Michael Waltrip’s win in the 2001 Daytona 500 for his new team, Dale Earnhardt Inc. (DEI), began a stranglehold on the field at Daytona and Talladega. DEI went on to win ten of 13 Cup races on restrictor plate tracks from February 2001 to February 2004. Continue reading →
Two are in, and now there are 14 more to go. Who is the next driver to enter the 2014 Chase for the Sprint Cup?
NASCAR’s Sprint Cup teams are racing 400.5 miles in 267 laps in the Kobalt 400 on Sunday, March 9th at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Television coverage begins at 2:30 pm ET on FOX with a Green Flag at 3 pm ET. Radio coverage is on PRN and Sirius XM, channel 90. Continue reading →
Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 DOW Chevrolet, poses for a photo with the Coors Light pole award after winning pole position for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 16, 2014 Photo – Patrick Smith/Getty Images
Driving Iconic No. 3, Dillon will Lead the Field to Green in ‘The Great American Race’
Austin Dillon, driving the historic No. 3 car in its return to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition for the first time since 2001, won the Coors Light Pole for the 56th running of the Daytona 500 – NASCAR’s most prestigious race and season opener. “The Great American Race” is scheduled to take place on Sunday, Feb. 23 at Daytona International Speedway. Fans can watch at 1 p.m. on FOX, and listen on Motor Racing Network Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Continue reading →
The Gen-6 cars on display at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, NC Photo – Getty Images
When the 2013 season began, everyone was anticipating the newest generation of stock cars on the track in NASCAR‘s Sprint Cup Series. With the season complete, it’s now time to take at look at the Gen-6 car’s début season by the numbers. Continue reading →