Visit <b>Martin Truex Jr. Quote about backup car:</b> page

Martin Truex Jr. Quote about backup car:

#78-Martin Truex Jr. ran 13 laps in his backup car during Saturday's Happy Hour practice session. It was the first time on the track for the new Furniture Row Chevy after crashing the primary car in the 2nd Budweiser Duel 150 on Thursday night. 'I was definitely relieved...
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Sponsors Join Forces for Bayne This Weekend in Daytona:

In a display of sponsorship solidarity, 2011 Daytona 500 champion Trevor Bayne will be supported by both his NASCAR Nationwide Series primary sponsor and his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series primary sponsor for both series races this weekend at Daytona International Speedway...
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Harley J. Earl trophy for winning the Daytona 500, who was Earl?

If there's one trophy a driver dreams of putting his hands on, it's the Harley J. Earl trophy. Awarded to the winner of the Daytona 500, the‚ Harley J. Earl‚ trophy is one of the most prized possessions in motorsports. Named after Harley J. Earl, a famous General Motors...
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Hamlin going for the triple:

#11-Denny Hamlin is attempting to do something no other driver has done. Win the Sprint Unlimited, a Budweiser Duel and the Daytona 500 in the same year. Nine drivers have won the Sprint Unlimited and a Budweiser Duel 13 times in the same year but didn't win the Daytona...
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Front row starters don’t win Daytona 500 often:

In the 55 previous runnings of the Daytona 500, only seven drivers have won from the pole position. Only two of these drivers accomplished the feat more than once '” Cale Yarborough (1968, 1984) and Bill Elliott (1985, 1987). Dale Jarrett is the most recent polesitter...
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Atlas Copco To Serve as Associate Sponsor of #41 Team in 2014:

Stewart- Haas Racing (SHR) has expanded its partnership with Atlas Copco, which will serve as an associate sponsor of the #41 Haas Automation Chevrolet SS and driver Kurt Busch during the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. 'We enjoy a longstanding and successful...
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Lionel’s Hitchcock inaugural ‘Jostens’ Motorsports Choice Award’:

At the 2014 Diecast Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony today at the Plaza Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Lionel Racing SVP and General Manager Howard Hitchcock was awarded the inaugural 'Jostens' Motorsports Choice Award'. The Diecast Hall of Fame and Jostens Motorsports...
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Atlanta Motor Speedway’s Popular ‘Racing Roulette’ Promotion Returns:

The ever popular Atlanta Motor Speedway Racing Roulette promotion returns and will offer fans the opportunity to purchase tickets for the 2014 Labor Day Weekend NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race for the price of the winning car number of the 2014 Daytona 500. The Speedway...
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Phoenix International Raceway invites fans to ‘˜Memory Lane’:

As Phoenix International Raceway prepares to kick off its 50th anniversary season, the track is inviting fans to take a stroll down, '˜Memory Lane, Presented by BlueMedia' a one-of-a-kind historical exhibit featuring race cars and memorabilia with connections to the...
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Daytona Notes & Facts – Friday – poles:

' Richard Petty leads the series in July race starts at Daytona with 32. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 21 starts. ' Fireball Roberts won the inaugural Coors Light pole for the July race at Daytona in 1959 with a speed of 144.997 mph. ' 37 drivers have...
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Happy Hour practice

for the Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway is over after a 55 minute wet track delay, after 65 scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest, notes: #41-Busch 197.625 #5-Kahne 197.490 #1-McMurray 197.472 (backup car) #99-Edwards 197.070...
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Pit Stall Selections:

The selections of pit stalls for the Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway have been made. Pole sitter #3-Dillon chose pit stall 1 [as do most pole sitters]. Outside pole sitter #78-Truex Jr. took pit stall 34, the second pit stall with...
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NASCAR’s Highest Paid Drivers 2014:

NASCAR driver salaries have been shaved in recent years with fewer dollars available as sponsors cut back on their financial commitments to teams. Drivers that once made $4-6 million in salary are getting re-signed to deals for $3 million in some cases. Guys on poorly...
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The Most Valuable NASCAR Teams 2014:

Thirty years ago Rick Hendrick launched All-Star Racing with five employees and 5,000 square feet of workspace. Geoff Bodine raced the fledgling outfit's sole NASCAR Cup entry in the #5 car and finished ninth in the season long standings, including three victories. ...
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Budweiser Duel TV Ratings:

The amazing high-speed pile up that concluded the Budweiser Duel at Daytona International Speedway, one that saw the #15 Toyota of Clint Bowyer do an airborne 360, land on its wheels and the driver walk away unharmed, wasn't the night's only spectacular occurrence. ...
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Stewart: Richard Petty should race Danica UPDATE ‘˜The King’ accepts:

During the first of two‚ PRN Fast Talk Shows‚ at Outback Steakhouse in Daytona with Doug Rice and Mark Garrow, Tony Stewart made it very clear how he feels about the negative remarks Richard Petty made recently about Danica Patrick. 'I told her she should challenge...
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Get Well Sam Bass:

Fox's Mike Joy mentions during coverage of the Budweiser Duels on Thursday night that NASCAR Aritst Sam Bass is in the hospital, per‚ Sam's Facebook: 'We greatly appreciate all of your thoughts, prayers and wishes to Sam for a speedy recovery. He has been hospitalized...
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Ganassi explains why ‘˜Earnhardt’ is no longer part of team name:

For the first time since 1996, there will not be a team in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series with 'Earnhardt' in its corporate name. The string began in 1996 when the late Dale Earnhardt formed Dale Earnhardt Inc. In less than a decade, it had become one of the premier teams...
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Borla Exhaust to sponsor the #23 car in the Daytona 500:

Alex Bowman will now pilot the #23 Borla Exhaust Toyota Camry in Sunday's 56th running of the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Dr Pepper however will remain as an associate sponsor on the #23 BK Racing entry. Bowman will start from the 29th position. ...
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Earnhardt Narrates Story of Cancer-Stricken NASCAR Fan:

On SportsCenter the morning of the Daytona 500 [Sunday, Feb. 23rd], #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. will narrate the SC Featured story of cancer-stricken NASCAR fan Mitch Zanette. A year ago and knowing he had only days to live, Zanette chose to fulfill his wish of visiting...