4 days ago
By Blake Smith and Moon Mullins
ALL STAR BREAK WEEK
NASCAR has reached the weekend in the schedule where “big picture racing” and competing for points is out the window. It’s time for the Sprint All-Star Race with up to two million dollars in prize money! As we enter the break, Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Clint Bo
2 weeks ago Weekend Preview: Bojangle’s Southern 50
By Blake Smith and Moon Mullins
Thunder Valley, the magic mile, the tricky triangle, the beast of the southeast, the paper clip and the rock…these are some of the nicknames for NASCAR’s most famous tracks. While these tracks are staples to the touring series’, none have as much h
4 weeks ago Weekend Preview: Toyota Owners 400
The Sprint Cup Series returns to the track under the lights for this weekend’s Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway. This will be the ninth race of the se
March 22, 2013 Weekend Preview: Auto Club 400
By Blake Smith and Moon Mullins
Chevrolet celebrated their second win of the season as Kasey Kahne drove his #5 Great Clips Chevrolet into victory lane at Bristol last Sunday. Kyle Busch finished second, Brad Keselowski finished 3rd, Kurt Busch ended
February 15, 2013 Our NASCAR expert, Blake Smith is here to look at tomorrow night's race.
WBKR Preview: The Sprint Unlimited
The turkey has been eaten, presents unwrapped, the ball has dropped in New York City and Cupid has made his yearly visit so it can only mean it’s time for one thing … NASCAR!
A combination of 2012 Sprint Cup pole winners and past champions of the Sprint Unlimited will take to the track a couple days earlier than the rest of the competitors in preparation for The Sprint Unlimited on Saturday night, which you’ll hear on WBKR and wbkr.com.
The nineteen drivers entered f
February 9, 2013 WBKR NASCAR Report
As we enter into the final weekend of the off-season (AT LAST!!), NASCAR pays tribute to 5 hall of fame members inducted on Friday at the 2013 NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony. These drivers include Buck Baker, Cot
February 2, 2013 More on Danica in a moment. Right now, Blake Smith has this week's:
WBKR NASCAR Report
With the 2013 Daytona 500 just three weeks away, puzzle pieces are starting to come together to form what should be an exciting and revolutionary season for the organization’s 65th anniversary season. Teams are busy preparing for Speedwee
January 26, 2013 WBKR is your NASCAR station and when the cars are not racing, we keep up with the off-season, too. Blake Smith is here with:
WBKR NASCAR Report: Charlotte Media Tour
Charlotte was filled with motorsports media members from around the country for this week’s NASCAR Sprint Media Tour hosted by Charlotte Motorspeedway.
November 17, 2012 No, it is not Hank Williams, Jr. pictured with Blake. You'' have to wait to see who Blake picks as the winner after his preview of the season finale:
Season Finale Preview: Ford EcoBoost 400
After a controversial finish to last week’s Advocare 500K in Phoenix, only 2 drivers remain mathematically in contention for the 2012 Championship. Going into this weekend’s race at Homestead, Brad Keselowski leads the 5-time champion, Jimmie Johnson by 20 points. Kasey Kahne and Clint Bowyer, who find themselves in 3rd and 4th in point standings, are 50+ points back from the leader.
November 9, 2012 Our buddy, Blake Smith has his analysis ready as we wind down the season.
Weekend Preview: Advocare 500K
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be traveling west for this weekend’s Advocare 500K at Phoenix International Raceway. Sunday’s event will mark the 33rd Sprint Cup Series race at the Avondale, AZ track which held it’s first race in 1988. This will be the 3rd race for the series on the track after it’s resurfacing was completed last fall.
November 2, 2012 Moon and Blake here with a look at a:
Weekend Preview: AAA Texas 500
After a weekend of bumping, braking and short track tempers at Martinsville, teams head to Texas for this weekend’s AAA Texas 500. This weekend will be the 24th Sprint Cup Series race for the Texas track, which opened in 1997. Four drivers have competed in all the races at Texas Motor Speedway, they are Mark Martin, Jeff Burton, Bobby Labonte and Jeff Gordon.
October 19, 2012 Weekend Preview: Hollywood Casino 400
On a country music note, Juan Montoya’s car this weekend will be red-but not for his usual Target sponsorship but for Taylor Swift’s new album “Red.” The deluxe edition of her fourth studio album, Red, will be available exclusively at Target and Target.com nationwide on Oct. 22, just one day after the big race. His traditionally red racecar will be painted stark white with bright red detailing, and features the artwork from Taylor 's Red CD cover.
Following last week’s Sprint Cup Series homecoming in Charlotte, the series is back on the road this weekend for the Hollywood Casino 400. After Wednesday and Thursday test sessions, drivers and teams may be thinking like Dorothy and saying “We aren’t in Kansas anymore.”
