Category: NASCAR Cup Series

In recent years, NASCAR officials have offered a variety of reasons for declining television ratings, ranging from competition from the NFL, an overall decline for most top-rated shows, boring finishes … Read More

Tony Stewart and Darrell Waltrip (as The Bandit and Snowman) return from their challenge trip to Texarkana with a truck load of Mobil 1 — the Official Motor Oil of … Read More

Fox Sports didn't break any agreements with NASCAR in moving the rain-delayed race at Bristol to Fox Sports 1 Sunday night. Once the Sprint Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway … Read More

Safety-Kleen and its premium refined motor oil brand, EcoPower, have signed a team-wide sponsorship agreement with Roush Fenway Racing. While EcoPower will be the official oil partner for Roush Fenway … Read More

We’re four races in and Toyota hasn’t made it to Victory Lane? Their 0-for-4 performances, thus far highlight some weaknesses at both Joe Gibbs and Michael Waltrip Racing. Combined, Toyotas … Read More

People often say that sports is like a religion. Passion is a good thing, but there are always extremes. Consider the creepy case of a NASCAR Bubba wife in Tennessee … Read More

Danica Patrick had an eventful Food City 500, raising the ire of a teammate, being involved in a wreck early, another wreck late and eventually finishing a solid 18th. The … Read More

The hits keep coming in Bristol as Danica Patrick slams into Clint Bowyer on pit road under caution. Note the sparse crowd.

A long and bizarre day came to an unusual finish Sunday night when the caution lights were accidentally turned on from the flag stand and rain then prevented an attempt … Read More

The Food City 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway is currently under a red-flag condition due to rain. Drivers have completed 124 laps of the 500-lap … Read More

Michael McDowell calls Matt Kenseth's suggestion that McDowell has tested for Team Penske's benefit a matter of "sour grapes." Kenseth raised the issue after qualifying Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway … Read More

Qualifying [at Bristol] went without a hitch. No wrecks, no traffic jams, no apparent problems with cars cooling their engines. Drivers universally praised NASCAR's decision this week to permit cool-down … Read More

UPDATE For the third straight week, 'final' ratings and viewership dropped for NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series. Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Kobalt Tools 400 from Las Vegas drew a 4.5 final … Read More

Danica Patrick lost control of her car on just her third lap on the track Friday, turned into Parker Kligerman and then hit the wall at Bristol Motor Speedway. Patrick … Read More

At least one NASCAR fan remains livid at Las Vegas Motor Speedway officials after he and thousands of other race fans who attended Sunday’s Kobalt 400 race were not allowed … Read More

Guest star Darrell Waltrip joins the Bandit (Tony Stewart, driver of No. 14 Mobil 1/Bass Pro Chevy) as the Bandit, The Snowman and Fred the dog get ready to depart … Read More

NASCAR notified its teams this afternoon that effective immediately the following modifications apply to all elements of its national series qualifying including the breaks:-One cool down unit connected through either … Read More

Richard Petty is going back home to Level Cross, N.C. – the Richard Petty Museum, that is. Ribbon cutting ceremonies and an open house will take place Wednesday evening at … Read More