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McMurray visits Martinsville high school:

#1-Jamie McMurray spent Wednesday (3/16/2016) morning with the MADawgs robotic team and other engineering students at Martinsville High School, learning about their competitive robotics program and 3-D printing operation and taking some questions on racing. The driver...

College students audition for NASCAR pit crews:

NASCAR representatives were wowed Wednesday [3-16-2016] during a pit stop at Virginia State University, part of a nationwide search for athletes talented enough to become pit crew members. As it stands, NASCAR crews are predominantly white men, and NASCAR has been ...

‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ schemes at Auto Club:

To promote the upcoming and highly anticipated Warner Bros. Pictures film 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,' Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be running the #88 Nationwide Batman Chevy, while teammate Jimmie Johnson will represent the Man of Steel, driving the #48 Lowe'...

American Ethanol makes 2016 debut on the #3:

#3-Austin Dillon will run the American Ethanol colors for the first time in the Auto Club 400. American Ethanol, a renewable source of cleaner burning energy from the bounty of America's farmers, helps create new green jobs and a renewed sense of pride for the American...

Brian France at NYU & NASCAR at MIT:

NASCAR Chairman & CEO Brian France and the Commissioners of the NBA, NFL, MLB and MLS, led a group from across nine major professional sports leagues Monday at New York University to collaborate on social responsibility in sports. The industry summit was hosted...

Auto Club Goodyear Tire Notes:

While teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Xfinity Series will run the same left-side tire code at Fontana this week, they will run their own right-side codes . . . in Sprint Cup, teams previously ran this left-side tire code at Indianapolis and Darlington last year, ...

NASCAR Tech Open House:

The NASCAR Technical Institute is scheduled to have an Open House on Saturday, March 19th from 9:00am - 1:00pm/et at NASCAR Technical Institute location: 220 Byers Creek Road, Mooresville, NC 28117. More info and directions at uti.edu....

USMC Staff Sergeant Charlie Linville named Auto Club Honorary Starter:

U.S. Marine and Hero, USMC Staff Sergeant Charlie Linville, will serve as Honorary Starter for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway. As Honorary Starter, Staff Sergeant Linville will wave the green flag to start the Auto Club 400, and watch...

Students will get their day at Auto Club Speedway:

If NASCAR is returning to Auto Club Speedway this weekend, so are nearly 500 eighth grade students from 17 schools in San Bernardino County on Friday as part of the seventh S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Day. In addition to viewing practice...

Joey Gase back in the #32 at Martinsville:

per Joey Gase Racing's Facebook page: Happy to announce Joey (Gase) will be racing at Martinsville Speedway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on April 3rd! We are looking for sponsors for this race. This is a track Joey has always wanted to race at and is similar...

Kevin Harvick & Cal Ripken Jr. unveil Kevin Harvick Foundation Park:

Kevin Harvick continued his commitment to supporting his hometown of Bakersfield, Calif., when the Kevin Harvick Foundation and Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation opened a multi-purpose Youth Development Park in the city. Sport superstars Cal Ripken Jr. and Kevin Harvick cut...

Three teams given written warnings for failing Phoenix inspections:

Three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams were warned for failing inspection at Phoenix International Raceway. #78-Martin Truex Jr. was given a written warning by NASCAR for failing NASCAR's Laser Inspection System twice in pre-race inspection. #38-Landon Cassill's car ...

Stewart to be Honored at the Speedway Children’s Charities Gala:

The 36th annual Sonic Automotive Speedway Children's Charities Gala will recognize one of NASCAR's great philanthropists during a truly unforgettable evening on Wednesday, May 25. Tony Stewart will be honored for his successes on and off the track, including his incredible...

TaxAct returns to #10 car at Auto Club:

TaxAct, the official tax preparation software partner of Stewart-Haas Racing and driver Danica Patrick, will return to the track this weekend for the Auto Club 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. To celebrate the 2016 debut of the #10 TaxAct Chevy and gear up for the...

New award in motorsports dedicated to race mechanics:

In the sport of racing, you won't find too many awards beyond the drivers, owners and crew chiefs. The Brian Lunniss Lifetime Achievement Award by Mechanix Wear is dedicated to the hardest working hands in racing. The unsung hereos of motorsports. Those who possess...

Texas Motor Speedway honorary positions announced:

Sadie Robertson, who finished runner-up in last year's 'Dancing With The Stars' competition and one of the stars of A&E;'s reality hit show 'Duck Dynasty,' has been named the Honorary Starter for the Duck Commander 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Saturday...

Phoenix TV Ratings UPDATE:

NASCAR Sprint Cup racing from Phoenix drew a 3.6 overnight rating on FOX Sunday afternoon, down 5% from last year (3.8), and down 25% from 2014, when the race was the second of the season (4.8). The 3.6 overnight is the lowest for NASCAR from Phoenix since 2010, the...

Auto Club Driver Notes & Facts:

-141 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Auto Club; 116 in more than one. -Jeff Gordon leads the series in starts at Auto Club Speedway with 26. -Dale Earnhardt Jr and Matt Kenseth lead all active drivers in start at Auto Club Speedway...

Phoenix TV Ratings:

NASCAR Sprint Cup racing from Phoenix drew a 3.6 overnight rating on FOX Sunday afternoon, down 5% from last year (3.8), and down 25% from 2014, when the race was the second of the season (4.8). The 3.6 overnight is the lowest for NASCAR from Phoenix since 2010, the...

NASCAR will look at limiting contact with suspended crew members:

NASCAR will examine if there is more it can do to limit the contact suspended individuals, particularly crew chiefs, have with their teams on race weekends. Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR's chief racing development officer, said Monday on 'The Morning Drive' that even if...