Josh Grant can almost hear the wheels turning when motorcycle fans see him and his Joe Gibbs Racing motocross team getting ready for an AMA Supercross race.
Joe Gibbs Racing? Motorcycles? Really?
Believe it.
Grant understands the curiosity. He also was a little surprised when he first saw JGRMX join the popular Supercross series last year. But the more he thought about it, the more it made sense.
“I was like, ‘You know what? That’ll open our sport up to a new side and open up new opportunities for riders to get into NASCAR,†Grant said… Details
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What do NASCAR drivers talk about when they’re not racing around the track?
Why, food, of course.
Whether it was Dale Earnhardt Jr. talking about his new diet, the Busch brothers talking about how they’d like to open a string of In-N-Out franchises in the Carolinas, or Mark Martin talking about his distain for greasy, fatty meals, food was very much the topic of conversation this weekend at Phoenix International Raceway, where the entrée was, of course, the Subway Fresh Fit 500.
“I just changed my diet a lot, and I’m running … Details
Denny Hamlin didn’t break 110 mph Tuesday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, but he still was impressed with a car whose speed pales in comparison to that of his Sprint Cup ride.
“I thought it wouldn’t take off as well as a combustion engine,” Hamlin said after about an hour making laps in a 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid that will pace the Coca-Cola 600 on May 24 at the 1.5-mile oval. “The pickup was surprising; I’m amazed it takes off as good as anything.” … Details
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Casey Mears were penalized Tuesday for intentionally bumping cars after the race at Phoenix International Raceway.
NASCAR put both drivers on probation for the next six races, but neither was fined or lost any points. It was an about-face from Saturday night, when officials said they would not punish the drivers for their post-race skirmish.
“We had a weekly competition meeting, we had a good discussion about it, and we decided to put the drivers on probation so the situation did not escalate,†said NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston.
Contact between the two caused Earnhardt to crash with 11 laps to go …Â Details