Notebook: Smith expounds on ‘North Cuba’ comment … sort of By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (September 5, 2010) HAMPTON, Ga.–Speedway Motorsports chairman Bruton Smith didn’t exactly defend his comments about Homestead-Miami Speedway, but he did put a unique spin on the remarks Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Smith would like to see [...]
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June 20th, 2010 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive NASCAR Number By Bill Marx Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (June 20, 2010) 7: Laps led Sunday by Mattias Ekstrom in his Sprint Cup Series debut, the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at at Infineon Speedway. That is more laps than 15 drivers have led all season (Travis Kvapil, 6 laps; Robby Gordon and Michael McDowell, 5; [...]
Saturday Sprint Cup notebook
June 19th, 2010 Stephen Rhodes Posted in NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive Notebook: Elliott does double duty at Infineon By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (June 19, 2010) SONOMA, Calif.—Unlike Carl Edwards, Brad Keselowski and Paul Menard, driver Bill Elliott did double duty on Saturday by staying in one place. With Edwards, Keselowski and Menard commuting between Infineon Raceway and the Nationwide Series race at [...]
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June 7th, 2010 Stephen Rhodes Posted in NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive Notebook: Bigger restrictor plates set for Daytona From the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (June 7, 2010) Sprint Cup teams will start the Coke Zero 400 weekend at Daytona International Speedway using restrictor plates with holes 1-1/32nd of an inch in diameter, 3/64ths of an inch bigger than the plates used in the Daytona 500 [...]
Saturday Sprint Cup notebook
June 5th, 2010 Stephen Rhodes Posted in NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive Notebook: Despite new engine, Fords off pace at Pocono By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (June 5, 2010) LONG POND, Pa. —Engine builder Doug Yates cautioned that the new FR9 engine under the hoods of four cars at Pocono Raceway this weekend isn’t a magic cure-all for all that ails the Ford teams. [...]
