Bill Elliott has accomplished a lot in his NASCAR career, including 44 Sprint Cup wins, 55 poles, the 1988 championship and 16 Most Popular Driver awards. But he’ll be doing something new in 2011. For the first time in his career, he’ll start the season as a Chevrolet driver. HeContinue Reading
Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) is pleased to announce that the team will run the No. 36 Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet in its third year of competition in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS). NASCAR veteran Dave Blaney will pilot the No. 36 in all 36 events and will kick offContinue Reading
Before Juan Pablo Montoya goes driving on the new racing surface of Daytona International Speedway, the driver of the No. 42 Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet did a different type of driving on Monday. Montoya, along with PGA pro Nicholas Thompson, participated in a drive, pitch and putt contest with SouthContinue Reading
The starting lineup for both NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events at Pocono Raceway in 2011 will be determined on Saturday, Raceway Officials announced today. “The move to Saturday qualifying, traditionally held on Friday, will allow more race fans to enjoy the competition to determine the pole position and the otherContinue Reading
Next week’s three-day NASCAR Sprint Cup Series test at Daytona International Speedway brings the first official engine firings of 2011. Don’t think for a second that it represents the new year’s first official work. “I don’t ever remember being this busy in my life,” said Alan Gustafson, crew chief forContinue Reading
Martinsville Speedway President W. Clay Campbell announced a scheduling change today that will double the action on Saturday during the Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 weekend. Qualifying for the Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 will be held on Saturday, April 2. Traditionally Sprint Cup qualifying has been on Friday atContinue Reading
Regan Smith’s No. 78 over-the-wall pit crew for Furniture Row Racing will be employed and trained by Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) during the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. “We are excited to partner with SHR as it relates to the pit crew,” said Joe Garone, Furniture Row Racing general manager. “After reviewing SHR’s program, personnel andContinue Reading
Ford Racing enters the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season needing only one victory to reach 600. Over the next five weeks, leading up to the Daytona 500, Ford Racing will present a weekly recap of the milestone wins and other tidbits that have helped shape the manufacturer’s history inContinue Reading
NASCAR continues to listen and respond to its fans and as a result, they will be the beneficiary of more exciting NASCAR Sprint Cup racing when it comes to Southern California in March. Changing the mileage from 500 to 400 for Auto Club Speedway’s October event along with double fileContinue Reading
Brian Vickers returned to his rightful place in the No. 83 Red Bull Toyota on Monday, turning his first laps since blood clots forced him out of the car last May. Red Bull Racing Team, with Vickers and teammate Kasey Kahne, began a two-day test session at Walt Disney WorldContinue Reading