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First Friday practice

for the Toyota / SaveMart 350(k) Sprint Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway is over, after 110 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest and notes: #41-Busch 95.470 #15-Bowyer 95.421 #55-Vickers 95.080 #78-Truex Jr. 94.978 #42-Larson 94.825 slowest: #40-Cassill 90.717...

Goodyear completes Indy, Chicago and Kentucky tests:

With its at-track session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this past Monday and Tuesday, Goodyear completed a busy stretch of testing in preparation for this summer's NASCAR schedule. Participating in the test at Indianapolis were #16-Greg Biffle, #15-Clint Bowyer, #...

Sonoma Notes & Facts – Friday – drivers:

- Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, Bobby Labonte and Terry Labonte lead the series in starts at Sonoma with 21 each. - Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin leads the series in runner-up finishes at Sonoma with four; followed by Tony Stewart with three. - Jeff Gordon leads the series...

#26 gets sponsor for Sonoma and other races:

Tankless water heater manufacturer Rinnai has announced a partnership with BK Racing and NASCAR driver Cole Whitt. Beginning with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway on June 22, Whitt will race the #26 Rinnai car in select races during the 2014 season...

Special scheme for Harvick at Sonoma:

Kevin Harvick's #4 Chevy will feature a special patriotic paint scheme honoring the Folds of Honor Foundation in this weekend's race at Sonoma Raceway. Founded in 2007 by Major Dan Rooney, a former F-16 fighter pilot with the Oklahoma Air National Guard, the organization...

Alliance Truck Parts to sponsor #2 at Sonoma:

The #2 Team Penske Ford of Brad Keselowski will feature the bright yellow paint scheme of Alliance Truck Parts this weekend at Sonoma. In its first season as a sponsor in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Alliance Truck Parts will compete in the second of eight scheduled...

Special scheme for Stewart at Sonoma:

Tony Stewart's #14 Mobil 1/Bass Pro Shops Chevy will feature a special patriotic paint scheme at Sonoma. As part of the 'NASCAR: An American Salute' program, a stars and stripes scheme will adorn the lower portion of the car, with blue replacing the traditional black...

New look for the #88 at Sonoma:

Kelley Blue Book, the vehicle valuation and information source trusted and relied upon by both consumers and the automotive industry, will adorn the hood of Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s #88 Chevy this weekend at Sonoma Raceway (HMS), see images of the car on the #88 Team ...

Snap Fitness to sponsor #40 car in four races:

Snap Fitness is accelerating to new speeds as the primary sponsor for the #40 Chevy driven by Landon Cassill in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starting June 28 at Kentucky Speedway. Cassill has been racing professionally with NASCAR for seven years and was the 2008 ...

Brian France demonstrates leadership at Wharton:

NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France spoke Wednesday in Philadelphia on leading a sports and entertainment industry during the 18th annual Wharton Leadership Conference. In front of an audience of 300 established and emerging leaders in a variety of disciplines and...

Shell Science Teacher of the Year to be honored at Sonoma:

For the second straight year, the Shell Science Teaching Award winner will receive a bit of recognition on the track and at the track in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The award, now celebrating its 23rd year, recognizes one outstanding classroom science teacher (K-...

Sonoma Track Facts:

- The Sonoma Raceway road course features more than 160 feet of elevation change from its highest to lowest points. The highest point at Turn 3a reaches 174 feet, while the lowest point at Turn 10 is just 14 feet. - The berms on the turns of the road course are painted...

Hornish fastest in Nationwide happy hour:

B> After a rain delay, #54-Sam Hornish, Jr. was fastest during the one and only practice at Road America with a speed of 134.698mph. #2-Brian Scott was second, followed by: #22-Alex Tagliani, #7-Regan Smith, #62-Brendan Gaughan, #3-Ty Dillon, #31-Justin Marks, #...

Crum license downgraded following Charlotte UPDATE:

NASCAR has downgraded the license of Truck Series driver Jake Crum for an incident at Charlotte Motor Speedway last week. NASCAR spokesman Kerry Tharp said Crum has been blocked from driving at tracks longer than 1.25 miles. He is also allowed to drive on road courses...

Part 2 of NASCAR Race Hub’s interview with Mike Helton:

NASCAR president Mike Helton continued his exclusive two-part, sit-down interview with NASCAR Race Hub co-host Danielle Trotta on Thursday [June 19th], covering topics facing NASCAR heading into 2015, including the move toward a more technologically-policed pit road...

Biffle expects to stay at Roush UPDATE2:

#16-Greg Biffle says he is still in contract negotiations in what he hopes will be a new deal to remain at Roush-Fenway Racing. Between practices Saturday at Pocono the 44-year old driver told PRN's Garagepass radio show, 'I really like the program at Roush-Fenway, ...

First NASCAR race’¦65 years ago today:

Thursday, June 19, marks the 65th anniversary of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' first race, held in 1949. In what was then called the Strictly Stock division, the race was held at Charlotte Speedway, a .75-mile dirt track, and won by #34-Jim Roper. It featured a 33-...

M&M’s to move to Edwards if he goes to Gibbs?

Rumors persist that Carl Edwards' sponsor at Joe Gibbs Racing will be none other than the M&Ms/Mars brand. While even the Edwards to JGR piece of the puzzle has yet to be confirmed, the most recent speculation has the current Roush Fenway Racing driver with America...

MediaCAST to sponsorship #33 Circle Sport Chevy at Sonoma:

MediaCAST, an open and interoperable digital content management and video streaming solution that provides tools to create, manage and deliver live and on-demand multimedia anytime and anywhere for the corporate, education and healthcare sectors, will sponsor Alex ...

Nathan’s Famous returns to the #43 at Sonoma:

Aric Almirola and the #43 Nathan's Famous team head west this week to Race Sonoma. Despite not being a road course specialist, Race Sonoma is a track Almirola enjoys. He and the team dialed in the #43 Nathan's Famous Ford recently at Carolina MotorSports Park with ...