Mears to compete in Sprint Unlimited
Casey Mears will join the 25-car Sprint Unlimited next week, a team spokesperson confirmed Friday. The Germain Racing driver will be the third competitor to be added to fill the … Read More
Category: NASCAR Cup Series
Premium Motorsports Purchases the No. 36 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Team
Premium Motorsports has purchased the assets from the 2014 NSCS No. 36 team from Tommy Baldwin Racing. The No. 36 team ran the full schedule in 2014 and finished 35th … Read More
Mark Martin no longer working with Roush Fenway
Old man Mark Martin NASCAR Sprint Cup Series veteran Mark Martin, who was hired last July as a driver development coach for Roush Fenway Racing, is no longer with the … Read More
Attorney: Kurt Busch has domestic violence problem
Busch's attorney accused Driscoll (L) of trying to ruin Busch because he dumped her Kurt Busch and his attorneys engaged in a smear campaign to cover up the driver's alleged … Read More
Stewart still says no plans to run sprint cars in future
Tony Stewart Nearly six months after his role in an accident that claimed the life of 20-year-old sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr., Tony Stewart says he has no plans … Read More
Mike Wallace to attempt Daytona 500 in #66
Per a tweet from Chris Knight of Catchfence: "@MikeWallace01 to attempt DAYTONA 500 with Premium Motorsports in #66 X8 Energy Gum Toyota." Wallace ran 5 races for the team last … Read More
ECR Engines Promotes Richie Gilmore from COO to President
ECR Engines has promoted longtime Chief Operating Officer Richie Gilmore to the position of President. The championship winning engine builder will assume his new role effective immediately. Gilmore, 50, is … Read More
FOX Sports 1 Remembers Transformative 1979 Daytona 500 With Two Specials Airing
The fight that changed the history of NASCAR "And there's a fight … between Cale Yarborough and Donnie Allison! The tempers overflowing; they're angry; they know they have lost, and … Read More
Gordon talks more about TV plans
Rick Hendrick and Jeff Gordon Four-time NASCAR premier series champion Jeff Gordon was a guest Tuesday on "FOX & Friends," and he discussed more details of his new job as … Read More
Sabates closes Bentley dealership
For those who drive a Bentley, or hope to soon, High Point, NC is your likely destination, not Charlotte. NASCAR team owner Felix Sabates opened the first and only Bentley … Read More
NASCAR issues several rule updates for coming season
NASCAR issued a bulletin Monday with updated rules for the coming season for Sprint Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series. Among the updates: Only drivers who are licensed and … Read More
Closing statements filed in Busch hearing
Driscoll and Busch Attorneys filed their closing arguments Tuesday in the no-contact order hearing involving NASCAR's Kurt Busch. The written summations mark the closing stages of an atypical hearing that … Read More
RCR settles lawsuit with McCall over move to Ganassi
Richard Childress Racing has settled its lawsuit with former engineer Matt McCall, who left the organization after the 2014 season to crew chief at Chip Ganassi Racing. RCR had sued … Read More
Gordon doesn’t want car number 24 retired
Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon knows some of his fans would rather not see the #24 on the car of another Sprint Cup driver. But he believes Chase Elliott will have … Read More
Toyota announces ’15 race program, return to WRC in ’17
Testing of the Toyota Yaris WRC for 2017 Toyota Motor Corporation has announced its motorsport activities for 2015 and revealed that it will return to the FIA World Rally Championship … Read More
Dale Earnhardt Jr. has no thoughts about retiring
Dale Jr. With Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon ready to call it quits at the end of the upcoming season, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was asked Thursday about his own eventual … Read More
NASCAR to induct ’15 HOF class tonight
The NASCAR HOF will induct its '15 class of Bill Elliott, Fred Lorenzen, Wendell Scott, Joe Weatherly and Rex White in a Friday 8:00pm ET ceremony at the Charlotte facility. … Read More
Chase Elliott Expected to Make Sprint Cup Debut (Update)
UPDATEThis rumor is upgraded to 'fact' based on this AR1.com report. Hendrick Motorsports is expected to announce that 2014 XFINITY Series champion Chase Elliott will make his Sprint Cup debut … Read More
NHMS GM arrested, charged with indecent exposure
From USA Today — New Hampshire Motor Speedway general manager Jerry Gappens was arrested last week and charged with indecent exposure and lewdness, according to WMUR-TV in Manchester, N.H. Gappens … Read More
Grainger Joins RCR in a Multi-Year Partnership
Richard Childress Racing and Grainger announced a multi-year partnership that brings a leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products to NASCAR. Grainger will serve as the … Read More
Richard Petty: #9 is Chase Elliott’s if he wants it
His father Bill Elliott in the #9 in 1985 On Wednesday, NASCAR Sprint Cup team owner Richard Petty said he's not "emotionally attached" to #9, which Marcos Ambrose carried at … Read More
Ford ups its NASCAR game with new performance center
Tired of getting their lunch eaten by Chevy, Ford opens a new performance center Ford's NASCAR teams may have a slight advantage heading into the 2015 NASCAR season. Ford's new … Read More
Chase Elliott To Drive no. 24 Car in 2016
Hendrick Motorsports announced today that 2014 XFINITY Series champion Chase Elliott will take over as driver of the no. 24 Chevrolet in the Sprint Cup Series, replacing the retiring Jeff … Read More
NASCAR Hall of Famer David Pearson recovering from a mild stroke
David Pearson after winning the famous 1976 Daytona 500 over Richard Petty The family of David Pearson said the Hall of Famer driver is recovering well from a mild stroke. … Read More
Wood Brothers and Ryan Blaney expand their schedule
Ryan Blaney The Wood Brothers (#21 Ford) went searching for a driver for 2015 and found Ryan Blaney and are expanding their schedule with the 21-year-old winner in Xfinity and … Read More