Keller to stand by for Kahne
Kasey Kahne was suffering through a sinus infection Saturday, but the illness didn't stop him from posting the fastest lap in Happy Hour. Kahne decided to skip the Sam's Town … Read More
Category: NASCAR Cup Series
NASCAR teams fight counterfieters
NASCAR, apparel company Motorsports Authentics and several teams have received an injunction over renegade merchandise, and at least 10 people have had unauthorized merchandise seized since the start of the … Read More
Inspection woes in Vegas
The Cup cars of #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #48-Jimmie Johnson and #17-Matt Kenseth were forced to go through the inspection line twice after NASCAR officials found minor violations on their cars. … Read More
SMI has asked NASCAR to swap fall Atlanta, California dates
Bruton Smith said Friday that he has asked NASCAR to swap fall Sprint Cup dates between Atlanta Motor Speedway and Auto Club Speedway. The proposal is for Atlanta obtaining California’s … Read More
Smith lobbies for 2nd Cup date
Bruton Smith stepped up his efforts in lobbying NASCAR for a second Sprint Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Friday, but refused to confirm that he plans to move … Read More
Gordon might enter both Indy 500, Coca-Cola 600
If Robby Gordon Motorsports loses its appeal next week of the penalty levied by NASCAR for a rules violation committed during Daytona Speedweek, Robby Gordon may choose to enter the … Read More
Sprint Losses $29.5 Billion In Fourth Quarter
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) reported Thursday a fourth-quarter loss larger than the company's market cap as it wrote off most of the purchase price of its 2005 acquisition of Nextel. … Read More
2008 Daytona 500 Television Exposure
Ryan Newman’s recent victory at the Daytona 500 helped his primary sponsor, ALLTEL, receive in-broadcast exposure totaling $18.3 million during the live Fox telecast, ranking just below the all-time best … Read More
There’s Still Hope At Morgan-McClure
According to Larry McClure, co-owner of Morgan-McClure Motorsports, some folks with big bucks are coming through his Virginia race shop, allowing him to hold out hope that his team will … Read More
Garmin signs with GEM as a sponsor on #19
Garmin International Inc. announced that it will become an associate sponsor of the #19 Gillett Evernham Motorsports team in the 2008 Sprint Cup series with driver Elliott Sadler. Electronics retailer … Read More
Former motorcoach driver re-files discrimination suit
David Scott, a black motorcoach driver who worked for Penske Racing, has re-filed his discrimination complaint against NASCAR stemming from a highly publicized 1999 incident at New Hampshire International Speedway. … Read More
Could NASCAR lose Sprint as sponsor?
UPDATE A major phone company partner bringing 824,000 wireless subscribers to Sprint Nextel Corp. could take its business elsewhere. Edward Mueller, chairman and chief executive officer of Qwest Communications International, … Read More
Atlanta Motor Speedway raises purse
When NASCAR's visits Atlanta Motor Speedway March 7-9, a combined purse of $6,763,848 for its Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Craftsman Truck Series races awaits them. The total award is a … Read More
NASCAR sponsor Home Depot profits down
The Home Depot Inc. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit fell more than 27 percent and a dour housing market contributed to the first annual sales decline for the world's largest … Read More
Thousands of Fans “Stand Up for Robby”
Robby Gordon Jim Beam Bourbon announced the brand will continue the "Stand Up for Robby" initiative, begun this past weekend at Auto Club Speedway of Southern California. Originally intended to … Read More
Osborne named “Crew Chief the Race�
Bob Osborne, crew chief of the #99 DISH Network/Office Depot Ford Fusion driven by Carl Edwards, was named “Crew Chief of the Race" Monday in Fontana, California for his team’s … Read More
Hendrick team playing catch-up
Jimmie Johnson admits that skipping the first test of NASCAR’s new car at Atlanta Motor Speedway might have allowed some other teams to gain ground on the Hendrick Motorsports program. … Read More
Johnson favored to win Sunday’s UAW-Dodge 400
Micah Roberts, oddsmaker for Station Casinos in Las Vegas, has set the odds for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is no surprise … Read More
Toyota most powerful NASCAR engine
Hendrick Motor Sports had apparently found a way to squeeze more power out of their engines, according to dyno numbers, but actually had to dial back some. Yet, it’s not … Read More
Rain, seeping water turn Cup race into marathon
UPDATE #2 A water crisis in California usually means there's too little of it. On Sunday at Auto Club Speedway, the opposite was true. Just about everything liquid-related that could … Read More
Happy Hour Speeds from California
Happy Hour at Fontana was rained out after only 35 minutes of practice. Californian native Jeff Gordon was fastest during the shortened session, while Bobby Labonte and Kasey Kahne both … Read More
Robby Gordon sponsor sticks up for him
UPDATE Dodge officials admit a mistake from their Motorsports Engineering staff led to Robby Gordon having the wrong nose on his car at Daytona. Kipp Owen, director of Dodge Motorsports … Read More
NASCAR’s Labor Day race heading back to Southeast?
Could NASCAR’s Labor Day weekend race be going back to the Southeast? Whether Atlanta Motor Speedway and newly named Auto Club Speedway could end up swapping dates in the fall … Read More
Robby Gordon to Indy Cars
Robby Gordon says the future of his Sprint Cup organization could be in jeopardy if the penalties NASCAR levied after the Daytona 500 stand up under appeal. Gordon was fined … Read More
General Mills & Labonte going to RCR?
Sources close to the deal, point to General Mills, Labonte's current sponsor with Petty Enterprises, coming along with him to RCR. According to Childress, he will field a fourth car … Read More