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Sting to Headline the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards:

Sting will headline a show at the Sprint Cup Series Awards, NASCAR tells Billboard exclusively. The performance will take place Dec. 2 at Wynn Las Vegas and will serve as the finale to a handful of celebrations that coordinate with NASCAR Champion's Week. According...

Phoenix Track Notes & History:

-Construction was completed in January 1964. The facility consisted of a one-mile oval and a 2.5-mile road course. -Alan Kulwicki won the first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix on Nov. 6, 1988. -The first spring race was held on April 23, 2005 and also the ...

Rules change starting at Phoenix:

NASCAR announced a rules change that go into place this weekend at Phoenix International Raceway, site of the penultimate racing weekend of the season. The sanctioning body sent out a tech bulletin pertaining to Section 20.14.2.I-1 Truck Trailing Arms of the Sprint...

Team Penske and PPG Automotive extend partnership:

PPG Industries and Team Penske announced a multi-year extension of their relationship. Celebrating the 34th year of its successful partnership with Team Penske in 2017, Pittsburgh-based PPG's automotive refinish business - a leading worldwide supplier of high-performance...

Napier to run Phoenix with Premium:

Bryce Napier will pilot the #49 Central Valley HHO Chevrolet for Premium Motorsports during his third NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) start at Phoenix International Raceway on Friday. Central Valley HHO, a family owned and operated company out of Central ...

iHeartMedia and Homestead-Miami Speedway Enter into Partnership:

Ford Championship Weekend, which will be held next weekend, November 18-20 at Homestead-Miami, has plenty to offer the plethora of fans who attend each year, as champions are determined in all three of NASCAR's premier series over the course of three days. Similarly...

Texas warnings/fines announced:

NASCAR has announced penalties and warnings following the AAA Texas 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on November 6, 2016. Todd Gordon, the crew chief for #22-Joey Logano, was fined $10,000 for lug nut(s) not properly installed after the race. #4-Harvick...

Randy Dorton Hendrick Engine Builder Showdown underway:

Hendrick Motorsports is hosting the 15th annual Randy Dorton Hendrick Engine Builder Showdown on Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 8-9. The event pairs 12 Hendrick Certified Master Technicians from Hendrick Automotive Group dealerships with 12 Hendrick Motorsports engine...

Championship 4 Clinch Scenarios for Phoenix:

#48-Jimmie Johnson and #19-Carl Edwards are locked into the Championship 4 after winning races in the Round of 8. #22-Joey Logano (0 Wins, 4074 Points) - Would clinch on points with a second-place finish and at least one lap led. With a win, would clinch a next round...

NASCAR defends decision to end Texas race early:

The AAA Texas 500 was deemed official by NASCAR 41 laps from its scheduled finish Sunday night due to rain, to the chagrin of some. With berths at stake in the Championship 4 race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, the question driver have faced was whether Chase races should...

NASCAR to examine issues from Texas:

NASCAR will investigate two incidents from this weekend's activities at Texas Motor Speedway - one which sidelined Matt DiBenedetto, a second that sent a crewman to the infield care center. DiBenedetto, 25, suffered a mild concussion while driving the #14 Toyota for...

THE OFFSPRING in concert at Phoenix:

The first on-track concert at Phoenix Raceway will feature THE OFFSPRING, presented by Can-Am, performing a short set on pit road before the green flag drops for the Can-Am 500 on Sunday, Nov. 13. Fans with an El Sol Pre-Race Pit Pass will have free access to the concert...

XFINITY Entry List:

There are 42 cars on the preliminary entry list for Saturday's Ticket Galaxy 200 at Phoenix International Raceway. A few notes: Brandon Hightower returns to the #13; Cole Whitt is entered in the TriStar #14; Austin Theriault remains in the RWR #25; Justin Marks will...

Texas Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2016 AAA Texas 500:

For those NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, here is the breakdown for Sunday's race. Began recording the times at the Invocation of the race at 1:48 PM, stopped for a rain delay at 1:58 PM; restarted recording times at 7:13 PM, and stopped at...

Entry List

for the Can-Am 500(k) Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway is posted, 40 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed, including: #21-Blaney*, #30-Gray Gaulding*, #32-Jeffrey Earnhardt, #55-DJ Kennington*, #95-McDowell, #98-Sorenson*. Drivers who are ...

Logano faces fine for unsecured lug nut:

#22-Joey Logano's team faces a fine of $10,000 after they only had 19 of 20 lug nuts secure following the Sprint Cup race Sunday night at Texas Motor Speedway. Penalties are typically announced on Tuesday or Wednesday. Elliott Sadler's NASCAR XFINITY team also had ...

Menard crew member ok after pit incident:

Mason Jennings, a tire specialist on the #27 of Paul Menard, was unharmed and had ringing in his ears after a tire appeared to explode during a Menard pit stop in the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. But according to a Goodyear tire official, the tire did not...

Dale Jarrett says he struggles with memory loss:

Concussions and how they're diagnosed were pushed back into the spotlight this weekend with the news that #83-Matt DiBenedetto was put into NASCAR's concussion protocol and would miss the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. The news brought criticism from Brad Keselowski...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2016 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Texas, race 34 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #4-Kevin Harvick (C7), 1083 2) #2-Brad Keselowski (EC), 1056, -27 3) #22-Joey Logano (C3), 1051, -32 4) #18-Kyle Busch (C4), 1030, -53 5) #11-Denny Hamlin (C6), 1017, -...

First Saturday practice

of the AAA Texas 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway is over, after 55 scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest & notes: #21-Blaney 188.515 #47-Allmendinger 188.508 #17-Stenhouse Jr. 187.846 #13-Mears 187.826 #27-Menard 187.572 slowest: #30-Wise ...