Scott Speed News

Martin to Red Bull in 2011? UPDATE 2 denied:

Martin to Red Bull in 2011? UPDATE 2 denied:

July 9, 2010
on the Sirius NASCAR Radio Facebook page, it is reported: "Randy Pemberton says that Mark Martin will move over to Red Bull Racing next year and Kasey will come to Hendrick and race the #5 car next season." Doesn't say which Red Bull car the #82 Scott Speed drivers

Martin to Red Bull in 2011? UPDATE denied:

Martin to Red Bull in 2011? UPDATE denied:

July 8, 2010
on the Sirius NASCAR Radio Facebook page, it is reported: "Randy Pemberton says that Mark Martin will move over to Red Bull Racing next year and Kasey will come to Hendrick and race the #5 car next season." Doesn't say which Red Bull car the #82 Scott Speed drivers

Martin to Red Bull in 2011?:

Martin to Red Bull in 2011?:

July 7, 2010
on the Sirius NASCAR Radio Facebook page, it is reported: "Randy Pemberton says that Mark Martin will move over to Red Bull Racing next year and Kasey will come to Hendrick and race the #5 car next season." Doesn't say which Red Bull car the #82 Scott Speed drivers

Tire test at Bristol: UPDATE:

Tire test at Bristol: UPDATE:

July 3, 2010
NASCAR drivers #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, #11-Denny Hamlin, #82-Scott Speed and #6-David Ragan participated in a Goodyear tire test Tuesday at Bristol Motor Speedway in preparation for the August NASCAR Sprint Cup Series IRWIN Tools Night Race.(BMS)(6-30-2010) UPDATE:

Tire test at Bristol:

Tire test at Bristol:

June 30, 2010
NASCAR drivers #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, #11-Denny Hamlin, #82-Scott Speed and #6-David Ragan participated in a Goodyear tire test Tuesday at Bristol Motor Speedway in preparation for the August NASCAR Sprint Cup Series IRWIN Tools Night Race.(BMS)(6-30-2010)

Mears not returning to the #83 after Infineon? UPDATE 3:

Mears not returning to the #83 after Infineon? UPDATE 3:

June 16, 2010
Sirius NASCAR Radio's Sirius Speedway with Dave Moody has learned that Casey Mears will not return to the #83 Red Bull Racing Toyota when the series returns to oval tracks at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on June 27. Road course expert Mattias Ekstrom will drive the

Mears not returning to the #83 after Infineon?

Mears not returning to the #83 after Infineon?

June 15, 2010
Sirius NASCAR Radios Sirius Speedway with Dave Moody has learned that Casey Mears will not return to the #83 Red Bull Racing Toyota when the series returns to oval tracks at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on June 27. Road course expert Mattias Ekstrom will drive the

WIX Filter Lap Leader Notes following Michigan:

WIX Filter Lap Leader Notes following Michigan:

June 12, 2010
*Austin Dillon three times for 18 laps to earn WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors in today's VFW 200. Dillon captured the honor for the first time this season. He has now led four times in two races for a total of 38 laps and at last one lap in each of the last

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – Michigan:

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – Michigan:

June 8, 2010
*Austin Dillon was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 4 WinStar World Casino 400K at Texas Motor Speedway. Dillon grabbed a third-place finish, his best in 10 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races and collected top rookie honors for the fifth time this

Red Bull makes crew changes:

Red Bull makes crew changes:

June 1, 2010
Red Bull Racing Team officials announced the swap of crew chiefs and supporting personnel between the #82 and #83 Toyotas, effective immediately. "Due to the circumstances of our current situation, we have an opportunity to experiment with different personnel combinations

Mattias Ekström to test #83 for Red Bull:

Mattias Ekström to test #83 for Red Bull:

May 25, 2010
When Red Bull driver and two-time DTM champion Mattias Ekström visited Red Bull Racing Team in 2008, he "dreamed" of driving a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car. Fast-forward two years, and Ekström finally gets his chance. The 31-year-old Swede will drive

Sprint Showdown practice

Sprint Showdown practice

May 21, 2010
at Charlotte Motor Speedway is over, some results and notes: #42-Montoya 184.508 #31-Burton, 184.407 #56-Truex, Jr 183.874 #43-Allmendinger 183.599 #16-Biffle 182.667 slowest: #92-Richardson 171.898 & #57-Benning 167.723 incidents: #19-Sadler hit the wall in turn 4

Many teams to run Autism Speaks logo at Dover:

Many teams to run Autism Speaks logo at Dover:

May 13, 2010
For the fourth consecutive year, Dover International Speedway has teamed up with Autism Speaks to create awareness for the special cause through the entitlement of the Monster Mile's spring NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race titled the "Autism Speaks 400 presented by Hershey

Early Chase Notes:

Early Chase Notes:

April 25, 2010
Three drivers that made the 2009 Chase, #42-Juan Pablo Montoya (24th, -153), #9-Kasey Kahne (22nd, -121) #83-Brian Vickers (19th, -107) are more than 100 points out of 12th place. Add two other 20'09 Chasers currently on the outside, but much closer, #39-Ryan Newman

Goodyear completes Indy tire test:

Goodyear completes Indy tire test:

April 22, 2010
A total of 14 NASCAR Sprint Cup teams descended on Indianapolis Motor Speedway this week to perform a tire test for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. The two-day test, held Tuesday and Wednesday, saw teams run more than 2,000 laps as they gathered the data that the