Michael Waltrip the car owner was at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, his only participation in the Nextel Cup race coming as an announcer for DirecTV.
Waltrip the driver failed to qualify for his second straight race, continuing the frustrating start to his first year as a team owner. David Reutimann, his rookie driver, also failed to make the Las Vegas field and Dale Jarrett had to use a provisional - his third of six available - to make the race.
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Third straight win at track; Gordon, Hendrick Motor Sports teammate, finishes second
Jimmie Johnson’s turning into a sure-bet in Las Vegas. A near-record number of caution flags wasn’t enough to hold off Johnson as he captured his third straight Nextel Cup Series race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, his first checkered flag of the season.
NASCARBristol Motor Speedway will get a long overdue facelift following the Food City 500 on March 25.
NASCARMichael Waltrip the car owner was at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, his only participation in the Nextel Cup race coming as an announcer for DirecTV.
Waltrip the driver failed to qualify for his second straight race, continuing the frustrating start to his first year as a team owner. David Reutimann, his rookie driver, also failed to make the Las Vegas field and Dale Jarrett had to use a provisional - his third of six available - to make the race.
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NASCARLAS VEGAS (AP) -Juan Pablo Montoya’s win in Mexico City is still a hot topic in NASCAR, where many drivers weighed in on his performance in the Busch Series race.
NASCARThe Busch race had an exciting finish, but with a record 12 yellow flags, SPEEDTV.com’s Tom Jensen says the Las Vegas Cup caution record of 10 will fall today. Watch the race on FOX at 4 p.m. ET, get in-race results here and ask Jensen questions.
NASCARKevin Harvick left nothing to the imagination when explaining how he thinks today’s NASCAR Nextel Cup race is going to be at newly reconfigured Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
“The race will suck,” Harvick told the Associated Press. “The paving is awful. It’s rough. They had some guys that pave parking lots …
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