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Cole Swindell named honorary starter at Kansas:

ACM's 2015 New Artist of the Year Cole Swindell will wave the green flag to start the fifth race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, the Hollywood Casino 400, on Sunday. The Georgia native, who's current single 'Middle of a Memory' is a Top 5 song on country radio...

Nature’s Bakery sponsoring 25 races in 2017; Code 3 moving sponsorship to Patrick:

Nature's Bakery is looking at slightly reducing the size of its deal with NASCAR Sprint Cup team Stewart-Haas Racing starting next year. However, the savings are likely to be redeployed toward activation around the program, and SHR already has a partner lined up to...

Furniture Row Racing skipping Homestead test:

A notable championship contender - possibly the early favorite - will be absent from next week's test at Homestead-Miami Speedway, whose Nov. 20 season finale will decide the Sprint Cup title. Furniture Row Racing won't bring Martin Truex Jr.'s #78 Toyota to the Oct...

Fire Alarm Services returns to the #7 at Kansas:

Tommy Baldwin Racing announced that Fire Alarm Services, Inc. will return as primary sponsor on the #7 Chevrolet for this weekend's Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. Headquartered in Arvada, Colorado, Fire Alarm Services, Inc., provides superior fire and life...

Drive for Diversity Combine rescheduled:

The 2016 NASCAR Drive for Diversity Combine, featuring 17 drivers from the U.S., Canada and Mexico, has been rescheduled for Oct. 17-19. The annual event, originally scheduled for this week, was moved due to the impact of Hurricane Matthew. Participants will take part...

Royals catcher Butera to drive pace car at Kansas:

Kansas City Royals catcher, and member of the 2015 World Series championship team, Drew Butera will be the honorary pace car driver for the Hollywood Casino 400 on Sunday, Oct. 16. Last year, Butera made his post-season debut in Game 4 of the American League Division...

Camo on the #88 at Talladega:

There's no hiding the new paint scheme that Alex Bowman will pilot next weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. The design of the #88 Mountain Dew Take it Outside Chevrolet SS was unveiled Wednesday on Hendrick Motorsports' Facebook page. In addition to the brand new design...

Charlotte warnings announced:

NASCAR has announced warnings following the Bank of America 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 9. #27-Menard (1) failed LIS three times in pre-qualifying inspection, was given a written warning and loss of 15 minutes practice time. #30...

Xxxtreme Motorsport owner ordered to pay Swan Racing:

A U.S. District Court judge has ordered Xxxtreme Motorsport, owned by Jonathan Cohen, to pay $668,519 to Swan Racing owner Brandon Davis. The default judgment issued Tuesday was made as Cohen has missed deadlines for responses to various motions and has not attended...

TallaTaxi debuting at Talladega:

Race fans sometimes find themselves in a need of quickly getting to various locations on property during a race weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, so NASCAR's Most Competitive track has great news for those who normally travel by foot with the introduction of the ...

Charlotte Overnight TV Ratings:

Postponed NASCAR Sprint Cup racing from Charlotte, the fourth race in the Chase For the Cup, had a 1.2 overnight rating on NBC Sunday afternoon - down 14% from the same race last year, which was also postponed to Sunday but aired on NBCSN (1.4). Figures do not include...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Kansas:

#48-Jimmie Johnson'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦ 110.4 #20-Matt Kenseth'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦. 107.4 #4-Kevin Harvick'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦. 103.4 #16-Greg Biffle'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦. 96.8 #78-Martin Truex Jr'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦. 95.5 #19-Carl Edwards'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦ 95.4 #5-Kasey Kahne...

Travis Carter Honored with Smokey Yunick Award:

Charlotte Motor Speedway President and General Manager Marcus Smith awarded Travis Carter, one of NASCAR's most accomplished crew chiefs and car owners, with the speedway's prestigious Smokey Yunick Award on Sunday prior to the Bank of America 500. Instituted in 1997...

Hinder to perform pre-concert at Phoenix:

Fans attending the Can-Am 500 on Sunday, Nov. 13 at Phoenix Raceway will be entertained with live music before the start of the race as multi-platinum rock group Hinder will perform a pre-race concert in the Fan Midway area at 10:30am. The concert, which resulted from...

Diana Brennan named VP at Sonoma, Kiser Promoted:

Longtime Sonoma Raceway spokeswoman Diana Brennan has been promoted to the position of Vice President, Communications and Marketing. Brennan, who has worked in the Sonoma Raceway Media Relations department for more than 15 years, will assume responsibility for all ...

RCR extends relationship with Ryan Newman

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series veteran Ryan Newman has agreed to a multi-year agreement to remain with Richard Childress Racing (RCR) as the driver of the #31 Chevy. The renewal marks Newman's fourth year with RCR and 16th full season in NASCAR's premier series. 'Ryan's ...

Charlotte Race and Commercial Breakdown:

For those of you 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 11:47 AM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 3:59 PM (all times are EDT). ...

Kentucky Speedway to Add an Additional Layer of Asphalt:

Kentucky Speedway announced it is adding another surface course layer to its racing surface in preparation for the 2017 season. Work will be done in October. 'When our team examined the race track, portions of the paving performed earlier this year did not meet the...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings – Round of 12:

[after Charlotte, race 30 of 36, Chase race 4 of 10] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson*, [3 wins], 3045 (won Charlotte) 2) #20-Matt Kenseth, [2 wins], 31 ahead of 9th 3) #18-Kyle Busch, [4 wins], +27 4) #2-Brad Keselowski, [4 wins], +25 5) #41-Kurt Busch, [1 win], +24 6) #19-Carl...

Charlotte Sprint Cup Series Pre-Race Schedule for Sunday, October 9:

(eastern time) 11:02am: Hispanic Heritage Month presentation 11:04am: Freightliner Hauler Challenge winner 11:06am: Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award finalist presentation 11:15am: Driver introductions for the Bank of America 500 11:45am: God Bless America by Star...