Category: NASCAR Cup Series

Goodyear is going back to Darlington Raceway for another test on the newly paved surface, and once again a Toyota won't be involved. #16-Greg Biffle (Ford), #24-Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet) and … Read More

NASCAR must have read Tony Stewart the riot act – praise Goodyear to make up for the pounding you gave them in Atlanta, or you can race somewhere else. "I … Read More

Rain washed out Friday’s qualifying for the Food City 500 Sprint Cup race, putting Jimmie Johnson on the pole for the 500-lap event at Bristol Motor Speedway. Qualifying was slated … Read More

Wood Brothers Racing has put Jeff Green in its No. 21 Ford this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway, a move that endangers the team if qualifying is rained out. The … Read More

Once again, NASCAR teams may face rain interruptions this weekend. The National Weather Service predicts a 60 percent chance of thunderstorms today at Bristol Motor Speedway, with that increasing to … Read More

What a difference a paving makes: 200 miles per hour. That's how fast the Sprint Cup Series cars ran during Goodyear tire tests earlier this week at historic Darlington Raceway. … Read More

Tony Stewart continued to criticize Goodyear officials on Wednesday for what he said was an unacceptable tire at Atlanta Sunday and what he says are lingering problems with the company's … Read More

Patrick Carpentier is looking forward to his first trip to Bristol Motor Speedway for this weekend's Food City 500. Carpentier has never even set eyes on the legendary bull-ring. It … Read More

Roush Fenway Racing announced today that it will not appeal the penalties imposed by NASCAR following its post-race inspection of the No. 99 car at Las Vegas. “We have conducted … Read More

Former NASCAR Cup champion Ned Jarrett will be the honorary starter for Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, waving the green flag for what will be his son … Read More

Electronic Arts Inc. officials announced Wednesday that Sprint Cup driver Jeff Gordon will appear on the cover of EA Sports NASCAR 09 game. “It’s exciting being on the cover of … Read More

Steve Addington, crew chief of the #18 Snickers Toyota driven by Kyle Busch, was named the Wypall Wipers “Crew Chief of the Race" for his team’s first place finish in … Read More

Jeff Gordon said Monday that while he agreed with Tony Stewart’s post race comments at Atlanta blasting Goodyear Sunday, he was concerned about the way Stewart went about it. “I … Read More

When Dale Jarrett starts the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway March 16 it will be the 668th start in a successful 24-year career. It also will be the … Read More

Texas Motor Speedway officials were informed by Goodyear that the tire manufacturer will utilize the same tire compound that produced dramatic racing in both NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races last … Read More

With its iconic stag logo taking its place on the hood of an 800-horsepower racing machine, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., announced that it will sponsor #40 Dodge Charger … Read More

Based on Goodyear’s tire testing at Atlanta last August, October and December, we provided what we believed were the best possible products for the races this past weekend. We had … Read More

The weather was good, bright and sunny, if a bit cool, but the action on the track was generally dismal, and the real hot stuff didn't get going until drivers … Read More

Slugger Labbe, crew chief of the #27 Toyota for Bill Davis Racing told Mike Bagley and David Poole on The Morning Drive (Sirius NASCAR Radio) that the team has suspended … Read More

Despite being the highest finishing rookie in the race, Sam Hornish Jr.’s team has slipped out of the top 35 in points with Bristol coming up next. That’s not good … Read More

UPDATE Another Cup race, another Goodyear tire controversy. Why? You'd think that after 54 years of partnership with NASCAR, the engineers at Goodyear could go through an entire season without … Read More