More of an endurance contest than a race, the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS) serves as a showcase for some of the team and driver attributes we forget about during shorter, beating-and-banging-style events, things like patience, fortitude and strategic thinking. These skills are also critical to success inContinue Reading
A great deal has been made of the phrase ‘winning’ over the past two months, but for Roush Fenway’s diverse and talented stable of drivers, winning has become fast reality. In the past 10 days, four different Roush Fenway drivers have visited a NASCAR victory lane, hoisting the coveted hardwareContinue Reading
The Center for the Environment at Catawba College will honor three organizations in Rowan and Cabarrus counties this spring as Champions for Clean Air, including Roush Fenway Racing. The awards recognize their extraordinary commitments toward reducing harmful emissions during 2009 and 2010. An independent panel reviewed all submissions and selectedContinue Reading
Aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City tonight, NASCAR Chairman & CEO Brian France will accept a 2011 Intrepid Salute Award in recognition of his support of the military, business achievements and important philanthropic activities. France will join George Bodenheimer, president ESPN, Inc. and ABCContinue Reading
The inaugural NASCAR Day Car Wash for Kids, an initiative of NASCAR Unites, brought together the motorsports community and collectively washed more than 1,600 cars and raised nearly $30,000 for children’s causes on NASCAR Day. Car washes at 32 locations stretching from Concord, N.C. to Fontana, Calif. generated volunteerism andContinue Reading
The renowned nationally syndicated radio personality Bubba The Love Sponge® will serve as Honorary Pace Car driver for the 53rd annual Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Saturday, July 2 and will participate in a special ticket package built around the Independence Day holidayContinue Reading
The third annual King’s Cup – Karting for a Cause presented by Best Buy provided some early-week racing excitement for fans visiting the Charlotte area for the upcoming Coca-Cola 600. In the end, the team sponsored by Stanley Tools bested 25 other teams to take home the coveted hardware. AsContinue Reading
NASCAR, Eutechnyx and Activision Publishing, Inc. announced today the highly anticipated release of NASCAR The Game 2011 for the Wii™ System from Nintendo. Already available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, NASCAR The Game 2011 offers the ultimate adrenaline rushContinue Reading
Toyota Racing today awarded the grand prize to “Chelsea’s Hope” in the third round of its popular Sponsafier contest— where fans could design and enter their own NASCAR Sprint Cup car at www.ToyotaRacing.com from Feb. 14 to March 20, 2011. The design, created by Tim Blankenship of Berkley Springs, W.Va.,Continue Reading
The Charlotte Fire Department dethroned 2010 NASCAR Sprint Media Pit Crew Challenge champions WCCB (Charlotte Fox Affiliate) by 0.227 seconds. The final round was fiercely contested with the CFD Firemen showing more speed in their push to the finish line. The fifth annual NASCAR Sprint Media Pit Crew Challenge atContinue Reading