Landon Cassill News

Go-or-Go Homers practice

Go-or-Go Homers practice

March 30, 2012
for the Goody's Fast Relief 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway. the practice rank for the go-or-go homers (drivers not in the top 35 of 2011 owners points) These drivers would make the race if things stay the same: #98-Michael McDowell, 24th fastest

The Entry List

The Entry List

March 26, 2012
for the Goody's Fast Relief 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway is posted, 45 teams/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, including: Not in top 35 of owners points: #19-Mike Bliss (46th in owners pts/1 race attempt) #23-Scott Riggs (44/5) #26-Josh Wise

Auto Club Goodyear Tire Notes:

Auto Club Goodyear Tire Notes:

March 22, 2012
Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will run the same tire codes at Auto Club Speedway this weekend . . . while these teams ran this right-side tire code at this track in 2011, this is a brand new left-side code . . . compared to what was run

Penske teams suffer fuel injection problems:

Penske teams suffer fuel injection problems:

March 12, 2012
Secret or not, #2-Brad Keselowski and the rest of his team have learned their lesson from last year's comments about the electronic fuel injection system and want no more fines from NASCAR. So the outspoken driver bit his proverbial tongue on Twitter Sunday afternoon

BK Racing plans to run full races all season:

BK Racing plans to run full races all season:

February 23, 2012
Tomato grower Wayne Press and his partners had originally planned to start their own team with the equipment from #71 TRG Motorsports, which was managed by Kevin Buckler. But they couldn 't get access to that equipment, so Press, Scott Gunderson and others bought equipment

BK Racing Officially Announces Team, Drivers for 2012:

BK Racing Officially Announces Team, Drivers for 2012:

February 18, 2012
BK Racing officially announced plans to compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series full-time beginning this weekend at the Daytona International Speedway. The team will enter two Toyota Camrys, #83 and #93, out of its headquarters in Statesville, N.C. The team is led

Reutimann gets Daytona 500 ride:

Reutimann gets Daytona 500 ride:

February 14, 2012
David Reutimann will drive the #93 Toyota for BK Racing in the Daytona 500. Todd Anderson, the former car chief at TRG Motorsports [the #71 team in 2011], will serve as crew chief for the team. Travis Kvapil will take over the driving duties in the #93 Toyota at Phoenix

Red Bull Owners Points changing hands? UPDATE 2:

Red Bull Owners Points changing hands? UPDATE 2:

February 10, 2012
Been told that Thomas Ueberall [Red Bull's race director] is now listed as the owner of the #83 and now #93 [was #4] team owner points. Sinica Motorsports attempted to run Homestead running the #93, but their website now shows no car number and facebook and twitter

Cassill will drive for Front Row at Daytona: UPDATES:

Cassill will drive for Front Row at Daytona: UPDATES:

February 3, 2012
Landon Cassill, the Iowa youngster who formerly was a Hendrick Motorsports development driver and made a bunch more fans in 2011 through his near-full season of work in James Finch's Phoenix Racing Chevrolet, has an opportunity for the Daytona 500 in a Ford. To kick

Cassill will drive for Front Row at Daytona: UPDATE: No

Cassill will drive for Front Row at Daytona: UPDATE: No

February 2, 2012
Landon Cassill, the Iowa youngster who formerly was a Hendrick Motorsports development driver and made a bunch more fans in 2011 through his near-full season of work in James Finch's Phoenix Racing Chevrolet, has an opportunity for the Daytona 500 in a Ford. To kick

Cassill looking for other opportunities:

Cassill looking for other opportunities:

January 12, 2012
Landon Cassill doesn 't have a car to drive in the Sprint Cup Series test this week at Daytona International Speedway and doesn 't know if he 'll have a ride next month for the Daytona 500. After running 32 Cup races last year, including 29 for Phoenix Racing, the

Kurt Busch gets ride for 2012 UPDATE2 more:

Kurt Busch gets ride for 2012 UPDATE2 more:

December 23, 2011
Kurt Busch will drive the #51 Chevy for Phoenix Racing in 2012. Busch put the handshake deal together with team owner James Finch on Wednesday night. "I went to the shop, and on the Christmas tree was a sign that read, 'All we want from Santa is a winning driver,' "

Kurt Busch gets ride for 2012 UPDATE2 more:

Kurt Busch gets ride for 2012 UPDATE2 more:

December 23, 2011
Kurt Busch will drive the #51 Chevy for Phoenix Racing in 2012. Busch put the handshake deal together with team owner James Finch on Wednesday night. "I went to the shop, and on the Christmas tree was a sign that read, 'All we want from Santa is a winning driver,' "

TRG Motorsports would be intersted in Busch:

TRG Motorsports would be intersted in Busch:

December 8, 2011
#51-Phoenix Racing, which finished 30th in the owner points this season with Landon Cassill as its primary driver, and #71-TRG Motorsports, which finished 36th in owner points, don't have a driver signed for 2012. Owned by James Finch, Phoenix has one Cup victory with

TRG Motorsports would be intersted in Busch:

TRG Motorsports would be intersted in Busch:

December 8, 2011
#51-Phoenix Racing, which finished 30th in the owner points this season with Landon Cassill as its primary driver, and #71-TRG Motorsports, which finished 36th in owner points, don't have a driver signed for 2012. Owned by James Finch, Phoenix has one Cup victory with