Jim MacMillan: Blogging, News, Information and Opinion from Philadelphia (Free subscription) | yesterday
Kyle Busch (#18) and Kasey Kahne (#9) collide on the last lap of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL, yesterday. ©2009 Gregg Ellman / HHP Images. I think my old friend Gregg Ellman is the best NASCAR racing photographer of all time. I wish he [...]
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 07/05/2009
Richard Petty took a swig of wine as he stood in Victory Lane on June 21 and celebrated Kasey Kahne's win in Sonoma, Calif. It was a long time coming for Petty, a NASCAR icon who had gone 10 years without a win as an owner. That ended with Petty drinking wine next to a driver wearing a Budweiser uniform, right, which might have seemed incongruous with the longstanding Petty family rule to never associate...
The FanHouse - Colorado Football (Free subscription) | 07/05/2009
by Holly Cain Filed under: Dale Earnhardt Jr. , Jeff Gordon , Kasey Kahne , Daytona Int'l Speedway , NASCAR Crashes , Hendrick Motorsports DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The "Big One," a 13-car accident at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night took out fan favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr . before NASCAR's Coke Zero 400 was even halfway complete. The accident on the backstretch was triggered...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 07/04/2009
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Clint Bowyer's first victory of the season gave Richard Childress Racing a much-needed boost. Bowyer won the Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway on Friday night, holding off Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards in a green-white-checkered finish. "These guys never give up, the guys at RCR and the ladies," Childress said. "They just dig and dig....
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/04/2009
Clint Bowyer's first victory of the season gave Richard Childress Racing a much-needed boost. Bowyer won the NASCAR Nationwide Series race...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 07/04/2009
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., July 3 (UPI) -- Clint Bowyer held off Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards in a two-lap sprint to the finish Friday to win the Subway Jalapeno 250 at Daytona International Speedway. The Nationwide series victory was Bowyer's first at Daytona. Bowyer was in front when a four-car accident brought out the yellow flag near the close of the race. He grabbed the lead on the restart, got a push...
Charlotte Observer: Sports (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
( By Jim Utter, jutter@charlotteobserver.com) At least one Sprint Cup Series driver says Aegis Laboratories, which administers NASCAR's drug-testing program, has altered its methods of collecting samples. Kasey Kahne said he was tested two weeks ago at the race weekend at Sonoma, Calif., and said there was a more involved process. “I've been tested a few times this year and early in the year,...
The FanHouse - Houston Texans (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
by Holly Cain Filed under: Daytona Int'l Speedway , Sprint Cup DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Some drivers said Thursday they've noticed a change in NASCAR's drug testing procedure: A more detailed, formal process since Sprint Cup owner-driver Jeremy Mayfield was suspended indefinitely for failing a random drug test on May 1. "When I went at the start of the year, it was go in, take your sample, sign your...
The FanHouse - New Orleans Hornets (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
by Holly Cain Filed under: Kasey Kahne , Ryan Newman , Daytona Int'l Speedway , Sprint Cup Jeremy Mayfield did not bring his race team to Daytona International Speedway Thursday despite getting the go-ahead from the U.S. District Court in Charlotte on Wednesday. Mayfield, an owner-driver in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series, was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR on May 9 after allegedly testing positive for...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
Sprint Cup driver Kasey Kahne says NASCAR has stepped up its drug testing procedure since the suspension of Jeremy Mayfield.
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., July 2 (UPI) -- Veteran NASCAR drivers are looking forward to Saturday's Coke Zero 400 auto race at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida. It marks the midpoint of the Sprint Cup season and will be their second crack at the 2.5-mile superspeedway this season. (Team owner) Doug (Yates) has put in a tremendous amount of time at the engine shop getting our engines where they...
Sports from www.brewtonstandard.com (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
Jeff FindleyNASCAR It finally happened. Last week in northern California, Richard Petty made it back to Victory Lane. Kasey Kahne held off Tony Stewart and won the road course race at Infineon Raceway giving the King his first win, in any capacity, since 1999.
Indy Star (Free subscription) | 06/28/2009
LOUDON, N.H. -- The victory last weekend by Kasey Kahne on the road course at Sonoma, Calif., was good for morale at Richard Petty Motorsports, but only time will tell if it helps the team's bottom line.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 06/28/2009
Kasey Kahne makes the NASCAR Chase for the Championship better. David Reutimann has battled hard all season, and no one would begrudge him a spot in the title fight. If Dale Earnhardt Jr. misses the bus, TV ratings will take a hit.
Racedriven.com (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
Well here we are again and yet so soon, the Race to the Chase race begins this weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with the Lenox Tools 301. Over the years, this race has been something interesting at least for the media including the guys on the TV Broadcasts, however for the fans, it really doesn’t say much of anything, unless if your favorite driver whether its Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton...
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