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Still no timeline for Stewart’s return:

#14-Tony Stewart already has defied his doctor's orders, but there is one order he won't ignore: The order that he won't return to racing until the broken bone in his back has healed. The three-time Sprint Cup champion said Friday he will be ready to race once doctors...

Las Vegas Pole Notes & Facts:

-Dale Jarrett won the inaugural pole with a speed of 168.224 mph (32.773 secs.). -11 drivers have poles at LVMS, led by Kasey Kahne with three (2004, 2007 and 2012). -Kyle Busch is the only driver to win consecutive poles at LVMS from (2008-'09). -Kyle Busch leads ...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Las Vegas:

#48-Jimmie Johnson, 111.9 #18-Kyle Busch, 103.4 #4-Kevin Harvick, 98.8 #20-Matt Kenseth, 96.7 #16-Greg Biffle, 97.9 #19-Carl Edwards, 96.1 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 05.7 #22-Joey Logano, 94.4 #42-Kyle Larson, 89.7 #5-Kasey Kahne, 89.4 Note: Driver Ratings are compiled...

Positive response to aero package from drivers:

For a race with a mere three cautions, #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. found Sunday's event with the new low-downforce competition package exhilarating. 'I loved it,' Earnhardt said. 'We were sliding around and driving the hell out of the car. I had a blast! I had some good...

Atlanta Qualifying Notes:

Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 25th Annual Heads Up Georgia 250 with a lap of 29.887 seconds, 185.499 mph. This is his series-leading 49th pole in 312 NASCAR XFINITY Series races. This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2016. This is his...

Truex misses Daytona 500 glory by inches:

There is a new sponsor and a bright, glitzy new paint job for #78-Martin Truex Jr., whose 2015 car was black as a funeral suit. Still, two more coats of new paint on the front bumper and Truex is the Daytona 500 champion. Instead, in a finish he'll be forced to replay...

DHS And NASCAR Release New ‘If You See Something, Say Something’ PSA:

The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) 'If You See Something, Say Something' public awareness campaign and NASCAR today released two new Public Service Announcements (PSAs) and new campaign materials. The new PSAs, which feature Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt ...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Daytona:

#18-Kyle Busch 94.4 #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 93.7 #41-Kurt Busch 90.3 #20-Matt Kenseth 89.5 #48-Jimmie Johnson 89.2 #11-Denny Hamlin 88.7 #15-Clint Bowyer 83.4 #22-Joey Logano 83.4 #5-Kasey Kahne 83.0 #4-Kevin Harvick 82.4 Note: Driver Ratings are compiled from 2005-...

Changes on the NASCAR drivers council:

Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch are now part of NASCAR's nine-member drivers council, which enters its first full season as an official group. Returning members include Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart, Kyle Larson, Kevin Harvick and Joey...

Vickers talks about hard wreck in Sprint Unlimited:

Brian Vickers, subbing for inured Tony Stewart in the #14 Chevy, was in a hard accident but able to walk away from the damage Saturday night during the exhibition Sprint Unlimited at Daytona. His comments about the wreck: Q) WHAT HAPPENED? Vickers: 'I cut a right-rear...

France discusses possibility of Chase waiver for Stewart:

With #14-Tony Stewart sidelined for an indefinite number of races with an injured back, does the three-time Sprint Cup Series champion still have a chance to make NASCAR's Chase in his final season? NASCAR rules state that a driver must compete in all 26 points-paying...

75th Anniversary M&M;’s scheme at Daytona:

This year's Speedweeks at Daytona is where the M&M;'S brand, primary sponsor of defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kyle Busch and his #18 M&M;'S Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), first takes to the track in its season-long celebration of its 75th ...

Bobby Labonte back with Joe Gibbs Racing for an XFINITY race:

Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) announced a partnership with NOS Energy Drink (owned by Monster), as primary sponsor of the team's #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. Kyle Busch will drive his first NOS program race at Atlanta and in subsequent races that...

2016 Crew Chief changes:

There have been a number of crew chief changes since the end of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season, including: #6-Matt Puccia moves over from the #16 team, Bob Osbourne moves to the #34 Front Row Motorsports team. #10-Billy Scott, from the closed #15 MWR team, replaces...

2016 NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Honors Five Of Sport’s Greatest:

Five of NASCAR's iconic figures - four drivers and one motorsports entrepreneur - were enshrined into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina this afternoon during the Induction Ceremony held in the Crown Ball Room at the Charlotte Convention Center. Those...

Kyle Busch skipping restrictor-plate races in the lower series:

The 2016 schedule for defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion #18-Kyle Busch is coming into focus. He plans to run a full Sprint Cup Series schedule for the first time since 2014, about 15 to 18 Xfinity Series races and no Camping World Truck Series races as of...

NMPA honors Hall of Fame inductees:

Rick Hendrick, Joe Gibbs and Al Unser Sr. were inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame on Saturday night. The trio was recognized for their outstanding contributions to the motor sports world through-out the course of their illustrious...

Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown will not be held in 2016 UPDATE:

Amid uncertainty about Langley Speedway's future, the Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown, scheduled for the track April 21, has been canceled. Race coordinator Buck Reuss said Denny Hamlin Foundation management informed him Tuesday that the charity race will not be ...

Eligible Drivers and Format Announced for 2016 Sprint Unlimited at Daytona:

NASCAR announced the 25 eligible drivers and the format for the season-opening 75-lap Sprint Unlimited at the new Daytona International Speedway motorsports stadium on Saturday, Feb. 13. The event, which will be broadcast live on FOX, Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM...

Crew Chief Changes for 2015:

Many crew chief changes for the 2015 season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the list: #1-Jamie McMurray: Matt McCall takes over for Keith Rodden who left to head back to Hendrick Motorsports and the #5 team of Kasey Kahne. McCall comes over to CGR from Richard Childress...