Just as they have all season long, the McCune family kicked off the final weekend of the Must See Racing Sprint Car Series season in dominating fashion, sweeping Friday’s twin 20-lap qualifying races for the MSR Championships at Hickory Motor Speedway.
NSCS: Front Row Fury; Jimmie Johnson Dominates to Win Budweiser Duel No. 2 at Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. and CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Report by Race Chaser Online Managing Editor Jacob Seelman — Jerry Markland/Getty Images North America photo — Jimmie Johnson made a statement about the Hendrick Motorsports “48/88” shop on Thursday night — the two cars that inhabit it will be contenders to win Sunday’s Daytona 500. After watching his shopmate and teammate Dale Earnhardt …
NSCS: Last to First; Dale Earnhardt Jr. Claims Budweiser Duel No. 1 at Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. and CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Report by Race Chaser Online Managing Editor Jacob Seelman — Patrick Smith/Getty Images North America photo — Dale Earnhardt Jr. said he had the “fastest car in the field” in Daytona 500 practice on Wednesday. He backed it up solidly in primetime on Thursday night. Earnhardt used a power move to the inside …