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Along with rumors that Danica Patrick will move to NASAR full-time in 2012 comes spectulation that her salary will increase significantly from the $12 million she makes currently.
With the added sponsorships she’ll bring, the potential of a Sprint Cup run in 2012, and merchandise sales, her annual salary could easily surpass the $20 million mark, placing her even higher, if not at the very top, on the list of highest paid female athletes.
The Bristol Night Race is one of the most anticipated events in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup series schedule.
Dubbed the Irwin Tools Night Race, this year’s event will be televised live on ABC on August 27, 2011, starting at 7:30 p.m.
Kyle Busch won the 2010 event, with David Reutimann and Jamie McMurray placing second and third, respectively.
For place and time, see NASCAR race schedule.
Rain in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York postponed Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International.
The race is scheduled to start on Monday, August 15 at 10 a.m., although there’s a 60% chance of rain in the region on Monday morning.
Kyle Busch will start on the pole.
For more information on upcoming races, see the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Schedule.
NASCAR Spring Cup drivers travel clear across the country, from Fontana, CA last week, to Martinsville, VA for the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 on April 3, 2011.
The Sprint Cup race green flag time at Martinsville is 1:00 pm. It will be broadcast on Fox TV. Trace Adkins will sing the National Anthem.
Kevin Harvick is coming off a win a Fontana last week in the Auto Club 400.
Mark Martin will be making his 800th Sprint Cup start. Greg Biffle and Jamie McMurray are each making their 300th start.
The first race at Martinsville took place in 1949. Recent winners incude Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Rusty Wallace, and Bobby Labonte. In 2010, the winner’s purse – which went to Denny Hamlin – was $179,225.
On Saturday, April 2, the Kroger 250 Camping World Truck series race begins at 2:00 pm.
See the full NASCAR Schedule.
NASCAR Sprint Cup series racing returns to California for a March 27, 2011 race, the Auto Club 400.
Past winners include Jimmie Johnson (2010), Matt Kenseth (2009), and Carl Edwards (2008).
Johnson took home a purse of $332,803 in his 2010 win here.
Since 2001, the race has been broadcast on FoxTV, with Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, and Larry McReynolds hosting.
Ford Motor Company has 9 wins here; Chevrolet has 5.
The top five drivers in the chase for the Sprint Cup heading into Fontana are Kurt Busch, Carl Edwards, Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman and Paul Menard. Jimmie Johnson is seventh.
What: Auto Club Speedway 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race
Where: Fontana, CA (near Los Angeles)
Green Flag Time: 3:00 pm, Saturday, March 27, 2011
TV: FoxTV, with start time at 3:00 pm
Grammy winner Richard Marx is scheduled to perform the national anthem prior to the green flag. Last year, Grammy winner Kenny Logins performed the national anthem.
Nationwide Series fans get to see drivers in the Royal Purple 300, a Saturday, March 26, 2011 event with a 2:30 pm start time.
Danica Patrick’s two-month hiatus from Nationwide racing to return to IndyCar began a bit earlier than expected last week at Bristol Motor Speedway. She had a run-in with Ryan Truex with 52 laps to go in the race, and was unable to continue.
Also filed under: Auto Club 500, Auto Club 400
Country music sensation Billy Ray Cyrus will sing the national anthem before the Jeff Byrd 500, presented by Food City.
The Jeff Byrd 500 presented by Food City takes place March 20, 2011 at Bristol Motor Speedway, in Bristol, Tennessee. The August race at Bristol, which takes places under the lights after dark, is one of the most popular races in the Sprint Cup series each year.
This is the fourth race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series in 2011. It follows the Kobalt Tools 400 (March 6), which was won by Carl Edwards.
Billy Ray, who was born in Kentucky, has sung the national anthem many times. Here he sings the national anthem at the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs’ home opener in 2010.
Danica Patrick heads to Bristol, coming off her best NASCAR finish ever – fourth place in the Sam’s Town 300 at Las Vegas on March 5, 2011. She started the race at 22nd.
It was the best NASCAR finish by a woman in 61 years.
Patrick is scheduled to race in the Scotts Turf Builder 300, a Nationwide Series race scheduled for 2 pm on March 19, 2011. The race will take place at the Bristol Motor Speedway.
She will drive the GoDaddy #5 car.
Justin Algaier won last year’s event.
This race is part of Patrick’s 12-race schedule in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2011. She races full time in the IndyCar series.
The weekend’s Sprint Cup race, the Jeff Byrd 500 presented by Food City, is March 20, 2011 at 1 pm.
Also filed under: Scotts EZ Seed 300, Danika Patrick
The 2011 spring race at Bristol is named in honor of the track’s long-time president and general manager, who died on October 17, 2010.
The Jeff Byrd 500 presented by Food City takes place at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, on March 20, 2011.
Jeff Byrd promoted the track in a time of tremendous growth for NASCAR and the track itself.
Jimmie Johnson is the defending race winner.
This year marks the 50th NASCAR season for the speedway. In addition to the Sprint Cup event, other events that weekend include the Scotts EZ Seed 300 on March 19.
In August, NASCAR racing returns to Bristol for the Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, on August 27, 2011. It is one of the most popular events of the Sprint Cup Season.
The Jeff Byrd 500, a.k.a. Food City 500, takes place in Bristol, Tennessee, on March 20, 2011.
Jimmie Johnson, the defending race winner, will look for a repeat victory here and a shot at moving higher in the Sprint Cup points standings. He is in 12th place after finishing 16th in the Kobalt 400 in Las Vegas on March 6, 2011.
What: Jeff Byrd 500 presented by Food City
Where: Bristol Tennessee
When: 1:00 pm ET, March 20, 2011
Green flag time: 1:13 pm ET
Television: FOX, 1:00 pm, with pre-race show at 12:00 noon
Radio: PRN, with coverage beginning 12:00 noon
Defending champion: Jimmie Johnson (2010 purse: $199,978)
Past champions include:
2010 – Jimmie Johnson
2009 – Kyle Busch
2008 – Jeff Burton
2007 – Kyle Busch
2006 – Kurt Busch
2005 – Kevin Harvick
2004 – Kurt Busch
2003 – Kurt Busch
2002 – Kurt Busch
2001 – Elliott Sadler
2000 – Rusty Wallace
The NASCAR Sprint Cup points leaders heading into Bristol are as follows.
1 – Tony Stewart
2 – Kurt Busch
3 – Carl Edwards
4 – Juan Pablo Montoya
5 – Ryan Newman
6 – Paul Menard
7 – Martin Truex, Jr.
8 – Denny Hamlin
9 – A.J. Allmendinger
10 – Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Here are the results of the NASCAR Kobalt 400 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The top 10 finishers were:
1. Carl Edwards (2nd time winner, including the 2008 race)
2. Tony Stewart
3. Juan Pablo Montoya
4. Marcos Ambrose
5. Ryan Newman
6. Martin Truex, Jr.
7. Denny Hamlin
8. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
9. Kurt Busch
10. Brian Vickers
Carl Edwards who drove a Ford won a purse of $401,541.
Other notables:
16. Jimmie Johnson (defending race champion)
38. Kyle Busch
The NASCAR Sprint Cup points leaders after the Las Vegas Kobalt 400 are as follows (with today’s finish in parentheses).
1 – Tony Stewart (2)
2 – Kurt Busch (9)
3 – Carl Edwards (1)
4 – Juan Pablo Montoya (3)
5 – Ryan Newman (5)
6 – Paul Menard (12)
7 – Martin Truex, Jr. (6)
8 – Denny Hamlin (7)
9 – A.J. Allmendinger (19)
10 – Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (8)
Just outside of the top 10 are Mark Martin, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, and Kyle Busch.
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Here are the qualifying results for the Kobalt Tools 400, scheduled to take place March 6, 2011. Qualifying took place on Friday, March 6, 2011. Forty four entered to qualify for 43 spots in the race; Brian Keselowski didn’t make the cut.
Top 10 Starting positions
Pole position – #17 Matt Kenseth wins the pole (28.589 seconds; 188.884 mph). Kenseth is a 2-time winner at Las Vegas (2003 and 2004).
2 – #9 Marcose Ambrose
3 – #99 Carl Edwards (2008 winner)
4 – #16 Greg Biffle
5 – #18 Kyle Busch (2009 winner)
6 – #20 Joey Logano
7 – #43 A.J. Allmendinger
8 – #39 Ryan Newman
9 – #56 Martin Truex, Jr.
10 – #5 Mark Martin (1998 winner)
Other positions
14 – #48 Jimmie Johnson (4-time winner: 2005-2007; 2010)
21 – #31 Jeff Burton (2-time winner: 1999, 2000)
The Sam’s Town 300, the Las Vegas Nationwide Series race, takes place Saturday, March 5, with a start time of 3:00 pm ET. It will be televised on ABC, with radio broadcast on PRN starting at 2:30.
Kristen Hertzenberg, who plays the starring role of Christine Daae in Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular at The Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada, will sing the National Anthem at the Las Vegas Kobalt Tools 400.
Also filed under: Kobalt Tools 400, Kobalt Tools 500, Las Vegas 400
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