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Fans can pick Kyle Busch’s Pocono paint scheme:

It's draft week '¦NFL teams across the country are ramping up for a big weekend, but M&M'S Racing is working with Joe Gibbs to let NASCAR fans draft a #1 pick of their own. Between now and May 19, fans can share which M&M'S flavor they would draft - M&M...

Kansas Notes & Facts – Thursday – drivers:

' Seven drivers have started all 16 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway - #24-Jeff Gordon, Jeff Burton(not entered), #4-Kevin Harvick, #41-Kurt Busch, Mark Martin(not entered), #20-Matt Kenseth and #31-Ryan Newman. ' Martin Truex Jr., Kasey Kahne and...

Goodyear tire notes for Kansas:

While teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series will run the same left-side tire code (D-4604) at Kansas this week, they will run distinct right-side codes . . . in the Sprint Cup Series, this is the same left-side code that teams ran at Kansas...

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 at Kasnas Speedway on the Kansas Race Info page - Chassis selection area....

Sad News – Norman Toshio Koshimizu:

Norman Toshio Koshimizu [longtime Robert Yates Racing gasman of the #28/#38 car], 69, of Mooresville, NC., died May 7, 2014 at CMC Main. Arrangements are incomplete.(James Funeral Home), no full obituary or details on services yet....

Las Vegas enhancing RV experience:

Las Vegas Motor Speedway has augmented its reputation as one of the top facilities in which to attend a NASCAR race by making recent enhancements to the RV experience for fans who 'live' on the grounds during NASCAR Weekend. The two major improvements include the ...

Yates talks about horsepower reduction:

Doug Yates from Roush Yates Racing Engines talks about what's coming in regards to reduced horsepower for Cup teams: Yates: So where we are today is reducing RPM, talking about taking 500 RPM away. Effectively, that reduces speed on the racetrack and goes along with...

RFR, Stenhouse Jr. Building for America’s Bravest at Shootout:

Roush Fenway Racing and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. announced they are teaming with the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation to support the organizations' continued effort to build 'smart' homes for injured military heroes. In addition, the organizations' '9/11 Never...

Kansas Farm Bureau on the #66 at Kansas:

As the Joe Nemechek #66 car accelerates around Kansas Speedway for the Kansas 400 Sprint Cup race this Saturday, it will carry Kansas Farm Bureau's 'Voice of Agriculture' message on each lap. The farm-grown ethanol powered race car will help show race fans and a huge...

Tire test underway at Dover UPDATE:

Goodyear is conducting a tire test Tuesday and Wednesday at Dover International Speedway. Drivers participating are #18-Busch, #78-Truex, Jr., and #99-Edwards.(Goodyear Racing)(5-6-2014) UPDATE: Nationwide drivers Ty Dillon (Richard Childress Racing) and Elliott Sadler...

Kwikset debuts on the #31:

Kwikset, a leading brand of the Hardware and Home Improvement division of Spectrum Brands Holdings SPB, will debut a brand new paint scheme for Richard Childress Racing driver Ryan Newman's #31 Chevy for the Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway. The paint scheme...

Kansas Notes & Facts – Wednesday – history:

' Groundbreaking was held on May 25, 1999. ' The official opening of Kansas Speedway was in 2001, with the first events being an ARCA race and a NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race on the same day - June 2. ' The first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race was on Sept. ...

Congrats:

JTG Daugherty Racing's #47 Kingsford Chevrolet SS rear mechanic Dustin Kirk and his wife Nicole welcomed a baby boy, Brantley Tyler Kirk, into the world at 2:00am Wednesday morning. Brantley weighed in at 6lbs, 7oz, 20 inches long. (5-7-2014)...

Townley to make more Nationwide starts:

Athenian Motorsports announced they will be competing in a total of thirteen NASCAR Nationwide Series races with John Wes Townley as driver of the #25 Zaxby's Toyota Camry. Townley comes off a 13th place finish in the Nationwide Series in the team's debut at Talladega...

Hal Martin to make 2014 debut at Iowa:

TriStar Motorsports announced that Nationwide Series driver Hal Martin will be back behind the wheel of the #44 American Custom Yachts Toyota Camry at Iowa Speedway. This will be the 'Ragin Cajun's' first Nationwide Series start at the 7/8-mile asphalt paved tri-oval...

George returns to Mittler Brothers team:

MB Motorsports heads to Kansas Speedway with crew chief Doug George atop the pit box. 'Mike [Mittler] and I go way back,' says George. 'I drove for the team back in '98 and now I'm here as crew chief.' Driver Justin Jennings, a native of LaGrange, MO, returns for...

Polaris and MotoPlex of Norfolk join Weller:

Jimmy Weller will have a new partner on board his #07 Chevy Silverado this weekend. Competing for SS Green Light Racing, Weller will partner with Polaris and MotoPlex of Norfolk for the race at Kansas Speedway. Decals for each company will be visible on the rear quarter...

Johnson headlines Kid-Focused events for Pocono 400:

Pocono Raceway will host the fourth-annual Jimmie Johnson Fan Experience, which includes an exclusive, kids-focused question-and-answer session with the six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion, prior to the start of the Pocono 400 on Sunday, June 8. In addition ...

National Guard NASCAR sponsorship examined by Congress:

The National Guard spent $26.5 million to sponsor NASCAR racing in 2012 to bolster its marketing and recruitment but failed to sign up a single new soldier to its ranks, according to data provided to USA Today. Even though the Guard spent $88 million as a NASCAR sponsor...

Rain postpones race at Texas:

The Duck Commander 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, which was scheduled for a green flag start at 3:16pm/et on Sunday April 6th, has been postponed due to rain to Monday, April 7th and is scheduled to air on FOX at 12:00pm/et. FOXSports1 is scheduled...