by RacingNews | Jul 6, 2015 | NASCAR, Sprint Cup
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., July 3, 2015 – Staff and patients at Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center received a special surprise on July 2: a visit from NASCAR driver Jamie McMurray.
McMurray, driver of the No. 1 Chevrolet SS in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, will be competing in this weekend’s 57th annual Coke Zero 400. McMurray is one of the most successful drivers in Daytona International Speedway history. He has claimed victory in three of the biggest races at the Speedway, winning the 2007 Coke Zero 400, 2010 Daytona 500 and the 2015 Rolex 24 at Daytona; he is the only driver to have ever won all three races. McMurray also joins racing legends AJ Foyt and Mario Andretti as the only drivers to ever win both the Rolex 24 at Daytona at the Daytona 500. Additionally he is one of three drivers to win both the Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 in the same year.
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by RacingNews | Jun 30, 2015 | NASCAR, Sprint Cup
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SALEM, IN, June 29 – Racing returns to Salem Speedway Fueled by the Hoosier Lottery on Saturday, July 4th, as the Firecracker 200 presented by the Scott County Visitors Commission continues a holiday tradition on the famed southern Indiana high banks.
The 26th annual Lucas Oil Great American Stock classic, paying $5,000 to win, also includes the Freedom 50 for the O’Reilly Auto Parts Pure Stocks and the Independence 50 for the Portland Recycling Front Wheel Drive Stocks.
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by RacingNews | Jun 27, 2015 | Connecticut, NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway returned to NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing action with the Valenti Modified Racing Series in the house for the 5th Annual VMRS 80. Taking down weekly feature wins on the night were Keith Rocco in the 40-lap SK Modified® feature, Tom Fearn scored in the 30-lap Late Model feature, Joey Ferrigno in the 20-lap SK Light Modified feature, Andrew Hayes in the 20-lap Limited Late Model feature, Tyler Trott in the 15-lap DARE Stock feature, and Devin O’Connell was the winner of the 20-lap Legend Cars feature.
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by RacingNews | Jun 27, 2015 | NASCAR, New England Motorsports South, New Hampshire, Sprint Cup
Gillette Stadium and Fenway Park fit inside New Hampshire Motor Speedway’s 1.058-mile oval. On July 19, Super Bowl champion Rob Ninkovich and two-time American League All-Star Rico Petrocelli will celebrate the speedway’s 25th Anniversary by serving honorary roles during pre-race festivities for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series New Hampshire 301.
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by RacingNews | Jun 25, 2015 | NASCAR, Sprint Cup
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (June 23, 2015) –Budweiser and Outback Steakhouse, both primary sponsors of Kevin Harvick and Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), have long histories of supporting military-based charities. For the second straight year, both entities have partnered with the Folds of Honor Foundation to honor the memories of those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the United States Armed Forces, and also remembering the families they left behind.
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by RacingNews | Jun 25, 2015 | NASCAR, Sprint Cup
CORNELIUS, N.C. — More than 2,750 miles separate Michael Waltrip Racing’s race shop and Sonoma Raceway. It will take the NASCAR Sprint Cup team’s two race haulers at least 40 hours to drive non-stop from North Carolina to reach the gates of the California road course.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., July 3, 2015 – Staff and patients at Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center received a special surprise on July 2: a visit from NASCAR driver Jamie McMurray.
