Kasey Kahne News

#300 for Kahne:

#300 for Kahne:

May 24, 2012
Kasey Kahne is set to make his 300th start in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series when he lines up for Sunday's race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The driver of the #5 Quaker State Chevy has started every Cup event since making his Series debut at the 2004 Daytona 500, and

Stats & Facts Charlotte Motor Speedway:

Stats & Facts Charlotte Motor Speedway:

May 22, 2012
� Construction began on Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1959. � The track's first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was held on June 19, 1960. � The track was repaved midseason in 1994. � The track name changed from Charlotte Motor Speedway to Lowe's Motor Speedway

Bowyer Wins Pennzoil Victory Burnout Challenge:

Bowyer Wins Pennzoil Victory Burnout Challenge:

May 19, 2012
During pre-race activities for Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Pennzoil held its fifth annual Pennzoil Victory Burnout Challenge, which included five NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers. When the smoke cleared, #15-Clint Bowyer won his

No wins for pole sitters yet in 2012:

No wins for pole sitters yet in 2012:

May 12, 2012
after ten NASCAR Sprint Cup races in 2012, no driver that has won the pole has win the same race. #56-Martin Truex Jr. has the best finish of a 2012 pole sitter with a 6th place finish at Texas. The worst finish by a 2012 pole sitter is #5-Kasey Kahne, who finished

Qualifying Fast Facts – Darlington Raceway:

Qualifying Fast Facts – Darlington Raceway:

May 11, 2012
Greg Biffle won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 63rd Annual Bojangles ' Southern 500 with a lap of 27.281 seconds, 180.257 mph. This is his 11th pole in 341 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second pole and eighth top-10 start in 2012. This is his second

Leffler heads to Indiana for Sprint car events:

Leffler heads to Indiana for Sprint car events:

May 7, 2012
With the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series idle for a third straight weekend, Jason Leffler will travel to Indiana where he will get behind the wheel of his newly-purchased Sprint Car for the first time. Leffler, who purchased the car from NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Rockwell Tools to sponsor Kahne at Darlington:

Rockwell Tools to sponsor Kahne at Darlington:

May 7, 2012
Through its Rockwell Tools brand, Positec Tool Corp., a global company that manufactures and markets power tools and lawn and garden equipment, will serve as primary sponsor of the #5 Chevy driven by Kasey Kahne for the Sprint Cup race at Darlington Raceway. It will

Kahne featured in public service advertisements about texting:

Kahne featured in public service advertisements about texting:

May 4, 2012
Sixty percent of young adult drivers (16-24) said they have texted while driving, according to a national survey released by the Ad Council. To educate young adult drivers about the dangers of texting while driving, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Kasey Kahne ticket deal at Pocono:

Kasey Kahne ticket deal at Pocono:

May 4, 2012
Pocono Raceway added Kasey Kahne, driver of the #5 Farmers Insurance Chevy for Hendrick Motorsports, to its list of driver ticket packages being offered for the Pocono 400 race weekend occurring June 8-10. This is the third NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver added to

Charting The Chase:

Charting The Chase:

May 2, 2012
More and more, the 2012 run up to the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup is looking a lot like the season past. * Eight of the current top 10 following last weekend's Richmond race were 2011 Chase qualifiers. A year ago, nine of the top 10 exiting the season's ninth race

Teams have bumper covers confiscated: UPDATES:

Teams have bumper covers confiscated: UPDATES:

May 1, 2012
Teams have bumper covers confiscated: UPDATES: All three Richard Childress Racing teams and all three Turner Motorsports teams replaced the upper front bumper covers on their Nationwide Series cars Thursday after NASCAR confiscated modified bumper covers during inspection

Second start of the season for Sweet:

Second start of the season for Sweet:

May 1, 2012
Second start of the season for Sweet: Brad Sweet, will make his second start of the season in the #38 Great Clips Chevy this weekend at the famed Talladega Superspeedway. His first start of 2012 came at Auto Club Speedway where he proved impressive by bringing home

Some post-Richmond stats:

Some post-Richmond stats:

April 30, 2012
* #18-Kyle Busch's victory snapped a 21-race drought that dated back to Michigan last August. The win was his fourth Cup victory at Richmond, all of them scored consecutively in the Cup Series ' last four visits to Henrico County in the spring. * For those keeping

Earnhardt Jr., Kahne and Stewart to guest on The Cleveland Show:

Earnhardt Jr., Kahne and Stewart to guest on The Cleveland Show:

April 27, 2012
NASCAR stars #88-Dale Earnhart Jr., #5-Kasey Kahne and #14-Tony Stewart will guest-voice on Fox's The Cleveland Show next season. In the episode, Cleveland (voiced Mike Henry) convinces Donna (voiced Sanaa Lathan) to lighten up and have a few drinks when she takes

Speeds expected to be up at Pocono after repave:

Speeds expected to be up at Pocono after repave:

April 26, 2012
Expect the track record at newly repaved Pocono Raceway to fall when the Sprint Cup Series returns in June, according to the drivers involved in this week's Goodyear tire testing at the 2.5-mile tri-oval. But it's not necessarily the same reason why Michigan International