Posted on November 29th, 2007 by
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the NEXTEL Cup, the Busch Series and the Craftsman Truck Series. The 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season began on February 10, 2007 at Daytona International Speedway […]
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Posted on November 5th, 2007 by
Jimmy Johnson proved he’s still the ultimate Nascar daredevil when he hit the dirt here in Fort Worth. So flamboyant was Johnson that team owner Rick Hendrick almost pulled him off the track.
Hendrick watched in horror as one of his leading Nextel Cup championship contenders duelled with Matt Kenseth over the […]
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Posted on October 31st, 2007 by
The Sunday’s race at Atlanta has made the picture quite clear now as for how the standings are going to be, it was the seventh of the ten Chase races and the top 12 drivers so far are:
1. Jeff Gordon: Had nothing all day, then wound up finishing seventh. What other team (outside of Jimmie […]
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Posted on October 14th, 2007 by
CONCORD, N.C. – first he conceded the race to a team mate fearing a fuel issue that wouldn’t let him finish the race on Saturday night. However, luck had something else in plan for him as he managed to cross the finish line despite all his concerns. This was his sixth win of the season […]
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Posted on October 8th, 2007 by
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) – with the win at Talladega Superspeedway Gordon is now the all time leader on restrictor-plate tracks. In true Hollywood style, Gordon passed his team mate in the very last lap to claim the victory.
This victory takes him past the legendary late Dale Earnhardt and confirmed his status of a legend in […]
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Posted on October 2nd, 2007 by
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) – there was just a 28 point difference in the standings between six of this year’s chase drivers when they took off, but against all expectations there were no thrilling or memorable moments noted witnessing drivers fighting each other for that extra point and at the end of the race six […]
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Posted on September 26th, 2007 by
The winner Carl Edwards,has been penalized 25 driver championship points because he was found in violation if the rules during the post race inspection. He is the winner of the Nextel Cup held on Sunday at the Dover international Speedway. Due to the points being lost, Edwards now stands at the sixth position instead […]
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Posted on August 30th, 2007 by
Here is how the top 12 positions stand so far:
1 15 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 195/10 203 Running 190,108
2 14 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 170/0 203 Running 151,245
3 7 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 170/5 203 Running 175,761
4 21 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 165/5 203 Running […]
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Posted on August 27th, 2007 by
Kasey Kahne was congratulated by George Gillett Jr, for his achievement of finishing second on Saturday night’s Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Smiles were abundant in the Gillett Evernham Motorsports camp on Saturday night, due to kahne finishing his first top five finish in this season’s 24th race in his […]
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Posted on August 5th, 2007 by
It was Busch all the way, from the start of the race till the end there was no one who could have thought there could be another winner on Sunday. His dominance was visible at the end of the race with an unbelievable lead lap count of 175 out of a total of 200.
“It’s been […]
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