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thatsracing.com Martin Fennelly: Yes, rubbing is racing, and NASCAR wanted some of the fun back. Hey, it’s either that or start trotting Danica Patrick out at every track and give her a 10-second lead. Read the full story
AutoRacingSport.com Goodyear is facing more questions about the quality of its tires. At least a dozen drivers were affected by tire problems during Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, stirring up complaints that Goodyear supplied a compound that was good for speed but low on durability at the high-banked track. “When they come [...]
AutoRacingSport.com Carl Edwards turns Brad Keselowski around in the closing laps at Atlanta and Keselowski flips into wall: Read the full story
AutoRacingSport.com Brad Keselowski called for fellow Sprint Cup driver Carl Edwards to be suspended for at least one race after Edwards wrecked him Sunday in the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. But Robin Pemberton, vice president of competition for NASCAR, said the governing body would take its time in examining all the facts [...]
AutoRacingSport.com Following Sunday’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, NASCAR announced that the engines of race winner #2-Kurt Busch, #17-Matt Kenseth, #83-Brian Vickers (random) and #55-Michael McDowell (start-and-park) would be taken to the NASCAR R&D center and torn down for observation. Busch and seventh-place finisher Vickers’ chassis will also be taken to the NASCAR R&D center [...]
Nascar.com Richard Petty hasn’t had much to smile about as of late but Sunday he left Atlanta Motor Speedway with satisfaction as big as the iconic hat he wears on his head. Read the full story
Scenedaily.com Picking the winners and losers from Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta is easy – there were plenty of both. The bizarre race featured several surprise finishers in the top 10 and many contenders falling by the wayside due to tire problems and wild wrecks. Read the full story
Scenedaily.com HAMPTON, Ga. – Geoffrey Bodine will be trying to qualify for Saturday’s E-Z-Go 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Read the full story
Scenedaily.com HAMPTON, Ga. – Dale Earnhardt Jr. felt he had no choice but to pit under green for tires when his car started vibrating severely during the Kobalt Tools 500 on Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Read the full story
Scenedaily.com HAMPTON, Ga. – Speedway Motorsports Chairman Bruton Smith says he is confident that Kentucky Speedway will get a Sprint Cup date in 2011. Read the full story