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Penalty Announcement: Kenseth suspended 2 races; Patrick fined UPDATE:

Matt Kenseth , the driver of the #20 car, has been penalized for an infraction that occurred during the Nov. 1 race at Martinsville Speedway. This is a Behavioral Penalty (Sections 12.1, 12.8). Kenseth has been suspended from NASCAR through the completion of the next...

NASCAR considered cutting race short because of darkness:

NASCAR officials discussed ending Sunday's race at Martinsville Speedway because of darkness, a series official told SiriusXM NASCAR Radio on Monday. Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer, told "The Morning Drive" that...

Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau featured on the #34:

Brett Moffitt's #34 Ford Fusion at Texas Motor Speedway will encourage fans to think big when choosing a travel destination. The Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau will be on board as primary sponsor for Sunday's race, reminding the NASCAR audience that "Big Things...

Ray Black Jr. to make NXS debut at Texas UPDATE:

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Ray Black Jr. will make his NASCAR XFINITY Series debut Saturday afternoon at Texas Motor Speedway in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge. An official announcement is expected as early as Tuesday. The Palm Coast, Florida native...

Pocono accepting Fan Council Applications:

Pocono Raceway is now accepting applications for their new Fan Council. The purpose of the Pocono Raceway Fan Council is to assist the Raceway staff in developing and improving the overall fan experience at "The Tricky Triangle.' "Our first two Fan Council classes...

Entry List

for the AAA Texas 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway is posted, 45 teams/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, including: #21-Blaney, #32-Gase, #33-Scott, #62-Sorenson, #95-McDowell, #98-Preece. Drivers who need to be in the top-36 in speed and have no...

Gilliland, Patrick have contact at Martinsville UPDATE:

#10- Danica Patrick says she was "repaying the favor" when she ran into #38-David Gilliland with less than 100 laps left in Sunday's race at Martinsville Speedway. Patrick hit the wall to bring out the caution on Lap 158 after being hit from behind by Gilliland. Patrick...

Martinsville Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2015 Goody”s Headache Relief 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 1:02 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 5:23 PM (all times are EST). NBCSN was...

Gordon presented with the H. Clay Earles Award:

Martinsville Speedway President Clay Campbell presented Jeff Gordon with the H. Clay Earles Award. The award, given for "Outstanding Dedication to Auto Racing", was established in 2000 and is named for Martinsville Speedway Founder H. Clay Earles. "Jeff Gordon is ...

NASCAR Sprint Cup Laps Led Leaders:

(after Martinsville, 33 of 36 races) 1. #4-Kevin Harvick, 2,094 2. #22-Joey Logano, 1,359 3. #20-Matt Kenseth, 927 4. #41-Kurt Busch, 788 (30 races) 5. #2-Brad Keselowski, 782 6. #18-Kyle Busch, 693 (22 races) 7. #78-Martin Truex Jr., 563 8. #11-Denny Hamlin, 529 9...

$10 holds seat for Spring race at Martinsville:

The STP 500 is five months away, but it's never too early to make sure you've got your seat locked in for the first short-track race of the season. All it takes to hold your ticket for the STP 500 is a $10 deposit. Tickets for the STP 500 range from $45 to $85. There...

Brett Jewkes leaving NASCAR:

NASCAR announced that Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer Brett Jewkes has accepted a senior management position with Atlanta-based AMB Group, LLC, the investment management and support services arm of Arthur Blank's family of businesses, and will...

Texas Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2015 AAA 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 2:00 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 6:00 PM (all times are EST). NBC was ...

Contact between Kenseth and Logano at Martinsville; NASCAR will consider penalties for Kenseth:

Two weeks after #20-Matt Kenseth was taken out by #22-Joey Logano, Kenseth returned the favor, wrecking him when Logano was leading the Sprint Cup Series race with 47 laps remaining Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. Kenseth, who himself was vying for the lead a handful...

Contact between Kenseth and Logano at Martinsville; NASCAR will consider penalties for Kenseth:

Two weeks after #20-Matt Kenseth was taken out by #22-Joey Logano, Kenseth returned the favor, wrecking him when Logano was leading the Sprint Cup Series race with 47 laps remaining Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. Kenseth, who himself was vying for the lead a handful...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings – Eliminator Round:

[after Martinsville, race 33 of 36, Chase race 7 of 10] 1) #24-Gordon* [1], 4047 2) #18-Busch[4], 4039 -8; +9 ahead of 5th 3) #78-Truex, Jr.[1], 4039 -8; +9 ahead of 5th 4) #4-Harvick [3], 4037 -10; +7 ahead of 5th Top 4 advance to Championship round 5) #19-Edwards...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2015 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Martinsville, race 33 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #22-Joey Logano (C8), 1213 2) #4-Kevin Harvick (C4), 1192 -21 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. (EC), 1109 -104 4) #2-Brad Keselowski (C6), 1094 -119 5) #78-Martin Truex...

Rain could impact Martinsville race:

Rain could threaten the Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 t Martinsville Sunday. According to the National Weather Service: Sunday - A chance of showers, mainly between 7am and 4pm, then a chance of rain after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 64. Calm wind. Chance of ...

Ford Fusion to get slightly different look in 2016:

The Ford Fusion used for competition in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series is expected to have a slightly different look for 2016, with changes to the front and sides of the car. Officials with the Detroit-based automaker have not announced any changes, but at least one driver...

First Saturday practice:

for the Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway is over. After 55 scheduled minutes, top five, slowest and notes: #88-Earnhardt 96.998 #78-Truex 96.879 #31-Newman 96.874 #22-Logano 96.755 #11 Hamlin 96.731 slowest: #62-Hill ...