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Toyota may have ditched its F1 program, but its U.S. racing boss says it's sticking with NASCAR, Lee Spencer says.

By artdept11 The victory was the Las Vegas native’s seventh win 13 starts this season and the 16th of his career. Matt Crafton was the runner-up to Busch, .995 seconds adrift line stripe. Ron Hornaday raced to third thus leaving the Lone Star State with a 197-point lead over second-place Crafton in the ser...

Carl Edwards has found a way to try to mask the frustration of his winless NASCAR Sprint Cup season.

Carl Edwards has found a way to try to mask the frustration of his winless NASCAR Sprint Cup season.

By SceneDaily Staff FORT WORTH, Texas - Hendrick Motorsports' Jimmie Johnson led final practice Saturday in preparation for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

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By SceneDaily Staff FORT WORTH, Texas - The top six drivers in the Chase For The Sprint Cup have driven in a total of four NASCAR Nationwide Series races this season, including none by Sprint Cup point leader Jimmie Johnson.

Mathematically, Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon still have a chance to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup title.

Following Jeff Burton's wreck in Turn 2 during first practice for the Dickies 500, team owner Richard Childress has decided to replace him with Casey Mears for the NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Saturday.

NASCAR will honor the fallen soldiers at Fort Hood during a race weekend that is just 170 miles from the site of the massacre that left 13 people dead. Texas Motor Speedway officials were planning to paint a logo on the infield grass to honor the victims. Sprint Cup driver Ryan Newman is sponso...

By SceneDaily Staff FORT WORTH, Texas – New Kyle Busch crew chief Dave Rogers had the similar role in the NASCAR Cup garage in 2005, and he has a pretty blunt assessment of his job as crew chief for 13 races for J.J. Yeley at Joe Gibbs Racing.

By SceneDaily Staff FORT WORTH, Texas – Danica Patrick will be good for NASCAR but she will need to help promote stock-car racing and the Nationwide Series, said Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage.

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By SceneDaily Staff FORT WORTH, Texas – Ricky Carmichael will have a new home next season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

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By noreply@blogger.com (Daly Planet Editor) At a time when the Nationwide Series could use anything to get it beyond being known as Carl and Kyle's playground, Patrick would be a great shot in the arm. Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski are the only two drivers who have helped the series to generate any buzz this season.

By noreply@blogger.com (Daly Planet Editor) After working for six months on the Nationwide Series coverage, the NASCAR on ESPN team switched over to the Sprint Cup Series and proceeded to fall flat on their faces. Fans went from interactive analysts and excited announcers to the familiar drone of Jerry Punch and the total disaster o...

By noreply@blogger.com (Daly Planet Editor) ESPN has Bestwick on a tight leash for this program. It is heavily scripted and often uses the exact same edited features seen on the 10AM NASCAR Now show. All four of the NASCAR on ESPN pit reporters are used, but they do not have the same kind of relationship with the Sprint Cup Series drivers a...

By noreply@blogger.com (Daly Planet Editor) Larry McReynolds got his first crew chief job back in 1985. He is best known for his time with Yates and then Richard Childress Racing. In 2000, he joined the NASCAR on Fox team as an analyst. He now also works for SPEED in a wide variety of roles, including his own program called NASCAR Performan...

By noreply@blogger.com (Daly Planet Editor) It will be the Camping World Trucks that take to the Talladega track next. Krista Voda and her pre-race show, The Setup, will hit the air at 3:30PM. This is exactly the moment when the next set of college football games begin on the ESPN networks.

By noreply@blogger.com (GREGM) J.R. Fitzpatrick 29 Equipment Express Chevrolet Silverado Talladega Superspeedway Advance Fitzpatrick To Make First Start at Talladega From Jason Sharpe // Fitzpatrick Motorsports // jasons@jrfitzpatrick.com  www.insidetracknews.com // 'Canada's Source for Motorsports'

By noreply@blogger.com (Daly Planet Editor) Meanwhile, Juan Pablo Montoya finished third and got done with his post-race media rather quickly. Montoya is one of the most popular NASCAR drivers on Twitter and has about 30 thousand who follow him. Instead of the hard-charging driver, fans see a family man with a wicked sense of humor wh...

By noreply@blogger.com (Daly Planet Editor) It took hours to clear over 500 emails after the Saturday night Sprint Cup Series race. TDP logged over 750 comments on our website's live race blog. Hundreds of fans used Twitter to send us messages. All of them focused on just one thing. ESPN's coverage of NASCAR racing.

By noreply@blogger.com (Daly Planet Editor) SPEED has NASCAR Live offering news updates from the track in Fontana, CA on Friday. The network also offers Trackside later that night. This has traditionally not been a very "newsy" show. As with ESPN, the France arrest story was posted on the SPEEDtv.com website.

By noreply@blogger.com (Daly Planet Editor) While Foyt is known for his open-wheel history, he has some remarkable NASCAR stories and experiences. His ability to transition between all types of racing cars may be one of the reasons his number is displayed on the side of Tony Stewart's Sprint Cup Series ride. Stewart was the 1997 IRL ch...

By noreply@blogger.com (Daly Planet Editor) There is one fundamental truth that France and ESPN have overlooked. NASCAR fans do not change their allegiance simply because their driver did not make the Chase. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth fans do not put on Jeff Gordon t-shirts and pull for the #24.

By noreply@blogger.com (Daly Planet Editor) Mark Martin and Juan Pablo Montoya put on a great show from Loudon last week but that was not enough to keep NASCAR fans watching on TV. The first week of the NASCAR vs. NFL match-up resulted in record low TV ratings for ABC and some serious head scratching.

By noreply@blogger.com (GREGM) Each 2009 NASCAR Camping World Series race winner has a protected starting spot. In addition, 2009 series champions of NASCAR's regional touring series – the NASCAR Camping World Series East, NASCAR Camping World Series West, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, NASCAR Whelen Southern Modif...

By noreply@blogger.com (Daly Planet Editor) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 14, 2009) – For the first time in NASCAR history, fans will have the opportunity to join drivers, team owners and industry leaders to celebrate the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion. This year’s awards ceremony is scheduled to be held at Wynn Las Vegas on Friday, De...

But there it was on Thursday, a press release saying that Dodge-using Richard Petty Motorsports was merging with Yates Racing and the combined effort would use Fords in 2010. Jim Pedley is managing editor of Racin' Today. Read more NASCAR news at racintoday.com.

By noreply@blogger.com (GREGM) Kennington Prepared To Fight To The End   No NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 driver has been more consistent than DJ Kennington (No. 17 Castrol/Mahindra Tractors Dodge). At the same time, no driver, this season, has felt the sting of sub-par outings like Kennington.   Histo...

By noreply@blogger.com (GREGM) Very Impressive Record: With his victory at Trois-Riveres, Andrew Ranger (No. 27 Walmart/Tide Ford) picked up his sixth series career win on a road course. In 11 starts on road courses, Ranger's worst finish came last year at Mosport Int'l Raceway, where he finished sixth. The remaining fo...

By noreply@blogger.com (Daly Planet Editor) Right or wrong, this is the approach they have taken. It certainly suggests that Mayfield's name and part-time status played a role in this decision. Had the driver suspended been named Johnson or Waltrip, there is little doubt it would be a topic up for active discussion.

By noreply@blogger.com (Daly Planet Editor) Hill's official title currently is the Chairman and CEO of Fox Sports. He arrived at that company in 1994 and started the sports division from scratch, literally. NASCAR on Fox came about after a trip to the Lowe's Motor Speedway on race week and an introduction to Humpy Wheeler.

By noreply@blogger.com (Daly Planet Editor) We all remember the open-wheel set from the 2008 invasion. Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti is back in the IRL. Formula One veteran Jacque Villeneuve never really got his effort off the ground. Sam Hornish continues to soldier on and Scott Speed has already missed one race this season. He is 38...

The operation also plans to enter two teams in NASCAR Whelen Modified races next week at New Smyrna (Fla.) Speedway for Sprint Cup Series driver Ryan Newman and R3 team co-owner Rob Fuller. Auton died last Sunday. He was 75. Auton worked as a NASCAR official for 37 years, starting at short track...

By Paul Jensen Blog Archive ▼ 2008 (1487) ▼ September (18) Richmond Nationwide Setup: Casey Atwood Thunderhill Raceway points after racing on 8/30/20... Thunderhill Raceway results for 8/30/2008: Richmond Nationwide Setup: Casey Atwood in #27 Bak... Franchitti out of Nationwide car? California Nationwide Wrap: Gilliland’s Night Snar... Winchester Speedway points after racing on 8/30/20... Winchester Speedway results for 8/30/2008: Franchitti back to IRL in 2009 Rick Turner Wins CRA McGunegill Engine 100 Clarksville Drag Strip points after racing on 8/29... Clarksville Drag Strip results for 8/29/2008: Music City Motorplex points after racing on 8/30/2... Frank Kimmel gets ARCA win at DuQuoin Riverview Speedway points after racing on 8/30/200... Riverv...   [read the full post]

By starweb In his final podcast, Norris McDonald reveals that Firestone will try to wrest the NASCAR tire contract from Goodyear, announces that someone's building seats for a Forsythe Racing Indy 500 effort (will Paul Tracy get to drive?) and reminisces about all the great guests he's had.

By Daly Planet Editor A - Andy, Carl Edwards and I get along nicely both on and off-air. He was driving in the Craftsman Truck Series the same year I was pit reporting there. We both moved over to NEXTEL Cup at the same time, so we have seen each other succeed in our own respective fields.

Race for the NASCAR Nextel Cup with Patch’s NASCAR Board Game  NE - Sep 11, 2007 The new for 2007 game features drivers who qualified for The 2007 Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup, which is NASCAR’s version of playoffs. ...

Brian France walked through the FanZone at Daytona International Speedway without handlers or security. The NASCAR chairman seemed like just another face in the crowd.

Before he was allowed into the racetrack, NASCAR made sure Tony Stewart knew the rules. Summoned to a Friday meeting with series officials, the twotime champion retracted every bit of the sharp rant he launched against NASCAR.

Twotime champion Tony Stewart likened NASCAR to professional wrestling and accused it of using bogus caution flags to shape races in biting comments made on his weekly radio show.

NASCAR says the exhaust problem in its Car of Tomorrow is a simple fix. Several drivers finished the race with a carbon monoxidey feeling, some after their exhaust systems failed during the race.

By Tall Writer Electronic Arts continues a strong NASCAR racing series with a great choice of drivers, tracks and variety of driving scenarios and game modes. Other new elements include a roleplaying hero/villain type personality you can adapt through game play and driver options (rookie, veteran,...

By Brandon Valentine Be that as it may, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is a great title, and the standalone concept of Will Ferrell playing a NASCAR driver is golden in theory.   However, Talladega Nights is not on par with Ferrell’s prior effort, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.  While both fi...

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By rusty@mysportsradio.com (MySportsRadio.com) Plus we have to get caught up on the Chase for the Championship. As Smoke (Tony Stewart) is now tied with Prettyboy Jr (Jimmy Johnson) atop the standings with only 5 races to go. Sport: NASCAR Show: Nothin’ But NASCAR #21 Host: Rusty Wray Producer: Sam Coutin

By rusty@mysportsradio.com (MySportsRadio.com) Nuthin But NASCAR ep 22 Home Sweet Home! NASCAR stays home this weekend for another under the lights Saturday Night race, and you know Rusty has got to get you up to speed on what to look for in the UAW-GM Quality 500 from the Lowes MotorSpeedway. Rusty will let you know who to watch [...]

By rusty@mysportsradio.com (MySportsRadio.com) “There’s no place like home” This ain’t what Dorthy was thinkin. Join Rusty as the Nextel Cup rolls into Kansas for race #4 of the Chase for the Championship. He will get you up to speed on this cookie cutter track and tell you why Kansas will be another scramble for the Chase contenders. Plus get...

By rusty@mysportsradio.com (MySportsRadio.com) Rusty will go back to the moonshine again and remember two young guns killed well before their time at New Hamphire in ‘00. Kenny Irwin Jr. and Adam Petty were both up and coming drivers that lost their lives at this track. NASCAR Podcast RSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/nascar

By rusty@mysportsradio.com (MySportsRadio.com) Join Rusty as he reviews the Saturday Night under the lights party at Richmond International Motor Speedway. On this rubbin’ is racin’ short track thriller to determine the line up for the Chase for the Championship. Rusty will get you up to speed not the race and the Chase. Also Tony Raines is...

By rusty@mysportsradio.com (MySportsRadio.com) It all comes down to this Richmond International Speedway, a Saturday night short track rubbin’ is racin’ party before The Chase. Also he will recap your board postings on which network gives better NASCAR coverage, NBC or FOX?, and gives his opinion.