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Ragan to Promote Long John Silver’s ‘Free Fish & Fries’ at Sonoma:

David Ragan's #34 Ford will carry a special message to fans throughout the Sonoma Raceway race weekend: Mark your calendars for June 28 for Free Fish & Fries from Long John Silver's. The world's largest quick service seafood brand will give away its crispy, golden...

New primary sponsor for Gordon? UPDATE2:

hearing that Panasonic, an associated sponsor / partner of Hendrick Motorsports will be the primary sponsor at Sonoma Raceway in June and/or New Hampshire in July. Supposedly the car will be blue and white and feature the Panasonic Toughbook mobile computers. Other...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Sonoma:

#9-Marcos Ambrose 108.0 #41-Kurt Busch 107.8 #14-Tony Stewart 102.4 #24-Jeff Gordon 101.6 #48-Jimmie Johnson 97.3 Juan Pablo Montoya 95.5 (will not race) #15-Clint Bowyer 95.2 #18-Kyle Busch 88.0 #31-Ryan Newman 88.0 #99-Carl Edwards 86.8 Note: Driver Ratings compiled...

NASCAR Numbers:

4: Now that Jimmie Johnson has gotten his long-awaited victory at Michigan International Speedway, the six-time champion has reduced the number of active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series tracks at which he hasn't won to four. The remaining venues-Kentucky, Watkins Glen, Chicagoland...

Chevy wins challenge trophy:

#48-Jimmie Johnson's victory also ended a three-race streak of Ford-powered cars in victory lane here, the Sprint Cup's closest stop to the headquarters of General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. Alba Colon, Chevrolet's program manager for NASCAR series, was happy ...

Down Syndrome Rally For Research Makes Successful Stop At Martinsville:

Monday may have marked the first 'road rally' at Martinsville Speedway, and even though speeds probably didn't top 60 mph in the few laps run, it was an overwhelming success. The third stop in the three-day Race for Research for Down syndrome was at Martinsville...

Testing at Indy UPDATE:

There are six Sprint Cup Series drivers expected to participate testing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday and Tuesday, June 16 & 17. #14-Stewart, #31-Newman, #16-Biffle, #22-Logano, #18-Busch and #15-Bowyer. As is customary in these things, the event will...

Comcast Xfinity, NASCAR in talks for series title deal :

NASCAR is in advanced talks with Comcast Xfinity about becoming title sponsor of the sport's secondary series. Nationwide Insurance, which has sponsored the series since 2007, is in the final year of its title sponsorship, and NASCAR has been looking for a replacement...

Berry to run Iowa with JR Motorsports:

JR Motorsports co-owner Dale Earnhardt, Jr. announced on his Twitter that the team's late model driver Josh Berry will enter his first Nationwide Series race at Iowa Speedway in August. In 2012, Berry won the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series track championship at...

Johnson wins at Michigan:

#48-Jimmie Johnson won the Quicken Loans 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway for his 3rd win of 2014, his 1st win at Pocono and his 69th career win. The last five points races have been won by a Hendrick Motorsports driver, the first time...

Race Fast Facts – Michigan International Speedway:

#48-Jimmie Johnson won the 46th Annual Quicken Loans 400, his 69th victory in 450 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. Johnson is eighth on the all-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series wins list. This is his series-leading third victory and 10th top-10 finish in 2014. This is ...

2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

[after Michigan, race 15 of 36] 1) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 537 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 522, -15 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [2 wins], 514, -23 4) #20-Matt Kenseth, 513, -24 5) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 490, -47 6) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 462, -75 7) #22-...

Current 2014 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Seedings:

[after Michigan, race 15 of 36 if Chase seeding started after this race] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3 wins, 2nd in points 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2 wins, 3rd 3) #22-Joey Logano, 2 wins, 7th 4) #4-Kevin Harvick, 2 wins, 9th 5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 1 win, 1st 6) #2-Brad Keselowski...

Michigan Notes & Facts – Saturday – drivers:

- Bill Elliott leads the series in starts at Michigan with 61. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 42 starts. - Jeff Gordon leads the series in runner-up finishes at Michigan with eight; followed by Darrell Waltrip with seven. - NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough...

Kahne discusses Kyle Busch and contract:

#5-Kasey Kahne met with members of the media at Michigan International Speedway on Friday and discussed the status of his contract with Hendrick Motorsports and Kyle Busch, the transcript in part: Q) WHERE ARE YOU WITH YOUR DRIVER'S CONTRACT WITH HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS...

Patrick says Haas has not talked to her about F1 ride:

#10- Danica Patrick said she is flattered that her name keeps coming up to go racing in Formula 1, but for now, at least, it's a non-starter. In a wide ranging interview with The Toronto Sun outside her motorhome at Michigan International Speedway on Friday, Patrick...

CRC Industries returns to promote K&W Fiberlock on the #40 at MIS:

CRC will partner with Hillman Racing and driver Landon Cassill as the primary sponsor of the #40 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entry this weekend at Michigan International Speedway to promote K&W FIBERLOCK Head Gasket & Block Repair. CRC, a manufacturer of an extensive...

Keselowski says US not producing quality race engineers:

#2- Brad Keselowski says when it comes to race engineers, he wants to work with the best in the business, if not the world. And, according to Keselowski, that means looking outside the United States. That's what Team Penske is doing, anyway, and the team currently ...

Menard wins Nationwide race at Michigan:

#33-Paul Menard won the Ollie's Bargain Outlet 250 at Michigan International Speedway. #20-Sam Hornish, Jr. finished second followed by #88-Dale Earnhardt, Jr., #54-Kyle Busch, #2-Brian Scott, #9-Chase Elliott, #7-Regan Smith, #42-Kyle Larson, #3-Ty Dillon, and #60...

Michigan Nationwide Race Fast Facts:

Paul Menard won the 23rd Annual Ollie's Bargain Outlet 250, his second victory in 184 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. With the win, Menard ends a 98-start winless streak, dating back to June 24, 2006 (Milwaukee). This is his first victory and eighth top-10 finish in...