NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

1397 posts

Tony Stewart takes advantage of penalty to Jimmie Johnson in Dover win

Fan4Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Code 3 Associates/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, celebrates with the trophy in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks at Dover International Speedway on June 2, 2013 Photo - Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Code 3 Associates/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, celebrates with the trophy in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks at Dover International Speedway on June 2, 2013
Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

A penalty to Jimmie Johnson was all Tony Stewart needed to break out of a four-month slump.

After Johnson was assessed a drive-through penalty for jumping the final restart — a sanction Johnson protested vehemently — Stewart passed Juan Pablo Montoya on Lap 398 of 400 to win Sunday’s FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks at Dover International Speedway.

The victory was the first of the season and third at Dover for Stewart, who has notched 42 of his 48 career wins after May 31. Stewart finished .788 seconds ahead of Montoya, who matched his career-best NASCAR Sprint Cup Series finish on an oval track. Continue reading →

The No. 2 Team Facing More Penalties

Fan4Racing NASCAR NASCAR Informer Sprint Cup Series
Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, talks with crew chief Paul Wolfe in the garage during practice at Dover International Speedway. Photo - Tom Pennington/Getty Images
Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, talks with crew chief Paul Wolfe in the garage during practice at Dover International Speedway.
Photo – Tom Pennington/Getty Images

Following the race at Dover Sunday, the No. 2 of Brad Keselowski failed post-race inspection. The car was found too low during the inspection process, after the race. This comes on the heels of crew chief Paul Wolfe’s return to top the pit box after a three-week suspension from penalties at Texas Motor Speedway earlier this year.

Martin Truex Jr. failed post-race inspection earlier this year for his car being too low at Texas and resulted in a six-point penalty. Brad Keselowski’s team could be facing the same penalty. Continue reading →

A Night of Falling Cables, Carnage, and Drama Leaves Harvick in Victory Lane

Jason NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Kevin Harvick, driver of the #29 Budweiser Folds of Honor Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 26, 2013 Photo - Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images
Kevin Harvick, driver of the #29 Budweiser Folds of Honor Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 26, 2013
Photo – Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

The longest race of the season had some of the most bizarre events unfold throughout the night. It started out with a cable falling from the sky (actually a camera) and then the full-moon implemented a series of accidents towards the end of the race. Once the smoke settled, Kevin Harvick was standing in victory lane for the second time in the Coca Cola 600. This race always features a twist of events around the 500 mile mark and Sunday night’s event didn’t disappoint in that category. The action was all-over the track throughout the night and each occurrence in the race will be making headlines in the week to come. Continue reading →

NASCAR Driver Kevin Harvick Makes Special Appearance at Fort Bragg

Fan4Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
(L-R) Rocky Sickmann, director of military sales for Anheuser-Busch, Major Jason Todd, Kevin Harvick and Major Dan Rooney, founder of the Folds of Honor Foundation Kevin Harvick presents his 2011 Coca-Cola 600 race-winning firesuit to Major Jason Todd of the Warrior Transition Battalion at Fort Bragg on Thursday, May 23, 2013 Photo - Budweiser Racing
(L-R) Rocky Sickmann, director of military sales for Anheuser-Busch, Major Jason Todd, Kevin Harvick and Major Dan Rooney, founder of the Folds of Honor Foundation Kevin Harvick presents his 2011 Coca-Cola 600 race-winning firesuit to Major Jason Todd of the Warrior Transition Battalion at Fort Bragg on Thursday, May 23, 2013
Photo – Budweiser Racing

America’s most iconic beer paid tribute to America’s heroes on Thursday, as Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet SS in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, made a special visit with military men and women stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C.

Folds of Honor Foundation founder Major Dan Rooney and Rocky Sickmann, director of military sales for Anheuser-Busch and retired U.S. Marines Sergeant, joined Harvick at Fort Bragg while he visited the Warrior Transition Battalion’s (WTB) Soldier and Family Assistance Center. The Fort Bragg Warrior Transition Battalion provides command and control, primary care and case management for warriors who have suffered injury or illness while serving as a member of the U.S. Army. Continue reading →