Everything’s coming up roses for Stewart-Haas Racing.
Five days after owner/driver Tony Stewart won the Sprint All-Star Race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, his teammate, Ryan Newman, ripped off a pole-winning run for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at the 1.5-mile track.
Newman turned a lap in 28.651 seconds (188.475 mph) Thursday to earn the top starting spot for the 600-miler, NASCAR’s longest race. Kyle Busch (188.258 mph) made a concerted attempt to unseat Newman, who gave Stewart-Haas its first Sprint Cup pole, but fell just short after a slight mistake getting into Turn 3…Â Details
NASCAR has called a mandatory meeting for all Sprint Cup drivers and team owners for Tuesday morning at the Research and Development Center in Concord.Â
Spokesman Ramsey Poston said it would be a town hall-type meeting to discuss the state of the sport.
Chairman Brian France and president Mike Helton will attend to answer any questions. Poston said the hope is to have the meetings on a more regular basis.
Speculation in the garage was the meeting is to …Â Details
Randy Moss is going from rule breaker to rule maker as a NASCAR owner in the Camping World Truck Series.
For much of his football career, the NFL receiver was known as much for his tangles with authority as his spectacular playmaking. But Moss has steered clear of trouble the past couple of seasons with the New England Patriots and is now using what he’s learned at the racetrack.
With Moss making a financial commitment and depending on his racing-savvy staff, the two-truck team won its first race at Kansas last month. One of his drivers, Mike Skinner, is second in the points standings through six races.
Not bad for a guy who has made six Pro Bowls, but also has faced …Â Details
NASCAR has suspended driver Carl Long for the next 12 Sprint Cup races and fined crew chief Charles Swing $200,000, the largest penalty in the sport’s history.
Swing also was suspended until Aug. 18 for using an engine that was …Â Details