Martin Truex Jr. overcomes brush with wall to lead Happy Hour; NASCAR manufacturers enjoy friendly rivalry; NASCAR, Goodyear announce multiyear renewal of partnership.
In opening Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Championship 4 driver Martin Truex Jr. brushed the outside wall hard enough to scraped the paint off the right rear of his #78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota. Truex’s team took great care in repairing that area of the car, which is extremely sensitive from aerodynamic standpoint. Clearly, it was a job well done.
NASCAR manufacturers enjoy friendly rivalry Off the race track and outside the showroom, NASCAR’s three manufacturers-Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota-enjoy a friendly rivalry, though the car makers aren’t averse to a few well-place digs at each other. Toyota North America group vice president of marketing Ed Laukes, for example, was quick to remind Chevrolet U.S. vice president of performance vehicles and motorsports Jim Campbell that Chevy didn’t have a driver in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4. Ford and Toyota are set to decide the title between them in Sunday’s Ford Eco-Boost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Chevrolet, on the other hand has all four title contenders in the NASCAR XFINITY Series.
NASCAR, Goodyear announce multiyear renewal of partnershipNASCAR and The Goodyear Tire & Rubber company first became partners in racing in 1954, and neither entity saw any reason to change that relationship. On Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, NASCAR and Goodyear announced a multiyear extension to the partnership that will keep Goodyear as the exclusive tire supplier for all three of the sanctioning body’s top national touring series-Monster Energy NASCAR Cup, XFINITY and Camping World Truck.
Short Strokes In a move that should delight drivers and crew chiefs alike, NASCAR on Saturday informed Monster Energy NASCAR Cup teams they could purchase one additional set of new tires for use in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Teams will now have 10 sets of new tires in addition to their qualifying tires, which drivers must use to start the Ford Eco-Boost 400. Last season teams had 13 sets of tires available. Championship 4 driver Kevin Harvick sat out the first 15 minutes of final practice because of two inspection failures last weekend at Phoenix. When he did hit the track, Harvick was 18th fastest in single-lap speed at 166.795 mph, slowest among the four title contenders.(NASCAR Wire Service)[Read More Here]
