After completing another banner year, Bobby Labonte Racing (BLR) is currently preparing to again battle for dirt late model supremacy. This time, the boys of BLR are doing so at a new location, but with a lot of familiar faces and colors. Over the month of December, BLR headquarters moved fromContinue 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
Faith Motorsports announced January 10 that Morgan Shepherd and Brett Rowe will fill the driver’s seats in a two-car Faith Motorsports effort in NASCAR’s Nationwide Series in 2011. The duo will kick off the 2011 season in the Drive4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway in early February with the teamContinue Reading
In the past, Auto Club Speedway has given race fans who purchased tickets on “Ticket Tuesdays” such goodies as zucchinis, pirate hats and pizzas – all in an effort to help celebrate “National Days” like ‘Sneak a Zucchini onto Your Neighbors Porch Day’, ‘Talk Like a Pirate Day’ and ‘NationalContinue Reading
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take a heart-pounding hot lap around the legendary Infineon Raceway road course at speeds topping 100 mph? Or, maybe you’d like to walk the pits at the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend and stand on-track during pre-eventContinue Reading
In 2010, The NASCAR Foundation contributed more than $3.3 million in charitable support to nonprofit organizations nationwide and united more than 250,000 fans in support of children’s charities across the United States. “The NASCAR Foundation continues to fulfill – and exceed – the original vision for the organization,” saidContinue Reading
Richmond International Raceway president Doug Fritz announced today that Richmond International Raceway’s grandstands will be smoke-free beginning this season. Fans who smoke may continue to do so, but in approved areas only. The new policy is in response to fan feedback. “Beginning this season, smoking will not be permitted inContinue 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