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Truex Jr. makes stop in Denver; Mayor proclaims Furniture Row Racing Day:

Martin Truex Jr, the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champion, stopped in Denver Monday for a media event at the Showroom @Furniture Row. The championship trophy and Truex's Furniture Row Racing's #78 Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats winning Toyota from Homestead...

Total cautions up in 2017; debris cautions way down:

Cautions were up 10 percent this past Cup season compared to 2016, while debris cautions were at their lowest total since 2001. The results come after a year where questions were raised about if stage breaks would impact the number of cautions in a race and if there...

Vinnie Miller to drive the #01 for JD Motorsports:

JD Motorsports with Gary Keller (JDM) is excited to announce that NASCAR K&N Pro Series East (NKNPSE) graduate Vinnie Miller will drive the #01 Chevrolet Camaro NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) entry full-time next season. Miller made the announcement live on SIRIUS XM ...

Chase Briscoe named Most Popular Driver

Rookie Chase Briscoe was named Monday as the 2017 National Motorsports Press Association's Most Popular Driver in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series...

Matt Borland named crew chief at Germain Racing:

Germain Racing fields the #13 GEICO, GEICO Military and Twisted Tea Chevrolet's for driver Ty Dillon in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The team has hired veteran crew chief Matt Borland to call the shots for Ty Dillon in the #13 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1.[More]...

Chase Briscoe named Most Popular Driver:

Rookie Chase Briscoe was named Monday as the 2017 National Motorsports Press Association's Most Popular Driver in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.[More]...

Kyle Busch the early favorite to win 2018 MENCS Championship:

He finished 2nd in the 2017 points, but Kyle Busch opens as the favorite to win the 2018 title at 9-2. Defending champ Martin Truex Jr. is just behind at 5-1, with Kyle Larson and Kevin Harvick.[More]...

JTG Daugherty buys charter from Furniture Row #77 team

Another key piece to 2018 that still needs to be announced is which teams will have the 36 guaranteed positions for each race. Those go to teams with NASCAR-issued charters...

JTG Daugherty buys charter from Furniture Row #77 team:

Another key piece to 2018 that still needs to be announced is which teams will have the 36 guaranteed positions for each race. Those go to teams with NASCAR-issued charters. The Furniture Row #77 team charter has been sold to JTG Daugherty Racing for its #37 car.[More...

Homestead final TV ratings:

The NASCAR Cup Series finale from Homestead earned a 2.8 rating and 4.7 million viewers on NBC and NBCSN last Sunday, down 20% in ratings and 23% in viewership from last year (3.5, 6.1M), and down 36% and 39% respectively from 2015 (4.4, 7.6M).[More]...

Bell beats Larson at Turkey Night Grand Prix:

Thanksgiving is the day each year when we take a little extra time to realize how fortunate we are. For those in attendance at Thursday's 'Turkey Night Grand Prix, the realization quickly came to how thankful we are to have witnessed Christopher Bell and Kyle Larson...

Carl Long’s 2018 plans:

MBM Motorsports expects David Starr to return for some Cup races next season. Mark Thompson will drive at Daytona.[More]...

Tony Stewart engaged:

Tony Stewart announced his engagement to Pennelope Jimenez Thursday evening on Twitter.[More]...

MillerCoors unlikely to renew deal with NASCAR:

MillerCoors and NASCAR have not yet been able to reach an agreement to extend Coors Light's official beer deal with the sanctioning body that expires this year, according to sources. That makes a renewal look increasingly unlikely as the sport's offseason begins.[More...

MillerCoors unlikely to renew deal with NASCAR UPDATE:

MillerCoors and NASCAR have not yet been able to reach an agreement to extend Coors Light's official beer deal with the sanctioning body that expires this year, according to sources. That makes a renewal look increasingly unlikely as the sport's offseason begins.(11...

NASCAR standardizing at track pit crew rosters:

NASCAR announced Wednesday morning that it will standardize at-track team rosters across all three national series in 2018, providing a structure for the number of personnel working on each vehicle during the course of a race weekend. The biggest competition impact...

Ray Black Jr. joining Rick Ware Racing for full 2018 Cup season:

Ray Black Jr. is making the next jump of his racing career in 2018, as he will compete full-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series with Rick Ware Racing. Both Rick Ware, owner of RWR and Black confirmed to Frontstretch at Homestead-Miami Speedway that the plan...

Auto Club 400 Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals:

Ready. Set. Shop! Auto Club Speedway is waiving all service fees on any NASCAR tickets and ticket packages between Black Friday (Nov. 24) and Cyber Monday (Nov. 27) for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club 400 race on March 18, 2018. Tickets start as low ...

Richmond offers Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals:

Fans can start and finish their holiday shopping with Richmond Raceway's (Richmond) Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. Beginning Monday, November 20, fans will have the opportunity to purchase a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race ticket and a $25 Fanatics gift...

Homestead post-race penalties:

After Homestead, the Cup teams of #20-Kenseth and #2-Keselowski were penalized for lug nut violations. The XFINITY team of #16-Ryan Reed also received a lug nut penalty. [More]...