Danica discusses practice crash at The Glen
WHAT HAPPENED? "I blew a tire. I have no idea. I think it was only two laps, the second lap on tires. So apparently the No. 20 was radioing in … Read More
Category: NASCAR Cup Series
Kimberly-Clark extends with JTG Daugherty
Kimberly-Clark Corp. has extended with JTG Daugherty through 2017. WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (August 8, 2014) – Today JTG Daugherty Racing announced Kimberly-Clark Corporation extended their sponsorship of the No. 47 … Read More
Chase Elliott could run some Cup races in 2015
Chase Elliott Rick Hendrick's plan for NASCAR Nationwide Series phenom Chase Elliott evidently entails a few NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts next season, the champion car owner said Wednesday in … Read More
Rahal and Earnhardt lose National Guard sponsorship (Update)
UPDATE The loss of National Guard is a $12M loss for the Rahal team This quote is attributed to Bobby Rahal, co-owner of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing with David Letterman … Read More
Sprint calls off T-Mobile merger; names new CEO
Sprint confirmed Wednesday Marcelo Claure will take over as president and CEO of the third largest wireless carrier in the U.S. Claure, 43, had served as founder and CEO of … Read More
NASCAR Pocono TV Rating lowest since ’98 (2nd Update)
UPDATE #2 Excluding rainouts, the 2.8 rating is the lowest for the season’s second Pocono race since at least 1998 (ratings prior to 1999 were not available), trailing the previous … Read More
Family sues NASCAR, Pocono over 2012 lightning death
NASCAR blew off a severe storm warning at the Pocono 400 race until the storm got so bad it had to stop the race, and 6 minutes later a fan … Read More
Grandson of NASCAR team owner Felix Sabates killed in accidental shooting
An 18-year-old grandson of Chip Ganassi Racing co-owner Felix Sabates was killed Saturday night in an accidental shooting. According to The Palm Beach Post, Feliciano Sabates was shot by a … Read More
Who will replace Ambrose on Petty team?
If Marcos Ambrose does duck out of NASCAR after 2014, who would drive the No. 9 Ford for RPM come 2015? As long as RPM has sponsorship, there's no chance … Read More
Piquet to make Cup debut at Watkins Glen
Nelson Piquet Jr. Nelson Piquet Jr. is set to make his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut this weekend at Watkins Glen International, his first national series start of the season. … Read More
NASCAR Selects IMG To Manage Global Media Distribution
NASCAR today formally announced that it has selected IMG as its int'l media representative, helping the sanctioning body to form a global media distribution strategy. IMG will focus on increasing … Read More
Wood Bothers to leave Roush Fenway Racing stable
According to AR1.com sources, the Wood Bros are leaving the Roush Fenway Racing stable next year. Our sources say that in 2015 they will get cars and engineering support directly … Read More
Biffle’s new deal with Roush is for three years
Greg Biffle spoke to the media Friday after practice in Pocono:CAN YOU TALK ABOUT RE-SIGNING WITH ROUSH FENWAY? "Every driver has opportunities and I was very thankful that I had … Read More
Gordon says his back is “not great”
Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon spoke to the media Friday morning in Pocono:YOU HAD BACK ISSUES EARLIER AT CHARLOTTE. HAVE THEY FLARED-UP AT ALL SINCE THEN? ALSO ON HAVING 90 CAREER … Read More
Montoya interested in “The Double”
Juan Pablo Montoya says he is open to running both the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600. Montoya, competing in the Verizon IndyCar Series after having spent the past seven seasons … Read More
Ryan Blaney to drive for Wood Brothers in 2015 (Update)
UPDATE Ryan Blaney Blaney does have one career Sprint Cup start, making his debut with Team Penske earlier this season at Kansas. "We're focused on winning the truck championship this … Read More
NASCAR delays Homestead tire test
The Goodyear tire test at Homestead-Miami Speedway has been moved to Sept. 9, when the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship field has already been set. The original test date … Read More
NASCAR Brickyard 400 TV ratings (2nd Update)
UPDATE #2 ESPN finished with a 3.4 rating and 5.2 million viewers for its final telecast of the annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway last Sunday, … Read More
Chip Ganassi to be honored for achievements in his racing career
Chip Ganassi NASCAR, IndyCar and IMSA team owner Chip Ganassi is one of the most low-key guys in motorsports. But on August 7, Ganassi will find himself smack dab in … Read More
Mark Martin returns to Roush…as a coach
Mark Martin Roush Fenway Racing announces that legendary NASCAR driver Mark Martin is returning to the race team where he excelled behind the wheel for almost 20 years – this … Read More
Toyota working on new Camry for 2015
The 2015 Camry is so revolting and has such poor aero lines for racing, NASCAR should let them use a Chevy body and put Toyota front grill decals on it … Read More
Four drivers can clinch chase spot at Pocono
Four more drivers cleared the two toughest hurdles for entry into the 2014 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, joining #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. and #2-Brad Keselowski, both of whom locked … Read More
The blind leading the blind
Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Doug Boles keeps looking for ways to fill seats. He has a full weekend of NASCAR and sports car races leading up to the Brickyard 400, … Read More
Zest to sponsor Stenhouse in 2015
Ricky Stenhouse will carry Zest branding on the #17 Ford in 2015. On Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Roush Fenway Racing announced that with the departure of driver Carl Edwards … Read More
Janssen Pharmaceuticals To Sponsor Chicagoland Sprint Cup Race
Chicagoland Speedway signed Janssen Pharmaceuticals to title sponsor its fall NASCAR Sprint Cup race. The race, which is the first in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, will be known … Read More