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France comments on Race Team Alliance

France comments on Race Team Alliance

July 22, 2014
NASCAR chairman Brian France says listening to the consensus voice of the newly formed Race Team Alliance would be a "bad idea." France, in his first extensive interview on the RTA since the organization of major team owners was announced two weeks ago, told Sirius

Race Team Alliance will talk to NASCAR through attorneys

Race Team Alliance will talk to NASCAR through attorneys

July 17, 2014
If the new Race Team Alliance wants to communicate with NASCAR and its sister company International Speedway Corp. it will have to do so through attorneys. NASCAR President Mike Helton said Friday there is no animosity between the team owners and NASCAR, although NASCAR

NASCAR president: no animosity towards RTA

NASCAR president: no animosity towards RTA

July 11, 2014
NASCAR president Mike Helton says there is no animosity from the governing body toward the recently formed nine-team Race Team Alliance that will collaborate on initiatives and issues facing the sport. Michael Waltrip Racing co-owner Rob Kauffman was elected chairman

Sprint Cup teams form Race Team Alliance

Sprint Cup teams form Race Team Alliance

July 9, 2014
UPDATE2: A group of nine multi-car teams participating in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) announced today they have formed a collaborative business association called the Race Team Alliance (RTA). The purpose of the organization is to create an open forum for the

NASCAR changes spoiler height for Daytona

NASCAR changes spoiler height for Daytona

December 24, 2013
NASCAR tweeted Monday afternoon that they have altered the spoiler size that teams will use February in Daytona. 'NASCAR notified Sprint Cup teams today that the spoiler size for the January DIS test and the 2014 Daytona 500 event week, including the Sprint Unlimited

NASCAR Announces Plans for COT

NASCAR Announces Plans for COT

October 9, 2009
NASCAR announced its plans for the introduction of the new car in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. The new car will compete in four points races during the 2010 season beginning with the July 2 race at Daytona International Speedway followed by the Aug. 14 event at Michigan

France in for France? MORE:

France in for France? MORE:

September 13, 2003
ESPN.com has learned that 70-year-old chairman and CEO of NASCAR, Bill France Jr., is stepping aside and putting his 37-year-old son, Brian, behind the wheel of the stock car series that has mushroomed into a marketing monster and America's No. 2 sports pastime behind

2004 Templates and a meeting UPDATE spoilers to be cut:

2004 Templates and a meeting UPDATE spoilers to be cut:

September 8, 2003
NASCAR is putting the finishing touches on Cup templates for 2004 and plans to show them to teams and explain the differences at a September 9 meeting. Ford will have a new nose and tail, and Dodge will have a new tail.(from the Sporting News )(9-1-2003) UPDATE: NASCAR

Nextel and the Ponies:

Nextel and the Ponies:

June 24, 2003
Less than a week after announcing a blockbuster sponsorship deal with Nascar, Nextel Communications has signed a multiyear marketing deal with the National Thoroughbred Racing Association. Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed, but Nextel says it will become

New Gas Can Rule:

New Gas Can Rule:

June 22, 2003
Beginning with the July 13 race at Chicagoland Speedway, NASCAR will prohibit teams from throwing or tossing gas cans or gas catch cans over the pit wall during a pit stop. The change was announced in Sunday's prerace drivers' meeting. If a violation happens under

UPDATE:

UPDATE:

June 21, 2003
NASCAR's Nextel deal raises another major issue - the fate of The Winston all-star race, which NASCAR sources say almost certainly will be moved to Richmond, Va., closer to Nextel's home office in Reston, Va. The date of the all-star race hasn't been set.( Winston

NASCAR’s talks on title sponsorship continue:

NASCAR’s talks on title sponsorship continue:

May 3, 2003
Jim Hunter, NASCAR vice president for corporate communications, said Friday there are "four or five" companies involved in discussions about eventually replacing R.J. Reynolds Tobacco as title sponsor of the sport's top series. Hunter also said, however, that some

New York NASCAR’s #1 Priority:

New York NASCAR’s #1 Priority:

May 3, 2003
Over the weekend, Brian France, NASCAR senior vice president and a member of the organization's board of directors, told a group of newspaper sports editors gathered in New York that he would love to see races in the New York and Portland/Seattle areas. France called

No Racing Back to the Yellow Flag?

No Racing Back to the Yellow Flag?

March 15, 2003
NASCAR's drivers have had what they call a gentleman's agreement not to race back to the yellow flag, except in certain situations where a driver is trying to get a lap back and is within a couple of car lengths of the leader. That agreement was designed with driver

Triplett resigns from NASCAR front office UPDATE:

Triplett resigns from NASCAR front office UPDATE:

March 14, 2003
NASCAR managing director of business operations Kevin Triplett has resigned his position, effective in June, to move back home to Virginia and pursue other options, NASCAR vice president for corporate communications Jim Hunter told NASCAR.com Thursday. During his decade

Dale Earnhardt / Hall of Fame

Dale Earnhardt / Hall of Fame

February 21, 2001
Dale Earnhardt must wait five years for consideration by the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, like every other driver. "He’ll be eligible for induction in 2006, and he’ll obviously get in on the first ballot," Hall of Fame executive director Jim Freeman said

NASCAR Online sold to Turner? UPDATE 2 Yes:

NASCAR Online sold to Turner? UPDATE 2 Yes:

October 10, 2000
NASCAR is expected to announce today that it will be selling the rights of its popular Web site NASCAR Online (www.nascar.com) to a division of Turner Broadcasting. According to various sources, NASCAR has sold the rights of NASCAR Online to the Turner Interactive

TV Deals

TV Deals

December 10, 1998
NASCAR is studying whether to consolidate its widespread television contracts to take advantage of the sport's surging popularity. Under the current structure, track owners sell the television rights for their own races, resulting in races during the nine-month season

‘Big Bill’ France

‘Big Bill’ France

September 25, 1998
On Sept. 26, 1909, William Henry Getty ``Big Bill'' France, the man who would create, organize and lead NASCAR from infancy into adulthood, is born in Washington.(That's Racin')(9-25-98)

NASCAR’s Latest Thinking About Testing Rules for 1999

NASCAR’s Latest Thinking About Testing Rules for 1999

August 10, 1998
NASCAR's latest thinking about testing rules for 1999: the seven-test limit stands, but teams would be limited to just two cars a test and only six crewmen a car. An informal survey of car owners shows only one in favor of going to each track a day earlier each week