No. 88 team penalized for rule violation at O'Reilly

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR handed down penalties Tuesday to the No. 88 team that competes in the Nationwide Series for a rule violation committed last week at O'Reilly Raceway Park.

The penalties come as a result of the team violating Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4-J (any determination by NASCAR officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules); and 20A-12.3T (unapproved left front shock absorber) of the 2010 NASCAR rule book. The violation was discovered in post-race inspection on July 24.

Crew chief Tony Eury Sr. has been fined $10,000, while owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. and driver Aric Almirola have been penalized with the loss of 25 owner and 25 driver points, respectively.

Edwards, Keselowski put on probation by NASCAR

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP)—NASCAR has placed drivers Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski on probation following their late-race incident during last weekend’s Nationwide race at Gateway International Raceway.

Edwards was fined $25,000 and docked 60 Nationwide Series driver points and both Edwards and Keselowski were placed on probation through Dec. 31. Jack Roush, owner of Edwards’ No. 60 Ford, was also docked 60 series championship points.

The Carl vs. Brad Saga Continues

Okay folks, I'm going to keep my mouth shut and let you tell me what your opinion on what happened between Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski. Was it a simple racing to the checkered flag incident or a grudge match?

Dillon takes Earnhardt’s No. 3 to Victory Lane

Accident claims life of Alcohol Dragster competitor in Seattle

Top Alcohol Dragster racer Mark Niver, 60, from Phoenix, was involved in a fatal incident today when his dragster crashed in the shutdown area during eliminations at the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways. NHRA officials are investigating the accident. Read the rest of the article here.

Jimmie Johnson becomes a father

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)—NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson is a father, and it won’t interfere with his racing schedule.

Johnson’s wife, Chandra, gave birth to a daughter Wednesday. A Johnson spokesperson said mother and baby are doing well, and no other details will be released.

Wow Part 2

Junior's car was awful all night, however towards the closing laps he managed to get up to 8th briefly. I figured on a top 15 for him and that was it. I never thought it my wildest dreams that the rest of the race would unfold like it did.

First this:


Then this:


And guess who finished in fourth? Yep, Junior.

Wow

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That's all I can say right now is wow. I'm speechless and filled with a lot of emotion.

“I was so worried that I wasn’t going to win,” Earnhardt said in Victory Lane. “Nothing but a win was good enough. It’s emotional, I’m proud of myself, I’m proud of what I’ve done with this group. It was trying emotionally to put it together.”

“This is it. No more 3 for me,” he said.