What road course aces?

Aces Don’t Necessarily Mean Winning Road-Course Hand Although Marcos Ambrose, a veteran of road-course racing before his full-time entry into NASCAR’s national series in 2006, has won at Watkins Glen the last three seasons, “ringers” haven’t been dominant in NASCAR Nationwide road-course events recently. Since 2005, when the series returned to racing at least twice [...]

Audio Podcast: Tons ‘O Driver Interviews

SHOW #115 – Our biggest interview show EVER! We have interviews with Keselowski, Sadler, Conway, Reutimann, Said and more. Plus we recap Infineon, Preview New Hampshire, Danica Patrick’s return and more. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Paul Northrop. PROGRAMMING NOTE: Our next show will be posted next Thursday instead of Wednesday, so don’t panic. FULL [...]

Cup Series Starting Lineup for Infineon: Kahne on pole

1 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Ford 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 3 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 4 29 Kevin Harvick Shell / Pennzoil Chevrolet 5 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 6 47 Marcos Ambrose Clorox / Kleenex Toyota 7 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot / Old Spice Chevrolet 8 71 Bobby Labonte [...]

Who to watch at Infineon this weekend

Tony Stewart has 2 wins there Jeff Gordon has 5 wins, Has the most laps led at 437 Others to consider…. ■ Robby Gordon (No. 7 Monster Energy Toyota): Six top 10s and finished second in 2007. Still looking for first Sonoma win. ■ Marcos Ambrose (No. 47 Clorox/Kleenex Toyota): Finished third last year, two [...]

Juan Pablo Montoya returns to site of only NASCAR win

JPM Needs More RPM Actually, that engine reference was just for the sake of a good headline, and by no means aimed at pinning Juan Pablo Montoya’s disappointing season thus far on engine troubles. Whatever the reasons for Montoya’s current 20th-place position in the standings, once thing is certain – he needs to step it [...]

Jimmie Johnson looks for first road course win

Johnson Looking For First Road-Course Win – As Are Some Others Jimmie Johnson has won the series championship the last four years. But he has never won on a road course in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He’s not alone. Other top drivers still seeking a road-course breakthrough: 2003 series champion Matt Kenseth; 2004 series [...]

Ambrose Awesome on Road Courses

Marcos Ambrose, the affable Aussie who drives for JTG/Daugherty Racing, hasn’t been around NASCAR for long, but already has built a reputation as one of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ top road-course racers. Consider these multi-turn highlights: NASCAR Nationwide Series victories at Watkins Glen in 2008 AND 2009; A runner-up NASCAR Sprint Cup finish at [...]

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