Kasey Takes Coke 600
May 26, 2008
CONCORD, N.C. – Kasey Kahne had a nearly perfect month of May at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, getting voted into the Sprint All-Star race by fans going on to win the million-dollar special race last Saturday evening, then taking the measure of the rest of the field in this Sunday’s Coca Cola 600 race, leading second-most laps in the 400-lap test and beating out Greg Biffle by over ten seconds at the finish. Read more
Jimmie Johnson Dominant at Martinsville-Notes & Quotes
October 22, 2006
Jimmie Johnson, returning to the track that holds sad memories for the entire Hendrick MotorSports operation. Martinsville was the track where, two years ago, a team airplane crashed approaching the nearby airport, killing all on board. Johnson won that day and returned to the oldest Victory Lane in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup racing again Sunday, dedicating the win to the memory of those lost. Jeff Burton had an engine failure in his RCR Chevy and dropped to a 42nd place finish, fifth in points at 48 points down to new leader Matt Kenseth. Here are the collected notes and quotes from Sunday’s race.
Jeff Gordon Quotes - Infineon Raceway
June 25, 2006
Jeff Gordon won his first race of the 2006 season by beating out Terry Labonte and Ryan Newman late in the race. The win was Gordon’s ninth career road course victory and his 74th career win at the top level of NASCAR racing. Gordon started in 11th on the grid and the win moved him to tenth in points.
Coca Cola 600 Qualifying Notes & Quotes
May 25, 2006
Scott Riggs won the pole for Sunday’s Coca Cola 600. “The car was absolutely awesome. All the guys on the team did a great job.” Here, along with his comments, are the notes and quotes collected from various teams and manufacturers
Talladega Notes & Quotes.
May 1, 2006
Jimmie Johnson won Monday’s rain-delayed Aaron’s 499 in front of nearly the same size crowd that showed up Sunday before the weather interfered. Elliott Sadler and Jeff Gordon had the dominant cars but both dropped well back in the lead pack on the final lap. Johnson moved back into the point lead with his win before the teams head to Richmond, VA for Saturday night’s short track race. Here, thanks to all the team and manufacturer sources, are driver and team notes and quotes from the race.
Talladega Qualifying Notes & Quotes
April 30, 2006
Elliott Sadler won the pole for Talladega Superspeedway’s Aaron’s 499: “It’s a great qualifying effort for us. This is my Daytona car that we qualified pretty well with at Daytona and won the Duel race with and finished in the top five with it in the 500, so we knew coming down here we were gonna be pretty close. We made about a 20-lap run yesterday in race trim and we thought, ‘Man, this is as good as we can get it.’ I knew the guys, when we rolled off today, we were gonna be in good shape. Going early was an advantage because it was not as windy and to be able to get the pole like we did is just great. I’m the lucky one sitting up here talking to you guys, but Doug Yates and his engine shop are just doing an unbelievable job. I think he’s got three out of the top five and six out of the top 10 are his motors, so that’s just a lot of hard work. Tom Gant and the guys have done a good job back at the shop in getting these motors prepared for this race. I’m the lucky one to drive it today. Today shows off how much hard work is going on with all the engine stuff and all the body and chassis work that these guys do. It’s just an honor to be able to drive a car that’s that fast.”
Martinsville Notes & Quotes
April 3, 2006
Finally, after a tiring weekend of racetrack emergency team training and a long day here, we’ve got the notes and quotes assembled from the weekend’s DirecTV 500. Tony Stewart dominated, with 288 laps in the lead before celebrating his victory by climbing the fence at NASCAR’s oldest remaining track. Thanks to all the teams and manufacturers, here are the notes from Sunday’s race.
Auto Club 500 Post-Race Notes & Quotes
February 26, 2006
Thanks to the teams, here are collected notes and quotes from the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway. Matt Kenseth won the race over Jimmie Johnson, giving team owner Jack Roush a ‘hat trick’ of all three races at the track this weekend. Mark Martin won the Craftsman Truck Series race Friday evening, Greg Biffle won the Busch Series race Saturday and Kenseth won the NEXTEL Cup event.
Daytona Sunday Notes & Quotes
February 12, 2006
Thanks to all the team and manufacturer sources, here are driver and crew quotes from action at Daytona following the Budweiser Shootout. Rookie Denny Hamlin won the race for his intro to the 2006 season, followed closely by Dale Earnhardt Jr and Hamlin’s teammate Tony Stewart.
Ford 400 Notes & Quotes
November 21, 2005
Jack Roush and Ford won the battle at Homestead Miami Speedway but Tony Stewart and Chevrolet won the war. Roush’s driver Greg Biffle edged out teammate Mark Martin for the race win while Tony Stewart drove a strategic race to clinch his second NASCAR championship, joined by Chevrolet’s manufacturer’s crown. Here is the collection of final race notes and quotes from Sunday’s Ford 400.