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Texas Goodyear Tire Notes:

While teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Xfinity Series will run the same left-side tire code at Texas this week, they will run their own right-side codes . . . in Sprint Cup, both of these tire codes are being run for the first time . . . like last year at Texas...

Pocono Raceway sets JR Nation Camping Experience:

In honor of the NASCAR XFINITY Series' first race at Pocono Raceway on June 4, Pocono and JR Motorsports have paired up to create the inaugural JR Nation Camping Experience at the 2.5-mile Pennsylvania speedway. This exclusive partnership between Pocono Raceway and...

Martinsville Overnight TV Ratings UPDATE:

A downturn in ratings has followed NASCAR from big FOX to Fox Sports 1. NASCAR Sprint Cup racing from Martinsville (VA) earned a 2.2 overnight rating on FS1 Sunday afternoon, down 12% from last year (2.5) and down 42% from 2014 on the FOX broadcast network (3.8). The...

Voting open for Sprint All-Star Race:

NASCAR fans once again have the power to put a driver of their choice in the 2016 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. The Sprint Fan Vote is now open, and will send one of 30 drivers into the annual star-studded event on May 21 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Fans can vote their...

Fire Alarm Services joins Tommy Baldwin:

Tommy Baldwin Racing announced the signing of sponsor Fire Alarm Services to a two-race primary sponsorship beginning this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. FAS will also sponsor Regan Smith's #7 Chevrolet at Kansas Speedway on October 16th. Headquartered in Arvada, ...

Yellow numbers return for Johnson:

Lowe's announced Tuesday morning that the #48 that adorns Jimmie Johnson's Chevy will once again be yellow starting this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. The #48 Lowe's Chevy featured yellow numbers when Johnson first found Victory Lane in 2002, and the iconic yellow...

TMG picks up Texas sponsor:

The Motorsports Group officials announced that Crawfest New Braunfels and the City of New Braunfels (Texas) will serve as sponsors of the team's #30 Chevrolet entry for the upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Texas Motor Speedway. The logos of the festival and...

Martinsville Overnight TV Ratings:

A downturn in ratings has followed NASCAR from big FOX to Fox Sports 1. NASCAR Sprint Cup racing from Martinsville (VA) earned a 2.2 overnight rating on FS1 Sunday afternoon, down 12% from last year (2.5) and down 42% from 2014 on the FOX broadcast network (3.8). The...

NASCAR Hall of Fame Fan Vote underway:

NASCAR fans are invited to cast their votes for the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2017 by participating in the annual Fan Vote. Fans are encouraged to vote for five of the 20 nominees for the Class of 2017. The top five vote-getters, as voted upon by the fans, will ...

Darlington Raceway names new ‘Lady in Black’:

Darlington Raceway announced South Carolina native Amanda Bishop has been selected as the Lady in Black for 2016. As the Lady in Black, Bishop will serve as a key ambassador for Darlington Raceway throughout the year. She will represent the track at various community...

Entry List

for the Duck Commander 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway is posted, 40 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed, including: #14-Vickers, #21-Blaney*, #30-Wise*, #32-Jeffrey Earnhardt, #55-Sorenson*, #95-Ty Dillon, #98-Whitt*. Drivers who are not a Charter...

XFINITY Entry List:

There are 42 cars on the preliminary entry list for Friday's O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway. A few notes: Garrett Smithley will be in the #0; Chase Elliott is in the #5 for JR Motorsports; The #14 of TriStar Motorsports is TBA but could be JJ Yeley...

Busch brothers tied for 3rd with most wins:

with #18-Kyle Busch's 35th career Sprint Cup Series win, he and his brother Kurt, who has 27 Sprint Cup Series wins, now have 62 combined wins. This ties them with the three Flock brothers Tim (39 wins), Fonty (19) Bob (4) with 62 wins, 3rd best overall. Darrell (84...

Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2016 STP 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 1:00 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 4:36 PM (all times are EDT). Did not ...

Gdovic driving at Bristol:

Reigning Lamborghini Gallardo World Champion, Brandon Gdovic, will return to the seat of the #46 Chevrolet Camaro for the Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 16th, 2016. Transportation and logistics enterprise PITT OHIO will debut as primary...

Bobby Pierce driving for MB Motorsports in 3 races:

Bobby Pierce, the 19 year-old dirt track phenom who impressed legions of NASCAR fans with his amazing performance at Eldora Speedway last season, has once again teamed up with MB Motorsports for 2016. The Oakwood, Illinois native will be behind the wheel of MB Motorsports...

Hamlin says drivers would like to see race winnings published

The introduction of the new charter system - and the subsequent restructuring and distribution of purse money and other revenue streams - caused some feverish preseason reworking of driver contracts. It also caused some hand-wringing among stars who were accustomed...

Fire at Richard Petty Museum UPDATE:

Statement from Richard Petty Motorsports: There was a fire today [Saturday] at the historical site of Petty Enterprises and now the current site of Petty's Garage and Richard Petty Museum. The fire was contained to a portion of the building and was controlled quickly...

2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup CHASE Standings:

[after Martinsville, race 6 of 36, 16 drivers for the Chase] Set by most wins, then by points standing 1) #48-Johnson [2 wins], 2nd in drivers pts 2) #4-Harvick [1 win], 1st 3) #18-Busch [1 win], 3rd 4) #2-Keselowski [1 win], 6th 5) #11-Hamlin [1 win], 9th no wins, ...

Vickers unsure of plans after Texas; looking at Indy 500:

Brian Vickers doesn't know how much he will race in 2016 beyond next week. He could have more races as a substitute for Tony Stewart. Or he could find himself competing in the Indianapolis 500. That could be unsettling for some drivers. For a driver who has been sidelined...