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Edsel Ford Prepared to Receive Prestigious Landmark Award for Contributions to NASCAR

Edsel B. Ford II has crossed paths with many people during his lifetime, including celebrities, politicians and corporate heavyweights. But when he is presented the Landmark Award during the NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction ceremony Friday night, he’ll be in front of ...
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Tony Stewart’s love of racing will be treasured in NASCAR Hall of Fame

For those that ever watched him race; saw him win and win and win; watched him hoist NASCAR’s cherished Cup Series championship trophy, again and again and again - Tony Stewart’s place in the NASCAR Hall of Fame certainly seemed an inevitability...
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NASCAR adjusting some race stage lengths; races will now be official at the halfway point; MORE

UPDATE: Among the other changes and updates announced at the R&D briefing...
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Crew chief Waddell Wilson’s storybook career takes him to the NASCAR Hall of Fame

Listening to Waddell Wilson share cherished stories about his NASCAR career – his humble start and his most celebrated moments – it all sound like pages from a NASCAR Hall of Fame novel or movie script. But this is real life from a bona fide legend. And he is now a...
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Jim France talks to the media

In a rare interview Friday, NASCAR CEO and chairman Jim France said he’s bullish about the momentum of his racing series, particularly since last year’s ISC merger...
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The NASCAR Hall of Fame gets its ‘Coach’ Joe Gibbs

Last November, on the eve of his team fielding an unprecedented three of the four cars eligible for the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series championship trophy, Joe Gibbs sat alongside his team’s former driver – now championship rival team owner -  Tony Stewart and reminisced about...
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NASCAR and Mack Trucks announce multi-year extension

As the 2020 season rolls into view and the industry prepares to hit the open roads, NASCAR and Mack Trucks announced today a multi-year extension that continues its designation as the “Official Hauler of NASCAR...
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Buddy Baker’s gifts to NASCAR will be enshrined with Hall of Fame induction

To a whole generation of NASCAR fans, Buddy Baker was for years the gentle voice and big personality on television race broadcasts and a popular SiriusXM NASCAR Radio show. He loved to laugh and lift the audience and his knowledge of the sport was second-to-none...
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Bobby Labonte lives up to family name with NASCAR Hall of Fame induction

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The indications were there from that first green flag he took as a little boy growing up in small...
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Goodyear will use different tires for this year’s short track package

One of the complaints drivers and teams had last year was the lack of tire wear during events. Without such wear and tire falloff, drivers found it more challenging to pass, particularly at short tracks...
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Stewart-Haas eSports announces driver lineup

Stewart-Haas eSports, the simracing extension of Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), has named its two drivers for the 2020 eNASCAR iRacing World Championship Series, promoting one accomplished simracer from within its NASCAR team and selecting another veteran simracer from...
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NASCAR makes rule changes to Cup Series short track and road courses

In an effort to improve the racing on short tracks and road courses, NASCAR delivered the following updates to the 2020 Cup Series race package to teams today...
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NASCAR talking to Verizon about returning to the sport

NASCAR has been in advanced discussions with Verizon over a new partnership, which could include tracks getting 5G technology upgrades. The sanctioning body in recent years has been trying to get a major telecom company to step into the category void left by Sprint...
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Corey LaJoie says short-track aero package will include smaller spoiler

Cup driver Corey LaJoie stated on a podcast Thursday what he believes will be the series’ short track rules package in 2020, but NASCAR told NBC Sports that “those efforts continue” and that officials will provide “more information when appropriate...
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Transcript: NASCAR teleconference on XFINITY and Truck Series pit stop changes

Eric Peterson, Technical Manager, NASCAR Xfinity Series...
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NASCAR announces pit stop changes for XFINITY and Truck Series

NASCAR officials introduced rules changes Tuesday for pit stops — both for personnel and procedures — in select Xfinity ...
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NASCAR expected to change aero package for short tracks in 2020

NASCAR stated at the end of last season that work was needed on the short track package to make it more competitive...
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NASCAR planning more impound races in 2020

The end of the 2019 racing season marks an anniversary of sorts in NASCAR’s competition department. Jay Fabian will hit a work milestone next month, completing one year as the director of stock-car racing’s premier series...
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Mike and Lynda Helton to be honored with the Glenn & Connie Ritchey Community Service Award in 2020

NASCAR Vice Chairman, Mike Helton, and his wife, Lynda Helton, have been selected to receive the Glenn and Connie Ritchey Community Service Award during an event benefiting Council on Aging of Volusia (COA). In its 16th year, the award honors local heroes whose leadership...
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2020 eNASCAR iRacing teams announced

The eNASCAR iRacing World Championship Series will see a full grid of teams for the 2020 season, as 20 teams will be on the line when the green flag drops for the season opener at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 11. A majority of last year’s teams will return...