimmie Johnson on Sunday became the first NASCAR Sprint Cup driver to win a race on Mother’s Day since 2007.
Johnson, who is pursuing a record-tying seventh Sprint Cup Series championship this season, held off Kevin Harvick over the last six laps to win Sunday morning’s SpongeBob SquarePants 400 at Kansas Speedway.
Johnson’s victory – which was just after midnight local time because of a delay of 2 hours and 16 minutes – was his third of the season and his third at the 1.5-mile Kansas oval.
“It was a long, hard night,” Johnson, who led just ten laps and spun out unassisted early in the race, said in Victory Lane. “Once we got up front, we were able to hang on.”
Reminded about what day it was when he finally took the checkered flag, Johnson said… Continue reading →
Every week, it seems like the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series travels to a track where Gordon has posted some hefty numbers.
This week is no different. The No. 24 Chevrolet driver’s statistics at Kansas Speedway – site of Saturday’s SpongeBob SquarePants 400 are downright gaudy. Gordon boasts a track record with three wins. Additionally, he claims ten top-fives in 18 starts at the 1.5-mile track – a whopping 55.6 percent. Continue reading →
Here is my preview and fantasy picks for the Sprint Cup Series’ SpongeBob SquarePants 400 at Kansas Speedway on Saturday, May 9th.
Contenders
Joey Logano – Very fast race car and is again on the pole, needs to keep his speed and be able to keep up with the track throughout the race though, which has been his achilles heel all season.
Jimmie Johnson – Has been relatively streaky so far this yeas but you really can’t count him out, especially on a mile and half race track. With wins at Atlanta and Texas already I think he will be a serious contender tonight.Continue reading →
