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 [...]

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 [...]

Busch survives spins, rallies for Shootout win  By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service Feb. 18, 2012 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla .—- Kyle Busch rallied from two near-disasters to win Saturday’s Budweiser Shootout with a slingshot move past Tony Stewart a few yards from the finish line at Daytona International Speedway. Starting from the back of the field in a backup car — necessitated by a wreck in Friday’s practice — Busch won the season-opening exhibition race for the first time. His [...]

Clay Greenfield is heading to Daytona (Clarksville, TN.) – Local racer Clay Greenfield is heading to Daytona this year with hopes of really doing something special.  Clay will be driving the #68 Dodge in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on Friday, February 24, 2012 which will be broadcast live on SPEED channel in the United States and overseas. “I have never raced at Daytona but I am looking forward to the whole experience.  We have a good motor [...]

Monteith, Ward team-up for 2012 season at Greenville-Pickens Speedway BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. — In the National Basketball Association, the big three of LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh teamed up last season with the Miami Heat to become the nucleus of “The Dream Team.” Nate Monteith of Blountville had a phenomenal 2011 racing season at Kingsport Speedway, winning 10 Late Model Stock features and recording 21 top-five finishes in 21 starts en route to winning both the track and Tennessee State NASCAR Whelen [...]

Johanna Long Moves to ML Motorsports to Pilot the No 70 Chevrolet in 2012 and 2013 ML Racing announced today that Johanna Long will drive the No. 70 Biomet – Foretravel Motorcoach Chevrolet Impala for the 2012 and 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series. Long, a Pensacola, Fl native is the winner of the 2010 Snowball Derby. She began her NASCAR career in 2011, driving a limited schedule in the Camping World Truck Series for Panhandle Motorsports.  Long qualified in the 5th [...]

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (March 27, 2011) FONTANA, Calif.—Hometown boy (finally) makes good. Kevin Harvick, who grew up in Bakersfield—about 150 miles from Auto Club Speedway—needed a last-lap pass of Jimmie Johnson to win for the first time at the 2-mile track, in his 18th attempt. Harvick won Sunday’s Auto Club 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, powering his No. 29 Chevrolet to the outside of Johnson’s No. 48 Chevy through Turns 3 and 4 and [...]

Mark Martin To Make 800th Start In The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Greg Biffle, Jamie McMurray Set For 300th Start DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 30, 2011) – Mark Martin will join an exclusive club this Sunday in the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway, becoming the eighth driver to start 800 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. During a career that has spanned parts of four decades, Martin has tallied 40 victories, 264 top fives and 429 top 10s. His [...]

Monteith leads flag-to-flag for second Kingsport Speedway Late Model Stock victory By Robert Walden Photos by Randall Perry Kingsport Speedway Media/Public Relations KINGSPORT, Tenn. (March 25) — With the springtime temperatures quite chilly for the four-division “Friday Night Thunder” racing program at Kingsport Speedway, action in all divisions was heated and kept the fans enthused. Nate Monteith of Blountville and Brad Housewright lined up on front row for the 60-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model Stock feature, following track decision for the night’s [...]