Nationwide TV rating up 15.4%
ESPN2 for its coverage of the June 21 NASCAR Nationwide Series Camping World RV Rental 250 earned a 1.5 coverage area rating (1.9 million viewers, up 15.4% over a 1.3 … Read More
Category: NASCAR Nationwide Series
Carpentier to skip Pocono to concentrate on Montreal
Gillett Evernham Motorsports officials announced Tuesday that Sprint Cup driver Patrick Carpentier will skip the Aug. 3 race at Pocono Raceway to concentrate on the Nationwide Series event the same … Read More
Grant paints picture of ‘ignorant’ NASCAR culture
"Mo" Grant spent nearly three years as a race official in the Nationwide Series, working for NASCAR as the only African-American female in such a role. Now she's at the … Read More
TV ratings for Kentucky race up 7 percent
ESPN2's coverage of Saturday night’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Kentucky Speedway earned a 1.3 rating, ESPN officials say. The rating was 7 percent higher than the same race last … Read More
Busch gives up full time Nationwide run
Kyle Busch said on TNT's pre-race show he won't race a Nationwide car next weekend in Milwaukee. The Cup series is in Sonoma, Calif., and getting back and forth is … Read More
Lawyer thinks NASCAR is in real hot water
Former NASCAR official Mauricia Grant has filed a $225 million racial discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit against NASCAR. Yahoo! Sports legal analyst Craig Silverman discussed the suit, its merit and … Read More
NASCAR has a problem. A big, potentially catastrophic problem
For years NASCAR has tried to shake the perception that it's a southern-based sport populated by rebel-flag waving, good ol' boy rednecks. In '04 NASCAR initiated a drive for diversity … Read More
‘Lilly White’ NASCAR’s culture is racist
A black woman who alleges in a lawsuit that several NASCAR officials committed acts of sexual and racial discrimination says the sport's "racist culture'' must change. Mauricia Grant, a 32-year-old … Read More
NASCAR inspector’s claim of racism has merit
Former NASCAR technical inspector Mauricia Grant filed a $225 million suit against NASCAR on Tuesday, alleging racial discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliatory termination. I believe her accusations about discrimination and … Read More
Former official sues NASCAR for $225M
UPDATE #3 This FOX News article comes to the same conclusion AutoRacing1.com expressed yesterday, after reading the lawsuit (below) NASCAR is in serious trouble here. The allegations are far worse … Read More
Michigan Goodyear Tire Notes
Teams in both NASCAR series will run the same tire codes at Michigan this weekend, though the Sprint Cup tires will be branded "Goodyear Eagle," while the Craftsman Truck tires … Read More
Villeneuve and NASCAR….again
UPDATE #2 Barry Green, business manager for Jacques Villeneuve, said the former Formula One champion definitely wants to be in the Sprint Cup series in 2009. Green, who denied reports … Read More
Keselowski Gets First Series Win In Nashville
After narrowly missing victories on multiple occasions this season, Brad Keselowski claimed his first career NASCAR Nationwide Series win on Saturday night at Nashville Superspeedway, taking the lead from points … Read More
Ambrose eyeing move up to Cup
Marco Ambrose Marcos Ambrose was encouraged, but also somewhat realistic following his recent Sprint Cup test at Pocono International Raceway. The Tuesday-Wednesday test marked his first time in a Cup … Read More
Edwards wins Nationwide pole
Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 60 Save a Lot Ford Fusion, captured the pole for Saturday afternoon’s Heluva Good! 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Dover International Speedway. This … Read More
JR Motorsports could move up to Cup – with Stewart too
UPDATE #2 Tony Stewart said he is getting closer to determining what he will be doing next season and beyond. Stewart, who is signed with Joe Gibbs Racing through 2009, … Read More
Charlotte Nationwide Series test speeds: Cumulative
Cumulative speeds through Tuesday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series test session at the 1.5-mile Lowe’s Motor Speedway, with position, driver, team and speed: 1. Carl Edwards, No. 60 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, … Read More
Carl Edwards on whether Nationwide series needs All-Star race
Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Office Depot Ford Fusion, will be competing in this weekend’s Sprint All-Star race and recently spoke about whether or not it would be … Read More
Charlotte Nationwide Series test speeds
Cumulative speeds through Monday night’s NASCAR Nationwide Series test session at the 1.5-mile Lowe’s Motor Speedway, with position, driver, team and speed: 1. Denny Hamlin, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing … Read More
Stewart Wins The Diamond Hill Plywood 200
In a war of attrition, Tony Stewart beat Nationwide Series points leader Clint Bowyer to the finish line by .815 seconds to win the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 Friday night … Read More
Speed Racer to sponsor Nationwide car
Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Speed Racer," which opens today, will serve as the primary sponsor of SKI Motorsports/Stanton Barrett Motorsports’ NASCAR Nationwide Series No. 30 Chevrolet, driven by Stanton Barrett, for … Read More
NASCAR parks Waltrip for aggressive driving
NASCAR parked Michael Waltrip for aggressive driving following an accident with Casey Mears in the Crown Royal 400 on Saturday at Richmond International Raceway. On lap 355, Mears cut in … Read More
Wallace calls Busch a “Little Girl”
Kyle Busch and Steve Wallace were battling for position on the final lap of the NASCAR Nationwide Series Lipton Tea 250 when Wallace got a run coming off Turn 2 … Read More
Carpentier’s race-worn helmet to be auctioned tonight
Patrick Carpentier’s race-worn, autographed helmet will be placed on eBay for auction tonight [Friday, May 2] at 10 pm EST. Autographed by Patrick, the helmet was worn in the NASCAR … Read More
Harvick Signs with JEGS High-Performance Auto Parts
Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick has signed to promote high-performance auto parts giant JEGS.com and their Mail Order parts business. Harvick will feature the JEGS.com logo on the helmets he uses … Read More