Posts Tagged ‘Bobby Labonte’
The Closer Strikes Again: Harvick Wins at Charlotte
The third leg of the Memorial Day motorsport tripleheader today was the Coca Cola 600, the longest race on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule. NASCAR’s longest night is usually broken down into three “segments” of the race: daylight, dusk, and nighttime. This Coca Cola 600 though would be a break from that normalcy, thanks to some unprecedented events on …
by Alex Herbst on May 27th, 2013 2 Comments »
Kyle Busch sweeps at Texas
Five races, five different tracks. That is how the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season has started, but now they return to a familiar racetrack, Texas Motor Speedway. The track, shrouded in conflict over their sponsorship for this race being from the National Rifle Association, marks the first night race of the season. And Saturday night is alright for fighting as …
by Alex Herbst on April 21st, 2013 1 Comments »
NASCAR Drivers Continue to Struggle in Rolex 24
As the longest race in North America came to a close on Sunday afternoon, it did not include success for NASCAR drivers. With so many NASCAR stars competing in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, so many have found struggle and disappointment. This year, this was a continuation of the same as eight NASCAR drivers attempted to do what so …
by Alex Herbst on February 2nd, 2010 Leave a comment »
Hamlin Wins as Chase for Sprint Cup Begins
It was the final Sprint Cup race before the start of the Chase. Virginia native Denny Hamlin earned the win at Richmond International Raceway and will participate in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Hamlin felt like he had won the Daytona 500. He said, “I know how special that race is to everyone. But this one in particular, to …
by Derek Johnson on September 13th, 2009 Leave a comment »
Kahne Passes Harvick on Restart, Wins at Atlanta
Kevin Harvick, who won the Nationwide Series race on Saturday night, was leading when teammate Clint Bowyer spun with 15 laps to go, bringing out a caution flag. On the ensuing restart, Kasey Kahne passed Kevin Harvick and held off the rest of the field to take the victory. Kahne won by 1.766 seconds. With just one race left until …
by Derek Johnson on September 7th, 2009 Leave a comment »
Busch Wins at Bristol, Keeps Chase Hopes Alive
Kyle Busch held off Mark Martin in a four-lap shootout to win at Bristol Motor Speedway. It was Busch’s fourth victory of the season and first since May. Busch moved to 13th in the standings, just 34 points behind 12th place. There are now two races left until the Chase for the Sprint Cup begins. 1. Kyle Busch 2. Mark …
by Derek Johnson on August 23rd, 2009 Leave a comment »
Vickers Wins Carfax 400 after Johnson Gambles Again at Michigan
Jimmie Johnson ran out of gas with two laps left, allowing Brian Vickers to win his first Sprint Cup race of the year. Vickers now lies twelve points out of 12th place with three races left until the start of the Chase. For the second consecutive race at Michigan, Johnson lost his gamble on fuel; he ran out of fuel …
by Derek Johnson on August 16th, 2009 Leave a comment »
Results of Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono
1. Denny Hamlin 2. Juan Montoya 3. Clint Bowyer 4. Sam Hornish Jr. 5. Kasey Kahne 6. Brian Vickers 7. Mark Martin 8. Jeff Gordon 9. Kurt Busch 10. Tony Stewart 11. Matt Kenseth 12. Kevin Harvick 13. Jimmie Johnson 14. Ryan Newman 15. Greg Biffle 16. Kyle Busch 17. A.J. Allmendinger 18. Carl Edwards 19. Martin Truex Jr. 20. …
by Derek Johnson on August 3rd, 2009 Leave a comment »
Results of Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
Juan Pablo Montoya led 116 laps and built up a 5-second lead before getting flagged by NASCAR for speeding on pit road with 35 laps left. Jimmie Johnson then took the lead and held off Mark Martin to win his second consecutive race at the Brickyard. 1. Jimmie Johnson 2. Mark Martin 3. Tony Stewart 4. Greg Biffle 5. Brian …
by Derek Johnson on July 26th, 2009 Leave a comment »
Results of Lifelock.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway
1. Mark Martin 2. Jeff Gordon 3. Kasey Kahne 4. Tony Stewart 5. Denny Hamlin 6. Ryan Newman 7. Brian Vickers 8. Jimmie Johnson 9. Clint Bowyer 10. Juan Montoya 11. Marcos Ambrose 12. David Reutimann 13. A.J. Allmendinger 14. Carl Edwards 15. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 16. Martin Truex Jr. 17. Kurt Busch 18. Joey Logano 19. Kevin Harvick 20. …
by Derek Johnson on July 12th, 2009 1 Comments »