Category: NASCAR Cup Series
Tony Stewart: ‘We’ve been through worse’
Tony Stewart – down but not out DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — As Stewart-Haas Racing held a news conference Friday to introduce Tony Stewart's replacement for the Daytona 500, the more … Read More
Brian Vickers In For Tony Stewart At Daytona
Brian Vickers Jonathan Ferrey/NASCAR via Getty Images Stewart-Haas Racing on Friday officially announced Brian Vickers as interim driver of the no. 14 Chevrolet for the upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup events … Read More
Jimmie Johnson On Pole For Sprint Unlimited
Jimmie Johnson will lead the field to the green flag in Saturday night's Sprint Unlimited race at Daytona International Speedway. Crew chiefs randomly drew for their driver's starting position, with … Read More
Larson, Hamlin Lead Sprint Unlimited Practice
Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin were fastest in Friday's practice sessions for Saturday night's Sprint Unlimited race at Daytona International Speedway. Larson led the opening practice session with a lap … Read More
Q & A with Martin Truex Jr.
Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing driver Martin Truex Jr. was made available to the media at Daytona International Speedway: MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 78 Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats Toyota … Read More
Dale Jr.’s Dirty Mo Radio Set for Fourth Season
Dale Earnhardt Jr's empire continues to grow MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 12, 2016) – NASCAR driver and team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced today that one of his digital properties, Dirty … Read More
FOX offers 100 Hours of NASCAR Daytona Speedweeks Coverage
Headlined by the addition of four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon, FOX broadcasts the 58th running of the Daytona 500 — the Great American Race — from the newly renovated Daytona … Read More
NASCAR 2016 Procedural Changes
Maximum Field Sizes / Corresponding New Points Systems NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – Maximum 40-car field (36 Charter team cars, 4 Open team cars), race winner awarded 40 points, 40th … Read More
Brian Vickers Ruled Eligible For Sprint Unlimited Race
Brian Vickers NASCAR has ruled that the no. 14 Chevrolet of Stewart-Haas Racing will be eligible for Saturday night's Sprint Unlimited race despite Tony Stewart not being in the driver's … Read More
#14 car could run Sprint Unlimited with ineligible driver
UPDATE Will someone replace Stewart for the Sprint Unlimited? NASCAR has ruled the no. 14 Chevrolet of Stewart-Haas Racing will be eligible for Saturday night's Sprint Unlimited race despite driver … Read More
Jeff Gordon stars in new Fox chase ad for Daytona 500
Fox Sports this morning is releasing the newest ad in its '16 Daytona Day marketing push around the Daytona 500 – a spoof spot where Jeff Gordon goes on yet … Read More
Franchise Charter system favors the big boys of NASCAR
At first glance, the losers in NASCAR's brand-spankin'-new charter scheme are one-car teams, back-marker operations and car owners whose drivers show up for races with little hope of winning. Of … Read More
Vickers to replace injured Tony Stewart at Daytona
Brian Vickers Tony Stewart is recovering from a fractured vertebra, so Brian Vickers will reportedly take his place in the Sprint Unlimited race at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday. The … Read More
Ganassi to switch to Ford in NASCAR?
Chip Ganassi has great respect for Roger Penske. Penske runs Fords in NASCAR. NASCAR team owner Chip Ganassi has refused to rule out a future switch from Chevrolet to Ford … Read More
Wood Brothers Racing make statement on their future
Wood Brothers "We can't express enough how proud and thankful we are for the overwhelming expression of support for our team. NASCAR has pressed the reset button on the ownership … Read More
Brian Vickers To Sub For Tony Stewart At Daytona
Brian Vickers Brian Vickers is expected to be announced as Tony Stewart's replacement in the no. 14 entry for Stewart-Haas Racing for the season-opening Daytona 500 on Feb. 21 Stewart-Haas … Read More
Hamlin investing in solar farm
Denny Hamlin SunEnergy1, with an investment by NASCAR racer Denny Hamlin's recently formed Won One Energy, will build a 20-megawatt solar farm in Chesapeake, Va. The project will be the … Read More
Jack Roush Statement on Implementation of NASCAR Team Owner Charter Agreement
Jack Roush "I've been in this sport for a long time and am thrilled at the unprecedented collaboration that we’ve seen in the last year between the teams, drivers, NASCAR … Read More
Joe Gibbs Racing, Stewart-Haas Racing each to acquire fourth charter
Both Joe Gibbs Racing and Stewart-Haas Racing are expected to each acquire one of Michael Waltrip Racing’s charters. Rob Kauffman, former co-owner of Michael Waltrip Racing, called it “very likely" … Read More
REV To Sponsor Penske Cars In NASCAR Xfinity, IndyCar Races
Helio gets REV sponsor for Phoenix REV Group announced a multiyear deal with Team Penske across multiple motorsports series, showcasing its American Coach and Fleetwood RV motor coach brands. Rev … Read More
Anheuser-Busch Extends Daytona Deal
Anheuser-Busch announced Thursday a multi-year partnership renewal with Daytona Int’l Speedway (DIS) that extends its status as the exclusive official beer sponsor of DIS and the Daytona 500. The partnership … Read More
NASCAR expected to announce charter system Tuesday
NASCAR will hold a press conference Tuesday afternoon at 1:30pm with NASCAR CEO Brian France where they are expected to announce the details on a new charter system for Sprint … Read More
Tungaloy America joins Team Penske
Team Penske and Tungaloy America today announced a strategic alliance between the two organizations. As part of the new partnership, Tungaloy America will serve as a preferred supplier, as well … Read More
Tony Stewart’s replacement named for Sprint Unlimited
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will replace Tony Stewart in the year's first NASCAR race. That would be the Sprint Unlimited, a 25-car competition on Feb. 13 at Daytona. … Read More