NSCS: Friday Notes and Quotes from the Brickyard

Denny Hamlin:

Very important to qualify well at this racetrack. Felt if we could come here and beat these guys it would be a big morale boost for us and a big shot in the gut to them . Drivers don’t give each other positions like they used to. Everyone battling now to keep good track position, that’s why you see more wrecks now.

NSCS: Tony Stewart Says Not A Lot Of Opportunities For New Drivers

Tony Stewart was the featured guest this week on the weekly teleconference that NASCAR hosts for the media. In addition to the standard questions about his teams and their driving performance, he also took the time to explain what he feels might be a future problem for the sport of racing – lack of driving opportunities for up and coming drivers.

Gas and Go: Episode 15 – Tony Gibson, Crew Chief for No. 39 Haas Automation Chevrolet

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NASCAR crew chief Tony Gibson from Stewart-Haas Racing joins us to talk about the success that the entire organization had this past weekend at New Hampshire, but also talks about their overall season and his relationship with Ryan Newman. Gibson collected his second DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race Award, and Tony Stewart picked up the O’Reilly Auto Parts Position Improvement Award. Another great show with candid conversation.

NSCS: Johnson Out-Shoves Busch For Second Straight Win

Late in the Lenox Tools 301 Jimmie Johnson got around Jeff Burton for the lead and it appeared to be another easy victory for the 48 team. However later that lap Burton made contact with Kyle Busch which caused a caution.

This bunched the field back up, and on the restart with five laps to go, Johnson received a bump-and-run from Kurt Busch for the lead.

Busch however made the move a little too early…

Matt Poole Chasing His Dream In Honor Of Fallen Loved Ones

He’s past his prime. He doesn’t have a chance. Those are usually some of the things people say about 46-year old aspiring race car drivers, but Matt Poole of North Carolina is proudly fighting against the odds, and he’s winning.

NSCS: Unstoppable? Hamlin Dominates For Fifth Win Of ’10

It’s becoming a recurring theme with each passing week, Denny Hamlin led the most laps Sunday en route to victory at the Helluva Good 400 at Michigan. The only time it even appeared that Hamlin might not win the race was directly after a green flag pitstop where his car hiccuped when there was an air bubble in his fuel line.

NSCS: Moving Day of Rememberance, Great Day of Racing

Memorial Day weekend. A time to sit back and thank our military for the ultimate sacrifice, their lives for our freedoms and liberties. It’s also a day full of racing action.

NASCAR has always been a huge supporter of the military and Charlotte Motor Speedway has always done a great job with showcasing what the military does for us as well as in remembering those who have fallen. Today was no different.

Tony Stewart and a Fast Track – Nothing To Do With Race Cars

There’s a Race in Indy this weekend but it isn’t on the track. It’s at the Indianapolis Zoo! What an incredible evening. It was about 86 degrees out and as Michael Crother, President and CEO of the Indianapolis Zoo said, it is hotter in Indy this evening that it was in Namibia when they visited there. With funding donated by Polly Hix and her husband Tony Fair, long time supporters of the Zoo, and with continuing education funding and support provided by The Tony Stewart Foundation, this exhibit will open to the public this Saturday.

NSCS: All-Star Race – A Beaten and Battered Kurt Busch Takes the Million

After the Showdown, the first three segments of the 2010 All-Star race were pretty slow and non-eventful. But the final ten laps, gave all the drama needed to make the race exciting.

NSCS: Losing His Swagger? Old Spice Leaving Tony Stewart

The Charlotte-Observer broke the news today that Old Spice will be leaving Stewart-Haas Racing at the end of the 2010 season. Stewart has been partnered with Old Spice for more than a decade, and an Old Spice brand spokesman says that the decision was based on a change in marketing strategies.