Archive for October, 2011

Carl Edwards sprinted away from Kyle Busch on the final restart and held off his Sprint Cup competitor to win Friday night’s Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Edwards’ right side was badly damaged after hitting the wall 32 laps into the race but that didn’t stop him from steadily moving through the field. Charlotte Motor Speedway was his eighth victory and 24th top-10 finish in 2011. This was Edwards’ sixth straight top-two finish in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.   In 241 NASCAR Nationwide Series races, Edwards has won 37 races, moving him into a tie with Kevin Harvick for [...]

Ron Hornaday, Jr claimed the pole position for Saturday night’s Smith’s 350 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Hornaday, already a three time winner this season and a four-time series champion, qualified the No. 33 KHI Chevrolet Silverado with a lap of 30.672 seconds, 176.056 mph. This was good enough to give Hornaday his first pole of the 2011 season and his 27th in 296 career Truck Series starts. SPEED’s race coverage from Las Vegas Motor Speedway begins Saturday afternoon at 3pm EST with the “NASCAR Camping World Series Truck Series Setup.” The Smith’s 350 [...]

Paul Menard, driver of the No. 33 Rheem/Menards Chevrolet for Kevin Harvick, captured the pole for Friday night’s Dollar General 300 Miles of Courage at Charlotte Motor Speedway. This is Menard’s fourth pole in his career, and his second pole of the 2011 season. The No. 33 had a lap of 29.079, 185.701 mph. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr and Brad Keselowski round out the top three. Starting Lineup: 1. Paul Menard 2. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr 3. Brad Keselowski 4. Joey Logano 5. Carl Edwards 6. Kyle Busch 7. Sam Hornish, Jr 8. Brian Scott 9. Brian Vickers 10. Justin Allgaier 11. [...]

Dollar General is going all in with NASCAR in 2012. While the Goodlesttsville, Tenn. based company already partially sponsors Kyle Busch Motorsports’ Truck effort–and will continue to do so for 10 races in 2012, it was announced on Thursday at Charlotte Motor Speedway that the company will back Joe Gibbs Racing effort for 12 races at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series level with Joey Logano and the No. 20. Dollar General is the second NASCAR Nationwide Series sponsor to come over to the Cup level in October. As you will recall, 5 Hour Energy announced last week at Kansas Speedway that they [...]

Tony Stewart and the No. 14 Mobil/Office Depot Chevrolet will start on the pole for the 52nd Annual Bank of America 500 from Charlotte Motor Speedway. Stewart paced the field with a lap of 28.131 seconds, 191.959 mph. This is his 13th pole in 459 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races and his first pole and seventh top-ten start in 2011. This is his first pole in 26 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.  Roush Fenway Racing driver Matt Kenseth will start on the outside of row 1 with Stewart. This is his 12th top-ten start of 2011 and his eighth in [...]

I wanted to share this interesting play by Carl Edwards. The other day, Edwards made an appearance at Sun Life Stadium and joined the Miami Dolphins football team. He drove the #99 Aflac Ford into the stadium, and he also had the opportunity to kick a field goal.  Wanna know if he was successful with the field goal or not? Below is the link to the video. Carl Edwards Kicks Field Goal

This weekend, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday, October 15, 2011. Here is a look at five significant facts and records that could have an impact on the results of the race’s finish. Best Average Finish and Most Wins The active driver with the best average finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway is Joey Logano at 7.4.  Jimmie Johnson has the most wins, with six. A win for Jimmie Johnson on Saturday night would be huge, and definitely quiet the critics who think he isn’t a contender for the championship.  [...]

NASCAR is “going pink” to honor and celebrate National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. During the weekend festivities at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway, NASCAR is going to doing several initiatives in order to build awareness and raise money for the Susan G. Komen For The Cure. The following initiatives are what NASCAR is doing to raise awareness this weekend. Race cars and trucks will carry a NASCAR Breast Cancer Awareness ribbon logo on A-posts NASCAR officials will wear pink lanyards and gloves in the garage area throughout the weekend NASCAR officials’ fire suits will carry NASCAR Breast [...]

It gives me great pleasure to announce to you, the readers, that Stock Car Spin is now accredited by NASCAR as a member of the media.  I know what your thinking….  “You’ve been part of the media for NASCAR already just by blogging about NASCAR”.  Not necessarily. We blog about NASCAR, but we do it for informational and entertainment purposes basically.   Now, we are officially recognized BY NASCAR.  We now have access to press releases, videos, etc.  We also have opportunities to do teleconferences with drivers.  That is pretty cool. Here is how our affiliation to NASCAR Media benefits you. [...]

(Press Release):  Jimmie Johnson appears on the cover of this week’s Oct. 17, 2011, issue of Sports Illustrated, on newsstands Wednesday. It is the second time Johnson has appeared on the cover. His last appearance was on the Nov. 24, 2008, issue, which was also the last motor sports cover of SI. For three days leading up to Sunday’s race at Kansas Speedway, senior writer Lars Anderson (@LarsAndersonSI) shadowed Johnson and the rest of the number 48 team, allowing Sports Illustrated into the inner-workings of the dynasty that is the motor sports equivalent of the Yankees in the ’50s and [...]