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Teams get warnings after Pocono:

NASCAR confirmed Wednesday that #48-Jimmie Johnson's team received a warning after failing to get through pre-race inspection three times last weekend at Pocono Raceway. NASCAR also stated that it gave a warning to #10-Danica Patrick's team for failing pre-qualifying...

Switch Hitch sponsoring Allgaier at Michigan:

The #51 Chevy's primary sponsor this weekend at MIS is Switch Hitch. This is Switch Hitch's first primary race with HScott Motorsports. Switch Hitch was a co-primary sponsor on the #51 Chevy at Martinsville Speedway earlier this season. Switch Hitch was invented by...

Special Nationwide scheme at Daytona for Earnhardt Jr.:

#88- Dale Earnhardt Jr. will run a special patriotic Nationwide scheme at Daytona International Speedway in July. The scheme was unveiled on Facebook Wednesday. See an image of the car on the #88 team paint schemes page.(6-11-2015)...

Chassis selections for this weeks race:

see the list of many teams [that report or post them] and what chassis were selected by the team to run in the Quicken Loans 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway on the Michigan Race Info page - Chassis selection area....

Goody”s and Martinsville Speedway extend relationship:

Dale Earnhardt Jr. understands the significance of the long-term relationship between Martinsville Speedway and Goody's and was excited when he found out the two had renewed their partnership for the Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500. "The great thing about the Martinsville...

Michigan Goodyear Tire Notes:

While teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Xfinity Series will run the same right-side tire code (D-4630) at Michigan this weekend, they will run distinct left-side codes . . . in Sprint Cup, teams have run this left-side code (D-4558) at Michigan since 2013 . . . this...

Racing-Rewards.com debuts on the #7 at Michigan:

Tommy Baldwin Racing announced a partnership with Racing-Rewards.com that kicks off this week with the debut of Alex Bowman's #7 Racing-Rewards.com Chevrolet to be run at Michigan International Speedway. Racing Rewards is an opportunity for fans to earn prizes without...

Sam Bass recovering from surgery:

Sam Bass, NASCAR's first officially licensed artist, continues to recover from surgery for complications resulting from another severe blood infection. A life long Type 1 diabetic, Bass was hospitalized twice in 2014 and spent 10 weeks in treatment as a result of sepsis...

Sheila Elliott back in jail:

The wife of famed NASCAR engine builder Ernie Elliott is back in Dawson County Sheriff's Office custody. Sheila G. Elliott, 63, was arrested June 2 for violating her court ordered conditions of release. The initial arrest stems from an incident in which she reportedly...

Knaus says appeal was about understanding penalty process:

Jimmie Johnson's # 48 team won its appeal Tuesday to overturn a P1 penalty, but crew chief Chad Knaus still awaits more clarity on its exposure to future punishment. NASCAR issued the penalty of last choice in pit stalls for the next race after the team received written...

TV Ratings up for Fox races:

The FOX broadcast network averaged a 4.5 rating and 7.6 million viewers for NASCAR Sprint Cup coverage this season, up 5% in ratings and 9% in viewership from last year (4.3, 7.0M) and the network's first year-over-year increase since 2011. FOX aired fewer races this...

Winning #21 Motorcraft & Quick Lane JDRF scheme chosen:

Maryn Winters, an 8-year-old entering third grade from Basehor, Kan., 8, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) at age 4, has won the Race Car Design Contest for JDRF, hosted by Motorcraft & Quick Lane Tire and Auto Centers. Maryn's winning design will be...

West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame to induct new members

Long- time Sonoma Raceway spokesman John Cardinale will be inducted into the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame later this month. Cardinale and five other honorees will be inducted during a gala event at the Meritage Resort in Napa on Thursday, June 25, in conjunction...

#48 team penalty rescinded on appeal:

The National Motorsports Appeals Panel heard and considered the appeal of a P1 penalty issued on May 27, 2015 to Hendrick Motorsports relative to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series vehicle #48 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The penalty concerns the following section in the 2015...

NASCAR considering change to qualifying rules:

Could a tweak to NASCAR qualifying be coming? Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief operating officer, hinted so during his appearance Tuesday on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio's "The Morning Drive" show. Last weekend at Pocono Raceway, Denny Hamlin spun...

Entry List

for the Quicken Loans 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway is posted, 44 teams/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, including: #21-Blaney, #32-Bliss, #33-Ty Dillon. Drivers who need to be in the top-36 in speed and have no provisional available...

France says new manufacturers still interested in NASCAR:

NASCAR Chairman Brian France [interviewed on SiriusXM Satellite Radio Monday] said NASCAR still fields calls from potential new manufacturers. "We're generally open to figuring out how to make a new manufacturer work in NASCAR," he said. "We have those discussions...

Buddie Toys sponsoring Cassill:

Landon Cassill is going racing with a Buddie. Buddie Toys, a Michigan-based company dedicated to matching children with fun and safe toys made in the United States, is sponsoring Landon Cassill's JD Motorsports with Gary Keller Chevy in Saturday's Great Clips 250 ...

AeroShell Aerobatic team to performance at Kentucky:

The AeroShell Aerobatic Team is set to carve the skies over Kentucky Speedway with an array of daring stunts during a special prerace performance and flyover on NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts race day July 11. The longest-...

France says drivers council will help communication:

NASCAR chairman Brian France wouldn't call the creation of a council of Sprint Cup drivers a part of a "new NASCAR," saying it just further formalized the lines of communication between the sanctioning body and its participants. The council " the top-finishing 2014...