Keselowski cuts hand in victory lane
Brad Keselowski cut his hand while in victory lane at Kentucky and had to go to the infield care center for treatment on his right hand: WHAT HAPPENED IN VICTORY … Read More
Category: NASCAR Cup Series
Joe Gibbs Racing extends Kenseth’s contact; Dollar General expands sponsorship
Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) and Dollar General announce an expanded partnership with a multi-year agreement for the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season and beyond. In addition, JGR announces the … Read More
NASCAR driver Brian Rose accused of scamming investors
A former NASCAR driver is at the center of a $15 million fraud investigation and is accused of creating a fake coal mining company to get money from investors. Federal … Read More
Q and A with Jeff Gordon – talks about improperly built Kentucky track
God this track is killing my back JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media and discussed the bumpy Kentucky track, his … Read More
Kyle Busch plans to win all 3 Kentucky races this weekend
Older brother Kurt Busch did the so-called “Double" in May, competing in IndyCar’s Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 on the same day. Now it’s younger brother Kyle Busch who … Read More
Caterpillar Renews Sponsorship Of RCR’s No. 31 NASCAR Ride
Richard Childress Racing and Caterpillar today announced a renewal of their sponsorship deal for RCR's No. 31 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chevrolet driven by Ryan Newman. Financial terms were not … Read More
Video: Austin Dillon visits Indy ahead of BY400
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Austin Dillon was in Indianapolis on June 25, 2014 where he visited with Indianapolis Colts players Pat McAfee and Matt Overton at the Indiana Farm … Read More
NASCAR facing short Cup field for first time since 2001
For the first time in nearly 13 seasons, a NASCAR Sprint Cup race could start with fewer than 43 cars. The Sprint Cup entry list for the Quaker State 400 … Read More
Black & Decker debuts on the #9 at Kentucky (Update)
UPDATE A reader writes, Dear AR1.com, A new sponsor for Ambrose. Does NASCAR award them with a pole soon. You have to keep new sponsors happy you know – make … Read More
Why auto racing is losing the youth of this country resulting in falling popularity (Update)
UPDATE #2 Boring spec cars are one symptom of the lack of strategic thinking that is plaguing the racing industry. Will the power-to-be wake up and smell the coffee? See … Read More
IMS apron delayed a year; would give taxicabs more room
Seldom has an eight-foot-wide stretch of asphalt been so anticipated and yet so delayed. But as preparations build for next month's NASCAR race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, track officials have … Read More
NASCAR Sonoma TV Ratings
TNT eked out only the third increase in viewership for NASCAR Sprint Cup coverage this season. Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race from Sonoma earned a 2.8 U.S. rating and 4.7 … Read More
Green Flag Experience available at Martinsville
For the first time fans will have the opportunity to watch driver introductions from the track prior to the Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 Powered by Kroger at Martinsville Speedway. … Read More
Kyle Busch makes odd comments about M&M’s
File it under things that make you go "hmm…" but there was an interesting exchange over the #18 Joe Gibbs Racing radio frequency after Carl Edwards won the Toyota/SaveMart 350 … Read More
Daytona To Remove Backstretch Seating After 2015
Daytona Int'l Speedway President Joie Chitwood III said that the 46,000-seat backstretch section of the track will be “removed next year" after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 … Read More
Mid-Ohio eyes NASCAR Cup race
In Ohio, Rob McCurdy reported Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course President Craig Rust wants the track "first in line" if NASCAR ever was to add a road course to the Sprint … Read More
Could Road America, Iowa Speedway Be Added To NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule?
NASCAR officials "have not ruled out changing race dates" for the '15 Sprint Cup Series, and many people this past weekend "wondered aloud … if Road America and Iowa Speedway … Read More
Richard Childress Eyeing Move Into V8 Supercars (Update)
UPDATE V8 Supercars CEO James Warburton said he had no knowledge of Childress' interest. Childress' interest follows on from the much publicized negotiations between V8 team Dick Johnson Racing and … Read More
Home Depot drops NASCAR at end of 2014
The Home Depot orange will be no more The days of the orange, No. 20 Home Depot car are coming to an end, Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal reported. The … Read More
ESPN Cancels “NASCAR Now,” Which Began Airing Daily in ’07
ESPN has canceled "NASCAR Now," the daily studio show that launched in '07 and was the "first program on ESPN devoted strictly to NASCAR." ESPN Associate Dir of Communications Andy … Read More
Exploding Goodyear puts Stewart in wall at Indy
Tony Stewart was running lap speeds more than a second faster in race trim than in the past when he blew a tire during a Goodyear tire test Tuesday at … Read More
Latest on Jeff Gordon’s back
Jeff Gordon Getty Images for NASCAR Jeff Gordon met with members of the media at Sonoma Raceway and discussed many subjects, including his back. (The full transcript can be found … Read More
Chevy continues to eat Ford’s lunch (Update)
UPDATE Carl Edwards will never be NASCAR champion driving a Ford. History has shown over many decades that Chevy powered cars eat Ford's lunch far more than the other way … Read More
Part Two of NASCAR’s Mike Helton Interview on “State of the Sport”
Mike Helton NASCAR President Mike Helton continued his exclusive two-part, sit-down interview with NASCAR RACE HUB co-host Danielle Trotta on Thursday, June 19, covering topics facing NASCAR heading into 2015, … Read More