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Daytona & Talladega hosting country music festivals in 2016:

Daytona International Speedway will host the inaugural Country 500 music festival featuring Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Kid Rock, TBA, Lady Antebellum, Willie Nelson and dozens more over Memorial Day Weekend-May 27, 28 & 29, 2016. The complete Country 500...

Sad News – Glenn Stanley Smith, Sr.:

Glenn Stanley Smith, Sr., age 59, professional photojournalist and friend to so many, loving father and grandfather, passed away on October 2, 2015 in Boise, Idaho of complications from pneumonia. Glenn was born in Heidelberg, Germany to Stanley and Martha Erika Smith...

Teams complete open test at Phoenix:

NASCAR held an open testing session at Phoenix International Raceway Wednesday, and nearly 1,000 race fans were in attendance to watch some of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' best on the track. Drivers who participated in the testing session included Chase for the Sprint...

Teams warned after Charlotte; Keselowski & Stewart lose pit selection:

NASCAR announced Wednesday that the sanctioning body has issued warnings to several teams " including five in the Chase for the Sprint Cup " following last weekend's Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Most impacted are Chase driver #2-Brad Keselowski...

New look for #88 Nationwide Chevy in 2016 UPDATE:

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is in the midst of the Contender Round of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. But that doesn't mean it's too early to look ahead to the 2016 paint scheme for his #88 Nationwide Chevrolet SS. Nationwide did just that, surprising 10 fans with the ...

TirePass joins the #38 at Kansas:

Love's Travel Stops returns as primary sponsor of the #38 Front Row Motorsports Ford of David Gilliand, showcasing Love's TirePass, an integrated tire inflation and assessment service that takes place in line while the driver fuels. David Gilliland: "We've got a little...

Dillon”s jackman injured in XFINITY race:

#3-Austin Dillon will be without his starting Jackman, Jason Hunt, for the next few weeks due to an injury suffered in Friday nights Xfinity race in Charlotte. During the first stop, Hunt jumped off the wall and injured his left calf. Talking to people close to the...

Becker Autos & Trailers To Sponsor both Premium Motorsports cars at Kansas:

Becker Autos & Trailers in Downs and Beloit, Kansas announced the sponsorship of #98-Reed Sorenson and #62-Timmy Hill for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kansas Speedway this weekend. What started as a dream at Kansas Speedway in May, has now become a full sponsorship...

Kansas Goodyear Tire Notes

: Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Xfinity Series will run the same tire set-up at Kansas this weekend . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series teams ran at this track in May . . . all NASCAR ...

Self returns to the #0 at Kansas:

Michael Self will return to the cockpit of the Nebraska Transport Company #0 Chevy for Saturday's Kansas Lottery 300 Xfinity Series race at Kansas Speedway. Nebraska Transport Company will be returning as a partner of Michael Self and JD Motorsports with Gary Keller...

Keselowski calls on brother to drive the 29:

Brad Keselowski wrote on his blog that older brother Brian will be driving the #29 Ford at Talladega Superspeedway in place of injured Austin Theriault. Keselowski explained: "When I was looking for a replacement driver for Austin, I knew that most of the current Cup...

NASCAR Announces Base 2016 Rules Package:

NASCAR announced the base NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rules package to be used during the 2016 season. The package was delivered to teams after an extensive collaborative process between NASCAR and industry stakeholders. The base package will include a 3.5-inch spoiler...

Will Kimmel returns to the #32 at Kansas:

Heading into Sunday's Hollywood Casino 400, Will Kimmel will be looking to make his 2nd career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start. This weekend's event in "The Sunflower State" will mark Kimmel's second race in 2015 for Go Green Racing. The 27-year-old Sellersburg, IN...

SONIC sponsoring Hornish in two races:

Richard Petty Motorsports announced that SONIC Drive-In will be the primary sponsor for Sam Hornish Jr. and the #9 Ford team for the upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway. More than 50 years ago, SONIC and its unique menu...

Whitt picks up new sponsor at Kansas:

Rich Logistics, a Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. company, will turn its first laps on a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car with Cole Whitt at Kansas Speedway this weekend. The trucking and logistics company will sponsor the #35 entry of Front Row Motorsports for ...

Ambrose done racing full-time:

Marcos Ambrose has finally called time on his full-time V8 Supercars comeback, leaving the way clear for Fabian Coulthard and Scott Pye to drive a revitalised DJR-Penske team into 2016 and beyond. Confirmation of the expanded two-car team, and the signing of Coulthard...

Padilla to sing National Anthem at Texas:

BÃ¡rbara Padilla, the Mexican-American classical crossover soprano whose career blossomed after finishing runner-up on the fourth season of NBC's "America's Got Talent," has been invited to sing the National Anthem for the AAA Texas 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series ...

New look for #88 Nationwide Chevy in 2016:

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is in the midst of the Contender Round of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. But that doesn't mean it's too early to look ahead to the 2016 paint scheme for his #88 Nationwide Chevrolet SS. Nationwide did just that, surprising 10 fans with the ...

Charlotte TV Ratings:

NASCAR Sprint Cup racing from Charlotte, the fourth race in the Chase for the Cup, drew a 1.4 overnight rating on NBCSN Sunday afternoon. The race was originally scheduled to air Saturday night on the NBC broadcast network, but was postponed due to rain. Last year'...

Drivers not happy with track cleanup UPDATE NASCAR comments:

#18- Kyle Busch and #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. were angry at NASCAR for what they felt was a lousy job cleaning up the track in the top of the groove between Turns 1 and 2 from a #51-Justin Allgaier oil spill on lap 182 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Both drivers hit the...