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Jan 13 2014 - 11:35am

Dillon Leads Preseason Thunder Tests

It didn’t take Austin Dillon long to put the No. 3 back where it has long been…at the top of the speed charts at Daytona International Speedway. Dillon took the No. 3 Dow/Cheerios Chevrolet to a lap at 195.109 mph around the 2.5-mile tri-oval, a touch...

Jan 11 2014 - 8:30pm

Dillon fastest in Sprint Cup testing at Daytona

#3-Austin Dillon was fastest in the first and only day of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series testing at Daytona International Speedway with a single car speed of 195.109mph, followed by #33-Brian Scott, #27-Matt Crafton, #43-Aric Almirola and #42-Kyle...

Jan 11 2014 - 4:17pm

Dave Burns and Mike Massaro to join NBC Sports' NASCAR team

The team which will bring NASCAR telecasts back to NBC in 2015 is close to being finalized. Dave Burns and Mike Massaro, both members of ESPN/ABC’s NASCAR broadcast team, will make the move to NBC Sports in 2015, The Observer and...

Jan 11 2014 - 1:53pm

Speeds from the abbreviated Sprint Cup preseason test at Daytona

Final speeds from Friday's rain-shortened preseason test at Daytona International Speedway (with car number, driver, car make and speed): 1. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 195.109 mph 2. (33) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 194.582 3. (27) Matt...

Jan 10 2014 - 2:40pm

Two things will drive Jeff Burton's work in TV: Enthusiasm and facts

On Friday at Daytona International Speedway, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte were asked how their approach will change to races once both move to NBC Sports and the broadcast booth and what they will add the broadcast and how. Burton's answer...

Jan 10 2014 - 1:49pm

iNSIDE SCOOP: The Right Move

While the timing of the move is somewhat odd, Steve Letarte announced he is trading his crew chief headset for one hooked to your TV next season.Letarte is making The Right Move.The NASCAR season is brutal for crew members. The roller coaster never...

Jan 10 2014 - 10:56am

Dale Jr. Speaks On Letarte Move

Dale Earnhardt Jr. knew what was coming last season, but didn't say anything when Steve Letarte made it known he was in his final season atop his pit box.That changed on Friday morning.Earnhardt Jr. met the media and spoke at length on the move, what's...

Jan 9 2014 - 11:27pm

Dale Jr.: 'It's a tough deal to go through' losing crew chief Steve Letarte

Thursday night, Sprint Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. spoke with Claire B. Lang of SiriusXM Satellite Radio about the decision of his crew chief, Steve Letarte, to leave the team at the end of the 2014 season and move to the NBC Sports...

Jan 9 2014 - 5:31pm

Fans will determine the starting lineup for Sprint Unlimited

For the second year in a row, fans will decide upon a number of competition elements for the Sprint Unlimited at Daytona, the 75-lap, non-points race that kicks off the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing season on Saturday, Feb. 15. Starting...

Jan 9 2014 - 4:39pm

Stewart: '100% Confident' He's Fine for February

NASCAR NewsWireDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The way Tony Stewart sees it, there's no chance he won't be ready, willing and able to compete in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing throughout February's Speedweeks at Daytona.Injured in a Sprint Car accident Aug. 5...