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Axalta expands partnership with JRM:

JR Motorsports announced today that Axalta Coating Systems, a longtime partner and the team's official paint supplier, will join William Byron and the No. 9 team as primary partner in 15 NASCAR Xfinity Series events in each of the next two seasons. The multi-year agreement...

Daytona XFINITY TV ratings

Saturday's NASCAR XFINITY SERIES race on FS1 scored a +6% increase in average viewership (2,253,000 vs. 2,120,000) and a +8% bump among A18-49 (513,000 vs. 474,000) over the 2016 race. The NASCAR XFINITY SERIES race propelled FS1 to the top spot for total viewership...

Bobby Labonte Becomes Newest TV Analyst:

With a NASCAR career spanning over 30 years, including two championships and wins in all three of NASCAR's national touring series, Bobby Labonte has the experience and knowledge of a highly select group in the sport. He is now joining the team and contributing his...

Daytona TV Ratings:

Kurt Busch won Sunday's season-opening DAYTONA 500 on FOX, with 23.3 million viewers tuning in for all or part of the event. An average audience of 12 million watched the race across the FOX broadcast network, FOX Deportes and FOX Sports GO, including 11.92 million...

Hendrick cars running Monster logos when required UPDATE:

Car owner Rick Hendrick gave a short response to a question Friday about his cars not always displaying logos of Cup series sponsor Monster Energy when they are away from the track. UPDATE: Monster Energy doesn't have a problem with Hendrick Motorsports taking steps...

Cope announces Atlanta sponsors:

Wade Tractor and Equipment, Inc as well as Adrenalin Powersports, Inc announce they will be the primary sponsor of the #55 with Premium Motorsports driven by Derrike Cope for the Atlanta Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Folds of Honor Quick Trip 500.[More]...

Daytona XFINITY TV ratings:

Saturday's NASCAR XFINITY SERIES race on FS1 scored a +6% increase in average viewership (2,253,000 vs. 2,120,000) and a +8% bump among A18-49 (513,000 vs. 474,000) over the 2016 race. [More]...

Scott Lagasse Jr. joins RCR for four races:

Veteran NASCAR driver Scott Lagasse Jr. will join Richard Childress Racing's 2017 driver lineup to pilot the #3 Chevrolet Camaro in the NASCAR XFINITY Series for four races. Lagasse Jr., 36, of St. Augustine, Florida, will race under the RCR banner at Iowa Speedway...

LifeLink featured on Gase’s car at Atlanta:

For the upcoming Rinnai 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Gase will race the LifeLink #52 car in honor of his mother and others touched by donation and transplantation, like Officer Jody Smith.[More]...

NBTS BrainTumor.org featured on Tifft’s car at Atlanta:

Matt Tifft heads to Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS) in his first full season at Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR). For the second race of the 2017 NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) season, Tifft will make his first-career start at AMS behind the wheel of the #19 NBTS BrainTumor.org Toyota...

Crazy Vapors joins Sieg for Atlanta:

RSS Racing and driver Ryan Sieg welcome Crazy Vapors as the primary sponsor on their #39 Chevrolet Camaro for the NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway this Saturday. Crazy Vapors is an electronic cigarette, e-liquid, and accessory store located in Augusta...

Advance Auto Parts enters partnership with Indianapolis Motor Speedway:

Advance Auto Parts, a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America that serves both professional installer and do-it-yourself customers, has signed a strategic, multi-year partnership with the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS). The agreement...

NASCAR happy with new segment formats:

NASCAR Executive Vice President Steve O'Donnell said the sanctioning body was pleased with its first NASCAR Cup race with its new segment format. O'Donnell: 'I thought the race had a flow. The stages played out exactly how they wanted them to.[More]...

Earnhardt, Jr. feels fine after accident at Daytona:

Dale Earnhardt Jr. climbed out of his wrecked race car, surveyed the damage, chatted with his team and hopped on a golf cart for a trip to the infield care center. Eight minutes after checking in with doctors, Earnhardt walked out. And he felt fine.[More]...

Kyle Busch not happy with Goodyear after wreck:

Kyle Busch was not happy about his early exit from Sunday's Daytona 500. Busch was ahead after the first 60 laps in 'The Great American Race and became the first stage winner in the new era of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Unfortunately, things went downhill...

Daytona 500 commercial breakdown:

For those of you NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, here is the breakdown for Sunday's race.[More]...

Congrats to Denny Hamlin and Jordan Fish:

Denny Hamlin's girlfriend, Jordan Fish, announced in a Tweet on Sunday that the couple are expecting their second child this year.[More]...

Race recap: Patient Kurt Busch wins wild Daytona 500 – without looking back:

His car damaged in a wreck on the backstretch and held together with tape, Kurt Busch grabbed the lead on the final lap of the 59th Daytona 500 on Sunday and took the checkered flag in the Great American Race as a capstone to a checkered career that has trended upward...

Circuit of the Americas would like a NASCAR race:

While NASCAR gears up for Sunday's Daytona 500, its kickoff and signature event, Circuit of the Americas officials are casting their eyes toward the most popular racing series in the United States.(2-26-2017) UPDATE: Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage wanted...

Kurt Busch wins the Daytona 500:

#41-Kurt Busch won the 59th Annual Daytona 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway for his 1st win of the season, 1st win at Daytona and 29th career win. Busch led only the final lap after taking the lead from #42-Larson, who ran...