Archive for June 28th, 2009

Camry driver Joey Logano earned his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) win in today’s rain-shortened race at his home track of New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The Middletown, Conn.-native becomes the youngest winner in NSCS history at 19 years, one month and four days. Logano’s win marks the 15th victory for Toyota in the [...]

KURT BUSCH (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger) Finished 3rd “It was a solid day for us. We made some good adjustments in the pits. My biggest downside was restarts, slipping the tires and getting forward bite going through the gears. I just couldn’t get the car to stay low. With our pit crew, we [...]

RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 39 HAAS AUTOMATION/U.S. ARMY IMPALA SS, FINISHED 29TH: “We had a good strategy, but for some reason, we didn’t the mileage that run there. Coulda, woulda, shoulda, we could have been leading at the end. The bottom line is we didn’t have the fuel mileage on that last run, ran out of [...]

DAVID RAGAN — No. 6 UPS Ford Fusion (finished 38th) “From our point of view, they were wrecking in front of us, and our spotter did a good job and he told us to just go high, and I just tried not to run into the guy in front of me, and I think it [...]

Joey Logano wins his first career Sprint Cup race Joey Logano won his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race after officials called Sunday’s LENOX Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway 28 laps shy of the finish because of rain. The 19-year-old rookie came back from a crash that put him a lap down [...]

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing President Steve Lauletta said no matter what happens with Martin Truex Jr., he expects Bass Pro Shops will remain with the organization for 2010. Truex, who drives for EGR, is expected to be announced as the 2010 full-time replacement for Michael Waltrip at Michael Waltrip Racing on July 7. SceneDaily

Red Bull Racing teammates Brian Vickers and Scott Speed aren’t teammates in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. And it looked like it Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Speed got into the back of Vickers on the final lap of the Camping World RV Sales 200, sending Vickers into the wall. On the cool-down lap, Vickers [...]