Archive for May 9th, 2008

Darlington’s fast surface has wraught havoc this weekend, but Lee Spencer says the worst might be coming on Saturday night.

Stewart takes wreck-filled Darlington

Posted by on May 9th, 2008

Tony Stewart must’ve needed a new surface to finally break through at Darlington Raceway.

The two-time Sprint Cup champion had never won here in 19 previous races, four of them Nationwide events, dating to 1996. Yet, Stewart was dominant throughout in gliding to victory in the first race on Darlington’s slicker, repaved surface Friday night.

He was about the only one who got away unscathed.

Greg Biffle didn’t always succeed like he did Friday. Now he wants to reward the person that was always there, says Lee Spencer.

NASCAR testing lineup at NHMS

Posted by on May 9th, 2008

Here’s the complete list of NASCAR drivers that will be testing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, May 12.

NASCAR Camping World Series East (16 Teams)
No., Driver, Hometown, Team, Sponsor/Manufacturer
03, Rogelio Lopez, Aquascalientes, Mexico, Dave Davis Motorsports, Telmex/Lucas Oil Chevrolet
2, Craig Goess, Greenville, …

Hamlin hits wall at Darlington

Posted by on May 9th, 2008

Sprint Cup star Denny Hamlin, who won the past two Nationwide Series events at Darlington Raceway, hit the wall during qualifying and did not make Friday night’s Nationwide race.

Hamlin is still part of Saturday night’s Dodge Challenger 500 in the Sprint Cup series.

He had hoped to jump start his weekend with a good run in the Nationwide race. Instead, he ran up against the wall in turn two and could not continue his lap.

“I feel bad for him.