NASCAR Recap: Harvick Wins at Dover and Advances to Contender Round
Defending Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick needed to win Sunday’s race at Dover International Speedway to advance to the second round of NASCAR’s playoffs, and when the pressure was at its highest, Harvick and his No. 4 Chevrolet SS responded with an excellent performance, leading 354 of 400 laps to pick up his third […]
Jeff Gordon One Start Away From Breaking NASCAR’s ‘Iron Man’ Record
Lost in the hoopla of Denny Hamlin’s victory at Chicagoland Speedway, and also overshadowed by the post-race altercation between Kevin Harvick and Jimmie Johnson, a certain career milestone happened for one of NASCAR’s most legendary drivers this past Sunday. Jeff Gordon tied former NASCAR driver Rick Rudd’s “Iron Man” record for the most consecutive starts in […]
NASCAR Recap: Hamlin Wins First Race of Sprint Cup Playoffs Despite Torn ACL
In spite of racing with a torn ACL in his right knee, which he injured only 12 days earlier playing basketball, Denny Hamlin was able to drive his No. 11 Toyota Camry to victory at Chicagoland Speedway, in the first race of the NASCAR playoffs. The victory guarantees Hamlin a spot in the second round of […]
NASCAR Recap: Kenseth Dominates The Field At Richmond
Veteran NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth couldn’t be touched this past Saturday night at Richmond International Speedway, leading 352 of 400 laps, in route to his fourth Sprint Cup Series win of 2015. The win ties Kenseth with Chevrolet driver Jimmie Johnson and Toyota racer Kyle Busch for the series lead with four wins a piece. […]
[VIDEO] Brutal Crash at NASCAR Race Requires 13 Fans To Undergo Medical Evaluations
![[VIDEO] Brutal Crash at NASCAR Race Requires 13 Fans To Undergo Medical Evaluations](https://thenewswheel.com/wp-content/themes/patterns/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fthenewswheel.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F07%2FAustin-Dillon-Wreck.png&q=90&w=760&h=400&zc=1 "[VIDEO] Brutal Crash at NASCAR Race Requires 13 Fans To Undergo Medical Evaluations")
Sometimes fans of NASCAR jokingly say they watch the races just to see the wrecks, but when one of those stock cars actually goes airborne you don’t hear anybody laughing. That was the case at Daytona International Speedway on July 6th, when Austin Dillon’s No. 3 Chevrolet went airborne and collided with the fence that separates […]
NASCAR Offers To Trade American Flags For Their Fans’ Confederate Flags
NASCAR is offering their fans a free American flag this weekend at Daytona if they trade in their Confederate flag. “We want to be inclusive to everyone, and the last thing you want is for anyone to come to a sporting event and really not enjoy that experience because of symbols that really represent things […]
Retiring Jeff Gordon Trying For First Win Of His Farewell Season
After finishing runner-up in the last two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Sonoma, Jeff Gordon is looking to take his No. 24 Chevrolet SS to victory lane for the first time this season. Gordon has five career wins at Sonoma Raceway, with his last win at the track coming in 2006. Sonoma is 1.99-miles […]
Chevy Driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. Looking for Third Straight Win At Pocono
Thirteen races into the NASCAR Sprint Cup season and everything seems normal. Defending series champion Kevin Harvick is leading all drivers in points and Jimmie Johnson has picked up the most wins with four. That’s where all the normal stuff stops. This week, the Sprint Cup Series is racing at one of the oddest tracks […]
Chevy Celebrates National Doughnut Day with NASCAR Donut Compilation
It’s the first Friday of June, and you know what that means: it’s National Doughnut Day! Homer Simpson’s favorite holiday (or, at the very least, a close second to Whacking Day) was created by The Salvation Army in 1938, to honor the volunteers who brought doughnuts to soldiers fighting in World War I. Since then, […]
NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 Preview
The Coca-Cola 600 is the longest race on the NASCAR schedule, so sometimes it isn’t the driver with the fastest car that comes away with the win, but rather the driver with the most endurance. Held at the historic Charlotte Motor Speedway, the race will take place under the lights and the first driver to […]
Jeff Gordon To Join Fellow NASCAR Legend Darrell Waltrip in the Fox Broadcast Booth
Jeff Gordon will be hanging up his racing helmet and picking up the microphone when he joins the Fox broadcast team in 2016. The four-time NASCAR champion previously announced this would be his final season as a full-time driver, but just recently announced his move to Fox. Gordon will be replacing Larry McReynolds, who is […]
Dale Earnhardt Wins Geico 500 at Talladega
Dale Earnhardt Jr. had a heckuva Sunday. Not only did his awesome new paintball-themed commercial for Mountain Dew hit the airwaves, but he also won a race. We will leave it to you to decide which is more significant in the annals of time. Earnhardt won his sixth career Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway […]
Matt Kenseth Breaks 51-Race Drought at Food City 500
Sunday’s NASCAR Food City 500 in Support of Steve Byrnes at Bristol Motor Speedway was a messy affair marred by rain delays that ultimately came down to a green-white-checkered finish. Despite all of this, it was a good day for one man in particular—Matt Kenseth, who broke a year-long winless drought in taking the final […]
Joey Logano Wins 2015 Daytona 500
Joey Logano had an altogether solid 2014, winning five NASCAR Sprint Cup races, earning 16 top five finishes, and just barely missing out on the Sprint Cup Championship in the final round of the inaugural playoff-formatted Chase for the Sprint Cup. Logano rolled into Daytona International Speedway eager to kick off the 2015 season with […]
Chevy Wins 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Manufacturer’s Championship
Bowtie Brand fans rejoice: Chevrolet has officially won the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Manufacturers’ Championship. Although, this shouldn’t come as much of a shock to you, if you follow NASCAR at all. This marks the 12th year in a row that Chevrolet has claimed the title—and the 38th victory overall for Chevy. It also […]
[POLL] Chevy SEMA Offerings: Which Was Your Favorite?
![[POLL] Chevy SEMA Offerings: Which Was Your Favorite?](https://thenewswheel.com/wp-content/themes/patterns/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fthenewswheel.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F11%2FChevy-Colorado-Performance-Concept-4.jpg&q=90&w=760&h=400&zc=1 "[POLL] Chevy SEMA Offerings: Which Was Your Favorite?")
The General definitely stole the show last week with an abundance of Chevy SEMA concepts and performance models. Here’s a review of some of the things we saw from Chevy at SEMA last week: Corvettes Jimmie Johnson’s 1971 Corvette Paul Stanley Corvette Stingray 2009 “Blue Devil” Corvette (restored from sinkhole damage) Camaros 2015 Camaro […]
Chevy SEMA Corvettes Are Sealed with a KISS
Chevrolet has brought two unique Chevy SEMA Corvettes to Vegas this week to put on display at the big show. The first is a vintage ‘Vette from the model’s third generation, but powered by a 6.2-liter Gen V LT1 engine taken from the 2015 Corvette Stingray. It was built with the help of Jimmie Johnson, […]
Joey Logano Wins First Contender Round Race in Kansas
The Contender Round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup got underway on Sunday in Kansas with the Hollywood Casino 400, and it lived up to every bit of drama that could have been expected of it. In a race that saw Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. all knocked out of contention […]