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Baldwin meets with employees, ‘exploring all my opportunities’ for team’s future UPDATE3:

Unsure about his organization's future, #7 team owner Tommy Baldwin met with his employees Monday 'so I can give them the options if they needed to go find a job.' Baldwin said Tuesday that 'I'm exploring all my opportunities right now. I'm trying to figure everything...

Baldwin meets with employees, ‘exploring all my opportunities’ for team’s future UPDATE2:

Unsure about his organization's future, #7 team owner Tommy Baldwin met with his employees Monday 'so I can give them the options if they needed to go find a job.' Baldwin said Tuesday that 'I'm exploring all my opportunities right now. I'm trying to figure everything...

Kansas warnings/fines announced:

NASCAR has announced penalties and warnings following the Hollywood Casino 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway on October 16, 2016. Greg Ives, the crew chief for #88-Alex Bowman, was fined $10,000 for lug nut(s) not properly installed after the race. #20-...

Earnhardt Jr. says he will race the #88 in 2017:

Dale Earnhardt Jr. reiterated on Wednesday that he continues to have every intention of returning to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series to drive the #88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy in 2017, beginning with the season-opening Daytona 500 next February. Earnhardt, who has been...

Stenhouse Jr. to Honor the Late Bryan Clauson at the Jason Leffler Classic:

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will return to his dirt-track roots this Thursday night as he drives the #39 for the newly formed Clauson-Marshall Racing at the Jason Leffler Classic at Wayne County Speedway to honor his late friend Bryan Clauson. 'I'm always thrilled to race ...

#30 TMG Team skipping Talladega:

The #30 TMG Chevy is shown as being 'withdrawn' on the Hellman's 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway entry list. Per a tweet by @TMG30: 'We are taking the Dega weekend off. We are still building and our plate program is just not where it needs to...

Snickers Halloween scheme for Kyle Busch:

As the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Talladega this weekend for the final race of the Round of 12 in the 2016 Chase for the Sprint Cup, Kyle Busch's #18 Snickers Halloween Toyota is appropriately dressed for the occasion with a special Halloween-themed livery (...

PEAK Becomes New Title Sponsor of NASCAR Mexico Series:

NASCAR announced a multi-year agreement with Old World Industries (OWI) to make PEAK title sponsor of the NASCAR Mexico Series, which will run a full slate of races in 2017 and ensuing seasons. The NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series will kick off with an exhibition race on ...

Hightower to run Talladega:

Brandon Hightower will be racing this weekend at Talladega in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. He will be making his second start in the truck series. He has already raced in the Xfinity Series four times this year, with his best finish at Dover in 25th place...

Hellmann’s joins Talladega Superspeedway as title sponsor:

Hellmann's mayonnaise, which has been a staple in American kitchens for generations, and NASCAR's Most Competitive Track - Talladega Superspeedway - announced that Sunday's race in the 2016 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup will now be known as the Hellmann's 500. Hellmann...

Chase Clinch Scenarios at Talladega:

#48-Jimmie Johnson and #4-Kevin Harvick have already clinched a spot in the Round of 8. With only one race remaining in this round, a new winner would be a win by Joey Logano, Austin Dillon, Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski or Chase Elliott. A win by any other driver ...

Kansas Overnight TV Ratings:

NASCAR Sprint Cup racing from Kansas, the fifth race in the Chase For the Cup, scored a 2.0 overnight rating on NBC Sunday afternoon - down 9% from last year (2.2) and even with 2014 on ESPN. Excluding rainouts, the 2.0 is the lowest for a Sprint Cup race on broadcast...

Pink scheme for Allmendinger at Talladega:

JTG Daugherty Racing is raising breast cancer awareness by turning AJ Allmendinger's #47 Kroger/SCOTT Products Chevrolet SS pink at Talladega Superspeedway during the Alabama 500 on Sunday, October 23rd to compliment The Kroger Co. Family of Stores Sharing Courage ...

Parking Forward joins BK Racing as associate sponsor at Talladega:

BK Racing has announced a partnership with Parking Forward as an associate sponsor for the #23 sweetFrog Toyota of David Ragan, the #93 Dustless Blasting Toyota of Matt DiBenedetto, and # 83 Starter Toyota of Jeffery Earnhardt. Parking Forward offers a broad range ...

Plenty of entertainment options available at Phoenix:

Fans will enjoy a full weekend lineup of entertainment for the Can-Am 500 race weekend at Phoenix Raceway, Nov. 11-13. This fall will feature a new post-race Phoenix Raceway After Dark show with Christopher Shayne on Friday, Nov. 11. PIR mainstays like Harry Luge and...

NASCAR considering further limiting Cup drivers in lower series:

For fans who don't like Sprint Cup drivers competing in Xfinity and Camping World Truck races, a NASCAR executive says 'stay tuned' for an announcement 'fairly soon' on the issue. Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer...

Cup Series title sponsorship expected to bring in less money:

NASCAR [continues] the process of replacing a title sponsor for just the third time since 1971, in an environment where the value of such partnerships are fluid based on the needs and goals of the company, and the perceived value of a sport where attendance and television...

youtheory sponsoring restart zone at Phoenix:

Phoenix Raceway announced that the health and beauty supplement brand youtheory has been named the official sponsor of the Restart Zone at PIR for the Can-Am 500 race weekend on Nov. 11-13. The youtheory partnership marks the first sponsored restart zone at the track...

Entry List

for the Alabama 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway is posted, 42 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed, including: #21-Blaney*, #32-Bobby Labonte, #35-Gilliland*, #55-Sorenson*, #83-Jeffrey Earnhardt, #93-DiBenedetto*, #98-Whitt*, #99-Reed*. Not...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings – Round of 12:

[after Kansas, race 31 of 36, Chase race 5 of 10] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson*, [3 wins], 3082 (won Charlotte) 2) #4-Kevin Harvick*, [4 wins] 3074 (won Kansas) 3) #20-Matt Kenseth, [2 wins], +29 ahead of 9th 4) #18-Kyle Busch, [4 wins], +27 5) #19-Carl Edwards, [2 wins], +...