Joey Logano has been around the NASCAR Monster Cup scene so long that it’s easy to overlook the fact he’s also one of the youngest drivers competing on the premier level. Logano will race for the eighth season at Auto Club Speedway Sunday in the Auto Club 400.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway to auction off odd items
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is preparing to auction off an assortment of strange items it has acquired over the years. Betsy Smith , director of the nonprofit foundation that runs the museum, told the Indianapolis Star that no race cars or racing memorabilia will be sold at the auction Saturday.
Danica Patrick’s failure in ‘clutch moments’ to blame for NASCAR losses, says Kurt Busch
Entering her fifth season as a NASCAR driver, Danica Patrick is still looking for her first win. Teammate Kurt Busch think he knows why: she struggles “in those clutch moments.”
Danica Patrick says she has gotten numerous concussions during her career
… a hard collision with the wall at Homestead-Miami Speedway in her rookie IndyCar season in 2005, telling USA TODAY Sports in 2015, “I got knocked out, probably, for a second. I got out of the car, and I don’t remember anything, and I stumbled …
Martin Truex Jr., Furniture Row Racing a marriage made for weekends
… based outside of the Carolinas. Denver-based Furniture Row Racing is considered one of Colorado’s major professional sports teams, and no other state is as singular in big-league auto racing. But Truex is a New Jersey native and former clam-boat …
Gordon struggled on restart then settled in for 24 hours
… is right now. While there were days back in the Cup car that were exhausting or frustrating, his time so far in this sports car race has been one of the most fun times in his career. “That right there was big for me,” he said. “The other night, …
Three Burning Questions To Be Answered At The Glen In 2017
As the dawn of a new season in American racing approaches, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Verizon IndyCar Series, and WeatherTech SportsCar Championship have one thing in common: A trip to the Finger Lakes region of New York. For the second consecutive season, Watkins Glen International is the only facility to host each of North America’s major racing series – with the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen, Watkins Glen 355, and INDYCAR Grand Prix at The Glen all on the coming year’s slate.
NASCAR’s Carl Edwards does not rule out US Senate run in ’18
… on Financial and Contracting Oversight that the armed forces were “wasting a bunch of money on a very expensive sports sponsorship.” McCaskill narrowly defeated incumbent Republican Jim Talent in the 2006 election, then won handily in 2012 against …
Chip Ganassi Racing Extends Partnership with DC Solar and Brennan…
Donate Now! Help PaddockTalk.com go ad-free in 2017! Chip Ganassi Racing announced today that DC Solar will return as the season-long partner on the No. 48 Chevy Camaro driven by 2016 NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase contender and Rookie of the Year candidate Brennan Poole.