It’s official – Newman to leave Penske
UPDATE Please find below a statement from Alltel Wireless regarding today’s announcement that Penske Racing and Ryan Newman have mutually agreed to move in new directions at the conclusion of … Read More
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Tony Stewart packs on the pounds
UPDATE #3 Another reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1, Great older photos of AJ on the Hot News items about Tony Stewart but I think your ages/dates are way off from the … Read More
Gibbs wants to keep team in the family
Joe Gibbs says he's not about to join the trend of offering ownership in his race team in order to retain drivers. Tony Stewart received 50% ownership in making the … Read More
Obama rejects NASCAR
UPDATE #2 BAM Racing team owner Beth Ann Morgenthau issued the following statement to clear up any confusion from the past few days. "An independent agent, knowing BAM Racing was … Read More
New NASCAR testing proposal
NASCAR handed teams a draft of a new testing policy Saturday at Chicagoland Speedway. The sanctioning body will take more input from teams before finalizing it. The proposal gives each … Read More
Weekly NASCAR cheater report
UPDATE #2 After the race, NASCAR met with Hall of Fame racing co-owner Tom Garfinkel and apparently cleared the team of any wrongdoing. “NASCAR had reason to believe we were … Read More
NASCAR drivers to appear on American Dream with Jim Cramer
UPDATE A reminder that this program will be shown Sunday night, July 13. 07/12/08 CNBC's Jim Cramer, host of "Mad Money w/Jim Cramer" and one of the best minds on … Read More
Joe Gibbs talk about Stewart departure
Joe Gibbs talks to reporters Diane Schenk/AutoRacing1 Joe Gibbs had the following to say today about Tony Stewart at Chicagoland Speedway: Question: Why did you let Tony go before next … Read More
Magazine says Kahne is gay
SportsPro magazine reports Kasey Kahne is gay As can be seen by the is scan of page 162 of the August 2008 issue of SportsPro Magazine, it is reported that … Read More
UPS to sponsor No. 07?
UPDATE From Richard Childress' Press Conference Thursday at Chicago: CAN YOU TALK ABOUT JACK DANIELS AND THEIR FUTURE AND WHAT THEY HAVE MEANT FOR YOU AS A SPONSOR?"Jack Daniels is … Read More
Penske cars to carry special decal
The Team Penske cars driven by Helio Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe will carry a special decal in memory of employee Bill Passwater. Passwater, 33, passed away on Wednesday morning. He … Read More
NASCAR TV Ratings
The final TV ratings for last weekend's NASCAR races were: Nationwide Series Winn-Dixie 250 on ESPN2 garnered a rating of 1.7 = 2.54M viewers Sprint Cup: Coke Zero 400 on … Read More
Reutimann to take over #45 for Petty
UPDATE #2 We are downgrading this rumor to 'false' today. David Reutimann disputed a report he was leaving Michael Waltrip Racing after the season to drive the #45 car at … Read More
Earnhardt Jr. not interested in buying DEI
Dale Earnhardt Jr. wanted at least 51 percent of Dale Earnhardt Inc. last season before he opted for a fresh start at Hendrick Motorsports. If the company were up for … Read More
Franchitti to meet with Ganassi on Friday
Understandably, Dario Franchitti has not been in the best mood. He is a little more than a week removed from being informed by team owner Chip Ganassi that his Sprint … Read More
DEI plans to appeal crew chief, car chief suspensions
Dale Earnhardt Inc. is appealing at least the suspensions of No. 1 team crew chief Kevin “Bono" Manion and car chief Gary Putnam. Manion and Putnam were working in the … Read More
A Golden Anniversary Fit for “The King�
Richard Petty visits NASCAR's New York office as he celebrates the 50th anniversary of his first race Kevin Kane Petty Enterprises will celebrate “The King" Richard Petty’s 50th anniversary in … Read More
Stewart confirms plans to co-own Haas CNC Racing, join team in 2009
Tony Stewart formally announced today that he will be a driver and co-owner of Haas CNC Racing next season. The new team will compete as Stewart Haas Racing. Click here … Read More
Penske Racing Pays Tribute to Employee
This weekend at Chicagoland Speedway, all three Penske Racing NASCAR Cup Series entries will carry a special decal in memory of employee Bill Passwater. The decal will also be on … Read More
Childress statement on Jack Daniels speculation
The following is a statement from Richard Childress, president and CEO of Richard Childress Racing, regarding recent unsubstantiated reports in the media about Jack Daniel’s leaving RCR after the 2008 … Read More
Chicago Goodyear Tire Notes
This is the first time Goodyear has brought this tire setup to Chicagoland, though teams in these two NASCAR series have raced on it already in 2008 . . . … Read More
#01 car soon to be ‘sidelined’?
Regan Smith, the promising rookie who may not have any sponsorship next season at DEI, will apparently soon be sidelined; Mark Martin is leaving DEI at the end of the … Read More
New engine from Dodge close
Dodge is moving closer to running its new engine in a Sprint Cup race. Tommy Wheeler, engineering services director for Gillett Evernham Motorsports, says he hopes to begin extensive track … Read More
Stewart Press Conference Live on TV/Radio Thursday
SPEED will interrupt regularly scheduled programming today at 2:30pm/et for live coverage of a Tony Stewart press conference from the deadline media room in the infield media center at Chicagoland … Read More
McDowell to Penske?
There's still the issue of a replacement for Ryan Newman at Penske in the #12 if Newman goes to Stewart Haas Racing, also rumored to be Casey Mears, but Yahoo's … Read More