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Warnings issued from Michigan:

The teams of #2-Brad Keselowski, #47-AJ Allmendinger and #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. received written warnings for having to go through pre-race or pre-qualifying technical inspection three times at Michigan last weekend. It was the teams' first warning under a new system...

Blue-Emu Partners with Hornish at Bristol:

Blue-Emu, based in Bristol, TN, announced it will serve as the primary sponsor of the #9 Richard Petty Motorsports team and driver Sam Hornish Jr. during the night race at the Bristol. Blue-Emu will bring its blue and white brand colors to the #9 Ford and race them...

CashCash Makes NASCAR Debut with Gilliland:

Short-term lender CashCash will make its first appearance as a NASCAR partner this week with David Gilliland at Bristol. The company's green and white colors will adorn the #38 Ford Fusion as primary sponsor for Saturday night's 500-lap short-track event. The state...

Throwback Ortho scheme to be announced:

Roush Fenway Racing invites fans to follow along on Periscope on Thursday, August 20th at 12:30pm/et as Greg Biffle unveils his 2015 #16 Ortho Throwback scheme for Darlington. Ortho has a long history of innovation and firsts in their field, so it's only natural that...

Juniper Networks debuts on the #18:

For the first time this season, Juniper Networks will adorn the #18 Toyota Camry in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. Juniper Networks, the industry leader in network innovation, announced the technology provided to Joe Gibbs Racing to improve the racing organization's network...

Custer fastest in final practice:

#00-Cole Custer was fastest in final practice for the UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway with a speed of 126.528mph. He was followed by #29-Ryan Blaney, #8-John Hunter Nemechek, #31-Ty Dillon, #33-Brandon Jones, #5-Dalton Sargeant, #11-Ben Kennedy, #13-Cameron Hayley...

Stenhouse Unveils Iconic #17 Pearson Scheme for Darlington:

A NASCAR "Throwback' weekend at Darlington Raceway and a #17 Ford canvas made for an undeniable invitation for a David Pearson Ford Torino retro paint scheme. As Pearson remains the winningest driver at Darlington with 10 trips to victory lane at the historic track...

Danica Patrick press conference Tuesday UPDATES re-signs Patrick and Nature”s Bakery as sponsor:

Stewart-Haas Racing has scheduled a press conference regarding #10-Danica Patrick for Tuesday at 11:00am/et. Fox Sports' Tom Jensen tweeted, "Sources tell @NASCARONFOX she'll have a sponsor who is new to sport" and the "new sponsor could be for as many as 30 ...

Most Popular Driver award details to be released:

Sprint will return as sponsor of the National Motorsports Press Association's Most Popular Driver award. Details about the voting window will be announced Sept. 6 at Darlington Raceway during the Southern 500 weekend. This is the 63rd season for the award. Dale Earnhardt...

Michigan TV Ratings:

Yet again, overnight ratings dropped for NASCAR on cable. NASCAR Sprint Cup racing from Michigan earned a 2.4 overnight rating on NBCSN Sunday afternoon, down 20% from last year and 2013 (3.0 both years), when the race aired on ESPN. So far this season, 11 of the 12...

Burton gets Bristol sponsor:

BK Racing has partnered with Rocky Ridge Custom Trucks as a primary sponsor on Jeb Burton's #26 Toyota at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend. Rocky Ridge, a family owned and operated business, provides quality upfit packages primarily for pickup trucks to automobile...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Bristol:

#20-Matt Kenseth "¦"¦"¦. 104.6 #24-Jeff Gordon "¦"¦"¦. 100.3 #18-Kyle Busch "¦"¦"¦. 100.0 #42-Kyle Larson "¦"¦"¦. 99.0 #2-Brad Keselowski "¦"¦"¦. 93.3 #41-Kurt Busch "¦"¦"¦. 92.6 #4-Kevin Harvick "¦"¦"¦. 92.5 #48-Jimmie Johnson "¦"¦"¦. 92.3 #16-Greg Biffle "¦"¦"¦. ...

Jones fastest in first truck practice:

#33-Brandon Jones was fastest during opening practice at Bristol Motor Speedway with a speed of 124.751mph. #88-Matt Crafton was second, followed by #4-Erik Jones, #98-Johnny Sauter, #29-Ryan Blaney, #00-Cole Custer, #13-Cameron Hayley, #17-Timothy Peters, #19-Tyler...

Teams to test at Homestead:

NASCAR has scheduled a Sprint Cup Series test for Homestead-Miami Speedway on Wednesday, August 26. One team from each organization will be eligible to take part in the test, which will run from 9:00am-5:00pm. Teams will test at Homestead-Miami Speedway in preparation...

Entry List

for the IRWIN Tools Night Race Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway is posted, 46 teams/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, including: #21-Blaney, #30-Kvapil, #32-Wise, #33-Kennedy, #62-Sorenson, #95-McDowell, #98-Hill. Drivers who need to be in the top-...

Chase rules package, 2016 schedule coming soon UPDATES:

NASCAR Sprint Cup teams could know within a week what aero package will be used during the Chase for the Sprint Cup and could know within about a month the 2016 schedule, NASCAR's Steve O'Donnell said Tuesday on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. This weekend's Sprint Cup race...

High-drag package disappoints at Michigan UPDATE:

NASCAR's high-drag aerodynamic package got its second race test Sunday in the Pure Michigan 400, and post-race reactions from drivers ranged from guarded approval to muffled disappointment. Matt Kenseth won the race in dominant fashion, leading 146 of the 200 laps. ...

Sabates says no deal with Kaufman yet:

When Rob Kauffman announced at the beginning of August he had purchased an interest in Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, many in the NASCAR community wondered what it meant for the future. Kauffman is also a co-owner in Michael Waltrip Racing, but it was made...

Michigan Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2015 Pure Michigan 400:

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 2:30 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 5:42 PM (all times are EDT). NBCSN was...

XFINITY Entry List:

There are 40 cars on the preliminary entry list for Friday's Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway. A few notes: Brad Teague will be in the #13; The Rick Ware #15 is TBA; Denny Hamlin will drive the #20 for JGR; Ryan Blaney is in the #22 for Penske; Hermie Sadler...