Stewart mechanic has championship background

The championship lineage of the No. 14 team of Stewart-Haas Racing is impressive and deep.

The championship lineage of the No. 14 team of Stewart-Haas Racing is impressive and deep.

Glued to Carl Edwards’ bumper as they raced for the lead around Talladega Superspeedway, young Brad Keselowski showed no signs of letting off the gas pedal. He peeked high, and Edwards cut him off, then ducked low to try to pass.

When Carl Edwards took revenge on Brad Keselowski near the end of last Sunday’s Sprint Cup race in Atlanta, it did more than just wreck Keselowski’s No. 12 Dodge — dramatically.

Cup Series teams will assemble on Tuesday, March 16 for an important early-season test at Talladega Superspeedway.

Team owner Jack Roush said Wednesday he’s satisfied with the penalty NASCAR levied against driver Carl Edwards for his intentional accident with Brad Keselowski.

Despite NASCAR president Mike Helton’s concern about Brad Keselowski’s airborne car Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway, don’t look for a solution to flying stock cars in the short term, if ever.

Asked following Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway if Goodyear took a step in the right direction with the type of tire it brought to the 1.54-mile track, driver Ryan Newman pulled no punches.

NASCAR president Mike Helton on Tuesday announced Sprint Cup driver Carl Edwards had been placed on probation for the next three Sprint Cup races as a result of Edwards intentionally wrecking Brad Keselowski this past Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Elliott Sadler didn’t seem to care much about who was at fault in the simmering feud between Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski. He was much more concerned about the No. 12 car flipping through the air after the two drivers clashed Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

International Speedway Corporation announced it has named Rick Humphrey as managing director of business operations. Humphrey accepted the role from his most recent position as president of Talladega Superspeedway. W. Grant Lynch Jr., chairman of Talladega Superspeedway and vice president of strategic projects for ISC, will assume the responsibilities for day-to-day operation of the facility.