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Can Jeff Gordon rebound from a winless 2008 and perform as he did in 2007, when he won six races and gave Jimmie Johnson a run for the championship before finishing second?
Jeff Gordon’s Duel win comes with an asterisk, but he’ll take it. The four-time champ’s first trip to Victory Lane since October 2007 was long overdue.
They entered Thursday’s Gatorade Duel at Daytona International Speedway thinking they were all set to start side-by-side on the front row for Sunday’s Daytona 500.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Neither Ryan Newman nor David Reutimann were happy with Reutimann after Thursday’s second Gatorade Duel 150-lap qualifying race at Daytona International Speedway.
He doesn’t rule with an iron fist. He’s more promoter than dictator. But how Brian France leads NASCAR through these trying economic times is how he will be remembered.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Tommy Baldwin Racing’s Scott Riggs can sleep well tonight. He will be in Sunday’s 51st annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
Few drivers on the Sprint Cup circuit logged more time behind the steering wheel of a Sprint Cup car last year than Joey Logano, who in addition to his Nationwide Series duties was a one-man testing terror for Joe Gibbs Racing. Forget “Sliced Bread,” the nickname Randy Lajoie bestowed on the teen wonder as he shredded one development tour after another. “Test dummy” was more like it. There’s little glory in circling New Smyrna or Iowa for hour after hour, trying out new suspension systems or brake parts.
Turn on the TV or pick up the newspaper, and the bad news can seem overwhelming. Unemployment, home foreclosures and business failures are on the rise. The national debt is out of control. Consumer confidence is plummeting.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Rick Hendrick knows the secret to having a successful racing organization for 25 years.
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Crew chief Darian Grubb freely admits that he and driver Tony Stewart have their personality differences. Grubb likewise understands the expectations that come with calling the shots for a two-time NASCAR Cup champion. And he knows he has big shoes to fill in replacing Greg Zipadelli, the only Cup crew chief Stewart has worked with since his rookie season in 1999.