Subway dumped Tony Stewart because he’s ‘fat’
NASCAR driver Tony Stewart is having a pretty bad week. During the same week Stewart was docked 150 points for his team’s efforts to mask his car’s true horsepower at … Read More
Category: NASCAR Cup Series
Wimmer out at RCR after 2008
Scott Wimmer, who combined with Jeff Burton to give Richard Childress Racing the 2007 Nationwide Series owners' title, isn't part of the team's plans for '09, he said Thursday. Despite … Read More
Sauter has Cup ride for next 4 races
Johnny Sauter has a full schedule in the coming weeks of NASCAR Sprint Cup competition. Sauter will pilot the #08 FUBAR Dodge this week at Bristol and next week at … Read More
New sponsor for Robby Gordon at Bristol
There will be a new look under the lights at this Saturday's Sprint Cup Series race at the Bristol Motor Speedway on Robby Gordon's #7 car – his Dodge will … Read More
TV Icon Drew Carey to Serve as Grand Marshal
Drew Carey Stand-up comic turned actor and producer Drew Carey will serve as the Grand Marshal for the 2008 Pepsi 500, Auto Club Speedway President Gillian Zucker announced today. The … Read More
Texaco Havoline quits NASCAR
UPDATE Oil company Chevron Corp. will stop sponsoring a NASCAR team through its Texaco and Havoline brands at the end of this season. San Ramon, CA-based Chevron (NYSE: CVX) didn’t … Read More
Morgan-McClure Retains #4, hopes to return at Daytona
Monday night on his SIRIUS NASCAR Radio show, Tony Stewart revealed that the car of new teammate, Ryan Newman, will have the #39 next season for Stewart-Haas Racing instead of … Read More
Slumping ticket sales force ISC to close grandstand
Consider it among the strongest signs yet that even the NASCAR juggernaut isn't immune from economic downturns. Remember back to July's running of the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International … Read More
Camping World to sponsor Kansas Cup race
Kansas Speedway President Jeff Boerger announced today the signing of Camping World to sponsor the track's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sept. 28. The race, which will be formally … Read More
NASCAR weekly cheating report #2
NASCAR has fined Donnie Wingo, crew chief of the #41 car in the Sprint Cup Series, for a violation committed during the Aug. 17 race at Michigan. The #41 car … Read More
Logano to make Cup debut at Richmond?
UPDATE #2 Joe Gibbs Racing will hold a news conference Monday, Aug. 25, at the organization's headquarters in Mooresville, N.C., to make it official that Logano will drive the No. … Read More
Michigan TV Ratings
ESPN's coverage of the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Michigan had a 3.9 household coverage rating, with 3,743,919 households. Comparisons to the 2007 race are not direct as last year's … Read More
Hornish gets Newman’s crew chief
Penske Racing today announced that Travis Geisler will immediately replace Chris Carrier as the crew chief of the Mobil 1 Dodge, driven by Sam Hornish Jr. A mechanical engineering graduate … Read More
NASCAR driver’s son sentenced
The son of NASCAR driver Morgan Shepherd pleaded guilty Tuesday to five counts of felony indecent liberties with a minor. A Catawba County grand jury indicted 40-year-old Clay Morgan Shepherd … Read More
Will NASCAR schedule change hurt Long Beach IndyCar race?
NASCAR announced their 2009 Sprint Cup schedule today and the spring Phoenix race is on April 19th, the same day as IndyCar's 2nd biggest race, the Toyota Grand Prix of … Read More
2009 NASCAR Cup schedule announced
2009 Cup Schedule Announced, 4 "off" weeks: NASCAR announced today its national series schedules for the 2009 season, which features realigned dates for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide … Read More
Will Subway’s NASCAR involvement undermine IndyCar sponsorship?
Subway is completing a deal with #99-Carl Edwards that will make the ultra-fit NASCAR driver a spokesman for the big-spending restaurant chain, industry sources said. Subway is expected to be … Read More
NASCAR’s Unbreakable Records
Michael Phelps made Olympic history in the Beijing games, taking home eight gold medals in swimming competition. Phelps eclipsed Mark Spitz’s seemingly unbreakable record of winning seven gold medals in … Read More
Kvapil to race “Knight Rider” car
Yates Racing and NBC announced today that in a unique partnership between Ford Motor Company and NBC, Travis Kvapil will pilot the No. 28 “Knight Rider" Ford for the NASCAR … Read More
Dates could change for Atlanta and Fontana races
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today based on the rumors below. 03/09/08 When the green flag waves today on the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, many … Read More
Atlanta eyes switch to Labor Day race
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. NASCAR will run under the lights at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2009, The Associated Press has learned. There’s more: The new night … Read More
39 Newman’s new number
Sirius Satellite Radio announced on Monday's NASCAR show that Ryan Newman would run the No. 39 on the side of his Chevy in 2009 and NOT the No. 4 as … Read More
NASCAR to change Fontana date
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. The NASCAR Sprint Cup race held Labor Day weekend at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana will be moved to October starting next … Read More
NASCAR To Move Bristol Sprint Cup, Nationwide Races
Bristol Motor Speedway President and General Manager Jeff Byrd got what he wished, hoped for and wanted. So did track owner Bruton Smith. Byrd and Smith – the heart and … Read More
Roush Fenway boss Smith eyes retirement
Roush Fenway Racing president Geoff Smith is putting plans in place to retire after the 2009 season. "More than likely," Smith said before Sunday's race at Michigan International Speedway. "That's … Read More