Posts Tagged ‘Carl Edwards’
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 Leave a comment »
Johnson dominates at Martinsville
Martinsville is the tightest racing you will see all year for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. It is also known as the payback track, and many drivers will be looking for payback this weekend after a number of rivalries growing in the past few races. Among these rivalries is the heated issue between Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano (#22 Shell-Pennzoil …
by Alex Herbst on April 7th, 2013 2 Comments »
Tony Stewart Wins 3rd NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship
As you gobble on your leftover turkey from Thanksgiving, time to review the final race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Coming into Homestead-Miami Speedway, Carl Edwards (#99 Aflac Ford) led Tony Stewart (#14 Office Depot Chevy) by three points, making it the closest chase race in history. And with Edwards and Stewart being the only two drivers left …
by Alex Herbst on November 25th, 2011 Leave a comment »
Ricky Stenhouse Jr Claims 1st NASCAR Nationwide Series Championship
The second of three races in Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway came Saturday evening as the Nationwide Series took to the track, looking to see a championship clinch by Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Stenhouse, driver of the #6 Blackwell Angus Beef Ford, held a 40 point lead on Elliott Sadler (#2 OneMain Financial Chevy) entering Homestead, making the championship all but …
by Alex Herbst on November 19th, 2011 Leave a comment »
Kahne Wins at Phoenix; 2 Man Race for the Championship
It was a quiet day in the desert…until NASCAR came roaring back to Phoenix. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series came to Phoenix, the penultimate race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Carl Edwards (#99 Aflac Ford) came into the race as the points leader by a slim four points over second-place Tony Stewart (#14 Mobil 1 Chevy). Already, three …
by Alex Herbst on November 16th, 2011 Leave a comment »
Weekend Racing Wrap Up – Talladega, Long Beach, China, and More – Part 1
The weekend that was in racing was one that will not be forgotten for some time, as every series that raced this weekend saw some sort of excitement. Whether it was a first time winner, the closest finish in history, or just plain old competitive racing, this weekend had it all, and we’re gonna wrap it all up! Get ready, …
by Alex Herbst on April 17th, 2011 1 Comments »
Domination at Dover: Busch Takes Record 11th Win
The Kyle Busch show was the feature presentation this Saturday at Dover International Speedway, as Kyle Busch (#18 NoS Energy Drink Toyota) dominated the Dover 200 to win his eleventh race of the season, breaking the record for most wins in a season previously held by Mr. Nationwide Series, Sam Ard. The race began with the Joe Gibbs Racing teammates …
by Alex Herbst on September 25th, 2010 Leave a comment »
Let the Chase Begin: Denny Hamlin #1 Seed in Chase for Sprint Cup
After the high speed excitement under the lights at Atlanta, resulting in a win for Tony Stewart (#14 Old Spice Chevrolet), the Sprint Cup Series moved into the final race of the regular season, the last race before the race at Richmond International Raceway. As the racing world’s eyes were set on Richmond International Raceway on Saturday night as the …
by Alex Herbst on September 12th, 2010 Leave a comment »
Kyle Busch Dominates to Win at Iowa
Kyle Busch (#18 Z-Line Designs Toyota) already has tied Sam Ard’s record once for most wins in one season in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, but he could be on his way to breaking that record this year. Busch, going into the U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa, already had 8 wins this season, in a season where he had only entered …
by Alex Herbst on August 1st, 2010 Leave a comment »
Busch Ties Record, Wins at ORP
Kyle Busch over the past two years has virtually owned the NASCAR Nationwide Series, and he can now lay claim to another record in the series. Coming into Saturday night’s race at O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, Kyle Busch had won seven of the first nineteen races of the Nationwide season, just one race short of the legend Jack Ingram’s …
by Alex Herbst on July 25th, 2010 Leave a comment »