Newton: The Danica Factor Danica Patrick is a full-time NASCAR driver, but let's face it: We all know her day job isn't why she is one of the most sought-after celebrities come Super Bowl time.
Smith: Junior getting his swagger back Rick Hendrick raised a lot of eyebrows when he paired Dale Earnhardt Jr. with crew chief Steve Letarte. The result? The move just may have saved Junior's career.
Casino over Turn 2 opens at Kansas Speedway The ownership of Kansas Speedway is gambling on a new casino overlooking Turn 2 to generate interest, drive ticket sales and increase revenue during a sluggish time for motorsports.
Big Money, New Bonus Await 2012 Daytona 500 Drivers
New Mid-Race Leader Award For Leading Lap 100 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. ? The 54th annual Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 26 (FOX, 1 p.m. ET) ? NASCAR?s biggest and most prestigious race ? will carry a record purse of more than $19 million as well as a new contingency award that will payout $200,000 to [...]
Danica will have starting spot in Daytona 500 Stewart Haas Racing has finalized an alliance with Tommy Baldwin Racing that guarantees Danica Patrick a starting spot in the Sprint Cup opener and keeps her No. 10 car on the track for the entire Cup schedule.
Stewart-Haas Racing Creatively Gets Danica Patrick Tommy Baldwin Points
Stewart-Haas Racing Forms Collaborative Partnership with Tommy Baldwin Racing Alliance Provides Danica Patrick and No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Guaranteed Starting Spot in 54th Annual Daytona 500 KANNAPOLIS, N.C., (Jan. 31, 2012) ? Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) has entered into a collaborative partnership with Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) where TBR will field the No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet [...]
Four-time Indy 500 winner Foyt hospitalized A.J. Foyt has been hospitalized in Houston for complications from knee surgery and will skip the 50th anniversary of the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
NASCAR to implement minor tweaks for 2012 NASCAR officials say they aren't planning any radical changes for the 2012 season after one of its most exciting seasons ever.
Kyle Busch gets SpeedFest win in Georgia
The 2012 CRA Super Series SpeedFest 200 may have started at a new venue, but for Kyle Busch and his No. 51 KBM Camry the race ended in a familiar location – Victory Lane. Busch, who won back-to-back SpeedFests in 2009 and 2010 when the event was held at Lanier National Speedway in Braselton, Ga., [...]
Wal-Mart to sponsor Elliott for race on July 7 Former Cup champion Bill Elliott will drive a special Wal-Mart-sponsored Chevrolet in a one-race deal for the Coke Zero 400 Sprint Cup event on July 7 at Daytona, Wal-Mart officials announced Thursday.
NASCAR Restructures Digital Content Deal with Turner Sports
NASCAR And Turner Sports Restructure And Extend Digital Partnership Through 2016 Sanctioning Body To Operate Its Digital Platforms Starting In 2013; Turner To Continue Exclusive Advertising Sales DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 30, 2012) ? NASCAR and Turner Sports announced today a restructuring and extension of their long-standing digital partnership. The new agreement takes the relationship [...]
NASCAR world in shock, Mark Martin joins Twitter
MARK MARTIN TAKES TO TWITTER It started rather simply. On the morning of Jan. 23, Mark Martin, dressed in his new firesuit, waited patiently in an office at Michael Waltrip Racing reading texts on his Sprint iPhone. An Aaron?s commercial was to begin filming in the shop a few minutes later. A messenger brought in [...]
Sources: Keselowski extension is for two years Brad Keselowski's extension with Penske Racing is for two years, with an organization option for a third year in 2015, team officials confirmed Thursday.
RPM creates Nationwide team for driver Annett Richard Petty Motorsports has formed a Nationwide Series team for Michael Annett. His car will be sponsored by Pilot Flying J and will run for the Nationwide championship.
Richard Petty Motorsports starts Nationwide Series team for Michael Annett
Nationwide Series Rising Star will drive the No. 43 Pilot Flying J Ford Mustang Full Time in 2012 CONCORD, N.C. (Jan. 26, 2012) ? Richard Petty Motorsports announced today the formation of a new NASCAR Nationwide Series team with driver Michael Annett and his long-time partner Pilot Flying J. The team will be run out [...]
Kentucky Speedway smooths over traffic woes The chairman of Speedway Motorsports Inc. says he's spent more than $10 million over the last six months on major improvements to alleviate the enormous traffic problems most fans experienced at the inaugural Sprint Cup race last July.
NASCAR?s Brian France Says ?Sport Is In A Very Good Place?
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 26, 2012) ? NASCAR and its stakeholders intend to build on the success of 2011 as the new season begins with the Feb. 26 Daytona 500 and other Speedweeks events at Daytona International Speedway. In his State of NASCAR remarks delivered during the NASCAR Sprint Media Tour hosted by Charlotte Motor [...]
Childress to enter No. 33 in first 5 races of 2012 Richard Childress Racing will enter the No. 33 Chevrolet in the first five Sprint Cup races of the season, starting with Elliott Sadler driving the car in the Daytona 500.
Pocono Raceway Founder and Chairman Dr. Joseph Mattioli Passes
Dr. Joseph Mattioli, Pocono Raceway Patriarch, Passes Long Pond, PA (January 26, 2012) ? Dr. Joseph Mattioli, Pocono Raceway Founder and Chairman of the Board, passed away today at the Lehigh Valley Hospital Center, surrounded by his loving family, following a lengthy illness. He was 86. ?Doc? as he was known to friends and associates, [...]
Bayne discloses Lyme disease sidelined him Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne says there are no aftereffects from Lyme disease, which sidelined him for two months last season.
Patrick to race Coca-Cola 600, skip Indy 500 Danica Patrick has added the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway to her 2012 Sprint Cup schedule, eliminating any possibility she will run in the Indianapolis 500.
