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Earnhardt Jr. sensing improvement:

#88- Dale Earnhardt Jr. indicated Friday he is feeling a little better as he battles balance issues and nausea believed to be from concussions. Earnhardt, who has been working with doctors for the past 10 days, will miss his second consecutive race this weekend. 'Today...

Lagging ticket sales pinching IMS profit:

An article for IBJ in 2003 about the Brickyard 400 '¦ was 'Drafting off NASCAR.' The story detailed the financial prowess of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Brickyard 400, which debuted in 1994, and how then-Speedway boss Tony George used the money from the NASCAR...

New Hampshire Race Notes & Facts:

-There have been 42 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway; one per year from 1993 through 1996 and two per year since. -Hendrick Motorsports leads the series in wins at New Hampshire in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with nine; followed by Joe...

NASCAR considering changes to pit road timing UPDATE:

NASCAR officials are contemplating changes to their electronic timing systems in the pits at New Hampshire Motor Speedway after the controversy surrounding last week's penalty to #78-Martin Truex Jr. Truex was penalized for passing leader Kevin Harvick Jr. on the inside...

Hendrick Motorsports talks about Dale Jr’s status:

Hendrick Motorsports general manager Doug Duchardt, #88-Crew Chief Greg Ives and Alex Bowman talked to the media at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Friday morning. Some notes: After Earnhardt, Jr. continued to feel bad last weekend at Kentucky, the initial plan was for...

Ford will try to secure more young drivers:

The head of Ford Performance says that the manufacturer will be more active in seeking and securing young drivers. 'We need to have more involvement going forward,' Dave Pericak, director Ford Performance, told SiriusXM NASCAR Radio on Tuesday. 'We have to make sure...

Kentucky Driver Notes & Facts:

-67 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway; 51 in more than one. -24 different drivers have made all five series starts at Kentucky Speedway. -Three different NSCS drivers have won at Kentucky Speedway: Kyle Busch (...

Race before Coke Zero 400 not an indicator of Daytona success:

Just because #14-Tony Stewart won Sunday's Toyota Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway does not guarantee success in this Saturday's Coke Zero 400. Over the last 20 years, the driver winning the race just prior to Daytona's summer NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race has rarely...

Sonoma Race Notes & Facts:

-There have been 27 NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Sonoma Raceway since the first race there in 1989 - one race per season. -Hendrick Motorsports has the most wins at Sonoma in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with six: Jeff Gordon (five) and Jimmie Johnson (one). -Six different...

Sonoma Driver Notes & Facts:

-201 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway; 144 in more than one. -42 drivers made their first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start at Sonoma Raceway. -Jeff Gordon leads the series in starts at Sonoma with 23; Tony Stewart...

John Bickford to be Inducted into West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame:

A Forbes magazine article described 2016 West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame inductee John Bickford as 'unusually optimistic, diligent, observant and conscientious about details.' Bickford employed all of those qualities - and a stepfather's love - for molding a young...

Live With Kelly and’¦ Jeff Gordon? UPDATE:

Retired racing legend Jeff Gordon has zoomed to the top of ABC's short list to succeed Michael Strahan as Kelly Ripa's new Live co-host, TVLine has learned. Gordon has experience sitting alongside Ripa. During the Live With Regis and Kelly era, he served as Ripa's ...

Live With Kelly and’¦ Jeff Gordon?

Retired racing legend Jeff Gordon has zoomed to the top of ABC's short list to succeed Michael Strahan as Kelly Ripa's new Live co-host, TVLine has learned. Gordon has experience sitting alongside Ripa. During the Live With Regis and Kelly era, he served as Ripa's ...

Texas to debut new Hawg Heaven concession item:

Texas Motor Speedway and Levy Restaurants are giving race fans an American favorite a new Tex-Mex twist - the Hawg Heaven Ranchero Dawg - at the Firestone 600 INDYCAR/NASCAR doubleheader. The Hawg Heaven Ranchero Dawg is the next generation of the highly successful...

Keselowski say Gordon is biased in broadcast booth UPDATE:

#2- Brad Keselowski's car took a shot in the pits and then he took aim at Jeff Gordon. Keselowski, the pole sitter for Monday's race at Pocono Raceway, ran into early trouble when he was called back to the pits because of unapproved body modifications on his #2 Ford...

Michigan Driver Notes & Facts:

-377 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway; 279 in more than one. -Bill Elliott leads the series in starts at Michigan with 61. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Matt Kenseth lead all active drivers with 33 starts...

Keselowski say Gordon is biased in broadcast booth:

#2- Brad Keselowski's car took a shot in the pits and then he took aim at Jeff Gordon. Keselowski, the pole sitter for Monday's race at Pocono Raceway, ran into early trouble when he was called back to the pits because of unapproved body modifications on his #2 Ford...

Earnhardt, Jr. comments on his contract:

Q: As you get older in your career, you see guys like Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, your contemporaries calling it quits. Do you see yourself racing past your current contract with Hendrick Motorsports once it expires after 2017? Earnhardt: Well, I think that I have some...

Charlotte Race Notes & Facts:

-There have been 114 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points races at Charlotte Motor Speedway, two races per year since the track opened in 1960. In 1961, there were two 100-mile qualifying points races held the week before the May race. The first six fall races at Charlotte...

Back to Back winners of the Coca-Cola 600:

Jimmie Johnson (3 in a row), 2003-2005 Jeff Gordon, 1997-1998 Dale Earnhardt, 1992-1993 Darrell Waltrip, 1988-1989 Neil Bonnett, 1982-1983 Darrell Waltrip, 1978-1979 Buddy Baker, 1972-1973...