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Dover TV Ratings:

ESPN's live telecast of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway on Sunday, Sept. 28, earned a 2.3 U.S. household rating, averaging 3,786,000 viewers, according to Nielsen Media. The rating and viewership were down from last year's race, which...

Gordon gets 450th top-10 of career:

The victory at Dover was #24-Jeff Gordon's 450th top-10 finish during his 22-year Sprint Cup career. The driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger Chevy is third all-time in that statistical category, three behind Mark Martin (453) and 262 behind Richard Petty (712). Gordon...

Mike Ford leaves BK Racing for NNS team:

Athenian Motorsports announced veteran NASCAR crew chief Mike Ford has joined the team as the crew chief for the #25 Zaxby's NASCAR Nationwide Series Toyota Camry with driver John Wes Townley. Mike Ford has more than 20 years in NASCAR and has worked as a NASCAR Sprint...

American Ethanol sponsoring Dillon at Kansas:

Richard Childress Racing's #3 Chevy of Austin Dillon will sport the black and green colors of American Ethanol this weekend at Kansas Speedway. American Ethanol, a renewable source of cleaner burning energy from the bounty of America's farmers, helps create new green...

New sponsor on the #98 at Kansas:

Westsidevapor and Vapor Station are sponsoring the #98 Phil Parsons Racing Ford of Josh Wise at Kansas (Vapor Station Facebook). See an image of the scheme on the #98 Team Schemes page.(10-1-2014)...

Bill Elliott sells land for housing project:

A developer plans to build 300 upscale single-family homes in Cumming (GA) on 143 acres purchased from NASCAR champion Bill Elliott. SunBelt Atlanta/Cummings I LLC said the $120 million project, the second major project announced for the Forsyth County area in recent...

Young Multicultural And Female Drivers Compete For Spot In NASCAR:

Twenty multicultural and female race car drivers from the United States, Canada and Latin America will participate in the 11th Annual NASCAR Drive for Diversity (D4D) Combine Oct. 13-15 with hopes of earning a spot in the 2015 NASCAR D4D Class in partnership with Rev...

Dover International Speedway to install new catch fence for 2015 season:

Dover International Speedway officials announced on Monday that the track will install a new catch fence that will be in place for the May 29-31, 2015 NASCAR race weekend. The process of removing the current fence began on Monday, Sept. 29, one day after the 'AAA 400...

Blue Cross Blue Shield joins Charlotte Motor Speedway for Nationwide race:

Both known for innovation and being at the forefront of their respective industries, officials from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) and Charlotte Motor Speedway announced a partnership aimed at raising awareness of breast cancer prevention, detection...

Regan Smith returning to JR Motorsports:

Dale Earnhardt, Jr., tweeted Wednesday morning, '@ReganSmith and @JRMotorsports just finished the paperwork that keeps him in the 7 car for 2015. Couldn't be more pleased about this.'...

250th start for McClure:

#14-Eric McClure will reach a milestone in his racing career this weekend at Kansas Speedway. Saturday's event will mark his 250th-career Nationwide Series race. His first race in the series dates back to 2003 where he competed at Rockingham Speedway. He posted a 26th...

Cobb in the #87 at Kansas:

Saturday October 4th will mark the return of the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Kansas Speedway for the Kansas Lottery 300, and a ritual return home for Kansas City Kansas native and NASCAR driver Jennifer Jo Cobb. Cobb will drive the Rick Ware Racing #87 Mark One...

Congrats – Clint Bowyer:

#15-Clint Bowyer tweeted this morning (with an image): 'Woohooooooo!!! Finally!!!! Baby boy and momma doing great.'(10-1-2014) UPDATE: Well she wouldn't go for Cletus Bocephus, so we met in the middle. Meet Cash Aaron! (Clint Bowyer Twitter)...

Regan Smith returning to JR Motorsports UPDATE:

Dale Earnhardt, Jr., tweeted Wednesday morning, '@ReganSmith and @JRMotorsports just finished the paperwork that keeps him in the 7 car for 2015. Couldn't be more pleased about this.'(10-1-2014) UPDATE: Regan Smith still harbors dreams of driving for a Sprint Cup...

NASCAR Numbers:

3.0: The average finish recorded by Team Penske driver Joey Logano in the first three races of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Logano posted a win and two fourth-place finishes. Teammate Brad Keselowski had a second-best average finish of 3.3 in the Challenger...

NASCAR restaurant closing in Orlando:

NASCAR Sports Grille, a mainstay at Universal CityWalk since the entertainment complex opened in 1999, will close Nov. 1. The racing-themed restaurant, which serves American-style food such as burgers, ribs, sandwiches and pasta, will continue lunch and dinner service...

Don Miller and David Pearson to be honored:

Don Miller, the former President of Penske Racing and the current Chairman of the Board of the North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame (NCARHOF) along with former NASCAR driving legend David Pearson will be honored by the Foundation Fighting Blindness Tuesday, October...

Sad News – Ben Blake:

former NASCAR / Motorsports writer/reporter, Ben Blake, passed away. Blake covered NASCAR for many years with some of the outlets being the Richmond Times-Dispatch and RACER among others. Blake was one of the panelists on the defunct show Pit Bulls which aired on Speed...

Survivors Invited to Help Kick Off Breast Cancer Awareness Month at Charlotte Motor Speedway:

More than 100 breast cancer survivors and their supporters are expected to join #22-Joey Logano and Charlotte Motor Speedway President and General Manager Marcus Smith to paint pit wall pink to kick off National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and preview the upcoming...

Dover TV Ratings:

ESPN's telecast of the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Dover on Saturday, Sept. 27, had a rise in its rating and viewership over the 2013 race. The telecast earned a 1.2 U.S. rating, up from a 1.1 last year, and averaged 1,859,000 viewers, up from 1,641,000 last year...