Tony Stewart Set Back Again, Now Needs 2016 Magic

Tony Stewart at Daytona International Speedway in February 2015. Photo - Jerry Markland/Getty Images

Tony Stewart at Daytona International Speedway in February 2015. Photo – Jerry Markland/Getty Images

The 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is full of optimism and positivity, since there have been a lot of changes since 2015 ended. Jeff Gordon was able to drive off into the sunset on his own terms as he is now ready for his next chapter with NASCAR on FOX. Tony Stewart was looking for the same outcome while preparing for his farewell tour in 2016. But thanks to a back injury suffered while driving a dune buggy in California last weekend, his farewell tour will be starting later than he thought. Continue reading

Former Michael Waltrip Racing Drivers Find Comfort with New Teams in 2016

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Photos – Getty Images

Since Michael Waltrip Racing bowed out of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, there were a lot of employees, not just drivers, looking for a place with other teams. For two drivers, Clint Bowyer and David Ragan, they were able to get rides for 2016 and beyond securing their future. It’s always a roller coaster when drivers and other crew members are left to find work elsewhere when their company closes due to lack of ownership or funding. Continue reading

Tony Stewart Looks for Positive Ending to Sprint Cup Series Career

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Photo – Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images

Ever since Tony Stewart won his last Sprint Cup Series championship in 2011, life has been awful rocky. Stewart let his crew chief, Darian Grubb, go after the 2011 season and picked up Steve Addington as his crew chief. He won three races in 2012, but was nowhere near the success he had, finishing ninth in points. With only three wins, 12 top-five and 16 top-ten finishes, Stewart’s downward spiral had actually begun. But not in the way anyone could have ever imagined. Continue reading

Harvick Needs More Wins to Regain the Sprint Cup Title in 2016

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Photo – Robert Reiners/Getty Images

Being a defending Sprint Cup Series champion is never easy.

Once a driver becomes champion, they have a huge target on their back. The wins are harder to come by when the new season begins, and the same strategy from last year doesn’t work this year.

For Kevin Harvick in the 2015 season, he easily could have had more wins. Not because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, but because he finished second more times than any driver last season. And that is just not rewarding enough. Harvick has 12 second place finishes against three wins and that doesn’t seem to sit well for Harvick as he heads into this season. Continue reading

Fan4Racing News Now: For the Week of January 11, 2016

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NASCAR Pre-Season News for the Week of January 11, 2016

NASCAR Pre-Season Breaking News for the Week of January 11, 2016

Fan4Racing News Now – highlighting NASCAR Pre-Season breaking news for each week leading up to NASCAR season openers at Daytona International Speedway in February.

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