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Hornaday on Pole at Vegas
0 CommentsPosted by THL on October 15, 2011 under Pre Race, Truck Series News
Pos Trk Driver Team Time Speed Row 1: 1 2 Ron Hornaday Champion Chevrolet 30.672 176.056 2 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevrolet 30.718 175.793 Row 2: 3 29 Parker Kligerman # Penske Truck Rentals Dodge 30.762 175.541 4 13 Johnny Sauter SafeAuto / Curb Records Chevrolet 30.788 175.393 Row 3: 5 88 Matt Crafton Ideal Door / Menards Chevrolet 30.816 175.234 6 31 Ja... more.
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STEVE WALLACE BATTLES TO TOP-20 IN SIN CITY
0 CommentsPosted by THL on March 9, 2011 under Nationwide News, Post Race
Following a near 300-mile battle with an extremely loose-handling race car, Rusty Wallace Racing's Steve Wallace (No. 66 5-Hour Energy Toyota Camry) recorded a 16th-place finish in Saturday's Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. After mechanical issues the past several weeks, Wallace's effort in Vegas propelled him back into the top-15 of the NASCAR Nationwide Series driver standing... more.
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Sadler Posts 12th Place Finish in Vegas
0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News, Post Race, Team PR
After a solid sixth-place qualifying effort Elliott Sadler and the No. 2 TapouT Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) team fought a loose-handling race car until fuel mileage relegated them to a 12th-place finish. "We were just so loose all day," Sadler said after the race. "After we went a lap down and got the "lucky dog" award we were able to make a huge swing at the handling of the car and were pretty ... more.
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Weekend Recap: Old and New in Las Vegas
0 CommentsPosted by THL on March 7, 2011 under Cup Series News, Nationwide News, Post Race, Post Race, THL Highlights
Carl Edwards uses mistake by Stewart to take Vegas A mistake in the pits by Tony Stewart’s crew gave Carl Edwards the chance he needed to put the frustration of the first two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races of the season behind him. Capitalizing on a penalty to Stewart, who dragged an air wrench from his stall under caution on Lap 155, Edwards powered his No. 99 Ford across the finish line ... more. -
Unofficial Owner Points after Vegas
0 CommentsPosted by THL on March 6, 2011 under Cup Series News, Post Race
Pos Owner Car # Points Ldr Nxt +/- Top 35 PPos G/L 1 Margaret Haas 14 113 0 76 3 2 2 Walter Czarnecki 22 113 0 0 76 2 0 3 Jack Roush 99 106 -7 -7 69 12 9 4 Chip Ganassi 42 106 -7 0 69 9 5 5 Tony Stewart 39 103 -10 -3 66 8 3 6 Tom Pumpelly 27 96 -17 -7 59 11 5 7 Michael Waltrip 56 95 -18 -1 58 16 9 8 J D Gibbs 11 95 -18 0 58 14 6 9 Richard Petty 43 94 -19 -1 57 4... more.
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Unofficial Driver Points After Vegas
0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Cup Series News, Post Race
Pos Driver BPts Points Ldr Nxt Chase Starts Poles Wins T5s T10 DNFs Money Won PPos G/L 1 Tony Stewart 3 113 0 0 22 3 0 0 1 2 0 $797,762 3 2 2 Kurt Busch 3 113 0 0 22 3 0 0 1 3 0 $1,058,301 2 0 3 Carl Edwards 5 106 -7 -7 15 3 1 1 2 2 0 $1,649,511 12 9 4 Juan Pablo Montoya 2 106 -7 0 15 3 0 0 1 2 0 $812,237 9 5 5 Ryan Newman 3 103 -10 -3 12 3 0 0 2 2 0 $693,913 8 3 6 Paul Men... more.
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Unofficial Owner Points after Vegas
0 CommentsPosted by THL on March 5, 2011 under Nationwide News, Post Race
Pos Owner Car # Points Ldr Nxt +/- Top 30 PPos G/L 1 Sandra Turner 32 125 0 77 4 3 2 Harry Scott Jr. 30 111 -14 -14 63 3 1 3 Joe Gibbs 20 109 -16 -2 61 6 3 4 Jack Roush 6 109 -16 0 61 5 1 5 Joe Gibbs 18 102 -23 -7 54 1 -4 6 Delana Harvick 33 102 -23 0 54 2 -4 7 Steve Turner 38 101 -24 -1 53 7 0 8 Kelley Earnhardt 7 98 -27 -3 50 9 1 9 Jack Roush 60 96 -29 -2 48 11 2 10 Steve Tu... more.
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Sam’s Town 300 Qualifying Results-Edwards on Pole
0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News, Pre Race, THL Highlights
Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed -Fastest -Next 1 60 Carl Edwards(i) Roush Clean Tech Ford 29.699 181.824 0.000 0.000 2 18 Kyle Busch(i) Z-Line Designs Toyota 29.733 181.616 0.034 0.034 3 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. As Seen On TV Easy Feet Ford 29.805 181.178 0.106 0.072 4 * 33 Kevin Harvick(i) Rheem Chevrolet 29.896 180.626 0.197 0.091 5 32 Mark Martin(i) Dollar General Chevrolet 30.00... more. -
Kenseth Caps Stellar Roush Fenway Effort with Vegas Pole
0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Cup Series News, Pre Race, Team PR
Matt Kenseth capped off a strong day for Roush Fenway by capturing the pole for Sunday's Sprint Cup Race at the 1.5-mile oval. Kenseth covered Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 28.589 seconds (188.88 mph) to lead three Roush Fenway Fords that qualified in the top five for Sunday's race. Carl Edwards qualified third and Greg Biffle was fourth. Ford occupied the first four positions in the effort. D... more.
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Third Practice Results from Vegas-Edwards Paces Field
0 CommentsPosted by THL on March 4, 2011 under Nationwide News, Pre Race
Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed Lap # # Laps -Fastest -Next 1 60 Carl Edwards(i) Roush Clean Tech Ford 30.150 179.104 24 24 ---.--- ---.--- 2 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. As Seen On TV Easy Feet Ford 30.213 178.731 29 31 -0.063 -0.063 3 18 Kyle Busch(i) Z-Line Designs Toyota 30.347 177.942 11 33 -0.197 -0.134 4 32 Mark Martin(i) D... more.
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Sam’s Town 300 Updated Entry List
0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News, Pre Race
01 Mike Wallace St. Louis, MO Chevrolet HalfOffDeals.com Lori Davis 2 Elliott Sadler Emporia, VA Chevrolet Tapout DeLana Harvick 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Olive Branch, MS Ford Roush Fenway Racing Jack Roush 7 Danica Patrick Roscoe, IL Chevrolet GoDaddy.com Kelley Earnhardt 09 Kenny Wallace St. Louis, MO Toyota Federated Auto Parts Robby Benton 1... more.
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Kenseth Quotes on Racing in Vegas
0 CommentsPosted by THL on March 3, 2011 under Cup Series News, Pre Race, Team PR
Kenseth on racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway: “I’m looking forward to racing at Las Vegas this weekend because Roush Fenway typically has had a lot of success at 1.5-mile tracks. Last year we were able to get a top-five finish so I have some great expectations for this weekend’s race. Las Vegas is a bumpier race track surface so we always focus on making sure that our balance... more.
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Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Vegas Advance
0 CommentsPosted by THL on March 2, 2011 under Cup Series News, Pre Race
Martin Truex Jr. and the No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS team moved from 18th to 16th in the championship standings after Sunday’s 14th-place finish at Phoenix International Raceway. This weekend the Michael Waltrip Racing team visits Las Vegas Motor Speedway for Sunday’s 400-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup race. Truex led 17 laps at Daytona and climbed as high as second in Phoenix where he also paid a visit to... more.
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Ryan Newman-Ready To ‘Roll the Dice’ for Another Strong Run in Las Vegas
0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Cup Series News, Pre Race
Ryan Newman wouldn’t necessarily call himself a gambling man. Newman, who has a degree in vehicle structure engineering from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., takes a more analytical, logical and methodical path in life than the popular perception of a Las Vegas casino high roller. But, perception isn’t always reality. While Newman might not consider himself a gambler, many would sa... more.
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TURNER MOTORSPORTS ANNOUNCES CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH REXALL BRAND
0 CommentsPosted by THL on under Nationwide News, Pre Race
Turner Motorsports is pleased to announce the continuation of their marketing partnership with Rexall, Dollar General’s line of quality health products. Turner Motorsports driver Reed Sorenson will pilot the No. 30 Rexall Chevrolet in select Nationwide Series races in 2011 beginning with the Sam’s Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 5. Currently in its second year with the organiza... more.
