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NASCAR - Sprint Cup - STP 500 Preview and Complete Standings

Date: Sunday, March 30 Start Time: 1 p.m. ET Site: Martinsville Speedway — Martinsville, Va. Track: 0.526-mile oval Laps: 500 Miles: 263 Capacity: 65,000 (Grandstand Seating) Total purse: Payouts: Year: 65th On TV: FOX Announcers: On Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN)/SIRIUS NASCAR Radio Race record: Jeff Gordon, 1996 (82.223 mph) Qualifying record: Denny Hamlin, 2013 […] Continue reading →

NASCAR Preseason Power Rankings - Dillon will start from the pole in Sunday’s Daytona 500

Our long national nightmare is over: The NASCAR off-season has ended and it’s finally time to get back to racing. Denny Hamlin kicked things off Saturday night with a victory in the Sprint Unlimited under the lights at Daytona International Speedway, and the next day Austin Dillon won the pole for the Daytona 500. Game […] Continue reading →

Nascar Qualifying Results : Pole winner Hamlin wants to reclaim Martinsville magic

Martinsville Speedway might be Hamlin’s last and best shot at avoiding his first winless season in the Sprint Cup Series since 2005 Camping World Truck Series and Sprint Cup doubleheader at Martinsville in what might be his last shot at avoiding his first winless season in NASCAR’s national series since 2005. “I don’t feel any […] Continue reading →

Nascar: Gordon, Harvick mounting challenge to Chase favorites

Jeff Gordon and Kevin Harvick will start on the front row in Saturday night’s Bank of America 500 After knocking Kevin Harvick from the top spot in qualifying at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Jeff Gordon celebrated with the vigor of a victory. This 1.5-mile oval has played a special role in Gordon’s illustrious career — from […] Continue reading →

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chase Points Standings

Newman wins New Hampshire Coors Light Pole LOUDON, N.H.—Before Friday’s qualifying session at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Ryan Newman quipped that he would give 100 percent on both laps—a reference to the edict NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France announced last weekend at Chicagoland Speedway. As it turned out, Newman wasn’t kidding. On his first […] Continue reading →

NAPA decision sends ‘very loud message’ to NASCAR

Other drivers say loss of longtime brand major blow to sport LOUDON, N.H. – NASCAR sent shock waves through the Sprint Cup garage with its unprecedented punishment of Michael Waltrip Racing for manipulating the Sept. 7 race at Richmond International Raceway. But the biggest ripple from those penalties – NAPA’s decision Thursday to vacate the […] Continue reading →

Jeff Gordon elated he’s in Chase, but worried about NASCAR’s integrity

Jeff Gordon’s fans were elated. Perhaps even vindicated. But this week’s unprecedented series of rulings by NASCAR officials left plenty of other passionate racing fans scratching their heads about the series’ reaction to widespread suspicions that teams attempted to manipulate the results of last Saturday’s race at Richmond International Raceway. The unorthodox nature of NASCAR’s […] Continue reading →

Jeff Gordon Speeds to Richmond Nascar pole win, First For Season

Jeff Gordon will try to race his way into NASCAR’s playoffs from the pole position. The four-time series champion turned a track-record qualifying lap of 130.599 mph at Richmond International Raceway on Friday night to win his 73rd career pole position, and his first this season. ”I can breathe now,” Gordon joked after seeing the […] Continue reading →

Gordon and Hamlin have work to do

Jeff Gordon Still Riding Richmond Wave Jeff Gordon Still Riding Richmond Wave http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:8404157 Despite a disappointing race in Chicago Jeff Gordon has high expectations for this week’s race in New Hampshire.Tags: Jeff Gordon Mustache, New Hampshire, NASCAR Now Greg Biffle In Good Shape For Chase Greg Biffle In Good Shape For Chase Greg Biffle stops […] Continue reading →