An Inside Look at Motorsports
ESPN officials say that ESPN2’s coverage of last Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series O'Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway earned a 1.4 household coverage rating from Nielsen Media Research. The rating … Read More
NASCAR announced today that the crew chief, owner and driver for the No. 72 NASCAR Nationwide Series team have been fined and penalized for using unapproved fuel this past weekend … Read More
In only his first Nationwide Series attempt in “Thunder Valley", Rusty Wallace Racing’s Brendan Gaughan (No. 62 South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet Impala SS) scored his first career Nationwide … Read More
Stock-Car Montreal announced that tickets for the NASCAR Nationwide Series NAPA Auto Parts 200 Presented by Dodge will go on sale this Friday, March 20. The NASCAR Nationwide Series returns … Read More
Former NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series owner, Gary Bechtel joins forces with Tommy Baldwin to become a co-owner of Tommy Baldwin Racing. “This is an incredible opportunity that allows … Read More
On the surface the announcement that Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Mark Martin and Scott Wimmer would share a 21-race schedule for JR Motorsports in the Nationwide Series … Read More
A two-race sponsorship deal intended for David Green’s race team and St. Clair Foods was withdrawn today. St. Clair withdrew from the agreement because of the inability to reach an … Read More
UPDATE R3 Motorsports officials say they respect NASCAR’s decision to indefinitely suspend one of the Nationwide Series team’s former crew members. The team issued a statement Thursday about the suspension … Read More
Does a team really think they will win an appeal with NASCAR? Too funny. On Monday, the National Stock Car Racing Commission unanimously upheld the recent penalty assessed NASCAR Nationwide … Read More
Retailer Meijer Inc. has extended its sponsorships of NASCAR Nationwide Series and IndyCar Series races at Kentucky Speedway. Financial terms of the sponsorships were not disclosed. Under the agreement, the … Read More
ESPN says ESPN2’s coverage of last Saturday’s Sam’s Town 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series rate earned a 2.1 household coverage rating from Nielsen Media Research. The rating matched that of last … Read More
Stock-Car Montreal, a subsidiary of International Speedway Corporation (ISC), announced it has signed a three-year lease with the Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal to host major motorsports events on the historic … Read More
UPDATE RAB Racing says the National Stock Car Racing Commission will hear its appeal of the penalty NASCAR handed the Nationwide Series team for rule violations at Daytona International Speedway. … Read More
ESPN says ESPN2’s coverage of Saturday night’s Stater Bros. 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race from Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., earned a 1.9 household coverage rating from Nielsen Media … Read More
Kyle Busch, hot on the heels of last year's NASCAR domination, proved once again Saturday he is NASCAR's best driver by a wide margin FMCM Then, following a period of … Read More
Kyle Busch entered unchartered territory Saturday, becoming the first driver in NASCAR history to win two national series races in one day. What is more impressive, however, is the manner … Read More
UPDATE Nationwide SeriesNASCAR announced today that three NASCAR Nationwide Series teams have been fined and penalized due to rule violations discovered during last week’s event at Daytona International Speedway. Blake … Read More
Saturday’s Camping World 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway was the most-viewed series race ever on ESPN2. The cable network says the race earned a 2.4 household … Read More
Brad Parrott has been hired as crew chief of RAB Racing’s No. 09 Nationwide Series car with rookie driver John Wes Townley, effective immediately. Parrott has more than 20 years … Read More
Verizon Wireless went to the Daytona 500 last week knowing the speedway was off limits, so it set out to capture the rest of the town. Sprint’s title sponsorship of … Read More
NASCAR imposed a five-lap penalty on Jason Leffler in Saturday's Nationwide Series race for rough driving in turning Steve Wallace and triggering a wreck that collected Scott Lagasse and Justin … Read More
In an effort to cut costs for team owners during a tough economy, NASCAR will implement a sealed-engine rule for its Nationwide Series this season. NASCAR officials on Saturday confirmed … Read More
GameStop Corporation, the world’s largest video game and entertainment software retailer, announced today that it has agreed to extend its partnership with Joe Gibbs Racing through the 2009 NASCAR season. … Read More
AR1.com is selling two tickets for both the Saturday Camping World 300 and Sunday Daytona 500 in Weatherly Tower (see photos for seat location). These tickets are in an excellent … Read More
Dover Motorsports has written down the value of its Midwest facilities that play host to Nationwide and Camping World Truck series events. In a news release detailing its fourth quarter … Read More
