NASCAR scraps NYC ‘victory lap’ during banquet week
For the last four years, NASCAR has staged a “victory lap" in the middle of Manhattan a couple of days prior to its Cup awards banquet. It was an incredible … Read More
Category: NASCAR Cup Series
McLaren chief to move to NASCAR
Steve Hallam, Head of race Operations at McLaren is leaving at the end of the season to pursue a career in NASCAR. Hallam was race engineer for the great Ayrton … Read More
Stewart, Earnhardt take swipe at ESPN
When does innovative and interesting become intrusive? To a couple of NASCAR drivers bold enough to bite a hand that feeds the sport, it's what ESPN did on Sunday. The … Read More
Roush Fenway’s Ragan in running for UPS sponsorship for ’09
UPDATE #3 This rumor has been upgraded to 'Fact.' UPS announced on Friday at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway that they will sponsor Roush Fenway Racing's David Ragan starting in … Read More
Rain washes out NASCAR Cup qualifying
Rain has washed out qualifying in Loudon today so Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup field has been set on points with Toyota's Kyle Busch on the pole. POS CAR DRIVER1 18 … Read More
David Ragan to be sponsored by UPS
United Parcel Service announced today that it will sponsor Roush Fenway Racing’s David Ragan in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starting in 2009. The 22-year-old Ragan barely missed making NASCAR’s … Read More
New Yorkers not buying NASCAR
They're supercharged heroes of NASCAR, a sport watched by more Americans than baseball or pro basketball. Jeff Gordon and fellow titans of stock-car racing rolled into Times Square Wednesday to … Read More
McCain to visit NASCAR race Sunday
A visit from a presidential candidate, a free customer transportation system and additional showers in the camping area are just a few of the amenities race fans can expect at … Read More
F1 teams courted Jeff Gordon
(GMM) Multiple NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon has revealed he was courted by teams about switching over to formula one some years ago. For a PR stunt at the US grand … Read More
Cup TV ratings going bust
What has happened to NASCAR's once-soaring TV ratings? It appears that they've crashed and burned over the summer. And now the sport starts its fall Chase for the Championship in … Read More
Ford weekly teleconference
Ford Racing Teleconference moderated by Dan Zacharias with Brian Wolfe, Director Ford Racing Technology, Jack Roush, NASCAR team owner, and John Force, NHRA Funny Car team owner and driver. Teleconference … Read More
Petty taking shots at big owners
Kyle Petty Kyle Petty is taking some hard shots at NASCAR's inability to hold Cup team owners in check and to keep the sport's biggest owners from getting even bigger. … Read More
Montoya confident in direction of Ganassi team
He's lost both of his teammates and his primary sponsor, yet #42-Juan Pablo Montoya remains staunchly committed to car owner Chip Ganassi. So much so, Montoya insists Ganassi is being … Read More
NASCAR TV Ratings continue to plunge
ESPN earned a 3.0 household coverage rating and 3,973,812 viewers for its coverage of the rain-delayed Chevy Rock and Roll 400 Sprint Cup race at Richmond International Raceway Sunday afternoon. … Read More
GoDaddy.com gets in bed with NASCAR
Looks like another IRL sponsor (Danica Patrick personal sponsor) is moving money over to NASCAR. With TV ratings 6 to 7 times higher than the IRL's, with a little salesmanship … Read More
RGM-GEM Proposed merger may be in jeopardy
Robby Gordon said he still wants to merge with Gillett-Evernham Motorsports, despite a suit just filed against him by Gillett-Evernham. Gordon, who has been using engines supplied by Gillett-Evernham this … Read More
Kovalainen not ready to be McLaren no. 2
Heikki Kovalainen (GMM) Just as Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen is not keen to slip into the 'number 2' role to support his own teammate, so too countryman Heikki Kovalainen is not … Read More
Sorenson to bolt early?
Do not be surprised if #41-Reed Sorenson leaves Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates before the year ends. Sources close to the situation say the relationship between the driver and … Read More
Red Bull to become 3-car team?
Jay Frye, who has engineered a solid turnaround at Team Red Bull is back from a post-California trip to the company's Austrian headquarters, and is reported to be seriously considering … Read More
Carpentier to the backmarker Wood Brothers
Len and Eddie Wood may be looking at signing Canadian Patrick Carpentier as their Cup driver next year. Carpentier is apparently out at Ray Evernham’s, and he’s looking for a … Read More
Jeff Gordon was fastest in Cup practice
Jeff Gordon topped Friday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup practice in preparation for Saturday night’s Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Gordon, who ran a lap of 121.534 mph, … Read More
Storms cancel all Richmond activity until Sunday
Fearing for the safety of more than 100,000 fans expected to attend Saturday's Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway, NASCAR officials elected Friday evening to postpone the … Read More
Darian Grubb crew chief for Stewart team
Former Hendrick Motorsports employee Darian Grubb has been named crew chief for Tony Stewart's new entry at Stewart-Haas Racing in 2009. Stewart officially confirmed Grubbs' hiring at a news conference … Read More
Rain washes out Nationwide Qualifying, Cup probably too
Rain wiped out qualifying for Friday night's NASCAR Nationwide Series Emerson Radio 250 at Richmond International Raceway and the field will be set by owner points. Joey Logano will lead … Read More