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Jul 10 2013 - 2:11pm

NASCAR elects not to penalize teams for roof-flap violations

NASCAR Determines No Penalties Coming Out of Daytona Race Weekend DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 10, 2013) – Following a thorough review, NASCAR announced Wednesday that it will not assess penalties to the teams that had to change out the spacers that...

Jul 10 2013 - 2:03pm

No Roof-Flap Penalties from Daytona

NASCAR has looked, cogitated and considered how to deal with the 31 teams nabbed for non-conforming roof-flap spacers last week at Daytona.The result?No harm, no foul.Sixteen teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and 15 teams in the NASCAR Nationwide...

Jul 10 2013 - 1:40pm

No penalties after Daytona

NASCAR announced Wednesday that it will not assess penalties to the teams that had to change out the spacers that support the hinge bar of the car's roof flaps last week at Daytona...........

Jul 10 2013 - 7:16am

The 5 Most Impressive Facts About Jimmie Johnson's NASCAR Dominance

Jimmie Johnson has been the dominant driver in NASCAR's top series for the past decade. More often than not, it seems that Johnson and his No. 48 team can do no wrong.No matter what the competition tries, there is no beating them.There is no denying...

Jul 10 2013 - 12:37am

Burning Questions Midway Through the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Season

From Daytona to Napa Valley, and from Fort Worth to Pocono, we have seen plenty from this 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.There was Jimmie Johnson's assertion that his reign as the sport's titan wasn't waning in the season-opening Daytona 500....

Jul 9 2013 - 3:48pm

iNSIDE SCOOP: Is It Inevitable?

Watching the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona last weekend, the thought occurred to me that the race for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title just might be over right now.Of course, that’s poppycock, because there are 18 more races yet to be run, and as...

Jul 9 2013 - 3:32pm

Shepherd To Make History at NHMS

If it seems like Morgan Shepherd has been around forever, well...The 71-year-old Shepherd will pilot the Brian Keselowski Motorsports SupportMilitary.org No. 52 Toyota this weekend in New Hampshire, and he will become the oldest driver to start a...

Jul 9 2013 - 12:29pm

10 Motorsports Stars Capable of Successfully Switching to NASCAR

Crossover stars are nothing new in NASCAR. We've had Indy champions, sports car drivers and even Formula One stars grace the starting grid at one point or another. While some have had success like Tony Stewart and Juan Pablo Montoya, others haven't...

Jul 8 2013 - 3:53pm

Penske crew member hit by debris from Daytona wreck

Penske Racing confirmed Monday that Jay Hackney, the front tire changer for Joey Logano's No. 22 Sprint Cup Series team, was hit by debris from the last-lap wreck on the frontstretch in Saturday night's Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International...

Jul 8 2013 - 2:40pm

Junior: 'It'll Be Great' to See No. 3 Back in NASCAR

ESPN wire service reportsDale Earnhardt Jr. said again this week that he's OK with his father's No. 3 returning to the Sprint Cup Series.Austin and Ty Dillon, the grandsons of Richard Childress, have driven the No. 3 in dirt racing, the Truck series...