Archive for February, 2013
« Previous Entries Next Entries »Will Sprint Cup Fields Be Full Throughout 2013?
Wednesday, February 20th, 2013By Richard Allen
A number of factors can be used to discern the health of a particular form of motorsports. Grandstand attendance, television ratings, the number of new sponsors being brought into the sport and a number of other indicators can serve to measure the well being of any form of racing. But perhaps the most accurate […]
Will Danica Patrick’s Accomplishment Help the Sport… Or Just Danica?
Monday, February 18th, 2013
By Richard Allen
In the event that you’ve been hiding under a rock lately, Danica Patrick won the pole for the upcoming Daytona 500 on Sunday afternoon with a lap of 196.434mph around the big 2.5 mile Daytona International Speedway. In so doing, she became the first female driver to accomplish such a feat in the history of NASCAR […]
Kevin Harvick: Don’t Discard the ‘Lame Duck’ Label Just Yet
Sunday, February 17th, 2013
By Richard Allen
It hasn’t exactly been a well kept secret that Kevin Harvick intends to leave Richard Childress Racing at the end of the 2013 season to join Stewart-Haas Racing. And with that being so well known, many have labeled the Bakersfield, Calif. native as a ‘lame duck’ for this season.
On Saturday night when Harvick drove […]
Trevor Bayne’s Faith in God Has Led Him to A New Beginning
Friday, February 15th, 2013
By Richard Allen
In February of 2011, Trevor Bayne was on top of the world. The driver who had just turned 20 years old had shocked the racing world when he drove the historic No. 21 Ford to victory in the Daytona 500 for the legendary Wood Brothers Racing team. While the young driver had always […]
Indianapolis: A Night Parade Is Hardly Better Than A Day Parade
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
By Richard Allen
Word has been out for a while that the powers that be at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway are considering installing lights around that 2.5 mile facility for the purpose of running the NASCAR sanctioned Brickyard 400 at night rather than as a day race. The cost of such an undertaking would run into the tens of […]
NASCAR Unveils the “Air Titan” Track Drying System
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 Innovative Device To Result In Reduction Of Track-Drying Time
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 12, 2013) – Less than eight months ago, NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France tasked the team at the NASCAR Research and Development Center in Concord, N.C., with developing a means to shorten the delay caused by rain.
The […]
A List of Questions Not Likely to be Asked During NASCAR Media Day
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 By Richard Allen
The 2013 version of SpeedWeeks is finally here and the NASCAR season is set to begin this weekend with the Sprint Unlimited and Daytona 500 pole qualifying. But before any cars take to the track, drivers and other key personalities within the sport will sit down with the media on Thursday to answer […]
Kyle Busch and Chad Knaus Were Making Lots of News One Year Ago
Monday, February 11th, 2013
By Richard Allen
Were getting closer! SpeedWeeks is upon us and cars will be officially hitting the track at the Daytona International Speedway in just a few short days. While new stories are bound to dominate the headlines soon, memory tells us that it was at this same time last year when Kyle Busch and Chad Knaus were making […]
Complete Schedule of Events for Daytona SpeedWeeks
Sunday, February 10th, 2013
Here is the schedule of events for the coming SpeedWeeks at the Daytona International Speedway:
Thursday, February 14
NASCAR Media Day. 8-4 p.m.
NASCAR Sprint Cup haulers arrive, 9:30 a.m.
Sprint Cup registration, 10:30 a.m.
Sprint Cup garage opens, 11 a.m.
Friday, February 15
Inspection for Daytona 500 cars
Sprint Cup garage opens, 9 a.m.
ARCA qualifying, 2 p.m.
Sprint Unlimited practice, 5-5:45 p.m.
Final Sprint […]
Daytona 500 pre-race could serve as celebration of the sport rather than promotional gig
Saturday, February 9th, 2013
By Richard Allen
On Friday, it was announced by the Daytona International Speedway and Disney that actor James Franco will serve as the Grand Marshal for the 2013 Daytona 500. The movie star will ride in a pace car, deliver the starting command and perform a number of other ceremonial duties representing the sport and its biggest race.
Not […]
NASCAR Hall of Fame Ceremony Meshes Different Eras
Saturday, February 9th, 2013DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 8, 2013) – Five legends of stock car auto racing were enshrined into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C., tonight during the Induction Ceremony held in the Crown Ballroom of the Charlotte Convention. Four were NASCAR pioneers, building the sport during its formative years; […]
Rusty Wallace Won With A “Hands On” Approach to Racing
Friday, February 8th, 2013DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 5, 2013) – Rusty Wallace’s ability as a driver is unquestioned.
He won 55 times – ninth most in NASCAR premier series history – during two decades against rivals named Bodine, Earnhardt, Elliott, Gordon, Jarrett, Labonte, Martin, Richmond and Waltrip.
But Russell William Wallace Jr., the 1989 series champion, did more than just […]
« Previous Entries Next Entries »