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Ruoff Mortgage Partners with NASCAR as Official Mortgage Company of NASCAR; Sponsoring Victory Lane

Ruoff Mortgage Partners with NASCAR as Official Mortgage Company of NASCAR; Sponsoring Victory Lane

July 15, 2021
NASCAR and Ruoff Mortgage, a full-service residential mortgage company with 70+ brick and mortar retail locations and a national online consumer direct division, announced today a multiyear partnership that will designate the company as the “Official Mortgage Partner

NASCAR to produce playoff docuseries

NASCAR to produce playoff docuseries

July 8, 2021
USA Network announced today it has greenlit “Race for the Championship (WT),” an exhilarating new eight-part docuseries about the elite drivers and teams competing in this year’s NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. It is set to premiere in 2022

United Rentals Named Official Rental Equipment Partner of NASCAR

United Rentals Named Official Rental Equipment Partner of NASCAR

July 8, 2021
NASCAR and United Rentals, the largest equipment rental company in the world, announce a multiyear partnership that will designate it as the “Official Rental Equipment Partner of NASCAR” beginning in 2022. The wide-ranging agreement will span across the sanctioning

NASCAR Becomes First League Partner of BettorView

NASCAR Becomes First League Partner of BettorView

June 30, 2021
NASCAR and BettorView, a leading in-venue sports betting marketing and technology platform, are partnering to deliver NASCAR content at venues located within legal online betting sales across the nation. This partnership marks BettorView’s first with a professional

NASCAR, iRacing.com announce new official partnership

NASCAR, iRacing.com announce new official partnership

June 29, 2021
NASCAR and iRacing.com today announced a new partnership agreement that will grant the Massachusetts-based developer of PC-based racing simulations the title of “official simulation partner of NASCAR

Sad News – Jack Ingram

Sad News – Jack Ingram

June 25, 2021
Jack Ingram, winner of five NASCAR championships and more than 300 races during his career, has died. The Avery’s Creek, North Carolina, native and 2014 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee was 84

NASCAR wins Sports Business Journal’s ‘Sports League of the Year’ UPDATE

NASCAR wins Sports Business Journal’s ‘Sports League of the Year’ UPDATE

June 24, 2021
UPDATE: NASCAR was named Sports League of the Year during the 2021 Sports Business Awards, a virtual ceremony hosted by Sports Business Journal to celebrate the best in sports business over the past year

Alvin Kamara partnering with NASCAR

Alvin Kamara partnering with NASCAR

June 20, 2021
Just over a year since Alvin Kamara traveled to Homestead-Miami Speedway to attend his first NASCAR race, the All-Pro running back for the New Orleans Saints has partnered with the sanctioning body to help grow the sport and its fan base

eNASCAR unveils new International iRacing Series

eNASCAR unveils new International iRacing Series

June 19, 2021
Coming on the heels of a successful year across NASCAR’s fast-growing esports platform – the sanctioning body is today announcing an all-new eNASCAR series that will place a spotlight on the stars of its three international racing divisions across Europe, Mexico and

All-electric companion series in NASCAR’s future?

All-electric companion series in NASCAR’s future?

June 17, 2021
NASCAR is exploring the concept of starting an all-electric companion series in the coming years, sources say, as the racing series tries to adapt to a rapidly changing automotive market

CBS doesn’t expect to bid for NASCAR TV rights at renewal

CBS doesn’t expect to bid for NASCAR TV rights at renewal

June 12, 2021
CBS Sports is not using the Superstar Racing Experience as a soft opening for more motorsports, and chairman Sean McManus ruled out IndyCar joining the network next year

The NASCAR Foundation Aims to Rev Up Specialty License Plate Sales with New NASCAR Design

The NASCAR Foundation Aims to Rev Up Specialty License Plate Sales with New NASCAR Design

June 9, 2021
The NASCAR Foundation has again partnered with the Florida Sports Foundation and the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) on a newly redesigned NASCAR specialty license plate. The new plate, mirrored after NASCAR’s latest brand mark, is now

NASCAR to run iRacing event on Chicago street course; could lead to actual race UPDATES

NASCAR to run iRacing event on Chicago street course; could lead to actual race UPDATES

June 3, 2021
UPDATE 6-3-2021:  Sports Business Journal's Adam Stern reports that NASCAR is continuing to have discussions about adding a street course race to the schedule

NASCAR updates at-track COVID protocols starting at Texas

NASCAR updates at-track COVID protocols starting at Texas

June 1, 2021
Beginning with the Texas All-Star Race weekend in June, NASCAR will implement an expansion of guest access to the competition footprint and discontinue a number of pandemic-related operating restrictions

Joey Logano discusses damp tire test at Richmond

Joey Logano discusses damp tire test at Richmond

May 26, 2021
Joey Logano participated in a NASCAR test at Richmond Raceway on Monday to further research the possibility of using tires during damp track conditions as future races.  Wednesday he was asked about the test

NASCAR no longer requiring vaccinations to get infield access

NASCAR no longer requiring vaccinations to get infield access

May 25, 2021
NASCAR extended its expanded at-track access program for VIP guests and will no longer require people to be vaccinated as a condition to get into the infield areas of tracks, sources say. NASCAR started letting guests and sponsors of industry stakeholders get back

Scott Miller explains NASCAR’s decision to call the COTA race early

Scott Miller explains NASCAR’s decision to call the COTA race early

May 24, 2021
NASCAR Senior Vice President of Competition Scott Miller briefly met with the media Sunday after the Echopark Texas Grand Prix NASCAR Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas was called early due to rain and track conditions

Race Team Alliance hires Nielsen to study added value of moving car numbers UPDATE

Race Team Alliance hires Nielsen to study added value of moving car numbers UPDATE

May 17, 2021
UPDATE: NASCAR teams have been informed that moving car number decals from the center of doors would result in added sponsor value, sources say, increasing expectations that a change will be made after this season

Are NASCAR Caution Lengths Increasing?

Are NASCAR Caution Lengths Increasing?

May 16, 2021
In another great analysis by Diandra Leslie-Pelecky of Building Speed, she looks at the number of cautions from 1980-2020 and the average number of laps it took to return to racing

NASCAR could slow speeds for Daytona and Talladega

NASCAR could slow speeds for Daytona and Talladega

May 7, 2021
NASCAR may look to slow the cars when the series races at Daytona International Speedway in the regular-season finale in August. That is the next superspeedway race