Logano to drive in 7 Sprint Cup races
Joey Logano will drive in seven Sprint Cup races this fall as a tuneup before the 18-year-old star begins his full-time ride at Joe Gibbs Racing. Logano, who will replace … Read More
Category: NASCAR Cup Series
HOF Racing announces drivers plans
Hall of Fame Racing announces Driver Plans for Upcoming Races: Rookie Joey Logano will drive the #96 DLP HDTV Toyota in five Sprint Cup Series races for Hall of Fame … Read More
Busch and Edwards put on six-race probation
NASCAR announced Wednesday it has placed Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards on probation for the next six Sprint Cup Series races as a result of their on-track brush on the … Read More
Tony Stewart to name new Crew Chief
Tony Stewart who became half owner of Stewart-Haas Racing in July is expected to announce soon that Darian Grubb will become his crew chief in 2009 Grubb, currently a team … Read More
Gibbs team and Busch to get revenge on Edwards
J.D. Gibbs and Carl Edwards spoke briefly after Saturday's race at Bristol, shortly after Edwards had beaten Gibbs' driver Kyle Busch and then had a post-race altercation on the track. … Read More
Sorenson in, Carpentier out at GEM
UPDATE #5 Chip Ganassi, Team Owner of Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates: "After much internal discussion over the last few months we agreed that parting ways with Reed was … Read More
Bristol TV Ratings Down
ESPN's live coverage of the Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway earned a 3.5 household coverage rating, down from a 4.1 for last year's telecast on ESPN. Viewers … Read More
Zipadelli and team plan to battle through distractions
Joe Gibbs Racing crew chief Greg Zipadelli will take on the challenge of mentoring rookie Joey Logano next season in the Sprint Cup Series, but for now he is trying … Read More
Budweiser Shootout features new format for 2009
The Budweiser Shootout, NASCAR's season-opening event, will undergo a major format change in 2009 with the top-six drivers in owner’s points for each car manufacturer eligible for a starting berth. … Read More
Reed Sorenson to join GEM in 2009
Gillett Evernham Motorsports officials announced today that Reed Sorenson has signed a multiyear contract to join the organization beginning with the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. The team did not … Read More
Andy Petree discusses Auto Club Speedway
Quotes from ESPN Analyst and Two-Time NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Crew Chief Andy Petree on Auto Club Speedway. Andy Petree, NASCAR analyst for ESPN, was a 25-time NASCAR Sprint Cup … Read More
New Hire by Roush Fenway Racing
Fenway Sports Group (FSG), a premier sports marketing agency that specializes in representation, sponsorship sales, event marketing and strategic marketing consulting, announced it has appointed Brian Corcoran as Executive Vice … Read More
Ganassi team confident of sponsor for Montoya
Chip Ganassi Racing President Steve Lauletta is confident that the team can find sponsorship to fill the 18-race void for Juan Pablo Montoya next season. Texaco/Havoline parent company Chevron announced … Read More
Toyota Confirms Joey Logano Will Replace Tony Stewart
Joey Logano Goodbye Tony Stewart. Hello Joey Logano. Logano will take the wheel next season of the No. 20 Toyota Camry NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car currently driven by … Read More
Yates plans to run two teams in 2009
Team owner Doug Yates is still seeking sponsors for #28-Travis Kvapil and #38-David Gilliland for 2009. The Yates teams are 24th and 26th in the owner standings and have pieced … Read More
Keselowski rejects Penske offer
JR Motorsports' Nationwide Series star Brad Keselowski has declined an opportunity to move to the Sprint Cup Series next season with Penske Racing, The Charlotte Observer and ThatsRacin.com have learned. … Read More
HOF team may be forced to merge to survive
Hall of Fame Racing doesn’t have a full-time driver for the rest of 2008, and the team is looking at a variety of options for 2009 on both who will … Read More
Kyle Busch could be penalized
NASCAR officials will discuss on Monday if #18-Kyle Busch will be penalized for instigating an incident with winner #99-Carl Edwards on the cool-down lap of Saturday night's Sprint Cup race … Read More
JGR to announce new #20 driver Monday
Joe Gibbs Racing has called a 2pm/et Monday news conference to introduce Joey Logano as the full-time driver of the #20 next season, according to a racing source. The 18-year-old … Read More
Childress may merge to get points for #33
RICHARD CHILDRESS, OWNER OF RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING, met with members of the media to announce the driver alignment for the #07 Jack Daniel’s Impala SS and the #33 Cheerios/Hamburger Helper … Read More
Mears close to deal for new ride
UPDATE #4 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' with today's announcement that Mears will indeed drive for RCR starting in 2009 – see Hot News page 08/16/08 This rumor is … Read More
Mears to drive No. 07 RCR car in 2009
Richard Childress Racing announced Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway, that Casey Mears will be the driver of the team’s No. 07 Chevrolet with sponsorship from Jack Daniel's next season as … Read More
Allmendinger could be axed by Red Bull
UPDATE This SPEEDTV.com article says Allmendinger's ride can be in jeopardy. Too slow to qualify for many of the early races has put A.J. Allmendinger's NASCAR career in jeopardy 08/07/08 … Read More
NASCAR taking at least 10 cars to dyno after Michigan race
UPDATE Last weekend's NASCAR chassis-dyno tests — the first of the season — and this week's NASCAR engine-dyno tests of those same motors have been somewhat inconclusive, although Roush continues … Read More
NASCAR to hammer more cheaters?
Three Sprint Cup teams – the No. 50 Chevrolet of Stanton Barrett, the No. 08 Dodge of Johnny Sauter and the No. 09 Chevrolet of Sterling Marlin – did not … Read More