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Greg Biffle to run Truck race for KBM

Kyle Busch Motorsports announced that 2000 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series champion and 19-time Monster Energy Cup Series winner Greg Biffle will pilot the team's No. 51 Tundra in the June 7 Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. In preparation...

Leavine Family Racing looking to expand in 2020

Leavine Family Racing could expand from a one-car team to a two-vehicle operation as soon as the 2020 season, team owner Bob Leavine told SportsMap.com in Houston on Wednesday. “Yes, we are working on expanding for 2020 right now,” Leavine said during a Q-and-A session...

Martinsville TV ratings UPDATE

Fox Sports 1 earned a 1.5 overnight rating for yesterday's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville. No direct comparison to last year because that race got postponed to a Monday, but it got a 0.8.(Sports Business Journal's Adam Stern)(3-25-2019...

NASCAR announces rule changes for superspeedway

NASCAR competition officials released a bulletin to Monster Energy Series teams Wednesday, announcing rules changes intended to reduce speeds at superspeedways. The changes include a rear spoiler increased from 8 to 9 inches. Officials will also mandate a 1-inch bolt...

NASCAR releases 2020 Cup schedule

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 26, 2019) – A champion crowned in the desert. The Last Great Colosseum becomes a postseason factor. A tricky doubleheader. The birthplace of NASCAR bookends the regular season...

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Will Brad Keselowski get busy navigating NASCAR politics?

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Brad Keselowski admits that one of his dreams as a kid was to be president of the United States...

GEICO named Official Insurance Partner of NASCAR

NASCAR and GEICO announced a multi-year agreement designating the blue-chip brand as the “Official Insurance Partner of NASCAR®” and expanding its presence across the sport. GEICO’s involvement in NASCAR spans more than a decade through a partnership with International...

NASCAR announces changes to qualifying

NASCAR announced Monday in a memo to teams a host of qualifying procedure updates, including additional deterrence measures, for all three NASCAR national series ahead of the upcoming race weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Starting at Texas, any driver that does not...

Martinsville penalties

Lug nut penalties were issued to the Cup teams of #3-Dillon, #36-Tifft, and #47-Preece, as well as the Truck Series team of #51-Kyle Busch, following the NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway. Click here for the full report.(3-25-2019)...

Allmendinger joins Kaulig Racing

Kaulig Racing is proud to announce the addition of AJ Allmendinger to their 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) driver line-up. Allmendinger, who has spent the past 13 years driving in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS), will slide behind the wheel of the No...

Auto Club TV Ratings UPDATE

.@FoxTV earned 4.18 million viewers for Sunday's #AutoClub400 @ACSupdates, up 4% from 4.03 million for last year's race.(Sports Business Journal's Ada Stern)(3-19-2019...

Cassill gets Martinsville sponsor

StarCom Racing has partnered with CGS Imaging, a premier high-volume graphics manufacturer and digital printing company, for this weekend’s first short track race of the 2019 season at the half-mile flat cornered Martinsville Speedway in Virginia at the STP 500. Landon...

Go-Parts sponsoring Kennington at Martinsville

Spire Motorsports has reached an agreement with Go-Parts to sponsor the team’s No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 at this weekend’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway where D.J. Kennington will handle the driving assignment. As one of eCommerce...

Austin Theriault possibly driving some races for Go Fas

Austin Theriault said Tuesday he is close to finalizing a deal that would enable him to make his debut in a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race this season or next year. Theriault has been working closely with Old Orchard Beach native Archie St. Hilaire, owner of...

Sirius sponsoring Martin Truex, Jr.

SiriusXM will be featured as primary sponsor of Martin Truex Jr.’s No. 19 Camry at Martinsville and Dover...

Jeff Burton elected to Virginia Sports Hall of Fame

Jeff Burton, a NASCAR analyst for NBC Sports, has been elected to the Sports Hall of Fame in his home state of Virginia. Burton, a native of South Boston, will be inducted in the Hall of Fame on April 6 at Zeider’s American Dream Theater in Virginia Beach. Burton is...

Auto Club penalty

#11-Denny Hamlin received a penalty for one loose or missing lugnut following the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway.Click here for the full report.(3-18-2019)...

Rim Ryderz partners with Premium Motorsports and No. 27 driver Reed Sorenson for Auto Club 400

Mooresville, N.C. (March 15, 2019) – Rim Ryderz is continuing their partnership with Premium Motorsports and Reed Sorenson for The Auto Club 400 in Southern California. This will be the fifth Monster Energy Nascar Cup Series that Rim Ryderz has partnered with Premium...

Changes coming to Cup qualifying

NASCAR plans to make changes to qualifying within the next two weeks after all 12 Cup drivers failed to complete a lap before time expired in the final round, making what one series executive said was “a mockery out of the qualifying.” Scott Miller, senior vice president...

Jeb Burton driving for Rick Ware at Martinsville

Rick Ware Racing announced that veteran racer Jeb Burton will drive the team’s second chartered Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series entry in the upcoming STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sun., March 24. Burton will drive the No. 52 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 with support...