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NASCAR Champions Week in Nashville to include fan events

NASCAR Champions Week in Nashville to include fan events

September 16, 2019
Nashville will play host to NASCAR Champion’s Week, a celebration filled with more fan interactions than ever before, music, race cars, driver appearances and much more from Dec. 3-5

PRN, VSiN and NASCAR Partner to Bring Sports Betting Video Content to Race Fans

PRN, VSiN and NASCAR Partner to Bring Sports Betting Video Content to Race Fans

September 11, 2019
PRN and sports betting media company VSiN today with NASCAR announced a long term content partnership to bring sports betting video content directly to race fans at NASCAR.com. Illustrating its commitment to embracing legal sports betting to increase fan engagement

NASCAR working with Netflix on comedy series

NASCAR working with Netflix on comedy series

September 4, 2019
“The King of Queens” is coming to the race track as NASCAR and Netflix announce a new comedy series starring Kevin James

NASCAR still working on new sponsorship model

NASCAR still working on new sponsorship model

September 2, 2019
This season is the final year of Monster Energy's entitlement sponsorship of the Cup Series.  Next year NASCAR is working toward a tired sponsorship approach that will see multiple companies with different levels of involvement. See more information on the NASCAR Series

NASCAR’s latest toy collaboration with Far Out Toys available exclusively at Walmart

NASCAR’s latest toy collaboration with Far Out Toys available exclusively at Walmart

August 28, 2019
NASCAR and Far Out Toys announced today the launch of the NASCAR Adventure Force Crash Racers – the first in a new line of NASCAR-branded racing sets from Far Out Toys. The toy line will debut this weekend at South Carolina’s historic Darlington Raceway as part of

NASCAR announces changes for 2020 XFINITY and Truck Series

NASCAR announces changes for 2020 XFINITY and Truck Series

August 21, 2019
NASCAR announced Wednesday some important new procedural changes for the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season, all designed to strengthen the quality of the race fields and add to the intensity of the racing on track

Single lugnut on Gen 7 cars?

Single lugnut on Gen 7 cars?

August 19, 2019
In making the switch to 18-inch tires with the Gen 7 car, NASCAR also is considering the use of a single lug nut to secure wheels. That would be another step toward bringing NASCAR in line with IndyCar, whose common chassis by Dallara has been pushed by team owners

NASCAR expected to increase wheel diameter on Gen 7 cars UPDATE

NASCAR expected to increase wheel diameter on Gen 7 cars UPDATE

August 16, 2019
UPDATE: Goodyear has been working with NASCAR on plans to introduce a new tire in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in 2021. Instead of the 15-inch tires currently used, the targeted size of the new tire is 18 inches and coincide with the introduction of the Generation

NASCAR working on terms of charter system renewal

NASCAR working on terms of charter system renewal

August 5, 2019
The Charter system was implemented between NASCAR and team owners in 2016 for an initial term of five years, with the option to renew it for an additional four years

Is NASCAR listening to Cup drivers more?

Is NASCAR listening to Cup drivers more?

July 30, 2019
From NBCSports' Nate Ryan

NASCAR changes rule for uncontrolled tires

NASCAR changes rule for uncontrolled tires

July 24, 2019
NASCAR issued a rules bulletin Wednesday afternoon to change the uncontrolled tire penalty. The new rule applies to all three national series and is as follows

NASCAR decides against ownership role in eNASCAR Heat Pro League

NASCAR decides against ownership role in eNASCAR Heat Pro League

July 23, 2019
NASCAR declined to join the joint venture between 704Games and the Race Team Alliance that owns the eNASCAR Heat Pro League esports series, according to sources, but the sanctioning body remains involved in the effort

NASCAR to review New Hampshire restart

NASCAR to review New Hampshire restart

July 22, 2019
NASCAR will review the restart in which Joey Logano questioned how Aric Almirola came to be leading the field at New Hampshire

NASCAR explains decision to stop Daytona Cup race

NASCAR explains decision to stop Daytona Cup race

July 8, 2019
Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR’s chief racing development officer, said that series officials hoped to run the final 33 laps of Sunday’s Cup race at Daytona International Speedway “but every indicator we had was that we weren’t going to be able to do that and kind of said

Hyundai considering move to NASCAR?

Hyundai considering move to NASCAR?

July 7, 2019
NASCAR and Hyundai have had multiple high-level talks regarding the possibility of the Korean car builder joining the NASCAR ranks in 2021 or 2022

Electrification coming to next generation cars, but that doesn’t mean hybrids

Electrification coming to next generation cars, but that doesn’t mean hybrids

July 6, 2019
NASCAR has always been about the business of working with automakers to test new ideas and concepts that could be used in production line vehicles but when fans hear the word “electric” they get spun out for fear of losing the roar of a 550 hp carbureted racing engine

ISC files paperwork seeking approval of NASCAR buyout

ISC files paperwork seeking approval of NASCAR buyout

July 5, 2019
Friday, International Speedway Corporation filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking government approval to be bought by NASCAR

NASCAR president Steve Phelps lauds heightened competition under 2019 Cup rules

NASCAR president Steve Phelps lauds heightened competition under 2019 Cup rules

July 5, 2019
Perhaps the most visible hallmark of the first half of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season has been the quality of racing at 1.5-mile intermediate speedways, an assertion bore out by statistics and emphasized by NASCAR president Steve Phelps during a meeting

Dick Berggren named Ninth Squier-Hall Award Recipient

Dick Berggren named Ninth Squier-Hall Award Recipient

July 5, 2019
Long-time NASCAR pit reporter and magazine editor Dick Berggren has been named the recipient of the 2020 Squier-Hall Award for NASCAR Media Excellence. Berggren becomes the ninth journalist to win the prestigious award named after Ken Squier and Barney Hall, the first

Hamlin complains about uncontrolled tire penalty; NASCAR says it can’t judge intent UPDATE

Hamlin complains about uncontrolled tire penalty; NASCAR says it can’t judge intent UPDATE

July 4, 2019
UPDATE: Denny Hamlin believes NASCAR should change its uncontrolled tire rule, and his team will present video evidence to make its case