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Sad News – Brenda Jackson

Brenda Jackson, a longtime employee at JR Motorsports and mother of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kelley Earnhardt Miller, has passed away following a battle with cancer. She was 65 years old. Known for her wit, charisma and unparalleled ability to cut to the heart of any...

Sad News – Carl Wegner

Carl David Wegner, age 70 of Markesan, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, April 15, 2019. Carl was born on February 19, 1949, in Waukesha County, a son of Raymond and Margarite (Moll) Wegner. On May 15, 1971, he was united in marriage to Jane Semrow at...

Richmond TV ratings UPDATE

NASCAR Cup Series racing from Richmond (Va.) delivered a 1.8 overnight rating on FOX, up a tick from last year (1.7), but down a third from 2017 (3.3). It was the sixth of nine races this season to post an increase in the metered markets. Despite the bump, the 1.8 ...

Gaunt Brothers Racing still planning partial schedule

After speculation on a Reddit thread about #96 Gaunt Brothers' 2019 plans, Parker Kligerman posted, "I think we should just release our schedule. We plan to do 13 in total all year, [road courses], [superspeedways] and a couple others.".(4-19-2019)...

Higher bid expected for International Speedway Corporation

NASCAR is about to make an increased offer to acquire [International Speedway Corporation], upping it from $42 a share to $47, per a new report from Street Insider, which calls the move 'imminent'(Sports Business Journal's Adam Stern)(4-18-2019)...

Lastest developments at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway UPDATE

Speedway Motorsports, the company trying to bring NASCAR back to Nashville, pitched a plan that called for $54 million in bond payments and $2 million in cash from the city, according to city officials. Mayor David Briley's administration rejected the proposal, but...

Erik Jones still working on contract extension

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Southwestern Trucking to sponsor Tifft at Kentucky

Southwestern Trucking has teamed up with Front Row Motorsports (FRM) and Matt Tifft for the "Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart" Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race weekend at Kentucky Speedway July 12 - 13. Based in Griffin, Ga., Southwestern Trucking has become...

Gateway Motorsports Park has a new name

Gateway Motorsports Park and World Wide Technology (WWT), a market-leading technology solution provider, today announced a long-term naming rights commitment, renaming the motorsports facility “World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.” The multi-faceted racing venue...

Kansas announces Cup, Truck race sponsor

Lenexa, Kan. based Digital Ally Inc. is partnering with Kansas Speedway to sponsor the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race (Digital Ally 400 at 6:30 PM CT) and NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race (Digital Ally 250 at 7:30 PM CT) May 10-11. Digital Ally was created...

All-Star Race format announced

Race fans looking for a glimpse into the future need look no further than this year’s Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. As demonstrated throughout its illustrious history, NASCAR’s annual all-star spectacular will again provide the platform...

Wix continues partnership with Richard Petty Motorsports

Richard Petty Motorsports announced the extension of its partnership with WIX Filters, a global manufacturer of filtration products with more than 50 years of motorsports experience, as the team's official filter. WIX Filters will continue as a key technical partner...

Landon Cassill to run XFINITY race at Talladega

JD Motorsports with Gary Keller announced that longtime driver Landon Cassill will make a return to the team at Talladega Superspeedway driving the team’s No. 4 Flex Seal / Contec Chevrolet Camaro. Cassill, who drove for JDM full time from 2013 to 2015, made a brief...

Richmond penalty

There was only one penalty after the XFINITY and Cup races at Richmond Raceway, a lugnut penalty to Tyler Reddick's #2 NXS team. See the report here.(4-16-2019)...

Johnson running Boston Marathon UPDATE

Jimmie Johnson is running the Boston Marathon Monday morning and is shooting for a sub-three hour finish (6:52min per mile pace). He starts in Wave 1 at 10:02am/et. His bib number is 4848. Tracking should be available here: here.(4-14-2019...

Honor and Remember on Goodyear tires at Charlotte

Since 2010, for one weekend per NASCAR season, Goodyear has changed the branding on the sidewall of its racing tires in a show of support for the United States military and fallen heroes. This being the 10th year of that program, the official tire supplier to NASCAR...

Bristol TV ratings UPDATES

FS1 earned a 1.7 overnight for yesterday's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series @FoodCity 500 Bristol. There is no direct year over year comparison as the 2018 race was postponed until Monday and run on Fox, but it got a 1.5.(Sports Business Journal's Adam Stern)(4-8-2019...

Toco Warranty joins Bowyer for 4 races

Toco Warranty Corp., a new generation of vehicle service contracts (VSC) with pay-as-you-go monthly plans, has partnered with Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series by serving as a four-race primary sponsor of driver Clint Bowyer and the ...

Crew changes for Larson, Kurt Busch

Chip Ganassi Racing has made changes to the pit crews of Kurt Busch and Kyle Larson for this weekend at Richmond Raceway, the team confirmed to NBC Sports. Busch’s team will have a new rear tire changer and tire carrier. Cory Baldwin takes over as the team’s rear tire...

Changes to Cup qualfiying at Richmond

All three rounds of Cup qualifying Friday at Richmond Raceway will be five minutes each, NASCAR told teams in a memo Thursday. NASCAR stated that this change should not be viewed as the new qualifying format moving forward. Also, the change does not impact Xfinity ...