Danica Patrick News

Almirola in the #88 at ORP Nationwide race; maybe 2011:

Almirola in the #88 at ORP Nationwide race; maybe 2011:

July 15, 2010
Kelley Earnhardt, co-owner and general manager of JR Motorsports, said that Aric Almirola will drive the #88 Chevy for the organization in the Kroger 200 at O'Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis on July 24. Almirola replaces veteran Cup Series driver Elliott Sadler

No Cup team for JR Motorsports in 2011:

No Cup team for JR Motorsports in 2011:

July 15, 2010
JR Motorsports is not considering is a move to the Sprint Cup Series. 'No Cup plans,' team co-owner Kelley Earnhardt said on Wednesday. 'No Kasey Kahne. No Mark Martin. Nothing for JR Motorsports. At this point, we would need to get started on that, and its definitely

Chicago News & Notes:

Chicago News & Notes:

July 12, 2010
Kyle Busch won the Dollar General 300 Friday at Chicagoland Speedway. It was Busch's 37th Nationwide Series win in his 188th start. He passed Kevin Harvick for second on the series all-time wins list and trails Mark Martin by 11 for most wins in series history. Busch

Web Hosting battle at Chicago:

Web Hosting battle at Chicago:

July 9, 2010
Competing web hosting companies HostGator.com and Go Daddy will go bumper-to-bumper this Friday at Chicagoland Speedway for the Nationwide Series Dollar General 300. Joe Nemechek will race the #87 HostGator.com Chevy, competing against the #7 Go Daddy car driven by

Busch nominated for ESPY; Danica to be a presenter:

Busch nominated for ESPY; Danica to be a presenter:

June 29, 2010
The NASCAR Nationwide Series will be well-represented at the ESPYs, ESPN's 18th annual awards show where winners in various categories are voted upon by fans. Reigning series champion and this year's wins leader, with six Kyle Busch (#18 NOS Toyota) has been nominated

Racing Resources Says…

Racing Resources Says…

June 28, 2010
Kyle Busch won the New England 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It was his 36th series win in his 186th start, tying Kevin Harvick for second on the all-time wins list. Busch's 8,117 career laps led set a record, breaking Mark Martin's mark by 35 laps. Busch posted

Sellers plans more races:

Sellers plans more races:

June 26, 2010
#25-Peyton Sellers is attempting to make his first Nationwide Series race of the season [at New Hampshire] even though most of the media attention will be on Danica Patrick, who is taking a brief respite from the IZOD IndyCar Series in her return to stock-car racing

Danica to test with JR Motorsports next month:

Danica to test with JR Motorsports next month:

May 20, 2010
While Danica Patrick is tied up for the month of May at the Brickyard with her day job as an IndyCar driver of the Andretti AutoSport team she will soon be testing with JR Motorsports again. Crew chief Tony Eury Jr. says Patrick will test with the team June 14 and

Patrick doesn’t blame NASCAR gig for strugging IRL season:

Patrick doesn’t blame NASCAR gig for strugging IRL season:

May 13, 2010
Danica Patrick has little trouble clicking through the reasons why she's off to the worst start of her IndyCar career. Poor qualifying. Missed opportunities. Bad setups. Even worse luck. Never, however, does Patrick use the word "NASCAR" while trying to explain what

Danica gives GoDaddy most tv coverage value:

Danica gives GoDaddy most tv coverage value:

April 9, 2010
In Danica Patrick's first three NASCAR Nationwide Series starts, where she finished 35th, 31st and 36th, her sponsor GoDaddy.com stood #1 among all primary team sponsors with 1 hour, 57 minutes, 51 seconds of tv time, 15 mentions and a Recognition Grade value of $1

Danica gives GoDaddy most tv coverage value:

Danica gives GoDaddy most tv coverage value:

April 9, 2010
In Danica Patrick's first three NASCAR Nationwide Series starts, where she finished 35th, 31st and 36th, her sponsor GoDaddy.com stood #1 among all primary team sponsors with 1 hour, 57 minutes, 51 seconds of tv time, 15 mentions and a Recognition Grade value of $1

Wimmer in the #7 at Bristol; team plans full season:

Wimmer in the #7 at Bristol; team plans full season:

March 15, 2010
JR Motorsports officials announced this week its goal for the #7 program is to race the full 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule as opposed to the previously-announced 13 races in which Danica Patrick will drive. Complete sponsorship details and drivers are to be

Riggs remaining in #09; still searching for sponsorship: UPDATE:

Riggs remaining in #09; still searching for sponsorship: UPDATE:

March 8, 2010
An interview with Scott Riggs: Q: The original plan was a couple races [with the #09 RAB Racing team]. What is it now? Are they going to run as long as they can? A: We're going to run as long as we can, for sure. We feel that if we continue to improve and are able

Rahal to look for NASCAR ride:

Rahal to look for NASCAR ride:

March 3, 2010
IndyCar driver Graham Rahal said the chances of participating in the IndyCar season opener next month in Sao Paulo, Brazil are "zero," leading him to meet next week with NASCAR officials to see if there's something available for him in stock car racing. "Every minute

ESPN Monday Rundown:

ESPN Monday Rundown:

March 1, 2010
Kevin Harvick won the Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It was his 35th Nationwide Series victory in his 239th career start. His 35 wins remains second all-time behind Mark Martin's 48. He led twice for a race-high 82 laps including the final 25. Denny Hamlin