Yearly Archives: 2016

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Joining FOX Sports NASCAR XFINITY Series Booth as Analyst at Michigan International Speedway

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Photo – Getty Images

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is joining the FOX NASCAR television booth as a guest driver analyst for FOX Sports 1’s live coverage of the NASCAR XFINITY Series race from Michigan International Speedway on Saturday, June 11 at 1:30 PM ET. Earnhardt Jr. will team with FOX NASCAR play-by-play announcer Adam Alexander and analyst Michael Waltrip to offer analysis for the entire race.

Earnhardt will be the eighth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver to serve as a guest driver analyst in the FOX NASCAR booth in 2016, following Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Clint Bowyer and Danica Patrick.

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Restarts Foil Matt Kenseth’s Winning Chances at Pocono

NASCAR NASCAR Wire Service Sprint Cup Series Track News
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Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

Matt Kenseth’s No. 20 Toyota was fast enough to lead 31 laps in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Axalta ‘We Paint Winners’ 400 at Pocono Raceway.

The problem was that Kenseth couldn’t keep the lead when the race restarted. Given that the race featured ten cautions for 40 laps, restarts became a major issue for the Joe Gibbs Racing driver. Continue reading →

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Overachieves for Runner-Up Finish at Pocono

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Approximately halfway through the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final green-flag run on Monday at Pocono Raceway, crew chief Greg Ives radioed to driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.

“The 41 (leader Kurt Busch) needs to save (fuel) to make it. We do not. Go get him!”

But over the closing laps, the handling of Earnhardt’s car tightened up, and he was unable to track down Busch, even though the eventual race winner was in fuel-conservation mode.

Earnhardt thought he could have been more effective in keeping Busch behind him after the final restart. Continue reading →

Strong Weekend for Tony Stewart Thwarted by Crash

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Photo – Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images

Looking the best since returning to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series scene last month, Tony Stewart saw a strong run in Monday’s Axalta ‘We Paint Winners’ 400 come to a crashing halt just past the halfway point.

Stewart, who started a season-best sixth easily contended for a top-ten finish, but following a debris caution in turn two on Lap 88, his strong day quickly unraveled. Continue reading →