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Front Row Motorsports to stay with Ford, no Toyota; McDowell & Ragan?

Although it had been rumored that Toyota Racing Development was courting the two-car operation owned by Bob Jenkins, on Saturday at Martinsville Speedway, general manager Jerry Freeze said he expects to stay the course with Ford. In addition, Ford sweetened the deal...

Martinsville Recap From ESPN Research

Some news, facts and stats from the FirstData 500 MENCS Race at Martinsville: Kyle Busch: clinches spot in Championship Race at Homestead; Busch: first driver to win with last-lap pass at Martinsville since Darrell Waltrip in 1987; Martin Truex Jr.: finished 2nd; 16th...

XFINITY Entry List:

There are 40 cars on the preliminary entry list for Saturday's O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway. See the complete list on the Texas entry list page....

Truck Series entry list:

There are 32 trucks entered for Friday night's race at Texas Motor Speedway. See the complete list on the Texas entry list page (pdf)....

Texas Motor Speedway will celebrate to make Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s final race gr-eight

From the concession stands to 'Big Hoss, Texas Motor Speedway will celebrate Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s final race in the Lone Star State during this weekend's AAA Texas 500 NASCAR playoff tripleheader. The most unique tribute for NASCAR's most popular driver, who is set...

60th Annual Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola Tickets On Sale Wednesday, Nov. 1

Tickets for the 60th annual Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola, the Independence Day holiday weekend classic scheduled for Saturday, July 7 at Daytona International Speedway, will go on sale Wednesday, Nov. 1 at 9:00am/et. Race fans can experience the excitement of...

Could Danica move to Roush-Fenway?UPDATE:

One of the most talked about vacancies in the NASCAR garage is the one that will be occur at the end of the season when Danica Patrick steps away from Stewart-Haas Racing and the #10 car but at no point in the process has she said he is done with racing. Now, there...

Austin Wayne Self to join Niece Motorsports in 2018

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Oct. 30, 2017) - Officials for Niece Motorsports announced today that Austin Wayne Self (@AustinWSelf) will join the organization next season, piloting a full time entry in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS...

Crafton returning to ThorSport in 2018

Unlike most athletes, Matt Crafton has spent the majority of his career with just one team - ThorSport Racing...

Reason explained why Hamlin not penalized for Elliott crash

Asked on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio's 'The Morning Drive about NASCAR's perspective of the Denny Hamlin-Chase Elliott incident during the final laps of the race at Martinsville, Steve O'Donnell, the sanctioning body's chief racing development officer, said: 'Certainly, ...

Martinsville Race and Commercial Breakdown

For those of you NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, here is the breakdown for Sunday's race. Began recording the times at the Invocation of the race at 3:00 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 6:51 PM (all times are EDT). NBCSN...

Sunday Martinsville Notebook

The drama between Denny Hamlin and Chase Elliott garnered most of the attention after Sunday's First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway, and justifiably so. When Hamlin dumped Elliott in Turn 3 with three laps left in regulation, the entire complexion of the race - ...

Austin Wayne Self to join Niece Motorsports in 2018:

Officials for Niece Motorsports announced today that Austin Wayne Self will join the organization next season, piloting a full time entry in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Marketing partners and a crew chief for Self will be named at a later date.[More]...

Crafton returning to ThorSport in 2018:

Unlike most athletes, Matt Crafton has spent the majority of his career with just one team - ThorSport Racing. After two championships, 14 wins, 13 poles, 96 top fives and 233 top 10 finishes behind the wheel of the #88 truck, Duke and Rhonda Thorson have once again...

Sauter to test crate engine at Martinsville:

NASCAR Truck Series champion Johnny Sauter will return to Martinsville Speedway on November 6 to test the new crate engine. Sauter has tested the 'Delta engine three times this season-most recently tested the engine two weeks ago Talladega Superspeedway following ...

Martinsville TV ratings:

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series racing at Martinsville earned a 1.61 overnight rating on NBCSN.(10-30-2017) UPDATE: For the first time all season, NASCAR ratings increased on cable. The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs from Martinsville (Va.) earned a 1.7 rating and 2.8...

Cope plans to attempt Phoenix

UPDATE 10-29-2017 StarCom Racing says their plans have changed and will attempt Phoenix but NOT Texas. The team has sponsorship for Phoenix and is choosing to focus efforts on that race...

Kyle Busch wins wild race at Martinsville

The sun went down, the new lights came on, and all hell broke loose at Martinsville Speedway. In a wild overtime finish that took Sunday's First Data 500 to 505 laps at the .526-mile short track, Kyle Busch beat Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series leader Martin Truex ...

Race Fast Facts – Martinsville

Kyle Busch (P) won the 69th Annual First Data 500, his 43rd victory in 459 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his fifth victory and 20th top-10 finish in 2017. This is his second victory and 14th top-10 finish in 25 races at Martinsville Speedway. Martin...

Johnson to start in rear at Martinsville

Jimmie Johnson goes for his 10th Martinsville victory today but will start at the rear because he spun in qualifying and will need to change tires as well as change the gear and axle. Richard Petty owns the record for most Martinsville wins with 15, followed by Darrell...