By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (September 17, 2011) JOLIET, Ill.—NASCAR has found nothing to indicate that Paul Menard did anything inappropriate in the closing laps of last Saturday’s Sprint Cup race at Richmond, the sanctioning body confirmed Saturday. NASCAR president Mike Helton said Friday that NASCAR would look into suspicions, based in [...]
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NASCAR: Nothing wrong with Menard’s actions at Richmond
On This Day In NASCAR History: May 2
May 2nd, 2011 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in NASCAR, Nationwide Series - News/Rumors, This Week in Racing History, Your Track Pass Exclusive On this day … By Bill Marx Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service May 2 1982: In his third start, Butch Lindley wins his first Nationwide Series race, the Sprint 220 at Richmond. Sam Ard is second and Tommy Ellis third. Lindley, the 1977-78 NASCAR National Sportsman champion, finished his Nationwide career with six wins in [...]
NASCAR By The Numbers
NASCAR Number By Bill Marx Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (April 30, 2011) 199: Laps led by Denny Hamlin en route to winning Friday night’s Bubba Burger 250 at Richmond. It is the most laps Hamlin has led in his 125 Nationwide Series starts. His previous high was 169 laps at Gateway in July 2006 [...]
Richmond notebook
April 30th, 2011 Stephen Rhodes Posted in NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive Regan Smith needs a finish to match his starts By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (April 30, 2011) RICHMOND, Va.—How can the driver with the best qualifying average in the Sprint Cup Series be 30th in the standings? Regan Smith, who sports a 7.1 average start and an average finish that’s more than [...]
Army a winner with Revolution Racing
April 30th, 2011 Stephen Rhodes Posted in NASCAR, Other Racing Series - News/Rumors, Your Track Pass Exclusive Army, Revolution Racing ride wave of Wallace’s victory By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (April 30, 2011) RICHMOND, Va.—The backdrop for the announcement of the U.S. Army’s sponsorship of Revolution Racing couldn’t have been more different from the circumstances of the news conference that was scheduled—and canceled—more than two months ago. On Thursday [...]
Kahne has surgery
Kahne has knee surgery Special to the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (April 22, 2011) Kasey Kahne had minor surgery on his right knee Monday to repair a torn meniscus and will not need a backup driver next weekend for the Sprint Cup race at Richmond International Raceway. Kahne had surgery on both knees in [...]
NASCAR By The Numbers
NASCAR Number By Roger Kuznia Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (June 5, 2010) 4: Best Sprint Cup finish for Sam Hornish Jr., which came in July 2009 at Pocono Raceway. Hornish Jr. finished 10th in the June race a year ago, making Pocono one of two tracks ( Richmond being the other) where Hornish [...]
NASCAR By The Numbers
NASCAR Number By Bill Marx Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (May 31, 2010) 3: Consecutive years the Busch brothers, Kurt and Kyle, have won consecutive races in the Sprint Cup Series. Kyle won at Dover on May 16, and Kurt won Sunday at Charlotte. (For good measure, Kurt also won the non-points Sprint All-Star Race [...]
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