After failing to win a Cup Series pole for eight years, Mark Martin now has three in one season.
The ninth driver Friday to make a qualifying attempt at 1-mile Phoenix International Raceway, Martin posted a time (26.903 seconds, 133.814 mph) that stood up against the drivers that followed him on a racing surface that cooled throughout the afternoon — but not as much as Martin expected …Â Details
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After breaking a 47-race winless streak at Texas his last time out, Jeff Gordon hungers for more. And history shows that when it’s feeding time, he often is able to pig out at the expense of all others in the Cup Series.
After taking last weekend off to celebrate Easter, the Sprint Cup Series returns to action at Phoenix International Raceway and Gordon likes his chances in Saturday night’s Subway Fresh Fit 500 (8 p.m. ET, FOX).
Why not?
In 2002, he snapped a 31-race winless streak by winning at Bristol — and followed that up by winning at Darlington the very next week. The next year, he ended a 22-race drought by winning at Martinsville — and followed that up by also winning the very next race at Atlanta…Â Details
American Monster has agreed to a deal with TRG Motorsports to become the primary sponsor on the No. 71 Chevrolet car driven by David Gilliland in the Cup Series. The car will debut this weekend at Phoenix International Raceway.
American Monster is a television concept that will showcase successful, homegrown talent from a variety of competitive arenas. To be an American Monster is to defy the odds and compete at the highest levels relying on little more than your natural talent, innate abilities and pure determination. In 2009, each series will focus on athletes and talent from the Mixed Martial Arts, Monster Trucks, and NASCAR expanding to other sports in the near future. The show will give viewers a behind the scenes view on what it takes to compete against the world’s most sophisticated competition without any of the luxuries of huge budgets, or traditional means of support. The American Monster TV concept will be revealed on FOX Sports Net by the fourth quarter of 2009…Â Details
 A.J. Allmendinger will race for Richard Petty Motorsports in the 2010 Sprint Cup season, the team announced Friday.
“This was an easy decision for Richard Petty Motorsports,” said Tom Reddin, the team’s chief executive officer. “A.J. has done a superb job, both on and off the track in 2009. We want to let everyone know that he’s going to be a vital part of Richard Petty Motorsports for what we believe will be a long-term, winning relationship.”
The Petty team signed Allmendinger before …Â Details