Backstretch Motorsports

Juan Pablo leaps over competitors to find fourth points position

Pure Mark Martin style - that’s the only way to describe it. He is truly “living the dream” in running for a championship in a Rick Hendrick-owned Chevrolet, a championship that is about the only thing he has not won in his career.

Starting from the 14th position at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Mark Martin opened the 2009 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with a victory.

Four of the top five finishers are in The Chase for The NASCAR Sprint Cup.
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Qualifying Fast Facts
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
SYLVANIA 300

Coors Light Pole Winner: Juan Pablo Montoya
Age: 33
Team : No. 42 - Target Chevrolet
Owner: Teresa Earnhardt
Crew Chief: Brian Pattie [read more...]

LOUDON, N. H. — Sometimes, the sun shines even though it’s raining.

Ask young Joey Logano. A late-race rainstorm stopped the LENOX Industrial Tools 301 after 273 of the scheduled 301 laps, giving Logano his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.

The 19-year-old rookie, who turned 19 on May 24, was probably the only happy driver when NASCAR announced the race official, but veterans of the sport would quickly tell the youngster to enjoy his win because “there’s no telling how long it might be before he wins another one.” [read more...]

LOUDON, N.H. — Kyle Busch has been in a holding pattern of frustration lately, leading the most laps in a NASCAR Nationwide Series race, and not getting the victory. He changed that today by winning Saturday’s Camping World RV Sales 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon.

In a trade of fortunes. the driver of the No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) earned the win by beating his teammate, Joey Logano, to the stripe by .617 of a second. It was Busch’s fifth Nationwide Series win of the season and his first since taking the checkered flag three weeks ago at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway.

In the final 10 laps, Logano closed up to the rear bumper of Busch’s No. 18 Toyota in lapped traffic, but Busch eventually pulled away to win his fifth race of the season by .617 seconds over his teammate. [read more...]

Kasey Kahne proved one thing on Sunday at Sonoma.. it ain’t over till it’s over, and the fight goes on to fall of the checkers.

But the season takes a definite turn in pressures come this Sunday. The one-mile flat oval of New Hampshire Motor Speedway takes center stage.

It marks the start of the summer stretch of ten races leading to the absolute 10-race Chase for NASCAR’s top prize, the Sprint Cup. [read more...]

LOUDON, N. H. — Greg Biffle, a true, hard-charging stock car driver,
hasn’t been talked about that much in the buzz leading up to NASCAR’s
Sprint Cup Chase for the Championship. Some might say he was “The
Forgotten Man.” Not anymore. Biffle won Sunday.

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Race Fast Facts
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Camping World RV Rental 200

Race Winner: Ron Hornaday Jr.
Age: 50
Team : No. 33 - Camping World Chevrolet
Owner: Delana Harvick
Crew Chief: Rick Ren

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The field for Sunday’s Sylvania 300 will be set by the provisions set forth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rule book. Chase to the Sprint Cup drivers will start in their seeded positions in the standings

The top seed in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Kyle Busch was third-fastest in Friday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for Sunday’s Sylvania 300. With rain canceling qualifying, he will start the race on the pole.

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Roush Fenway Racing and UPS announced today that David Ragan will be behind the wheel of the No. 6 UPS Ford Fusion in 2009. The official press conference was held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway infield media center.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup is one big Numbers Game; 10 races, 10 tracks, 12 drivers, one champion. Here are a few more:

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