Remembering Jason Leffler

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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

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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 →

Dale Earnhardt Jr Scores First Pocono Win

Dale Earnhardt Jr. took advantage of a Brad Keselowski fumble to grab his first Cup win at Pocono Raceway Sunday.

Earnhardt was running second when Keselowski went up behind a lapped car to get a piece of paper off his grill slowing the No. 2 car’s momentum down the Long Pond straightaway as Earnhardt drove on by for the lead. Continue reading →