Jimmie Johnson is now a six-time Sprint Cup Series champion after winning the 2013 title earlier this month. This championship is just the latest in a series of feats throughout his career. There’s likely more amazing milestones in his future as fans watch the career of one of NASCAR‘s top-three and perhaps one of the greatest drivers ever. So let’s take a closer look at Jimmie Johnson’s season and career by the numbers. Continue reading
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JTG Daugherty Racing team officials announced today a technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing that includes receiving ECR engines and engineering services during the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season with driver AJ Allmendinger behind the wheel of their No. 47 entry. Continue reading
NASCAR Goes Orange For COPD Awareness Month
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DRIVE4COPD and NASCAR Partner to Generate Awareness, Encourage Fans to be Screened
NASCAR announced November 1st that it will lead a joint campaign with Official Partner DRIVE4COPD throughout COPD Awareness Month (November) to drive awareness and encourage fans to be screened for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
COPD, a debilitating lung disease, is the third-leading cause of death in the United States and affects as many as 24 million Americans but about half remain undiagnosed. DRIVE4COPD has been the Official Health Initiative of NASCAR since 2010 and has been responsible for screening more than 2.7 million NASCAR fans. Continue reading
Arch Madness: Gateway Returns to Truck Schedule in 2014
St. Louis-area Track, Eldora, Canada Road Course Highlight Next Season’s Slate
NASCAR today announced the 2014 schedule for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, a slate that includes the return to racing at Gateway Motorsports Park for the first time since 2010.
Gateway, a 1.25-mile oval in Madison, Ill., just outside of St. Louis, hosted truck series races from 1998-2010 with only one repeat winner in its 13-race history – Ted Musgrave, who won in 2001 and 2005. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series star Kevin Harvick won the most recent Gateway race, in July of 2010. Continue reading