Archive for June, 2009

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 [...]

After two straight frustrating runner-up finishes in the second tier series, Busch passed Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Joey Logano near the end of the Camping World 200 on Saturday and held off the precocious 19-year-old to get the victory at New Hampshire International Speedway.

Juan Pablo Montoya offered some friendly advice to IndyCar star Danica Patrick, a free agent who could possibly opt to jump to NASCAR in 2010. “I think she’s got the talent and everything, but I don’t think she knows what she’s getting into,” Montoya said when asked how Patrick would do if she made the [...]

Tony Stewart crashes during practice at New Hampshire: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F46IwsBehi0[/youtube]

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DUPONT IMPALA SS, met with members of the media at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and discussed racing at New Hampshire, the Brickyard, General Motors, merchandise sales and other topics. TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEKEND: “We did the tire test here with Goodyear and it was 50 [...]

TALK ABOUT RPM’S WIN LAST WEEKEND AT INFINEON? “Our big deal now is trying to finish up here (at New Hampshire) from what they started last week. We had three cars in the top 10, that’s the first time that’s happened since Daytona. So maybe we’ve got a little momentum going. Things are getting better. [...]

Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, is in fifth place in the points heading into this weekend’s race at New Hampshire. Edwards has two top-three finishes in his last six starts at the track. “Last weekend was good, we got our first win in the Nationwide Series, and then we come [...]

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OLD SPICE/OFFICE DEPOT IMPALA SS met with media and discussed strategy leading into the Chase, the Loudon facility, third team considerations, and more. AS A TRACK OPERATOR, WHAT DOES WHAT YOU SAW AND EXPERIENCED LAST NIGHT MEAN FOR SHORT TRACK RACING IN GENERAL AND FOR THAT PLACE SPECIFICALLY? “We got a [...]

WHAT IS YOUR OUTLOOK ON RACING HERE AT NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS WEEKEND? “We come back this week after a road-course run and get back into the swing of things at an oval. It helps when you won the race the year before and that’s obvious the goal here this weekend — to try and back [...]