NASCAR’s restriction on Toyota smells of foul play
NASCAR's new Nationwide Series rule change is as follows: "At all Events, unless otherwise specified, all engines with a cylinder bore spacing less than 4.470 inches must compete using a … Read More
Category: NASCAR Nationwide Series
Toyota not happy with NASCAR
Toyota Racing Development President Lee White said he was “extremely disappointed" in NASCAR’s decision to alter the spacer applied to Toyota’s Nationwide Series engine, which will result in lost horsepower. … Read More
Wallace and Penske to run Stremme
Officials of Rusty Wallace Racing, LLC and Penske Racing announced today that Penske Truck Rental will serve as primary sponsor of Rusty Wallace Racing’s No. 64 entry, piloted by David … Read More
NASCAR clips Toyota’s wings, cuts HP
NASCAR officials issued a technical bulletin to Nationwide Series teams Tuesday night aimed at evening out the horsepower among manufacturers in the series. The bulletin requires the Toyota engine to … Read More
Final Nationwide COT wind tunnel test
Wind-tunnel testing on NASCAR’s car of tomorrow for the Nationwide Series is heading into its final stages, as two manufacturers have been certified aerodynamically, series director Joe Balash said Friday … Read More
Edwards Claims Second Home Win At Gateway
It took three days for Carl Edwards to get to Gateway International Raceway from his home in Columbia, Mo. – on a bicycle. Once at the track, however, Edwards picked … Read More
Final NASCAR Chicago TV Ratings
The NASCAR Sprint Cup LifeLock.com 400 from Chicago last Saturday night on TNT garnered a 3.7 final rating with 5.129 million viewers tuned in, down 8% from last year's 4.0 … Read More
Navy sponsorship dumping JR Motorsports
The U.S. Navy announced it was withdrawing at the end of this season as sponsor of the Nationwide car driven by a young man identified the same week in USA … Read More
Jacques Villeneuve gets Nationwide ride
Villeneuve to compete in Nationwide race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Braun Racing is pleased to announce that former Formula One World Champion Jacques Villeneuve will drive its No. 32 Toyota … Read More
Villeneuve to race in Montreal event
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. Braun Racing is pleased to announce that former Formula One World Champion Jacques Villeneuve will drive its No. 32 Toyota Camry in … Read More
Gibbs team to help Nationwide team
CJM Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing on Wednesday announced a newly formed alliance under which CJM Racing will receive technical support as well as information pertaining to research and development … Read More
Ambrose to be full-time Cup driver in 2009
Nationwide Series racer Marcos Ambrose will become a full-time Sprint Cup driver next season, thanks to a new partnership former NBA player Brad Daugherty has with JTG Racing. Daugherty, now … Read More
Crew chief Wolfe leaves Braun Racing
Paul Wolfe has left Braun Racing to return to Fitz Motorsports as crew chief for Nationwide Series driver Josh Wise. Wolfe will be replaced at Braun by former crew chief … Read More
Busch Chases NASCAR History In Kentucky
Kyle Busch stands a victory away from making NASCAR history as the first driver to win a race in all three of the NASCAR's national series in successive starts. Busch, … Read More
Teresa Earnhardt Looking to sell DEI
UPDATE #3 Max Siegel vehemently denied that Teresa Earnhardt is looking to sell Dale Earnhardt Inc. and added that he has no interest in pursuing purchase of the NASCAR team. … Read More
NASCAR to clip Toyota’s wings
UPDATE NASCAR officials took 10 engines from Nationwide Series cars after the race Friday night at Chicagoland amid cries from the loser non-Toyota teams claiming they need help engine-wise to … 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
Navy ends sponsorship of Earnhardt team
JR Motorsports will be looking for a sponsor for Brad Keselowski next season after being informed that the Navy will not return as a sponsor for the Nationwide Series team. … Read More
Nationwide COT on hold
Yahoo! Sports has learned that NASCAR officials have notified team owners in the Nationwide Series that they will delay the introduction of the next generation Nationwide Series race car by … Read More
JTG may move to Cup with Ambrose
JTG Racing owner Tad Geschickter said Friday he hopes to move Marcos Ambrose to the Sprint Cup Series next season, in addition to having Nationwide and truck series teams in … Read More
Franchitti might get IndyCar ride for Ganassi
Dario Franchitti can return to IndyCar if he so desires according to Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates co-owner Felix Sabates. Ganassi racing shuttered the team that Franchitti had been … Read More
NASCAR slams foul-mouthed crew chief
NASCAR announced today that it has fined Chad Walter, crew chief of JR Motorsports' No. 5 Chevrolet, $10,000 for using "improper language" on television during Saturday's Camping World 200 Nationwide … Read More
Earnhardt to Drive Dale Earnhardt Inc. No. 8 Chevy
For the first time in his career, Kerry Earnhardt, the son of seven-time NASCAR Champion Dale Earnhardt, will drive a Dale Earnhardt Inc. entry in a NASCAR race. Earnhardt will … Read More
Bob Germain Sr. dies
85 year-old Bob Germain, Sr., well-known Chairman of the Board of Germain Motor Company died peacefully at home while sleeping on Friday. As recently as this week, Bob was active … Read More
NASCAR about to feel Detroit’s Chill?
UPDATE NASCAR sees no indication manufacturers plan any significant cutbacks in their respective NASCAR programs despite some recent reports out of Detroit to the contrary. "Obviously, we are going through … Read More