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Kevin Harvick Wins His Third At Richmond

Dale Mussen — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:05:49 +0000

Kevin Harvick led only three laps Saturday night at Richmond International Speedway but the last two were the most important, as he moved from seventh to first on a green-white-checkered finish and edged Clint Bowyer to the finish line to win his first Sprint Cup race of the year. Before Saturday night, Harvick had only one Top 10 finish this season.

Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch Win Bud Duel Qualifiers at Daytona

Dale Mussen — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:32:27 +0000

The field is now set for Sunday’s Daytona 500 after Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch emerged the winners of Thursday’s Budweiser Duels. Coming off the victory in the Sprint Unlimited, Harvick won his heat in the Duel 150's and that will place him in the third starting position on Sunday while Busch will start fourth. Danica Patrick and Jeff Gordon already clinched the front row last Sunday. Patrick came in 17th in the day’s first Duel and Gordon finished 12th in his heat.

Clay Moden Parties At Texas Speedway [VIDEO]

Clay Moden — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:21:15 +0000

What a thrill. It is a trip I try to take every other year. The speed. The Sound. The complete awsomeness of the atmosphere. It’s everything I love about Texas Speedway. Here is a sample of what I saw this past time!The race was a quick one (only 2 cautions) but there is something exciting [...]

Trip To California Next On Nascar Schedule

Dale Mussen — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:40:43 +0000

After last week’s stop at the half mile track at Bristol it’s back out west again to the two-mile track at Auto Club Speedway, 50 miles east of Los Angeles in Fontana, California where Kevin Harvick will look to defend his title from last year. Harvick passed Jimmie Johnson on the final lap to win [...]

Hamlin Wins At Phoenix [VIDEO]

Dale Mussen — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:40:52 +0000

It came down to fuel mileage and for Denny Hamlin he had just enough over the final laps to win Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway. Hamlin took the lead on a restart and led the final 59 laps for his 18th career victory. Kevin Harvick kept getting closer in Hamlin’s rear-view mirror, but Harvick ran [...]

Jimmie Johnson Wins At Kansas, Moves Back Into Sprint Cup Title Contention [VIDEO]

Dale Mussen — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:40:55 +0000

It’s been a long time coming but Jimmie Johnson is back in the win column after holding off Kasey Kahne in a green, white, checkered finish at Kansas Speedway. Johnson dominated the race leading 197 laps for his 55th career victory. But it came down to those final two laps after Jeff Gordon’s engine blew up. Johnson stayed on the track with old tires and was still able to hold off Kahne and Brad Keselowski.

NASCAR Preview for Kansas

Dale Mussen — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:40:17 +0000

After 3 races, the Chase for the Sprint Cup is tight as the series moves to the heartland of America for the fourth race in the Chase. Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards share the points lead, with the next seven drivers all within 19 points of the lead heading to Kansas Speedway. Coming off his [...]

Chase For Sprint Cup Continues At Dover

Dale Mussen — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:40:34 +0000

Can he make it three in a row? After going winless in the first 26 races of the season, Tony Stewart has started the Chase for the Sprint Cup with back to back victories. Just a month ago there was some doubt whether Tony would even make the 12-driver field for the championship. He even wrote himself off after an awful race at Bristol August 27th, but boy he's been on fire since then with top-seven finishes at Richmond and Atlanta to get himself in the running for the title.

Tony Stewart Wins Again, Takes NASCAR Points Lead [VIDEO]

Dale Mussen — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:40:25 +0000

When it matters the most, Tony Stewart is two for two. After going winless up until last week's Chase for the Sprint Cup opener at Chicagoland Speedway, Stewart won for the second week in a row, this time at New Hampshire. Stewart took the lead when Clint Bowyer ran out of gas with two laps to go. It was almost the exact reverse of what happened last year when Stewart ran out of gas with one lap to go allowing Bowyer to go on to the victory.

New Hampshire NASCAR Preview

Dale Mussen — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:40:11 +0000

Tony Stewart says he and his team have had a miserable year up until just a few weeks ago when he finished third at Atlanta and then seventh at Richmond before his first win of the season at Chicagoland. His 40th career victory also ended a long winless streak. And what a time of year [...]

Tony Stewart Wins NASCAR Chase Opener [VIDEO]

Dale Mussen — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:40:44 +0000

Tony Stewart’s first win of the season couldn’t have come at a better time. One day after rain washed out the scheduled Chase for the Nextel Cup opener at Chicagoland, Stewart ended a 32-race winless skid by conserving fuel over the final laps for his 40th career victory. It ties him with Mark Martin for 16th [...]

NASCAR's Chase For the Sprint Cup Begins Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway

Dale Mussen — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:40:47 +0000

For the first time since the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship format began it’ll start at a track other than New Hampshire. The 10-week Chase begins this Sunday with a 400-mile race at the 1.5 mile Chicagoland Speedway. Jimmie Johnson will be gunning for his sixth consecutive Sprint Cup title. He’s the only driver [...]

Harvick Wins at Richmond – NASCAR Chase Standings Finalized [VIDEO]

Dale Mussen — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:40:47 +0000

The seedings are now set for the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Kevin Harvick won Saturday night's 400 lap race at Richmond giving him four victories this season and that was good enough to put him into a tie with Kyle Busch atop the standings heading into the final 10 races of the season. It was Harvick's first victory since May 29th at Charlotte and ended a nearly summer-long stretch of sub-par performances.

All 3 Nascar Series at Bristol This Week

Dale Mussen — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:40:52 +0000

All three of NASCAR’s top series are in “Thunder Valley” this week under the lights at the half-mile, high-banked Bristol Motor Speedway. Kevin Harvick won his third straight Truck Series race Wednesday night at Bristol. Tonight the Nationwide Series takes the green flag and Sprint Cup runs tomorrow night. Kyle Busch has figured out Bristol [...]

Kentucky Speedway Racing Preview

Dale Mussen — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 10:40:07 +0000

Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Truck Series drivers are all at Kentucky Speedway this weekend and for Cup drivers it’ll be their first visit to the state of Kentucky in 57 years.

Kentucky becomes the first track added to the Cup schedule since Chicagoland Speedway and Kansas Speedway in 2001. The mile and a half track about 40 miles south of Cincinnati got a date on the schedule when Atlanta lost one of its two annual dates. Atlanta’s only Cup event this year will be Labor Day weekend.

David Ragan Wins At Daytona

Dale Mussen — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 18:15:47 +0000

For the third time this season a Sprint Cup driver posted his first career win. Saturday night at Daytona, David Ragan was in the lead on the 10th lap of overtime and the second try at a green white checkered finish when a big wreck behind him gave him the victory.

And ironic his first win would come at the same track where a mistake cost him a chance to win the Daytona 500. Last February, Ragan was penalized a lap when he changed lanes just before the start/finish line on a restart. He learned from his mistake.

Race Day Winners – Dan Wheldon and Kevin Harvick [VIDEO]

Dale Mussen — Tue, 31 May 2011 10:40:57 +0000

Racing’s biggest weekend of the year and two wild finishes. Dan Wheldon won the Indy 500 when he inherited the lead when rookie J.R. Hildebrand crashed on the final turn of the last lap. All Hildebrand had to do was get by a lapped car and head down the straightaway. He couldn’t. He slammed into [...]

NASCAR Preview For Dover

Dale Mussen — Fri, 13 May 2011 10:40:59 +0000

Sprint Cup, Nationwide and the Trucks....they're all racing this weekend at Dover's Monster Mile. It'll be interesting to see if the drivers can keep their emotions in check this week.

The last two weekends have featured the latest in a long streak of feuds. Ryan Newman was upset with Juan Pablo Montoya at Richmond and it boiled over before the race at Darlington and then Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick went at it after the race in Darlington.

NASCAR Report – Regan Smith Wins At Darlington

Dale Mussen — Mon, 09 May 2011 10:40:28 +0000

There were fireworks in the air and on the track following Saturday’s Sprint Cup race at Darlington Speedway. The biggest story was Regan Smith finally won his first career Cup race after starting a season-worst 23rd. And so often it’s pit strategy that puts a driver in position to win a race and that’s exactly [...]

NASCAR Talladega Preview

Dale Mussen — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:29:33 +0000

The Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series head to NASCAR’s longest track – Talladega Superspeedway this weekend and they’ll be using an even smaller restrictor plate for Talladega than the one that was used at Daytona. The idea is to create more competitive racing and it worked at Daytona with all kinds of new records set including 74 lead [...]