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Hendrick announces new sponsor for Kahne and HMS:

UniFirst and 11-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports have reached an eight-year agreement that will make the workwear and textile service company a primary sponsor of the #5 Chevy driven by Kasey Kahne. The contract runs through the year 2023...

Charlotte Pole Notes & Facts:

-Fireball Roberts won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Charlotte Motor Speedway (World 600) in 1960 with a speed of 133.904 mph. -44 drivers have Coors Light poles at Charlotte, led by David Pearson with 14. Ryan Newman leads all active drivers in poles at CMS with...

Special scheme for Harvick at Charlotte:

Busch is planning a race day takeover on October 8 at Charlotte Motor Speedway to celebrate the launch of its racing platform. On the track, race-goers can expect to see the #4 Chevy of Kevin Harvick schemed to mimic the Busch hunting cans - featuring classic Busch...

Dover TV Ratings:

The final NASCAR Sprint Cup race of the Chase's opening Round of 16 at Dover scored a 1.53 overnight rating on NBCSN, averaging 2.6 million household viewers. That compares with a 1.92/3.2m for this race last year and a 1.55 rating for the previous week's Chase race...

Tommy Baldwin Racing Partners with Rev the Vote:

Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) has partnered with Rev the Vote to encourage race fans to have their voices heard on Election Day this November. Rev the Vote will partner with TBR for the upcoming race at Charlotte as they did at Dover last week. Rev the Vote is a non-partisan...

Clements honoring two at Charlotte:

JCR is paying respect to both Charlie Koon, the founder of long time sponsor All South Electric and to young Jacob Hall, who lost his life in a school shooting in South Carolina, where Jeremy Clements Racing calls home. RepairableVehicles.com continues their support...

Charlotte Cup Series Dignitaries Announced:

NASCAR Team Owner, Breast Cancer Survivors, Military Personnel and Country Music Star Among Distinguished Dignitaries Taking Part in Bank of America 500 Weekend. Defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion team owner Joe Gibbs will serve as the honorary pace car driver...

Hurricane Matthew could impact Charlotte race weekend:

It appears that the Charlotte region will see little impact from Hurricane Matthew this weekend, the National Weather Service said Wednesday morning. 'The way it looks right now, it's not much of a big deal for the Charlotte area,' meteorologist Justin Lane said. '...

Dover penalties/warnings announced:

NASCAR has announced warnings following the Citizen Soldier 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway on October 2nd. #30-Josh Wise's Chevy failed pre-race laser tech inspection three times and received a written warning and loss of 15 minutes practice...

Miller, Childress and Hendrick to be honored:

Don Miller, the board chairman of the N.C. Auto Racing Hall of Fame, will be honored for his many years of devotion to motorsports. He is credited with his creative work in designing the NASCAR safety roof flaps as well as the carbon monoxide breathing filters for ...

Todd Parrott named full-time crew chief of the #95 Chevy:

Team leadership at Circle Sport - Leavine Family Racing has announced that Todd Parrott will assume crew chief duties for the #95 entry in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for the remainder of the 2016 season. Dave Winston will move to a race engineer role within the organization...

Charlotte Goodyear Tire Notes:

Teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Xfinity Series will run completely different tire set-ups at Charlotte . . . for Sprint Cup, this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires that teams ran both weeks at Charlotte in May . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater...

Charlotte Track Notes & History:

-Construction began on Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS) in 1959. -The track's first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was held on June 19, 1960 - won by Joe Lee Johnson. -The track was repaved midseason in 1994. -The track name changed from Charlotte Motor Speedway to Lowe's Motor...

Jeff Gordon Named Grand Marshal For The NWES Finals:

In what will be a historic moment for the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series and NASCAR fans all over Europe, 4-time NASCAR Champion Jeff Gordon is scheduled to visit the Euro-NASCAR Finals in Zolder [Belgium] on Sunday, October 9th and serve as Grand Marshal for the ELITE ...

NASCAR open to rewarding regular season champion UPDATE:

For the fans - and competitors - that feel there hasn't been enough of a premium awarded to the driver/team that accumulates the most points in the regular season be patient. The point system could be changing again. NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing...

Stewart subs for Earnhardt Jr. in Charity event:

Dale Earnhardt Jr. was at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Tuesday for a Dale Jr. Foundation charity ride-along event. The problem: Earnhardt Jr. has not been cleared to drive by his doctors as he recovers from concussion-like symptoms. The event raises 'quite a bit of ...

2017 NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Tickets On Sale:

Beginning today, tickets for the 2017 NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony are available to the public. Richard Childress, Rick Hendrick, Mark Martin, Raymond Parks and Benny Parsons will be honored during this year's ceremony set for Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. Induction...

NASCAR open to rewarding regular season champion:

For the fans - and competitors - that feel there hasn't been enough of a premium awarded to the driver/team that accumulates the most points in the regular season be patient. The point system could be changing again. NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing...

Chase Fast Facts: Charlotte Motor Speedway:

-This is the second year in a row the fourth race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup has been held at Charlotte Motor Speedway (2015 - 2016). Charlotte was the fifth race of the Chase from 2004 - 2014. -Eight tracks have hosted Chase races all 12 previous years...

Grand Marshal, Honorary Starter named for XFINITY Kansas race:

Kansas Speedway announced that 2016 Olympic medalist Nico Hernandez has been named Grand Marshal for the Kansas Lottery 300 on Oct. 15, while lottery industry veteran Geneva McCaffrey, who currently serves as Kansas Lottery Account Director, has been named as the Honorary...