Backstretch Motorsports

TALLADEGA, ALA. — Jamie McMurray added his name to the victory list Sunday in a surprising finish to a typical race at Talladega Superspeedway.

McMurray, odd-man out in Jack Roush’s compliance move to fielding a maximum of four teams in 2010, crept home the winner in a green-white-checker finish that only made it three-quarters-of-a-lap before a wild crash brought out a caution flag making McMurray the winner.

NASCAR rules allow only one attempt at a green-white-checkered finish and McMurray was in the right position at the right time. [read more...]

Qualifying Fast Facts
Atlanta Motor Speedway
KOBALT TOOLS 500

Coors Light Pole Winner: Mark Martin
Age: 50
Team : No. 5 - Kellogg’s/CARQUEST Chevrolet
Owner: Mary Hendrick
Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson

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Team: No. 26 Crown Royal Ford Fusion

Crew Chief: Donnie Wingo
Chassis: RK-626 (Brand new chassis for the team)

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 11, 2009) — Ryan Newman’s No. 39 U.S. Army Chevrolet suffered an engine malfunction in today’s (Wednesday) first practice session at Daytona International Speedway.

The team was forced to change engines for the afternoon practice session, and under NASCAR rules, an engine change will require Newman to start Thursday’s Gatorade Duel 150-mile qualifying race from the rear of the field. He was scheduled to start the second 150-miler from the outside pole. The engine change will not affect the Daytona 500 starting order.

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DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — Talk about a shootout. They’ll be talking about this one for years to come.

Kevin Harvick drove his Richard Childress Chevrolet to the front of the field on the very last lap Saturday night to capture one of the wildest Budweiser Shootouts in the history of Daytona International Speedway.

Harvick cruised across the finish line after a split-second crash behind him and runner-up Jamie McMurray wiped out a group of contenders, including defending Sprint Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson, contenders Kyle Busch and Brian Vickers, as well as Casey Mears and pole-sitter Paul Menard.

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Jamie McMurray, driver of the No. 26 Crown Royal Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, will be pulling double-duty this weekend at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., as he competes in the Sprint and Nationwide Series events.

If people are looking for a darkhorse, McMurray might be the perfect choice because in 10 career Cup races, he has three top-five and five top-10 finishes. McMurray also has 10 Nationwide starts at the track and has two top-five and six top-10 efforts.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 30, 2008) – The July 4th weekend NASCAR tradition continues this weekend at Daytona International Speedway – the 50th running of what is now known as the Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola. The milestone lends itself perfectly to a By the Numbers:
2 – Margins of Victory in this race that rank in the top five closest since the advent of electronic scoring in 1993. In 1994, Jimmy Spencer beat Ernie Irvan to the line by .008 seconds, which is tied for the fifth-closest MOV since 1993. Last year, Jamie McMurray nipped Kyle Busch by .005 seconds, tying the second-closest MOV ever.

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