Keselowski gives Dodge first win at Talladega since 1976 by Shawn Erdman Photos By Shaun Foster, Rebecca Curran & Shawn Erdman Talladega, AL (5/6)……… It was hot and fast this past Sunday in Talladega, Alabama. The Sprint Cup Series visited the 2.66 mile oval for the 10th points event of the season. There were a lot of contenders throughout the day battling the heat and each other in a race wrought with engine failures and bent sheet metal. No. 2 Brad Keselowski [...]

Joey Logano uses slingshot move win Aaron’s 312  by Shaun Foster Photos by Rebecca Curran & Shaun Foster Talladega, AL (5/5)……… No. 54 Kyle Busch was leading the Aaron’s 312 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on the last lap. Like so many races at the famed track, the leader coming out of turn four did not win the race. No. 18 Joey Logano was pushing Kyle Busch on the last lap of the second green-white-checkered attempt. The Sprint [...]

Brandon McReynolds goes to victory lane in 7th ARCA start. by Shaun Foster Photos by Shawn Erdman & Shaun Foster Talladega, AL (5/4)……… No. 32 Brandon McReynolds being pushed by No. 58 Chad Hackenbracht passed No. 16 Matt Lofton coming out of the last turn of the last lap to win the ARCA series International Motorsports Hall of Fame 250 at Talladega Superspeedway. This was Brandon McReynolds 7th start in the ARCA series and the first ARCA win for the rookie [...]

Ryan Newman comes out 1st in wild Martinsville finish by Shaun Foster Martinsville, VA (4/1)…….. After a controversial caution on lap 497 and 3-wide wipeout of the leaders on the first Green-White-Checkered attempt, No. 39 Ryan Newman led the last 12 laps of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va to win by .342 seconds over No. 22 A.J. Allmendinger. Newman’s win was his first ever at Martinsville and his first of the [...]

CINCO DE MAYO AT NASHVILLE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY by JOE SHIVAK Nashville, TN ( 5/5)…….Drivers returned to the historic Nashville Fairgrounds for round #2 of the 2012 season under a full moon and a packed crowd of over 8,000 fans. Ten divisions took to the track on both the 1/4 mile and 5/8ths mile speedways. Mark Day led all 100 laps from the pole position in the Pro Late Model feature.  Finishing second was Willie Allen followed by Tommy Joe Marin, [...]

SUPPLIED BY IMS PR DEPT   96th INDIANAPOLIS 500 NOTEBOOK   INDIANAPOLIS, Friday, May 4, 2012 – Parnelli Jones will celebrate the 50th anniversary of breaking the 150-mph barrier in qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 by driving the No. 98 Agajanian Willard Battery Watson-Offy roadster on Pole Day, Saturday, May 19 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 1963 Indianapolis 500 winner Jones is scheduled to turn laps in the famous car, nicknamed “Calhoun,” at approximately 4 p.m. Jones won the pole [...]

INFORMATION PROVIDED BY INDY CAR PR DEPT. Indianapolis, IN ( 4/26)………..Any 10-grid position penalties for unapproved engine changes in the three weeks following the Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestle on April 29 will not be served for the Indianapolis 500, INDYCAR vice president of technology Will Phillips said. The period covers the IZOD IndyCar Series Open Test on May 7 at Texas Motor Speedway, rookie and team testing, and on-track activity at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway through [...]

INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY INDY CAR PR DEPT Long Beach, CA ( 4/12)………..  Most Chevrolet personnel skipped lunch in the IZOD IndyCar Series paddock April 12 as they were busy trading out all 11 V-6 engines in cars entered in the 38th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. The decision was made following the tear down and inspection of the engine in the No. 27 GoDaddy.com car of Andretti Autosport that experienced an issue during a team test April 9 at [...]

Indianapolis, IN ( 4/10 )…………. Pit road will be open from the outset of non-emergency full-course cautions on road and street courses, potentially cutting the number of laps under yellow, INDYCAR president of competition Beaux Barfield announced. The procedure begins at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 15 and will be employed for the remainder of the IZOD IndyCar Series season. Also beginning at the 38th annual race on the 1.968-mile, 11-turn temporary street circuit, lapped traffic will [...]

SUPPLIED BY ANDRETTI AUTOSPORTS PR DEPT Indianapolis, IN ( April 4, 2012 )………..Andretti Autosport will add Ana Beatriz to the team’s driver lineup for two IZOD IndyCar Series races in 2012. Beatriz will race for Andretti Autosport in her hometown event, the São Paulo Indy 300 (April 27-29), and then attempt to make her third Indianapolis 500 start in May as a co-entrant for Andretti Autosport with operational support from Conquest Racing. Beatriz will race the No. 25 Chevrolet sponsored [...]