Thu, 2016-01-28 07:56
Leavine Family Racing will join forces with Circle Sport Racing to run the full 36-race schedule in the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The team announced during a lunch program at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Tour that they will be entering in alliance with Richard Childress Racing and will now run the Chevrolet SS racecar powered by ECR engines this season.
“The manufacturer and alliance switch provides our team with the best opportunity to improve on-track performance and to create long-term sustainability,” said team owner Bob Leavine. “We’ve finally found a great fit that’s going to help us continue to grow both on the track and as an organization.”
Wed, 2016-01-27 11:09
Barney Hall, who communicated the thrill of NASCAR stock car racing to millions of radio listeners during a more than 50-year broadcast career has died at the age of 83.
A native of Elkin, North Carolina, Hall was one of the original members of the Motor Racing Network staff and was known as the “Voice of MRN.” He was inducted into the National Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2007 and in 2012 joined former MRN colleague Ken Squier as the initial recipients and namesakes of the NASCAR Hall of Fame’s Squier-Hall Award for NASCAR Media Excellence.
Wed, 2016-01-27 07:55
Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates has been a figure in the auto racing industry for over 25 years and is considered one of the most successful team owners in the sport.
CGR is excited about the upcoming Rolex 24, and will look to defend their 2015 title. Last season brought Ganassi his sixth win, setting a record for the North American endurance race. With the win, Jamie McMurray became just the third driver ever to win both the Rolex 24 and the Daytona 500.
Tue, 2016-01-26 07:55
Richard Petty Motorsports introduced its newest driver, Brian Scott, who will help keep the Petty family legacy alive by driving the No. 44 car, during the Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Tour presented by Technocom.. Albertsons Companies and Shore Lodge, both Idaho-based companies, will adorn the hood of the No. 44 Ford for 16 races and have associate placement for the remaining 20 races.
Also a native of Idaho, Scott said the sponsorship pairing is a great match.
Mon, 2016-01-25 07:55
As with all teams at this time of year, Roush Fenway Racing is sharing the same level of excitement for the upcoming season that is flowing throughout the NASCAR community. But, coming off one of the more disappointing Sprint Cup Series seasons in recent memory, Roush Fenway Racing revealed a certain level of confidence and optimism throughout its organization on Ford Wednesday. And should those convictions spill over onto the track, RFR just might find itself competing for a championship.
“We, as an organization, were trending in the right direction at the end of last season,” said veteran driver Greg Biffle, who is looking to become the first driver in NASCAR history to win all three national touring championships. “Everyone is on a mission to make our cars better, faster. There’s a great energy right now.”
By Jeff Birchfield Mon, 2016-01-25 07:54
For the first time in nearly a decade, NASCAR’s oldest team will run the entire Sprint Cup Series schedule.
The Wood Brothers recently announced plans to race the No. 21 Ford over a 36-race schedule for the first time since 2008 with driver Ryan Blaney competing for Rookie of the Year honors.
With that news and a technical alliance with Team Penske, whose drivers Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski won seven races last season, team co-owner Len Wood believes a return trip to the winners’ circle won’t be far off.
Written by Tom Higgins Mon, 2016-01-25 06:16
Last week NASCAR announced its list of drivers who are eligible to compete in this year’s Sprint Unlimited, a special event that is a preliminary to the Daytona 500.
The Unlimited is scheduled Feb. 13, the 500 that annually opens the Cup Series season is set for Feb. 21.
The release of the aforementioned list—a whopping 25 drivers, or more than half of what would comprise a regular-season field—brought the first of these special shows in 1979 flashing into mind.
Sun, 2016-01-24 11:23
Five of NASCAR’s iconic figures – four drivers and one motorsports entrepreneur – were enshrined into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina this afternoon during the Induction Ceremony held in the Crown Ball Room at the Charlotte Convention Center.
Those who added their names to the list of now 35 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductees, included: Jerry Cook, Bobby Isaac, Terry Labonte, O. Bruton Smith and Curtis Turner.
The group makes up the Hall’s seventh class in its history.
Sun, 2016-01-24 10:24
Kevin Harvick is coming off one of the most consistent seasons of his career. Danica Patrick showed signs of improvement. Kurt Busch won twice and nearly made his way into the Championship Race. But it was the fourth driver in the Stewart Haas Racing stable, Tony Stewart, that drew most of the attention during the first afternoon session of Chevy Thursday.
“It feels really good to know that this will be my last media tour, I can tell you that,” joked Stewart, who will be retiring as a full-time Cup driver at the end of this season. “I want to go out and have a fun year, but I also want to be racing with these three (Harvick, Patrick and Busch) toward the front every week. I want to contend for a championship.”
Sun, 2016-01-24 07:54
The first team to take the stage at the 34th annual Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Tour presented by Technocom on Tuesday was Joe Gibbs Racing. And with 14 wins among four drivers, including the Championship Race season finale that crowned Kyle Busch as the Sprint Cup Series champion, Joe Gibbs Racing is coming off arguably the best season in its history. Add Erik Jones’s 2015 Camping World Truck Series championship and Daniel Suarez’s 2015 XFINITY Series Rookie of the Year honor to that total, and JGR is certainly hoping to ride that momentum into this season.
“We had four (Sprint Cup) drivers with multiple wins last season; I don’t think another organization can say that,” said Matt Kenseth, who tied Busch with five wins in 2015. Carl Edwards and Denny Hamlin each won twice. “Last year was just an incredible season for Joe Gibbs Racing.”
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