Today, Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) announced a partnership with California-based 5.11—the global innovator in tactical apparel and gear—to become the new apparel, gear and accessories outfitter of the racing organization. 5.11 will also serve as the official partner of the CGR pit crews and associated training facilities at the Concord, N.C. and Indianapolis-based race shops.
Stephen Cox charged from last place on the grid to win the second of Saturday night’s Skipco Auto Auction Twin 50s presented by United Tire & Service at Ohio’s Midvale Speedway, the first stop on the Super Cup Stock Car Series national tour.
By Lap 65, Kurt Busch was in second place and looked to have a car to run up front Sunday at Dover in the AAA 400 Drive for Autism. However, by Lap 97, he was in the garage and out of the race after hitting the wall a second time.
Recap: Brad Keselowski and the No. 2 Wurth Ford Fusion team seem to be in the midst of an unlucky streak as they finished 38th in Sunday’s AAA 400 Drive For Autism at Dover International Speedway (DIS) following another incident not of their own making.
After winning the first two stages in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway, a gritty Martin Truex Jr. fought back from an untimely caution to post a third-place finish.
Camry driver Martin Truex (third) had the highest-finishing Toyota in Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway.
The record books were quickly recording today’s events at Dover International Speedway as Jimmie Johnson piloted the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS to his 11th career victory at the track nicknamed the ‘Monster Mile’. Johnson not only set a record of 11 wins, but earned his 83rd career Cup Series victory in 556 starts, tying his childhood hero, Cale Yarborough for sixth on the all-time NASCAR wins list. The run was Johnson’s third victory in the first 13 races of the 2017 season, more than any other driver thus far this year.
A broken axle thwarted a potential Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing team top-10 finish for the second consecutive week in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
Jimmie Johnson got the better of Kyle Larson on the final restart of the AAA Drive for Autism 400 to win for the 11th time in his career at Dover International Speedway.
Trevor Bayne, driver of the No. 6 AdvoCare Ford Fusion, was running in the 11th position in the closing stages of Sunday afternoon’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) event at Dover International Speedway before a cut right-front tire forced the Roush Fenway Racing driver to make an unscheduled pit stop under green. After returning to the track, a multi-car incident during NASCAR’s overtime severely damaged the AdvoCare Ford, preventing Bayne from taking the checkered flag and ultimately leading to a 21st-place finish.
After leading three laps and running in the top-10 for a majority of the first 50 laps in Sunday’s AAA 400 at the Monster Mile, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. blew two right front tires ultimately sending the Little Hug Fruit Barrel Ford to the garage resulting in a 39th-place finish.
KEVIN HARVICK -- No. 4 Jimmy John’s Ford Fusion “We had a good day with our Jimmy John’s Ford. We just got caught under caution and could never make it back up. We had an okay car and just tried to stay out of trouble all day. Long day. A lot going on out there today.”
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS – RACE WINNER - WHAT DOES THIS WIN MEAN TO YOU? “It means a lot to me. When I was growing up in southern California racing dirt bikes I was a big Cale Yarborough fan. We travelled across the country to race in the Amateur Nationals heading to Oklahoma, we stopped at a Hardees I walked in thinking I would meet Cale Yarborough and left with a burger. So, it opened my eyes to the world of sponsorship at that point in time, but I was such a fan and it’s been an amazing journey along the way. Читать дальше...