Eddie MacDonald had to ruffle a few feathers late in the PittLite 125 at Bristol Motor Speedway to snap his 53-race winless streak in K&N Pro Series East. MacDonald muscled his way around pole-sitter Ben Rhodes and held off second-place Gray Gaulding on a green-white-checkered flag to earn his seventh career victory. Continue reading
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Since a Sprint Cup race will be on my birthday this season, I decided to re-visit the last time the Cup Series ran a race on my birthday, which was March 23, 2003.
The tour made its first of two dates at Bristol Motor Speedway. Kurt Busch, then with Roush Racing headed into the race as the defending winner.
His win in 2002 was no easy task, as he had to muscle his way around Jimmy Spencer. Busch put the bump-and-run on Spencer and pulled away to record his first Cup win of his career. It started a rivalry between the two, which would last until late in the 2003 season. Continue reading
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Grant Enfinger is our next guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, March 10, 2014 at 9:00 pm ET. Call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE broadcast to interact with Grant Enfinger and our Fan4Racing panel.
Grant Enfinger heads into Mobile International Speedway as the defending race winner. He also won last month’s ARCA Series opener at Daytona International Speedway. Continue reading
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Jimmie Johnson and his No. 48 team started off the 2006 season amidst controversy. NASCAR found an illegally adjusted rear window in the car that created an aerodynamic advantage after Daytona 500 qualifying. Chad Knaus, Johnson’s crew chief, was suspended for the first four races and fined $25,000. Chief engineer Darian Grubb took the helm in his absence. Johnson went on to win his first Daytona 500, even though many people questioned the integrity of the win. Continue reading