Penske Racing and Kurt Busch part ways
The team will evaluate its options for the driver of the No. 22 Sprint Cup Series car in the future while Kurt Busch will seek new opportunities with another race team.
Keeping Pace archive for Jan. 1, 2011
MONDAY, DEC. 5, 2011
SATURDAY, NOV. 26, 2011
Race of His Life: Stewart Chased Edwards, History
A couple of important things to remember about long shots is that first, in order to win, they must have very good aim, and second, they generally have to deal with the issue of low expectations. At times, it seemed that NASCAR fans, who have…
SUNDAY, NOV. 20, 2011
Adversity can’t stop Stewart from winning 3rd Cup title
Tony Stewart’s quest for a third title was derailed early when contact with debris—of origin unknown—punched a hole in the grille of his No. 14 Chevrolet the size of a small saucer. Stewart fell to 40th in the running order, while his crew made repairs…
Keselowski wins at Homestead as Stenhouse clinches Nationwide title
Brad Keselowski held off a furious charge from new series champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr. on the final lap to secure his fifth victory of the season and the 17th of his career.
Giving Thanks For NASCAR Now And Next Year
Speaking of good guys, I am thankful for Jimmie Johnson. His five-year consecutive reign will end on Nov. 20, but for the past half decade the articulate, urbane champion has helped NASCAR make tremendous strides in changing its public perception from also-ran to frontrunner. What…
SATURDAY, NOV. 19, 2011
Dillon Wins Truck Title Despite Valiant Run By Race Winner Sauter
Austin Dillon is the first driver in series history to win the rookie of the year title in his first full season and the series championship the following year.
MONDAY, NOV. 7, 2011
Stewart Wins 4th Chase Race, Trims Edwards' Lead to 3
With his fourth victory in the Chase and the 43rd of his career, Tony Stewart put a dent in runner-up Carl Edwards’ series lead, scoring maximum points (48) to trim Edwards’ advantage from eight to three points with two races left in the season.
SUNDAY, OCT. 30, 2011
Stewart Edges Johnson In Wild Martinsville Race
The 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship is far from over as Tony Stewart win on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway closed the gap between himself and points leader Carl Edwards to a mere eight markers with three races left in the season.
SATURDAY, OCT. 29, 2011
Hamlin Captures First Truck Victory
Denny Hamlin’s first in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 12 starts, adding the driver of the No. 18 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota to the list of drivers, now 23 in number, who have won at least one race in each of NASCAR’s top…
King Keselowski? Wild Card Makes Case As Next In Line To NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Throne
The Cinderella story is one of the coolest experiences in sports, a moment in time when the team or athlete from which people expect very little goes out and kicks some tailpipe, advancing much further than anyone ever anticipated. In the 2011 Chase to the…
MONDAY, OCT. 17, 2011
A brave person not just a champion is gone
By now even casual sports fans have learned of the passing of two-time and reigning Indy 500 champion Dan Weldon. One day later the loss is still hard to put into words.
FRIDAY, OCT. 14, 2011
Havens revs up for second start on NASCAR K&N Pro Series
With one start at Spokane County Raceway under his belt on the series, Spokane's Braeden Havens is confident that his No. 09 Hilliard Enterprises Chevrolet has the speed in it to secure a starting position in Saturday night's NASCAR Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 to be…
SATURDAY, JULY 23, 2011
Dillon scores first trucks win of season at Nashville
Austin Dillon scored his third career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory with a pit stop strategy that took two new tires while his competitors picked up four. From there the grandson of Richard Childress scooted around Johnny Sauter with less then 25 laps to…
MONDAY, JULY 4, 2011
Pursley grabs fifth win in last seven starts on NASCAR K&N Pro Series
Greg Pursley is the hottest driver in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series after a win at his hometrack just outside of Los Angeles. Leading the championship standings, the victory added to his points total as the series heads to the Northwestern United States with stops…
SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2011
David Ragan Finds Redemption At Daytona
David Ragan’s atonement for a Daytona 500 miscue couldn’t have come at a better time. In a contract year, with rumors swirling about a possible driver change in the No. 6 Ford and possible dissatisfaction on the part of sponsor UPS (also in a contract…
SATURDAY, JULY 2, 2011
Logano Escapes Turn 4 Melee To Win Natinwide Series Race At Daytona
Joey Logano took the checkered flag as many of the cars that had led into the final turn—including those of Danica Patrick, Aric Almirola, Tony Stewart and Elliott Sadler—wrecked behind him.
MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2011
Busch Dominates Infineon Road-Course
By staying out front for most of the afternoon, Kurt Busch avoided the wildness exploding behind him — including a revenge play featuring Tony Stewart and Brian Vickers and sustained late-race drama involving Juan Pablo Montoya and a host of extras.
SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2011
Wild Finish Goes Sorenson's Way At Road America
The scheduled 50-lap race on Road America’s 4.048-mile road course needed three green-white-checkered-flag attempts to determine a winner, and even on Lap 57, it was difficult to see that Reed Sorenson had won his first race since 2007.
MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2011
Hector and Garber snare victories at Ephrata Raceway Park
The ICAR Late Model Series rolled into North Central Washington and when the dust settled Colton Garber and Eric Hector were heading home with first place trophies.
Gordon's Win At Pocono One For the Record Books
Denny Hamlin, a four-time winner at Pocono, led a race-high 76 laps, but a broken valve stem forced him back to the pits after a stop on Lap 160 and relegated him to 19th at the finish.
SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2011
Pursley hits NASCAR K&N Pro Series jackpot in Las Vegas.
Greg Pursley, who set a track record in winning the Coors Light Pole Award on the .375-mile track earlier in the day, extended his lead in the championship standings to 201 points. It’s the largest lead any series driver in the past 20 years has…
Hornaday wins at Texas when Sauter is black-flagged
Johnny Sauter, who had passed Hornaday for the lead with a powerful run through Turn 4 on Lap 130, was penalized for moving from the outside lane to in front of Hornaday before crossing the start/finish line on a green-white-checkered restart on Lap 167. The…
MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2011
Keselowski stretches fuel for Kansas victory
Brad Keselowski has now captured two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victories in his career. Each has come with excitment as this time the Michigan native stretched his fuel to the end for a win at Kansas Speedway.
Masey wins NHRA Top Fuel event at Englishtown
Spencer Massey drove his FRAM/Prestone dragster to a winning 3.821-second run at 319.07 mph to beat Top Fuel points leader Del Worsham on a holeshot. It was Massey’s second consecutive win of the season (Topeka) and fourth of his career.
SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2011
Native son Bowyer dominates Kansas truck race
Bowyer, from Emporia, Kan., beat Johnny Sauter to the finish line by 1.695 seconds to claim his third victory in 11 starts in the series. Todd Bodine ran third, followed by James Buescher and Joey Coulter, who passed Kyle Busch on the last of 167…
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