Nationwide teams irked by Gibbs team cheating
Reaction was predictably swift Sunday among fellow Nationwide Series team owners in the wake of NASCAR inspectors catching Joe Gibbs Racing trying to alter the result of chassis dyno tests … Read More
Category: NASCAR Nationwide Series
Michigan Saturday Notebook – 2
– Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards were the class of the field, but an ill-handling car after a late Stewart pit stop assured all but handed the Nationwide Series win … Read More
Michigan: Saturday Notebook
– "It'll kill all the single-car teams." That was the observation of a crew member of a Nationwide NASCAR series single-car team, when AR1 asked him about the rumored transition … Read More
UPS to sponsor NASCAR truck series
According to a source within UPS, the package delivery company is in serious negotiations with NASCAR to sponsor the truck series. Craftsman, the current sponsor of the series and the … Read More
NASCAR nabs more cheaters
NASCAR announced today that Kirk Almquist, crew chief for the No. 9 Dodge driven by Patrick Carpentier and Paul Wolfe, crew chief for the No. 22 Dodge driven by Ryan … Read More
Coleman leaves Baker Curb team
Baker Curb Racing officials announced Wednesday that Brad Coleman has left the Nationwide Series team, effective immediately. A replacement has not been announced. Coleman is leaving the team to take … Read More
Ambrose wins first NASCAR race
Marcos Ambrose celebrates his first win Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR Marcos Ambrose has scored his first NASCAR win with victory in the Zippo 200 at the Watkins Glen International … Read More
No rain tires for Cup, but maybe NNS
As of Wednesday, forecasters were saying that there was a 50% chance of rain for Saturday’s Nationwide Series race at Watkins Glen and a 40% chance for Sunday’s Sprint Cup … Read More
Franchitti to compete in seven more Nationwide races for Ganassi
Chip Ganassi Racing officials announced Wednesday that Dario Franchitti will compete in seven more Nationwide Series races this season, beginning with this weekend’s Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International. In … Read More
Carpentier committed to NASCAR, hopes to stay with GEM
Patrick Carpentier says that he should know by Aug. 15 what his future with Gillett Evernham Motorsports holds, but the NASCAR rookie isn't obsessing over his contract status at this … Read More
NASCAR appears headed back to Montreal in 2009
The Nationwide Series appears likely to return to Montreal for 2009 and it could be the only international race on the No. 2 series’ schedule. NASCAR has already said it … Read More
NASCAR first – parading in the rain
NASCAR's Nationwide Series is racing in Montreal, Canada, and they have mounted up the rain tires, hooked up the brake lights, windshield wipers, and defoggers. It might not be racin' … Read More
Scary moment for Steve Wallace
Steve Wallace had a scary moment Friday during the final Nationwide Series practice at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, when a part in the transmission failed, exploding the casing and causing the … Read More
Unfair NASCAR rule change will motivate Toyota to destroy Chevy, Ford and Dodge
UPDATE #2 Just minutes before the start of Sunday's Allstate 400, Lee White was standing at the vast bay window overlooking pit road from four stories up, the warm summer … Read More
Ranger added to Montreal field
Andrew Ranger Stock car prospect Andrew Ranger has nudged his way into what was supposed to be an all-Quebec showdown between Patrick Carpentier and Jacques Villeneuve at the NAPA Auto … Read More
Boris Said Looking to Close the Deal in Montreal
Boris Said Boris Said's part-time NASCAR schedule gets busy in the next two weeks, beginning with Saturday's (Aug. 2) Nationwide race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. The Canadian road … Read More
NASCAR tries to hide fact it failed in Mexico
The Nationwide Series race in Mexico City will be replaced on next year's schedule after just four events at the famed 2.518-mile Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez road course. NASCAR officials said … Read More
Villeneuve Announces Sponsors for Montréal Nationwide Race
David Drucker, President The UPS Store Canada, Jacques Villeneuve and Larry Plotnick, Chairman The UPS Store Canada Jacques Villeneuve, driver of the Braun Racing No. 32 Toyota Camry in the … Read More
TRD’s White mocks Jack Roush and others
Toyota Racing Development President and General Manager Lee White says his company won’t complain about the rule change aimed at reducing Toyota’s horsepower in the Nationwide Series. On the contrary, … Read More
NASCAR to approve new Chevy engine?
UPDATE Shane Martin, Chevrolet’s program manager for the NASCAR Nationwide Series, said at O’Reilly Raceway Park that Chevy plans to submit its next-generation R07 engine next month for approval to … Read More
Kyle Busch talks about how he and Toyota won again
Can you put into words the performance of this team in 2008? “Man, what a great car and what a great team. Joe Gibbs Racing – it’s no wonder that … Read More
Franchitti agrees to step down to AAA farm league
Dario Franchitti is set to remain in NASCAR with Chip Ganassi Racing for the remainder of the year and will compete in a limited number of races, primarily in the … Read More
Kyle Busch wins record 15th race of year
CLERMONT, Ind. — Kyle Busch led 197 of 200 laps in winning the Kroger 200 at O'Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis on Saturday night and captured his series-leading sixth NASCAR … Read More
Colin Braun wins pole for Kroger 200 at O’Reilly Raceway Park
Colin Braun, driver of the No. 16 CitiFinancial Ford Fusion, will start on pole for tonight’s Kroger 200 at O’Reilly Raceway Park. This is Braun’s second career pole in six … Read More