NASCAR By The Numbers

NASCAR Number
By Bill Marx
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
(August 8, 2010)
5: Consecutive races in the Sprint Cup Series in which there has not been a repeat winner. Since Jimmie Johnson won back-to-back races at Infineon and New Hampshire in June, Kevin Harvick, David Reutimann, Jamie McMurray, Greg Biffle and Juan Pablo Montoya have won. That’s the [...]

Rowdy.com Podcast – July 27

On today’s show:

Marcos Ambrose is leaving JTG Daugherty Racing at the end of the season.
No, Jamie McMurray is not dating Chip Ganassi.
Mystery fines from NASCAR.

To listen to the podcast, please click here.

McMurray completes Ganassi’s trifecta at Brickyard

By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
(July 25, 2010)
INDIANAPOLIS—Car owner Chip Ganassi got the expected result from an unexpected source in Sunday’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as race winner Jamie McMurray joined one of NASCAR Sprint Cup racing’s most exclusive clubs.
Restarting second thanks to a two-tire call on a Lap 140 pit stop, [...]

Ganassi looking for third prestigious trophy

By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
(July 23, 2010)
INDIANAPOLIS—Back in May, team owner Chip Ganassi had two of racing’s most prestigious trophies side by side—the Harley J. Earl Trophy for Jamie McMurray’s Daytona 500 win in February and the Borg-Warner Trophy for Dario Franchitti’s victory in the Indianapolis 500.
Ganassi would like to add a third [...]

McMurray Crew Wins Pit Road Award

Jamie McMurray’s crew grabbed the Tissot Pit Road Precision Award in Saturday night’s (July 10) NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill.
It was the second Tissot win of the season for the No. 1 McDonald’s crew, which also took top honors at the May 8th Cup race at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway.McMurray No. [...]

McMurray Takes Chicagoland Pole

Jamie McMurray made his time during the Lifelock.com 400 worth his while as he claimed the pole at Chicagoland Speedway Friday afternoon, his third of the season and sixth of his career.

He was followed during qualifications by Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Greg Biffle and Sam Hornish, Jr. to round out the Top 5 on the [...]

NASCAR podcast — Daytona preview

On this week’s podcast:
— Daytona 500 winner Jamie McMurray talks about his return to Daytona International Speedway
— Kyle Busch compares racing at Daytona in February and July
— Get a full overview of the new NASCAR Nationwide Series car debuting this weekend
— NASCAR stats guru Mike Forde gets inside the numbers with his fantasy predictions
To listen [...]

Coke Zero 400 will be vastly different than Daytona 500

By Jim Pedley
Special to Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
(July 1, 2010)
Based on recent history, one would think that Jamie McMurray has got to be a solid candidate to win this Saturday’s Coke Zero 400 Sprint Cup race.
It is, after all, to be held on the same Daytona International Speedway track where McMurray won just five [...]

Top 5 and 5 to watch — Daytona

 
By Roger Kuznia
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
(July 1, 2010)
Here’s a look at the top five drivers in the Sprint Cup Series standings and five drivers to watch in Saturday’s race at Daytona International Speedway. All statistical references are for Sprint Cup races at Daytona unless otherwise indicated. Driver rating is based on the past 11 [...]

NASCAR By The Numbers

NASCAR Number
By Roger Kuznia
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
(June 30, 2010)
4: Active full-time drivers with at least two Sprint Cup wins at Daytona International Speedway, led by Jeff Gordon’s six. The others are Tony Stewart (three), Jamie McMurray and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (two each). Seven others have a chance to reach this multi-win plateau on Saturday, [...]