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NASCAR Champion Wins First Pole This Year

John Stanley — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 18:07:23 +0000

After a disappointing race a week ago, defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart started this weekend on a high note as he won his first pole starting position of the season in qualifying for Sunday night’s Advocare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Stewart in his Office Depot Chevrolet qualified at a speed of [...]

Jimmie Johnson Fast In Kentucky

John Stanley — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 17:45:48 +0000

Mr. “5-Time” Jimmie Johnson won the pole starting position in qualifying for tonight’s Quaker State 400 NASCAR race at Kentucky Speedway. One of the story lines this weekend is the weather – the wind storm that interupted qualifying and the heat expected for the race. Before the storm, track temperatures were over 140 degrees. The [...]

NASCAR Drivers Tackle A Monster

John Stanley — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 20:00:47 +0000

This week NASCAR’s top three series all visit the Monster Mile - Dover International Speedway in Delaware. In qualifying for the Sprint Cup Series race held today, Mark Martin set fast time in his Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota. Martin was fastest in the first practice session on Friday which set the qualifying order and meant that Martin would [...]

NASCAR Visits the Lone Star State

John Stanley — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:18:00 +0000

NASCAR heads to Texas this weekend. Friday night qualifying found Martin Truex, Jr. setting fast time, winning the pole for Saturday night's Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Truex turned a qualifying speedway of 190.369 mph in his Michael Watrip-owned Toyota. Last year's winner, Matt Kenseth will start second.

NASCAR Points Leader Will Start From Pole at Bristol

John Stanley — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:01:11 +0000

Greg Biffle has started the 2012 NASCAR season very consistently. Three great third-place finishes in a row in the first three NASCAR races of season. That consistency has taken Biffle to the top of the Sprint Cup Series point standings. Now he will start from the number one starting spot at Bristol Motor Speedway as he qualified for the pole in Sunday's Food City 500 race.