Stuck in 2nd gear on a restart, Kevin Lepage and the #24 Living Waters Ford Mustang dropped to 5 laps down early in Saturdays Royal Purple 300 to finish 28th at California Speedway. “The car was very strong and we were looking at a top twenty finish.” said driver Kevin Lepage. “When the green flag dropped on the restart on Lap 17, I could not get the car out of 2nd gear. I immediately mo... more.

Follow EGR on Twitter: Continue to follow Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates on their official team Twitter page. Follow the No. 1 and No. 42 teams throughout the 2011 season @EGRTeams. Let the Voting Begin: Voting for the 2011 NASCAR® Sprint Cup Wheaties most-popular driver has begun started. Fans can visitwww.wheatiesfuelmostpopulardriver.com once a-day to vote for Earnhardt Ga... more.

Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) heads to Martinsville Speedway atop the owners' standings in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, A win in the Kroger 250 would give the defending owners' champions a third consecutive trip to victory lane in 2011. Since Daytona, KBM has dominated the series with owner/driver Kyle Busch leading the final 107 laps in the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Ra... more.

After the first five races of 2011, Martin Truex Jr. and the “NAPA Know How” team rank 13th in the championship standings. It’s an improvement of seven positions from where the team stood last year at this time. The Michael Waltrip Racing team continues working to close the gap between how well it starts and finishes races. This weekend’s stop at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway may be the trac... more.

This Week’s Monster Energy Chevrolet Silverado … Ricky Carmichael will pilot chassis TMS-018 from the Turner Motorsports NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) stable in Saturday’s Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway. This is the same Monster Energy Chevrolet Silverado he raced last October at Martinsville where he started sixth and finished ninth. Most recently, Carmichael raced this ... more.

As any athlete knows, momentum is the most unstoppable force in sports. The only way to stop it is if you get in your own way, start making stupid mistakes or stop believing in yourself.” – Rocco Mediate, professional golfer Perhaps the only team riding a bigger wave of momentum this weekend than Ryan Newman and the No. 39 Haas Automation team as it marches into Martinsville (Va.) Speedway coul... more.

Last Race – Darlington Raceway: Goess battled the Lady in Black in the last NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event on March 12 at Darlington Raceway. In his first appearance at the track, Goess steered the No. 46 Greenville Toyota of N.C. Tundra around the track tagged “Too Tough to Tame” to a 19th-place finish. First Trip to The Paperclip: For the third-straight race, Goess will compete... more.

After several weeks away from the track David Starr and the SS Green Light Racing team are ready to get back to racing as the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series travels to the shortest track on the schedule. Starr has had an eventful start to the 2011 campaign with the No. 81 Zachry Toyota getting caught up in several incidents during the first three races of the season. The team recovered nicely a... more.

This Week's Silverado... The No. 31 Wolfpack Rentals Chevrolet Silverado team will bring chassis TMS-020 to the half-mile Martinsville Speedway for Saturday's 250-lap event.  TMS-020 is a brand new truck to the Turner Motorsports team. Solid Showings... In his three starts at the half-mile Virginia short track, James Buescher has completed every lap and finished inside the top-12.  He has a... more.

Sitting 30th in the owner’s standings heading into race five for the NASCAR Nationwide Series season was definitely not where the team was hoping to be.  The MacDonald Motorsports No. 81 was in need of a strong run to be locked in to the next race at Texas Motor Speedway.  Picking up TriStar Pictures/Film District’s Feature Film Soul Surfer the Movie as the primary sponsor was a big boost... more.

Only five races into the Kasey Kahne-Brian Vickers tandem, the two drivers combined to earn one of the best finishes in Red Bull Racing Team history. Vickers’ No. 83 Red Bull Toyota finished eighth and Kahne’s No. 4 ninth in Sunday’s 400-miler at Auto Club Speedway — yes, it was 400 miles — to match the third-best finish in team history. It tied the total of 17 when the No. 83 finishe... more.

Jason White and the Joe Denette Motorsports team tested at Motor Mile Speedway on Tuesday in preparation for this weekend’s events at Martinsville Speedway. JDM owner, Joe Denette and his wife Meagan, will be in attendance at Martinsville this weekend with their new son, Bentley. This weekend will mark Bentley’s first trip to the race track, and in his honor JDM has put his picture on t... more.

Race:                 Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 April 3, 2011 Location:           Martinsville Speedway Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Notes: RCR at Martinsville... In 120 previous NASCAR Sprint Cup starts at Martinsville, RCR has earned three poles and posted six wins between former drivers Ricky Rudd and... more.

This Week’s Charger… The No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger team will use chassis PRS-740 during Sunday’s Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway. This is a new chassis to the No. 2 team. No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge in 2011... After five events, Brad Keselowski and the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger team sit 23rdin the Cup Series driver and owner point standings. The team is coming... more.

On April 14, 2002, Bobby Labonte won his first short track title in dominating fashion during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway with Joe Gibbs Racing. On Sunday, he’s hoping history will repeat itself when he races the No. 47 Lance Toyota Camry fielded by JTG Daugherty Racing at the .526-mile oval in the Goody’s Fast Relief 500. “Martinsville Speedway is anothe... more.