Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Axalta Coatings Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 5-Hour Energy 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 10, 2014 Photo – Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Axalta Coatings Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 5-Hour Energy 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 10, 2014 Photo – Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images
Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Axalta Coatings Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 5-Hour Energy 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 10, 2014 Photo – Jerry Markland/Getty Images
Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Axalta Coatings Chevrolet, poses in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 5-Hour Energy 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 10, 2014 Photo – Jerry Markland/Getty Images
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Jeff Gordon didn’t have the most dominant car on Saturday night at Kansas Speedway, but he was strongest when it all counted.
His victory tremendously aids the No.24 team as they now are pretty much a lock for the Chase. The team has proven consistency in the first ten races, however without a win, consistency means nothing. Now his season means so much more as he will have a have a shot at his fifth title. Continue reading →
Here’s a stat that properly illustrates how weird this Jimmie Johnson/Matt Kenseth “drought” is: The last time neither won any of the first eight races, Johnson wasn’t even in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series yet.
The year was 2001. Johnson was in his second full season of NASCAR Nationwide Series competition. Kenseth was in his second full season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and battling a bit of a sophomore slump. He went winless and finished outside the top-ten in the last championship standings. Continue reading →
Kevin Harvick, driver of the #5 Tide Chevrolet, races to the finishline to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond International Raceway early on April 26, 2014 Photo – Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images
Kevin Harvick, driver of the #5 Tide Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond International Raceway in the early morning hours of April 26, 2014 Photo – Dean Hallowell/Getty Images
Kevin Harvick, driver of the #5 Tide Chevrolet, is congratulated by Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond International Raceway in the early morning hours of April 26, 2014 Photo – Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
Kevin Harvick, driver of the #5 Tide Chevrolet, is celebrates with team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond International Raceway in the early morning hours of April 26, 2014 Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Dominance. It’s what Kevin Harvick has been doing best this season. It started in the Sprint Cup Series where he has scored two victories in the first eight races of the season. Now it has made its way to the Nationwide Series as he picked up his first victory early Saturday morning. Continue reading →
This past weekend, I traveled to Darlington Raceway for my first trip to the historic speedway.
A small town, close to 7,000 residents, Darlington, S.C. came to life when the roaring sounds of stock cars and tens of thousands of passionate fans stormed Darlington Raceway. Continue reading →