Posts Tagged ‘Hendrick Motorsports’

Saturday notebook

Notebook: Kahne staying out of 2011 discussions By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 24, 2010) INDIANAPOLIS —Kasey Kahne wants no part of discussions about his future. Kahne’s former team owner, Ray Evernham, stirred the pot Friday by suggesting that Mark Martin will step aside at Hendrick Motorsports to make room for Kahne, [...]

NASCAR By The Numbers

NASCAR Number By Bill Marx Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 21, 2010) 4: Different teams Mark Martin has driven for in the past four races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The breakdown: 2006, finished fifth for Jack Roush; 2007, sixth for Bobby Ginn; 2008, 11th for DEI; 2009, second for Hendrick Motorsports. Martin will again [...]

Hendrick drivers looking to break skid at Loudon

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a home to competitive balance. In the Nationwide Series, there have been 23 different winners in 23 New Hampshire races. Though not as eye popping, the Cup Series at New Hampshire has a similar stat: 10 different winners in the past 10 races. That’s the longest current track streak in [...]

3 Hendrick drivers in charity competition

Hendrick teammates compete off the track for charity By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (June 9, 2010) Apparently, Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. don’t get enough competition on the racetrack. As part of the $20 million Pepsi Refresh Project, the three drivers have entered a high-stakes competition [...]

Military Honored At Coca-Cola 600

Given that the Coca-Cola 600 is run annually during Labor Day weekend, it’s no surprise that the pre-race shows tend to have a military theme, or that several of the cars in the field have paint schemes honor soldiers. This year, however, Charlotte Motor Speedway and the NASCAR Sprint Cup teams have pulled out all [...]

Dale Jr’s Future Affects Many

Roughly 30 minutes after Sunday’s induction ceremonies at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, three giants of the racing world — Rick Hendrick, Richard Childress and Darrell Waltrip — shared a dais preparing to take questions from the media. “Rick and I formed a company, and we’re going to bring Darrell back as a [...]

Talladega By The Numbers

  1 — Active drivers who have won a Cup championship who have not won a plate race: Kurt Busch. Busch has finished third four times at Talladega and has five top-10s in eight races there driving the No. 2 car. But he’s crashed out of two of the past four races at ‘Dega. Still, [...]

Kahne Driving For Stewart Or Earnhardt Jr Next Season?

With no ride for 2011, there is speculation that Kasey Kahne could end up driving for either Tony Stewart or Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the Sprint Cup Series next year, according to SceneDaily.com’s Bob Pockrass. Neither owner/driver ruled it out Friday at Texas Motor Speedway, but neither has explored the possibility since it was announced [...]