Posts Tagged ‘David Gilliland’

NASCAR By The Numbers

NASCAR Number By Roger Kuznia Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service 6: Current Sprint Cup Series regulars who have won a race at Kentucky Speedway in one of NASCAR’s three national series. They are Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, David Gilliland, Joey Logano and Greg Biffle. Edwards has won once in both the Nationwide and [...]

Gilliland Prepared For Daytona 400

David Gilliland should have no problem finding plenty of “dance partners” when he returns to the two-car draft at Daytona International Speedway this weekend. The driver of the No. 34 Taco Bell Ford gained plenty of respect among his competitors after his third-place finish in the season-opening Daytona 500 and a ninth-place finish at Talladega [...]

Nuts And Bolts

Some news tidbits from the world of NASCAR: 2 — Drivers who won their first Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, site of this week’s race. Jeff Burton won the inaugural Cup race in 1997, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. won in 2000. Two of Burton’s 21 career Cup victories have come at Texas. ******************** [...]

Nuts and Bolts

Some news tidbits from the world of NASCAR: Matt Kenseth enters Phoenix weekend third in the Cup Series point standings. PIR, statistically speaking, is not one of his better tracks. Kenseth has one win, five top-five finishes and six top-10s with an average finish of 19.0 at PIR. Nonetheless, Kenseth contends the improvements he sees [...]

Nuts And Bolts

Plenty of NASCAR news to talk about, courtesy of NASCAR.com: Ryan Newman never thought he’d call California “home.” Admittedly, it’s a bit of a stretch for the Indiana native. That is, until now. When Newman and his No. 39 Chevrolet team roll into Fontana, Calif., this weekend, they are home — the home track for [...]