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#51 car found to be too light after race:

Following the Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, NASCAR announced that the #51 HScott Motorsports Chevy, driven by Justin Allgaier, was light on the scales in post-race inspection. Some weight was found on the track, and NASCAR said it will check to see if it ...

Menard to start first in Sprint Unlimited:

Select fans were paired with each crew chief for a random drawing that determined each team's starting and pit road positions for the Sprint Unlimited. The drawings took place on Friday, February 13th at Daytona. #27-Menard will start from the pole as crew chief Justin...

Justin Marks to attempt Daytona 500 with RAB Racing, American Born Moonshine to sponsor:

American Born Moonshine, an authentic, all-American made moonshine brand, announced that it would partner with RAB Racing and Win-Tron Racing to make its first entry into NASCAR. Driver Justin Marks will join American Born Moonshine as they strive to conquer the "triple...

Ryan Truex uncertain of 2015 plans:

Ryan Truex hasn't had too much to do this offseason. The 22-year-old stock-car driver, and younger brother of fellow NASCAR driver Martin Truex Jr., is a free agent. With the Sprint Cup season starting Feb. 14 in Florida with the exhibition Sprint Unlimited race and...

Truex”s girlfriend passes milestone in cancer recovery:

#78- Martin Truex Jr. shared some welcome off-track news during Furniture Row Racing's media session on Thursday morning at the Charlotte Convention Center. Truex's girlfriend Sherry Pollex has been battling ovarian cancer and recently completed her last chemotherapy...

Visser Precision Joins Furniture Row Racing as associate sponsor :

Visser Precision , LLC, an advanced manufacturing solutions provider utilizing special alloys and proprietary manufacturing methods, joins Furniture Row Racing as an associate sponsor on the team's #78 Chevy, driven by Martin Truex Jr. in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series...

10th Anniversary in NASCAR for Furniture Row Racing:

The 2015 season will be Furniture Row Racing's 10th anniversary in NASCAR. The single-car team based in the Mile High City of Denver began its NASCAR career in the Xfinity Series (formerly known as the Nationwide Series) with driver Jerry Robertson qualifying on ...

Lynda Petty Named Spirit Award Winner:

Lynda Petty, the wife of seven-time NASCAR premier series champion Richard Petty, has been named the recipient of the National Motorsports Press Association's annual Spirit Award for 2014. Petty, who passed away March 30, 2014, was one of the founding members of ...

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...

2015 Sprint Unlimited Field to feature Chase drivers, Daytona 500 pole winners:

Coming off an exciting 2014 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup finale, NASCAR announced all 16 Chase drivers will be eligible to compete in the 2015 Sprint Unlimited at Daytona International Speedway. The 75-lap, non-points race will once again kick off the NASCAR Sprint...

2015 Sprint Unlimited Field to feature Chase drivers, Daytona 500 pole winners UPDATE:

Coming off an exciting 2014 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup finale, NASCAR announced all 16 Chase drivers will be eligible to compete in the 2015 Sprint Unlimited at Daytona International Speedway. The 75-lap, non-points race will once again kick off the NASCAR Sprint...

Furniture Row Racing Announces New Crew Chief:

Furniture Row Racing announced that Cole Pearn has been promoted from lead race engineer to crew chief of the #78 Chevy driven by Martin Truex Jr. in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Pearn, 32, replaces Todd Berrier, who has been offered a key position to remain at Furniture...

Darrell & Michael Waltrip receive NMPA Spirit Award:

Three- time NASCAR premier series champion Darrell Waltrip and younger brother Michael, a two-time winner of the Daytona 500, have been named fourth-quarter recipients of the National Motorsports Press Association Spirit Award for 2014. The two were recognized for ...

Eight drivers who won in 2013, did not win in 2014:

Eight drivers were shut out of winning a Sprint Cup race in 2014 after winning at least one race in 2013: #14-Tony Stewart last won at Dover in June 2013 and lost a 15 season win streak, the 4th longest in NASCAR history. #31-Ryan Newman last won at Indianpolis in ...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Homestead, race 36 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon(EC), 1253 2) #22-Joey Logano(C4), 1216, -37 3) #2-Brad Keselowski(EC), 1179, -74 4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(EC), 1175, -78 5) #4-Kevin Harvick(CH), ...

Homestead Notes & Facts – Saturday – drivers:

- 113 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Homestead; 89 in more than one. - Two drivers have made all 15 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Homestead: Jeff Burton and Jeff Gordon. - Two drivers have won consecutive races at Homestead...

Homestead Goodyear Tire Notes:

Teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will run the same tire set-up at Homestead this week . . . Camping World Truck teams will run the same left-side tire with a different right-side . . . the Sprint Cup/Nationwide set-up is the same combination of ...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Homestead:

#99-Carl Edwards 115.5 #78-Martin Truex Jr. 110.0 #20-Matt Kenseth 109.8 #4-Kevin Harvick 99.1 [Chase driver] #48-Jimmie Johnson 96.6 #24-Jeff Gordon 96.5 #18-Kyle Busch 93.4 #11-Denny Hamlin 93.4 [Chase driver] #15-Clint Bowyer 92.7 AND #31-Ryan Newman 84.8, 13th-...

Drivers looking for a win

After winning a series-high seven races last year, #20-Matt Kenseth is on the verge of going winless this year. It would be one of the greatest turnarounds in series history. Only Carl Edwards' falloff would be greater. Edwards won a series-high nine races in 2008 ...

Unofficial Top 25 in 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings (not the Chase):

[after Phoenix, race 35 of 36] (using current points system, but not the Chase rules, unofficial) 1) #24-Jeff Gordon(EC), 1217 2) #22-Joey Logano(C2), 1188, -29 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(EC), 1145, -72 4) #2-Brad Keselowski(EC), 1138, -79 5) #4-Kevin Harvick(C4), 1124...