#NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, STP 500 at Martinsville Preview

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teamsĀ will race 500 laps for 263 milesĀ at Martinsville Speedway inĀ the STP 500 on Sunday, April 3rd.Ā Coverage begins on FOX Sports 1 at 11:30 am ET with a green flag round 1 pm ET andĀ radio coverage available on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.

Short-Track Standouts Go for First Win of 2016

As NASCAR continues its third ‘win and you’re in’ season for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, six now winless short-track standouts will attempt to make their first visit to Victory Lane this year in Sunday’s STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway – Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards and Joey Logano. Continue reading

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series News & Notes – March 2016

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F4R-SCS-News-NotesThe NASCAR Sprint CupĀ Series teams will return to action next weekend for the STP 500Ā at Martinsville Speedway.Ā Teams will race 263 laps for 500Ā milesĀ on Sunday, April 3rd. FOX Sports 1 will begin their pre-race show at 2 pm ET with the green flag at around 2:30 pm ET. Fans can also listen to the race on MRN or SiriusXM, channel 90.

Thrilling Competition Continues at Fontana with

Track-Record 51 Passes for theĀ Lead

The high quality of racing produced in the first four races of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season continued at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday, where drivers tallied a total of 51 green flag passes for the lead, a high at Auto Club Speedway in FontanaĀ sinceĀ loop date began in 2005.

ThatĀ marks the second time in the first five races this season for setting a new track recordĀ of green flag passes for the lead,Ā asĀ Atlanta had 44 green flag passes for the lead. Continue reading

NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee – Leonard Wood

Leonard-Wood-2013-NHoFArchitect of Modern Pit Stop heads to NASCAR Hall of Fame

Back in the day, there was no such thing as a “how-to” manual for chief mechanics.

Or for race car builders, engine assemblers and tuners and anyone else associated with the then-fledgling sport of NASCAR stock car racing. Continue reading