By Jim Peltz (LA Times, April 9, 2013) – The black NASCAR truck with a white “54″ on the side gleamed on pit road as its driver walked up for the night’s race, prompting three dozen photographers and well-wishers to edge closer. The attraction was 19-year-old Darrell Wallace Jr. As Wallace posed for the cameras [...]
By Seth Livingstone (NASCAR News Service, March 17, 2013). BRISTOL, Tenn. — Kasey Kahne checked Bristol Motor Speedway off his bucket list, winning for the first time in 19 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series attempts after a heated duel with Brad Keselowski. “This is one of those tracks that, as a driver, you feel like you [...]
By Jackson Sveen (The Herald Weekly, Nov. 1, 2012). DAVIDSON – For help, join IGNITE. The new Davidson-based program hopes to support young adults with High Functioning Autism or Asperger Syndrome in the Lake Norman and Charlotte region. Founded by the Evernham Family Racing for a Reason, the nonprofit started by NASCAR crew chief legend [...]
By Jen Dunnaway (Hotrod.com, Oct. 31, 2012). Former Sprint Cup Championship crew chief and team owner Ray Evernham had dreamed of building a classic stock car on a 21st-century NASCAR chassis, and he knew the ’64 Plymouth Belvedere was the perfect candidate. Richard Petty won the 1964 Daytona 500 in one of these during a [...]
By Reid Spencer (NASCAR Wire Service, Sept. 23, 2012). LOUDON, N.H. — Denny Hamlin called his shot — and gave the rest of the field a handicap before he fulfilled his own prophecy. After running out of fuel in the first Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race last Sunday at Chicagoland, Hamlin promised via [...]
By Lance Madden (Forbes.com, Sept. 11, 2012). When you think of Michael Jordan, many things might come to mind. Legend. Greatness. Gravity defiance. Basketball in general is an obvious one. NASCAR, however, isn’t usually at the top of the list. But Nike’s Jordan Brand and motorsports are becoming more and more congruous. Driver Denny Hamlin, [...]
By Reid Spencer (NASCAR Wire Service, Sept. 2, 2012). HAMPTON, Ga. — Denny Hamlin did himself a favor — and one for Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch in the process. Outrunning Jeff Gordon on a two-lap dash to the finish in Sunday night’s AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hamlin scored his second straight [...]
By Reid Spencer (NASCAR Wire Service, Aug. 25, 2012). BRISTOL, Tenn. — It wasn’t the old Bristol, but it was definitely a better Bristol. Denny Hamlin saved his best effort for the stretch run in Saturday’s Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, and his persistence paid off with the No. 11 team’s third [...]
ESPN Sport Science examines the extreme heat exposure and endurance a NASCAR driver must endure throughout a race.
By Joe Menzer (NASCAR.com. July 18, 2012). LOUDON, N.H. — By the time he reached the New Hampshire Motor Speedway infield media center for his post-race winner’s news conference Sunday, Kasey Kahne’s legs were beginning to cramp. And hey, who could blame him? His week began with a 27-second triumph over Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie [...]
