ABC moves end of PIR race to ESPN2
With TV Ratings falling Sunday’s Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway moved from ABC to ESPN2 before it was concluded, which will help to drive TV ratings … Read More
Category: NASCAR Cup Series
Mum’s the word on NASCAR mergers
If teams are talking to others in the garage area about merging, the owners and executives weren’t talking about it Sunday in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series garage. “I can … Read More
Johnson Needs 36th-Place Finish to Clinch at Homestead
Jimmie Johnson’s third consecutive championship is well within reach, needing to finish 36th or better in next Sunday’s season finale Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway to clinch. Even if second-place … Read More
2009 Crew Chief for Newman
UPDATE During SPEEDtv's NASCAR Raceday, Wendy Venturini reported that #43 crew chief, Jeff Meendering, will be Tony Stewart's car chief on the #14 Stewart-Hass Racing Chevy in 2009 and that … Read More
Logano out of the #20..before he gets in?
UPDATE Joe Gibbs Racing president J.D. Gibbs reiterated on Saturday that Joey Logano will drive the No. 20 Toyota in 2009. "Everything he's done up to now he's done exceptionally … Read More
Earnhardt Jr. a flop
For years now AR1.com has told its readers that Earnhardt Jr. is a mediocre driver at best. His results on road courses will tell you all you need to know … Read More
GM begins to reduce NASCAR race sponsorship
UPDATE This week the International Speedway Corporation — Daytona-based parent company to a dozen speedways and assorted subsidiaries — announced a relatively small number of layoffs (50) nationwide. Annual raises … Read More
Red Bull to announce Speed
Red Bull is expected to make if official next weekend at Homestead that Scott Speed will drive the No. 84 car next season. That's been all but set, but Red … Read More
Jimmie Johnson tops Phoenix practice session
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE TIME BEHIND 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 27.094 Leader 2 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet 27.096 -0.002 3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 27.099 -0.005 4 18 … Read More
Phoenix Goodyear Tire Notes
Teams in all three NASCAR series will run the same tire codes at Phoenix this weekend, though those for the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will be branded "Goodyear Eagle," … Read More
NASCAR Texas TV rating
UPDATE ABC’s coverage of the Dickies 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway earned a final national rating of 3.7, the same as last year’s race, the … Read More
PIR expects ‘full house’
Phoenix International Raceway president Bryan Sperber said he anticipates a "full house" for Sunday's Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500. That might not be the same as being sold out. Given … Read More
Harvick worried about nonracing investors
Team owners Jack Roush, Ray Evernham, Richard Childress, Richard Petty and Michael Waltrip have brought in nonracing investors in recent years. Kevin Harvick, who drives for Childress in Cup but … Read More
Jimmie Johnson to be guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
UPDATE A reminder that Jimmie Johnson will be a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno tonight. 11/02/08 Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR driver, Hendrick Motorsports, will be a guest on … Read More
Delphi Continues with Hendrick Motorsports & JR Motorsports
Delphi announced that it will continue its major associate sponsorship of Hendrick Motorsports during the 2009 Sprint Cup Series season. In addition, Delphi will be the primary sponsor for seven … Read More
RCR Reorganizes its Business Unit
Richard Childress Racing has reorganized its business unit to help strengthen the overall performance of the 11-time NASCAR championship-winning organization. Ben Schlosser has been promoted to the position of senior … Read More
Layoffs at Hendrick Racing
During a modest round of layoffs Monday and Tuesday at Hendrick Motorsports, Jimmie Johnson's spotter, Stevie Reeves, was told he would not return to the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet team … Read More
NASCAR Bubba shoots a fellow Bubba
UPDATE Fort Worth police are investigating reports from a 49-year-old Benbrook man who says he may be responsible for the stray bullet that hit an Arlington woman Sunday morning at … Read More
HOF Racing looking at changes, could fold
Hall of Fame Racing's new owners Diamondbacks' executives Jeff Moorad and Tom Garfinkel inherited a contract to get engines and chassis from Joe Gibbs Racing, which switched to Toyota from … Read More
NASCAR says Kentucky would not further NASCAR expansion
International Speedway Corp. turned down an opportunity to buy Kentucky Speedway for $186 million and NASCAR officials indicated the track "would not further NASCAR's expansion goals," according to a filing … Read More
Smallest NASCAR crowd in TMS history
The attendance at Sunday's Dickies 500 was estimated at 171,000, the fewest number of fans for a Sprint Cup race in the history of Texas Motor Speedway. It's a decrease … Read More
Sponsor Texaco/Havoline prepares for final NASCAR race
Texaco/Havoline, which has sponsored a car in NASCAR’s Cup series for the last 22 years, will have its final outing in this weekend’s Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix … Read More
No further penalty for Gilliland
Members of the No. 42 team look over the wreckage Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR David Gilliland swore that he didn’t mean to tag #42-Juan Pablo Montoya on lap 263 … Read More
Hutchens has offer from Stewart Haas
Longtime Richard Childress Racing team executive Bobby Hutchens confirmed Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway that he has a contract offer to become general manager at Stewart Haas Racing. "I have … Read More
Earnhardt Jr. takes critic Miller for a spin
UPDATE A reminder that Robin Miller's unforgettable ride with Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be shown on Wind Tunnel tonight. So did Robin walk away with a new appreciation for NASCAR, … Read More