A Colorado couple can thank some good luck – and NASCAR – for their good fortune; $1 million worth of good fortune.
NBC’s Jimmy Fallon helped get the race going at the Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday.
No. 5 Mark Martin crossed the finish line first and No. 24 Jeff Gordon took second. And their numbers and good racing helped a Colorado couple win $1 million.
Richard and Donna Musgrave of New Castle entered the Lifelock.com 400 NASCAR race contest.
It’s a promotion allowing fans to select the top two winners and sure enough Donna did just that…Â Details
Race car drivers have very good memories and I’m not talking about the wins and loses in their careers.
Race car drivers remember everything.
The LifeLock.com 400 at the Chicagoland Speedway brought that fact to center stage when two drivers decided it was time for some revenge against a fellow driver that had done them wrong.
Ironically they both were aiming for the same driver, NASCAR’s champion Jimmie Johnson… Details
Body-slamming and bump-drafting were the order of the day — at 1.5-mile Chicagoland Speedway, no less — and 50-year-old Martin was the last man standing in a wild LifeLock.com 400.
Pulling away after a double-file restart with two laps left in Saturday night’s Sprint Cup race, Martin won his series-best fourth race of the season and the 39th of his career. Martin gained two positions to 11th in the standings and will have at least 40 bonus points for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup seven races hence, if he can hold a position in the top 12…Â Details
The swift exit of General Motors from bankruptcy protection was good news for NASCAR’s industry leaders, who count on the automaker’s financial support to fund their pricey race teams.
GM emerged Friday after only 40 days under court protection. The sport’s heavyweights like Mark Martin, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. all drive Chevrolets. It’s also NASCAR’s most successful manufacturer, with 32 championships in the Sprint Cup Series.
Hendrick Motorsports standout Jimmie Johnson has won the last three Cup championships in Chevrolets, and team owner Rick Hendrick has long expressed his support of GM, even as the automaker sunk into bankruptcy…Â Details