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Top 10 Driver Ratings for Sprint All Star Race:

#18-Kyle Busch'¦'¦'¦'¦..110.3 #48-Jimmie Johnson'¦'¦'¦.106.3 #20-Matt Kenseth'¦'¦'¦'¦88.3 #22-Joey Logano'¦'¦'¦'¦.87.3 #41-Kurt Busch'¦'¦'¦'¦..86.4 #99-Carl Edwards'¦'¦'¦'¦82.8 #24-Jeff Gordon'¦'¦'¦'¦.81.6 #5-Kasey Kahne'¦'¦'¦'¦..79.7 #55-Brian Vickers'¦'¦'¦..79.6 #...

Tweaker Energy Shot returns to #19 team:

Tweaker Energy Shots will be back on board the #19 Toyota Camry, piloted by Mike Bliss, this weekend at Iowa Speedway. This is Tweaker's second season with TriStar Motorsports and Mike Bliss. During the fall race at Iowa Speedway last year, Bliss and the #19 Tweaker...

Jeb Burton in the #98 at Charlotte:

Biagi-DenBeste Racing will have two new names on track for the May 24 History 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway: rising-star driver Jeb Burton and new partner Kendall-Jackson AVANT wines. The event will be Burton's second in a NASCAR Nationwide Series car and his first...

Kansas overnight TV Ratings down:

Overnight ratings for NASCAR from Kansas were the lowest in the young history of the race. The NASCAR Sprint Cup race from Kansas earned a 3.3 overnight rating on FOX Saturday night, down 15% from last year (3.9), down 11% from 2012 (3.7), and the lowest overnight ...

Entry Lists

for the Sprint Showdown and Sprint All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway are posted, 23 teams/drivers are listed for the Showdown, including: #32-Koch, #33-Stremme, #44-Yeley. 19 drivers are listed for the All-Star Race, 2 more drivers will come from the Showdown...

Sprint Fan Vote Top 10 drivers named:

Monday morning Miss Sprint Cup released the names of the 10 drivers leading the Sprint fan vote for this weekend's All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. They are (in alphabetical order): #47-A.J. Allmendinger, #43-Aric Almirola, #9-Marcos Ambrose, #15-Clint ...

Sad News – Patricia Petty:

Patricia Petty, wife of Maurice Petty and sister-in-law to Richard Petty, passed away Sunday, May 11. Richard Petty offered the following statement: 'We all love Patricia. She was another cornerstone in the Petty family and was always there for Maurice and allowed ...

Kwasniewski in #42 for standalone events:

Turner Scott Motorsports announced that the #42 car of Kyle Larson would undergo a driver change at the NASCAR Nationwide Series standalone races this season, placing Dylan Kwasniewski behind the wheel of the #42 up & up by Target car at five events. Current NASCAR...

Nationwide Entry List:

There are 41 cars on the preliminary entry list for Sunday's Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 at Iowa Speedway. A few notes: Austin Theriault will drive the #5 for JR Motorsports; Blake Koch is entered in the TriStar #10; Ryan Ellis will drive the #15 for RWR; Michael McDowell ...

Ellis to drive for Rick Ware; SR2 Motorsports shut down?

Ryan Ellis will have multiple organizations to call home for the remainder of the NASCAR season. Ellis, 24, recently signed a deal to race for Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for multiple events. After making his Nationwide Series season...

Camping World Truck Entry list:

There are 30 trucks on the preliminary entry list for Friday's NC Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. A few notes: The #07 is TBA; The #9 is TBA; Brad Keselowski in the #19; Austin Dillon is in the #20; Max Gresham is in the #23; Jake Crum is in the #...

New partner for Weller in Charlotte:

Jimmy Weller and SS Green Light Racing will welcome a new partner to their #08 Chevy Silverado at Charlotte Motor Speedway as Joedance Film Festival comes onboard for the annual event in NASCAR's heartland. The Charlotte-based film festival looks to raise funds and...

Lofton to drive for NTS:

Justin Lofton to make first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start of 2014 this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the #9 Qore-24 Chevy Silverado. A successful two day test at Nashville Super Speedway led to NTS Motorsports and Lofton working together in three...

Presidential candidate Wells to sponsor Cobb in Charlotte:

2016 Democratic Presidential candidate, Robby Wells has partnered with Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing and will be the sponsor for the #10 truck driven by Jennifer Jo Cobb on Friday, May 16 at the NC Education Lottery 200 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Cobb, the only female...

New leadership for Empire team entering Charlotte:

Empire Racing, a racing organization in both the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and ARCA Racing Series as well as a development program announced Monday that Mike 'Grumpy' Cheek, crew chief, will expand his involvement with the team through Grumpy's Performance...

Final Talladega TV Ratings:

Television ratings for NASCAR's spring race at Talladega were the lowest since at least 1997. Last Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Aaron's 499 earned a 4.4 final rating and 6.9 million viewers on FOX, down 4% in ratings and 5% in viewership from last year (4.6, 7.3M), and...

Charlotte giving Johnson ‘Key to the City’:

Six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver #48-Jimmie Johnson will be presented with the 'Key to the City' during the regularly scheduled Charlotte City Council meeting on Monday. Johnson will be recognized by Mayor Dan Clodfelter for his outstanding philanthropic contributions...

Indy 500 practices underway for Kurt Busch:

The runs Kurt Busch had made up to Sunday in the #26 Suretone Honda for Andretti Autosport were solely single-car runs, where he had a chance to acclimate simply to the nature and handling of the lighter, less powerful IndyCar compared to the heavier, more brutal and...

Gordon wins at Kansas:

#24-Jeff Gordon won the 5-hour Energy 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway for his 1st win of 2014, 3rd at Kansas, and his 89th career win. Pole sitter #4-Harvick finished 2nd followed by #5-Kahne, #22-Logano, #88-Earnhardt, Jr., #99-Edwards, #10-Patrick...

Race Fast Facts – Kansas Speedway:

Jeff Gordon won the 4th Annual 5-hour ENERGY 400 Benefiting Special Operations Warrior Foundation, his 89th victory in 736 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2014. This is his third victory and 12th top-10 finish in...