Wednesday, 25 July 2012

Pastrana turns to vet Crafton for help in NASCAR (The Associated Press)

Travis Pastrana smiles as he speaks at a news conference at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., Saturday, July 21, 2012. Pastrana will race in Sunday's NASCAR Nationwide Series auto race. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- Travis Pastrana's NASCAR adventure was supposed to kick off with a bang a year ago, a multi-day ''Pastranathon'' that included performing motorcycle stunts at the X Games, traveling to Indianapolis to make his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut, then returning to the X Games for a RallyCross race.