In 284 races spanning seven years and 12 different drivers, Haas CNC Racing never sniffed success.
Its equipment was below par, its sponsorship was inadequate and its drivers started each race knowing they had no chance to win. Johnny Sauter came closest, fifth at Richmond in 2007. So a top-10 finish once in a while was a more realistic goal for the fledgling race team.
Then along came Tony Stewart.
Although few had high expectations for Stewart in his first season as majority owner at … ….Details
NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson was the leadoff defense witness Monday in the Helio Castroneves tax evasion trial, testifying that a lawyer who is also charged in the case has a sterling reputation in the motorsports world.
Johnson, a three-time Sprint Cup winner, said Michigan lawyer Alan Miller has many clients in NASCAR and the Indy Racing League, a circuit where the Brazilian-born Castroneves is a top driver. Both Castroneves and Johnson have received financial guidance from Miller… Details
When the Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 ended Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, there was still plenty of daylight left.
But that didn’t mean some post-race fireworks weren’t expected. Reporters and television cameramen rushed to the side of Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 Ford as it pulled onto pit road after finishing second—again—to race winner Jimmie Johnson, figuring Hamlin had to be hot over how Johnson had moved him out of the way to take the lead for good on Lap 485, just 15 circuits from the finish at the demanding .526-mile short track… Details & VideoÂ