Last Chance for Fan Vote in Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte

downloadOnly three unclaimed spots remain for Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. And 23 drivers will race hard to nab one of them in the Sprint Showdown (7:30 p.m. ET on SPEED), the precursor to the main event scheduled to start at about 9 p.m. ET.

Among that list of 23 are rookies, veterans, winners and former Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup contenders. Three rookies pepper the fields: Danica Patrick, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Timmy Hill. Martin Truex Jr. had a career year last year, making the Chase and vying for a championship. He’ll join Jeff Burton and Juan Pablo Montoya as former Chasers who have yet to lock up a spot. Continue reading

Chip Ganassi To Sell Cup Team? To John Menard?

L-R Juan Pablo Montoya and Jamie McMurray Photo - Sean Gardner/Getty Images

L-R Juan Pablo Montoya and Jamie McMurray
Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

The big news out of Thursday’s test day at Texas Motor Speedway is that Chip Ganassi could be selling his Sprint Cup team to a Menard. That is John Menard, a long-time racer and supporter in the Sprint Cup Series.

It is no secret that Earnhardt Ganassi Racing has struggled in recent years. Juan Pablo Montoya’s top-ten last week at Martinsville was his first since June of last season at Michigan. Neither Jamie McMurray or JPM have battled for wins since 2010 when McMurray won the Daytona 500 and at Indianapolis. The last time an EGR team made the Chase was in 2009 with JPM. Continue reading

NASCAR Drivers Turn Laps in Gen-6 Car for First Time at Richmond International Raceway

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NASCAR Drivers Turn Laps in Gen-6 Car for First Time at Richmond International Raceway

Strategic Changes Helped Richmond Prosper Through Seven DecadesFast Speeds Highlight First Day of Testing in Advance of the April 25-27 NASCAR Weekend

Four NASCAR drivers turned laps at Richmond International Raceway during a test session today, marking the first time NASCAR’s Gen-6 car has run at America’s Premier Short Track. Juan Montoya, Jamie McMurray, Marcos Ambrose and Aric Almirola will be back Saturday, April 27, for theToyota Owners 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Tickets, including seats in Turns 1 & 4, start at $45 in advance and can be purchased by clicking here or calling 866-455-7223. Continue reading

NASCAR Hauler Parade To Roll Through The Inland Empire


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~ NASCAR Drivers Jamie McMurray, Tony Stewart to visit Bass Pro Shops ~

~ Several merchandise haulers including Danica Patrick, Junior Nation,

Auto Club Speedway and NASCAR on site ~

Everyone loves a parade – especially a NASCAR Hauler parade.

To help get the Auto Club 400 Weekend underway, March 22-24, the spectacle of a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Hauler Parade will make its way to Auto Club Speedway from Citizens Business Bank Arena (4000 E. Ontario Center Parkway, Ontario) through Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga and Fontana, beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 21.

Along the parade route, NASCAR drivers Jamie McMurray and Tony Stewart will make an appearance at the NASCAR Hauler Parade Festival at Bass Pro Shops (7777 Victoria Gardens Ln, Rancho Cucamonga).  In addition, several merchandise haulers including Danica Patrick, Junior Nation, Tony Stewart, NASCAR and Auto Club Speedway will be on site.

Stretching nearly an entire mile from the first hauler to the last, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Hauler Parade will make its way to Auto Club Speedway around 7 p.m.  The convoy will travel:

From Citizens Business Bank Arena:

  • ·         East on Concourse St. to Milliken Ave.
  • ·         North on Milliken Ave. to Church St.
  • ·         East on Church St. to Day Creek Blvd.
  • ·         South on Day Creek Blvd. to Victoria Gardens Ln.
  • ·         East on Victoria Gardens Ln. to Baseline Rd.
  • ·         East on Baseline Rd. to Cherry Ave.
  • ·         South on Cherry Ave. to Auto Club Speedway

Fans are expected to greet the haulers along the 11-mile parade route, until the haulers make their final approach to Auto Club Speedway.  View the parade route at http://www.autoclubspeedway.com/HaulerParade 

Prime viewing spots along the parade route include: 

  • ·         Citizens Business Bank Arena, 4000 E. Ontario Center Parkway, Ontario

Haulers will be staged by 5 p.m. for fans to take photos and to talk with available Hauler Drivers

  • ·         Bass Pro Shops, 7777 Victoria Gardens Ln, Rancho Cucamonga
  • ·         Auto Club Speedway, 9300 Cherry Ave, Fontana

The final destination of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Hauler Parade

For more information about the Hauler Parade and to purchase tickets to the Auto Club 400, call 800-944-RACE (7223), or visit www.autoclubspeedway.com.

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