NASCAR Janet Guthrie

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Legends of the Race Track – Where are they now?

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shutterstock_190954472Motorsports is one of the most successful sports businesses in the world, a business that has created some of the biggest personalities in sports. Forbes reports the average value of a NASCAR team is more than $143 million, but many legends of the track come from the all across the spectrum of motorsports. Here is a brief history of just some of the living legends of the track, as well as what they are up to now. Continue reading →

Danica Patrick Makes Sprint Cup History as First Female Pole Winner

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Danica Patrick posted the fastest speeds in the final practice session at Daytona International Speedway on Sat, Feb 16th. On Sun, Feb 17th she made history as the first female to win the Daytona 500 Pole position in her 11th Sprint Cup start. Photo - Jared C Tilton/Getty Images
Danica Patrick posted the fastest speed in the final practice session at Daytona International Speedway on Sat, Feb 16th. On Sun, Feb 17th she made history as the first female to win the Daytona 500 Pole position in her 11th Sprint Cup start.
Photo – Jared C Tilton/Getty Images

Rookie Wins The Coors Light Pole For The Daytona 500

Danica Patrick made NASCAR history today during Coors Light Pole qualifying for the Daytona 500, becoming the first female driver to win a pole at NASCAR’s top level – the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

During qualifying for the sport’s marquee event, Patrick turned a lap of 196.434 mph (45.817 seconds), giving her the first starting position for next Sunday’s Daytona 500 (1 p.m. on FOX, FOX Deportes, Motor Racing Network Radio and SiriusXM Satellite Radio). It was the fastest Daytona 500 pole-winning speed since 1990. Continue reading →