January 28th, 2012
8:49 am
Heading into the 2011 season, Joey Logano seemed to be making steady progress in his short Sprint Cup career. After finishing 20th in the point standings two years ago, he moved up to 16th in 2010.
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January 28th, 2012
8:31 am
Rick Hendrick bristled at the suggestion that his Hendrick Motorsports team might be seen as gaining an unfair advantage through its relationship with Phoenix Racing and owner James Finch. Hendrick, who says Finch has been a “good friend and a good engine customer” through the years, scoffed at the idea that the single-car team is a satellite operation of his own four-team program and might be seen as a fifth entry for the 10-time championship group.
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January 27th, 2012
4:31 pm
Imagine a NASCAR fan opens the refrigerated case to grab a Monster Energy drink while standing in the line at the grocery store. As he reaches for the liquid fuel in a can, he pauses.
Remembering last week’s big announcement, the fan grabs a bottled water instead. A few minutes later, a woman wearing an M&M’s hat enthusiastically throws not one but two Monster Energy drinks into her grocery basket while remembering the very same announcement.
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January 27th, 2012
3:55 pm
Jamie McMurray, Juan Pablo Montoya and AJ Allmendinger are among the NASCAR drivers day-to-night racing this weekend as they will compete in the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway. The 24-hour race on the 3.56-mile road course begins at 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday and will feature 59 cars – 14 in the Daytona Prototype class and 45 in the Grand Touring class.
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January 27th, 2012
3:54 pm
Charlotte Motor Speedway’s annual NASCAR Sprint Media Tour provides the opportunity to visit with practically every Sprint Cup driver and team and gauge their outlooks for the new season.
And, as usual, practically all of them are poised to win races and make the championship Chase.
And, like always, there were some intriguing developments and some developing stories during this year’s recently completed tour.
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January 27th, 2012
1:58 pm
When they weren’t talking to the media about their outlook for the 2012 season, Sprint Cup crew chiefs and their teams were working on getting their Daytona cars tweaked this week for NASCAR’s new rules package.
That package likely will change during Speedweeks, but teams at least know the size of the restrictor plate, the parameters for the engine cooling system and that they must extend their rear bumpers two inches closer to the ground.
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January 27th, 2012
12:16 pm
Paulie Harraka, the first driver of NASCAR’s diversity program to win a track championship, will compete for Camping World Truck Series rookie honors driving for former Billy Ballew Motorsports crew chief Richie Wauters. Scheduled to graduate from Duke University in May, the 22-year-old Harraka won the 2008 track championship at All-American Speedway in California and also has three victories in the K&N Pro Series West.
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January 27th, 2012
12:08 pm
Paul Menard has to be downright giddy heading into 2012. During a season in which Richard Childress Racing struggled, he had his best year to date in Cup competition.
The Wisconsin native took his first Sprint Cup win and finished a career-best 17th in the point standings.
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January 27th, 2012
12:06 pm
Former Daytona 500 winner Ward Burton will compete in the season-opening Camping World Truck Series race in a truck owned by former Germain Racing general manager Mike Hillman Sr. Hillman bought equipment from Germain and has started Hillman Racing, which will field the No. 27 Chevrolet in the truck series this year. Burton’s truck will have sponsorship from State Water Heaters.
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January 27th, 2012
7:56 am
CONCORD, N.C. – Penske Racing officials made sure there were no issues with driver Brad Keselowski and crew chief Paul Wolfe late last season, signing both to multiyear contract extensions. Thursday, a similar extension was announced with MillerCoors, which provides primary sponsorship for the No. 2 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team through its Miller Lite brand.
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