All News - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Texas race starts:

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, and was postponed due to rain to Monday, April 7th has started as of 12:11pm/et. The first 10 laps will be run under ...

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...

Overnight Talladega TV Ratings UPDATE:

not much info but the Aaron's 499 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway had a overnight rating of 4.0, which is down on the 2013 overnight rating of 4.4(ShowBuzzDaily). No 2014 viewership numbers were posted. 2013's final TV Rating was a 4.6 with 7.345 ...

Hungry Jack joins JTG Daugherty for 2 races:

JTG Daugherty Racing has some of the finest quality brands activating in the Sprint Cup Series with the #47 Chevy SS team and announce the addition of Hungry Jack pancake mixes and breakfast syrups, which are part of The J.M. Smucker Company. Hungry Jack will have ...

Tire test underway at Dover:

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)...

NASCAR Numbers Heading to Kansas:

4: The number of finishes outside the top 20 for Jimmie Johnson in the first 10 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. That's the most since 2009, when Johnson also had four results outside the top 20 in the first 10 races. But, oh, by the way, Johnson went on to win the ...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Kansas:

#48-Jimmie Johnson'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦ 118.9 #20-Matt Kenseth'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦.. 109.6 #16-Greg Biffle'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦.. 106.9 #24-Jeff Gordon'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦.. 99.6 #14-Tony Stewart'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦. 97.5 #99-Carl Edwards'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦'¦ 96.6 #4-Kevin ...

Marcos Ambrose Allows Fans to Pay Fine Forward:

Marcos Ambrose and his #9 Richard Petty Motorsports team are on a mission from now to the Sprint Showdown to make the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. If Ambrose does make it to All-Star night, he will pay forward the $25,000 fine he received after the event at Richmond...

GM Starts Work on New Performance and Racing Center:

Last week General Motors began construction of a state-of-the-art facility for race engine design and development, as well as an electric motor laboratory and gear center. GM's continued investment in motorsports comes from the time-tested belief that racing is the...

Tagliani to drive 2 races for Penske:

Accomplished road racer Alex Tagliani will drive the #22 Discount Tire Ford Mustang for Team Penske in two 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series road course races. Tagliani will compete for the team in the June 21 event at Road America and again on August 16 at the Mid-Ohio...

Hattori Racing to focus on Nationwide Series:

Hattori Racing Enterprises' owner, Shigeaki Hattori, announced that the team will be scaling back in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series and running more NASCAR Nationwide Series races. 'We started our Nationwide Series program this year with intentions to run only a few...

Blaney set for busy Kansas week:

Hopefully, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series drivers enjoyed the break - because things are about to get a lot busier for the series. And few will be as busy as Ryan Blaney. After racing only twice so far this season, the 2014 schedule will get hectic over the ...

Nemechek to recognize the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center:

Joe Nemechek and his SWM-NEMCO Motorsports team will give The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center a high-speed salute this weekend as they sport the MD Anderson logo on their #8 Toyota Tundra in this weekend's SFP 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event...

Cobb returns home with sponsor support:

Kansas City native, Jennifer Jo Cobb, returns home for the first ever night race for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Friday, May 16. Cobb will be driving the #10 Mark One Electric Chevy Silverado, debuting a new body style for the 1.5 mile tracks. Cobb starts...

Vertx joins GMS:

GMS Racing is pleased to announce Vertx, a tactical and outdoor apparel brand, has joined the team as a partner for the 2014 season. Vertx will serve as primary sponsor for driver Joey Coulter and the #21 Chevy Silverado team in this week's NASCAR Camping World Truck...

Dillon to drive for NTS in Kansas:

Austin Dillon will drive the #20 Chevy Silverado for Bob Newberry and NTS Motorsports at Kansas Speedway this week. Dillon, the 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion, will make his first series start of 2014 after making only two starts in 2013 (Eldora Speedway...

Shafer returns to truck racing for multiple races:

After a several year absence from NASCAR racing, veteran Ohio racer Todd Shafer returns to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in the Thunder Exhaust #08 for SS Green Light Racing Friday night at the Kansas Speedway. Shafer is scheduled to run several races for the...

July Nationwide race at Chicago becomes EnjoyIllinois.com 300:

As part of a longstanding partnership, Chicagoland Speedway announced the Illinois Office of Tourism as the title sponsor of its July NASCAR Nationwide Series race. The EnjoyIllinois.com 300 will run under the lights on Saturday, July 19, during a rare off-weekend ...

Coca-Cola 600 to Feature Spectacular Pre-Race Salute to Troops:

When the biggest Memorial Day weekend celebration kicks off at Charlotte Motor Speedway before the green flag drops on the Coca-Cola 600, fans will be part of one of the biggest military tributes in the race's 55-year history. From special recognitions of some of our...

Fans Can Attend NASCAR Drivers’ Meeting in Sonoma:

Race fans who've wondered exactly what transpires in the Sunday NASCAR drivers' meeting can see for themselves during the 2014 Sprint Cup Series weekend at Sonoma Raceway. For the first time ever in Sonoma, select fans will be granted access to the NASCAR drivers' ...