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Feb 17 2012 - 10:06am

Vegas Installs Budwesier Shootout Favorite

One Las Vegas sports book has installed Kevin Harvick as the favorite to win the Budweiser Shootout on Saturday.Harvick is an 8:1 choice, just ahead of Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. at 10:1. Kasey Kahne, Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson...

Feb 17 2012 - 9:46am

Looking for a Barnburner

While we’ve been focused on the run-up to Speedweeks…which opens this weekend with the Budweiser Shootout, by the way…there’s a tendency to forget that once the applause dies down on the beach, the teams will pull out for the great Southwest.There’s a...

Feb 15 2012 - 3:01pm

That Time of Year...Again

It's that time of year again, and most of the NASCAR community wishes it wasn't.I'm not talking about the Feb. 26 Daytona 500...that's something we look forward to every season. I'm talking about a particular event on Feb. 18, 2001.You know the...

Feb 15 2012 - 2:45pm

Sponsor 'Sours' on Race Sponsorships at WGI, MIS

According to published reports in the Elmira (N.Y) Star Gazette, Watkins Glen International is without a title sponsor for its NASCAR Sprint Cup event after Heluva Good! ended contract negotiations earlier this week.WGI President Michael Printup said...

Feb 14 2012 - 1:44pm

Let Your Pulse Race...It's About On!

It's almost here...The Daytona 500. As much a rite of spring as baseball training camps, warmer weather and cutting the grass, only a lot more fun.It's about here, and so is the February issue of ONMC's OFFICIAL MEMBER magazine, which will be delivered...

Feb 14 2012 - 10:11am

Happy Valentine's Day, Fellas!

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – For Kate Upton fans around the world, Valentine’s Day came a little early late last night when the Daytona 500 Grand Marshal and Melbourne, Fla.-native was unveiled as the cover of the 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. ...

Feb 13 2012 - 2:40pm

NASCAR Books, TV Center Stage

If you're struggling for something to do between now and Feb. 26, you might want to investigate a couple of books now out on NASCAR, and if you're home on Tuesday night, tune in to Tim Allen's new show and watch Tony Stewart be...Tony Stewart.A new...

Feb 10 2012 - 4:39pm

Cassill to Drive No. 83 Toyota at Daytona, Full Season

Landon Cassill is going racing at Daytona International Speedway with a new, yet-unnamed race team, at the wheel for a #83 Toyota purchased from the former Red Bull Racing team. In an exclusive interview with Sirius/XM NASCAR Radio's Sirius/XM Speedway...

Feb 9 2012 - 4:21pm

Interesting Sponsorship for Yeley, Robinson-Blakeney

Two Charlotte men are putting their passion for American-Israeli relations on the hood of a Daytona 500 stock car.The #49 "America Israel Racing" Toyota is owned by Robinson-Blakeney Racing and driven by J.J. Yeley. Friends Rich Shirey and Mark...

Feb 9 2012 - 3:29pm

Sign of Better Times for NASCAR Hall?

According to reports in the Charlotte Observer, attendance at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in December was 15,428 people, down only slightly from the 16,136 people who visited in December 2010.This is good news. Attendance had been declining in some months...