Updated Aug 25, 2011 11:44 PM ET It’s official. Danica Patrick is leaving the IndyCar Series behind and will drive in NASCAR full-time starting in 2012. “In breaking news that will shock the world,” Patrick joked Thursday, before announcing her widely-reported plans. The 29-year-old superstar will drive the full NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule next year with Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s race team, JR Motorsports. She will also attempt a partial Sprint Cup Series schedule with Tony Stewart’s organization, Stewart-Haas Racing. “We’re very excited to have Danica Patrick and Go Daddy join Stewart-Haas Racing in 2012 for a limited NASCAR Sprint Cup Series [...]
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Kyle Busch Pleads Guilty to Speeding
Posted on 24 August 2011.
Updated Aug 23, 2011 5:12 PM ET STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) NASCAR points leader Kyle Busch lost his driver’s license for 45 days on Tuesday for driving 128 mph on a road close to a day-care center and church in a nearly 0,000 car. His lawyer said his client was not treated “like any other citizen.” Busch, who doesn’t need a license to compete in NASCAR, also was fined ,000, sentenced to 30 hours of community service and put on one year of unsupervised probation. He pleaded guilty to speeding and no contest to reckless and careless driving in North Carolina District [...]
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Crew Chief Apologizes for Pulling Hair
Posted on 23 August 2011.
Updated Aug 22, 2011 3:26 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Crew chief Jerry Baxter said Monday he apologized to Steve Wallace for pulling the drivers’ hair after the Nationwide Series race in Montreal. Baxter was crew chief for Patrick Carpentier, a Canadian driver making the final start of his career in Saturday’s road course race. He was running fourth late in the event when contact with Wallace ended his race. Baxter, crew chief for Pastrana Waltrip Racing, reached into Wallace’s car and pulled Wallace’s hair as the driver made his way down pit road after the race. The incident was caught [...]
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Kyle Busch Has It All Figured Out
Posted on 22 August 2011.
Updated Aug 22, 2011 1:14 AM ET BROOKLYN, Mich. Kyle Busch let the track — and the points — come to him on Sunday for his first win at Michigan International Speedway. Busch, 26, was both fast and flawless on the way to his fourth victory of the Sprint Cup season. The result clinched him a berth in the Chase for the Sprint Cup and a 10-point advantage over Jimmie Johnson, who finished second, in the standings. More important, Busch showed the ability to bounce back from a disappointing third-place finish last week at Watkins Glen after leading 49 of 92 [...]
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NASCAR Live Michigan International Speedway Sprint Cup Practice Coverage August 2011
Posted on 21 August 2011.
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Biffle Takes Pole for Michigan Cup Race
Posted on 20 August 2011.
Updated Aug 19, 2011 7:01 PM ET BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) Greg Biffle is still annoyed with Boris Said after their run-in at Watkins Glen. That hasn’t stopped him from focusing on this weekend’s Sprint Cup race in Michigan. Biffle won his first pole in over three years Friday at Michigan International Speedway, posting a qualifying lap of 190.345 mph in his No. 16 Ford. It was an important step in the right direction after he finished 31st at Watkins Glen on Monday, then confronted Said in the pits afterward and gave him a couple of quick hits while Said was still [...]
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Danica Needs NASCAR, and Vice Versa
Posted on 18 August 2011.
Bio | Email FOX race analyst Larry McReynolds has more than 30 years of NASCAR experience as a mechanic, Daytona 500-winning crew chief and broadcaster. Updated Aug 18, 2011 3:17 AM ET So as you may have heard or read, there are multiple reports saying that Danica Patrick will announce her plans to run full time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and part time in the Sprint Cup Series in 2012. I have to tell you, folks, I like what I’m hearing. I think Danica truly wants to be in NASCAR. And you know what? NASCAR needs Danica Patrick. The sport [...]
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Power Rankings After Watkins Glen International
Posted on 17 August 2011.
Kyle Busch couldn’t quite hold off Marcos Ambrose and Brad Keselowski in a green-white-checkered finish Monday at Watkins Glen International, instead settling for third place at the end. But Busch did manage to reclaim the NASCAR Sprint Cup points lead and hold on to the top spot in the FOXSports.com/SPEED.com Power Rankings for this week. This week’s list:
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