MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Opinion: Less-than-strict interpretation of yellow-line rule played a part in Talladega confusion.
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
That had to be one of the most fun I have ever seen on a restrictor plate race in a long time. So many different cars wound up leading a lap including Michael Waltrip in a banged up car. We had two major red flag cautions which were amazing. Too bad for Travis Kvapil, Kevin Harvick, and [...]
SI.com (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
TALLADEGA, Alabama -- At restrictor-plate tracks such as Daytona and Talladega, drivers are told they are not allowed to drive below the yellow line that separates the apron of the track from the racing groove in an effort to improve their position. Consider it an out-of-bounds line, similar to a football field.
The Anniston Star Online (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
TALLADEGA -- First, there was the Big One. Then, there was the Really Big One. You didn't really think the wreck Brian Vickers started on Lap 86 was going to be it, did you?
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Travis Kvapil took his first ever Sprint Cup poll for the Amp Energy 500. Sitting along side of him was Casey Mears. Winding going to back of the field was Jimmie Johnson as the team took a last minute look at his car. Also going to the back was Dale Jr. who wound going to [...]
Answer this... (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Dale Earnhardt Inc. had a record week in Talladega qualifying and will start three cars in the Top 5: 1 Travis Kvapil 2 Casey Mears 3 Aric Almirola 4 Regan Smith 5 Paul Menard Ironically, none of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
TALLADEGA, Ala. – One great race won't win a driver the championship, but one horrific one could spoil a driver's championship hopes.
Examiner (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
A pair of once-mighty teams returned to the top of the Talladega Superspeedway leaderboard with very different things to prove.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
A pair of once-mighty teams returned to the top of the Talladega Superspeedway leaderboard with very different things to prove.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
A pair of once-mighty teams returned to the top of the Talladega Superspeedway leaderboard with very different things to prove.
The Anniston Star Online (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
TALLADEGA -- Travis Kvapil turned a lap of 187.364 mph around the 2.66-mile speedway Saturday, giving the 32-year old Wisconsin-native his first Cup pole in his 100th career start.
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Two once-mighty teams returned to the top of the Talladega Superspeedway leaderboard with very different things to prove.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
A pair of once-mighty teams returned to the top of the Talladega Superspeedway leaderboard with very different things to prove. Travis Kvapil won the...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Travis Kvapil won the pole for today's NASCAR Sprint Cup Amp Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway to show Yates Racing is on an upswing after several lean years, and Dale Earnhardt Inc. had a strong day to counter rumblings the team is in trouble. Kvapil turned a lap at 187.364 mph in his Yates Racing Ford to edge Casey Mears' lap of 187.295 in a Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. DEI's Aric Almirola...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
TALLADEGA, Ala., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Travis Kvapil won his first career pole in the Sprint Cup Series Saturday by posting the top time for the Amp Energy 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway. Kvapil's first pole in 100 attempts came after the Ford driver rounded the 2.66-mile oval in 51.109 seconds (187.364 mph). I'm just really proud of everybody at Yates Racing, Kvapil said. This is a brand-new car. It...
