Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin finished off the Sprint Cup Series final practice Saturday tied for the fastest speeds. Both drivers posted top lap speeds of 183.717 mph as Cup drivers concluded their final preparation for Sunday's Samsung 500. Kyle Busch, who will start on the pole in the Nationwide...
Next month’s Samsung 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series purse establishes a new record at Texas Motor Speedway with the posted awards set at $7,384,649 – up $47,783 from the 2008 race purse. The Samsung 500 is the first of two Sprint Cup races at TMS and both of them are annually among the top...
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on 03-11-2009
Filed under: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Samsung 500, Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch
Following last year’s “Reasons” campaign, Texas Motor Speedway has rolled out another campaign for the upcoming Samsung 500 weekend, this year focusing on the race fans with the idea of “Experience.” The idea centers around the fans and their experience at Texas Motor Speedway...
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Filed under: Samsung 500, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Experience, Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards