Sprint Cup purses down as NASCAR shifts money to XFINITY, Trucks
Sprint Cup Series teams appear to be racing for just a little bit less money in 2015 as NASCAR has quietly increased the purses for its two national developmental series … Read More
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Busch leads opening practice
Kurt Busch Stewart Hass Racing's Kurt Busch led opening practice for the Auto Club 400 earlier today at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA. With a lap of 186.741 miles … Read More
Roush Fenway’s Chris Buescher to make Sprint Cup Debut this Sunday in California
Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing's Chris Buescher will make his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) debut this Sunday at Auto Club Speedway driving the No. 34 Dockside Logistics Ford for … Read More
Carl Edwards on his practice accident
Carl Edwards Below is a statement from Carl Edwards, driver of the #19 Stanley Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry regarding his accident earlier today in preparation for Sunday's Auto Club … Read More
Michael Waltrip discusses Brian Vickers health
Michael Waltrip MICHAEL WALTRIP, co-owner, Michael Waltrip RacingWhy will Brian Vickers miss the Auto Club Speedway race? "We're here to talk about Brian Vickers. He unfortunately had another episode with … Read More
Moffitt in for Vickers at Auto Club
Another setback for Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing's Brian Vickers will miss this weekend's Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway. Vickers is experiencing a "recurrence" of the blood clots, … Read More
Talladega adding SAFER barriers
Talladega Superspeedway will add an energy-absorbing barrier to three areas of its inside wall prior to its May 1-3 NASCAR race weekend. The high-banked track, configured much like Daytona International … Read More
NASCAR CEO admits ‘Car of Tomorrow’ was complete failure
Brian France It was a tough question for someone so steeped in American motorsports history. But NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France took it on the chin today in Dearborn: … Read More
Hendrick alliance not paying off for everyone
Kevin Harvick Back in the heyday of Bill Elliott's family-run racing success, the brothers were famous for not giving away any of their secrets. Older brother Ernie Elliott was a … Read More
Operation of No. 66 Cup team suspended
The No. 66 Premium Motorsports NASCAR Sprint Cup Chevrolet has withdrawn from the Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway this weekend, team owner Jay Robinson confirmed on Wednesday. However, … Read More
Darrell Waltrip Weighs in on Latest Sprint Cup News
NASCAR's "West Coast Swing" concludes its third of three consecutive stops this weekend at Auto Club Speedway (Fontana, Calif.) after competing in Las Vegas and Phoenix. FOX Sports offers 18 … Read More
MWR sued by former employee (Update)
UPDATE A former Michael Waltrip Racing tire changer claims he was fired from his $160,000-a-year job in August after he demanded to have surgery for an injury suffered on pit … Read More
NASCAR’s TV deal helps BMS overcome attendance downturn
Bristol Speedway NASCAR and Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS) aren't having sellout crowds like they did in the past, but they do have a saving benefactor. The benefactor is broadcasting revenue … Read More
Busch request to reopen Driscoll case denied
Kurt Busch's request to have his protective order hearing reopened by a Kent County (Del.) Family Court commissioner was denied Tuesday. The decision by Commissioner David Jones, while not in … Read More
NASCAR Phoenix TV Ratings
For the first time all season, NASCAR had a year-over-year decline in overnights. NASCAR Sprint Cup racing from Phoenix drew a 3.8 overnight rating on FOX Sunday afternoon, down 21% … Read More
NASCAR Signs Exclusive Seven-Year Extension With Fox Sports Latin America
NASCAR signed a seven-year media broadcast extension with Fox Sports Latin America, ensuring coverage in Latin America for NASCAR events and news on Fox Sports through '21. Fox Sports Latin … Read More
Team Penske named finalist for SBJ Sports Team of the Year
Roger Penske Mooresville, NC (March 16, 2015) – The Sports Business Journal (SBJ) announced today that Team Penske has been named a finalist in the Sports Team of the Year … Read More
Toyota NSCS Phoenix Post-Race Notes & Quotes
Carl Edwards was the top-finishing Camry driver on what was a brutal day for the Toyota stable Carl Edwards (13th) was the highest-finishing Toyota driver in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup … Read More
Haas always believed Kurt Busch
Gene Haas Gene Haas said Sunday he never wavered in his support of Kurt Busch in the aftermath of the controversy over whether Busch assaulted ex-girlfriend Patricia Driscoll at Dover … Read More
Cup cars will now be backed in to start qualifying
The new qualifying procedures create quite a traffic jam on pit road NASCAR continues to tweak its qualifying program, this time turning things around 180 degrees — literally. Starting next … Read More
Kurt Busch Talks Domestic Violence, Anger Issues & More
Kurt Busch Kurt Busch, returning to the seat of the No. 41 Chevrolet Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway for the first time since his indefinite suspension by NASCAR, sat down … Read More
Gordon to run select races in 2016
Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon is not retiring. The four-time NASCAR champion has said it many times over since he announced that 2015 would be his final full-time season in the … Read More
Martinsville race tickets still available
In an effort to give fans even more flexibility when it comes purchasing tickets for the STP 500, the Martinsville Speedway ticket office is extending its hours. With race day … Read More
Arrest warrant issued for #44 team owner
NASCAR team owner John Cohen, whose small Team Xtreme made news last month when it had to miss the Sprint Cup race at Atlanta after its race car went missing … Read More
RAB Racing withdraws from Phoenix race (Update)
UPDATE The #29 RAB Racing team and driver Reed Sorenson have withdrawn from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix this weekend. The team will return to action next … Read More