Kevin Harvick Wins Best Driver Award at 2015 ESPYs

Kevin Harvick wins 2015 ESPYs 'Best Driver' Award Photo - KevinHarvick.com

Kevin Harvick wins 2015 ESPYs ‘Best Driver’ Award Photo – KevinHarvick.com

NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Continues Racing Dominance at LA Awards Show

Reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick’s dominating year on the race track earned him the ESPY for ‘Best Driver’ last night at the 23rd annual ESPY Awards show presented by ESPN. Harvick triumphed over 2015 Indianapolis 500 champion Juan Pablo Montoya, 2014 IndyCar champion Will Power, 2014 Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton and 2014 NHRA champion Erica Enders-Stevens for the win. Continue reading

Kyle Busch Masters New Aero Package in Sprint Cup Win at Kentucky

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Adapting adroitly to a new competition package for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series cars, Kyle Busch sped to victory in Saturday night’s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway, taking a giant step toward the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with his second victory since returning from an 11-race injury absence.

Busch won for the 31st time in his career and the second time at the 1.5-mile track. Race runner-up Joey Logano was the only interloper in a top-five that also included all four Joe Gibbs Racing drivers—Busch, Denny Hamlin in third, Carl Edwards in fourth and Matt Kenseth in fifth. Continue reading

Dale Earnhardt Jr Wins Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 at Daytona

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. endured a weekend of rain, a three-hour-plus pre-race delay, and nine caution flags to win the Coke-Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway early Monday morning.

The race ended at 2:41 am ET and concluded with a large crash featuring Austin Dillon’s No. 3 Chevrolet going airborne and smashing into the catch-fence near turn one after he crossed the start-finish line. Dillon walked away from the wreck, the fourth major crash of the night. After being released from the infield care center, Dillon said he suffered a bruised tailbone and forearm. Continue reading

Sprint Cup Series, Coke Zero 400 at Daytona Preview

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Next Race: Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola

The Place: Daytona International Speedway

The Date: Sunday, July 5

The Time: 7:45 p.m. (ET)

TV: NBC, 7 p.m. (ET)

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90

Distance: 400 miles (160 laps)

 

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NASCAR Debuts On NBC With The Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series makes its triumphant return to NBC on Sunday, July 5 with the broadcast of the Coke Zero 400 presented by Coca-Cola.

Coverage starts with the pre-race show at 7 p.m. ET and the race broadcast begins at 7:45 p.m. ET.

Rick Allen (play-by-play), 21-time NSCS winner Jeff Burton (analyst) and Daytona 500-winning crew chief Steve Letarte (analyst) are commentators from the booth, while Dave Burns, Mike Massaro, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast will report from pit road. Continue reading

Sprint Cup Series, Toyota Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Preview

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Next Race: Toyota/Save Mart 350

The Place: Sonoma Raceway

The Date: Sunday, June 28

The Time: 3 p.m. (ET)

TV: FOX Sports 1, 2 p.m. (ET)

Radio: PRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90

Distance: 218.9 miles (110 laps)

Pattern Of Parity At Sonoma

No claims here as Albert Einstein or Stephen Hawking; anyone watching has noticed the pattern of parity at Sonoma Raceway.

The last ten races at the road course have produced ten different winners. Two of those drivers – Tony Stewart in 2005 and Jimmie Johnson in 2010 – went on to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. Continue reading