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Mar 3 2014 - 11:21am

NASCAR close to extension with Truck Series sponsor

According to several recent reports, NASCAR is close to completing a long-term extension with Camping World to continue to sponsor its Truck series. NASCAR issued the following statement on Sunday in regards to the reports: "We are interested...

Mar 2 2014 - 6:18pm

Add Harvick to the Chase with Dominant Phoenix Victory

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire ServiceAVONDALE, Ariz.—In a race that began with an air of inevitability as thick as the storm clouds that pelted Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday night, Kevin Harvick survived a succession of late restarts to win...

Mar 2 2014 - 5:55pm

Harvick wins at Phoenix

#4-Kevin Harvick won The Profit on CNBC 500(k) Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway, his 24th career win, #88-Earnhardt, Jr. was 2nd..........

Feb 28 2014 - 7:20pm

Keselowski wins Phoenix pole

#2-Brad Keselowski won the pole for the Profit on CNBC 500(k) Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway with a speed of 139.384mph..........

Feb 28 2014 - 5:12pm

iNSIDE SCOOP: Tweet Emotion

Dale Earnhardt Jr. had to capitulate last week after winning the Daytona 500. He made a promise that if he won the Daytona 500, he would start Tweeting, and it blew the darn thing up.Earnhardt Jr. is sort of private, not much for the hoo-raw unless he...

Feb 28 2014 - 4:15pm

Tony Stewart will be happy when you stop asking how he feels

Speedweeks was NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Tony Stewart's first time back in the car since breaking two bones in his right leg last summer in a dirt track race. Obviously, along the way Stewart has been asked how his leg has felt. Stewart...

Feb 28 2014 - 10:57am

OH...SO JEFF GORDON'S FIRST VIRAL TEST DRIVE WAS FAKE, HUH?

When you're an automotive journalist, you get lots of perks. Free cars, long-lead vacations with test drives and lavish entertainment and the like are part and parcel of the job.When you accuse a four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and his...

Feb 27 2014 - 5:26pm

Petty: 'I'll Take That Challenge...'

By Jerry Bonkowski, MotorsportsTalk.comDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Richard Petty is ready to put his foot where his mouth is.Not put his foot in his mouth, mind you, but on a gas pedal, that is.In an appearance Friday morning on the Fox News Channel, Petty...

Feb 26 2014 - 10:14pm

NASCAR supports veto of Arizona anti-gay bill

NASCAR issued the following statement on Wednesday night: "We are pleased with Arizona Governor Jan Brewer’s veto of SB1062. NASCAR actively strives to promote diversity and inclusion throughout the motorsports industry. NASCAR has a zero...

Feb 26 2014 - 9:36am

NEW QUALIFYING SPECS: WILL IT BE A KNOCKOUT?

By Ron Lemasters Jr.What has been the norm for six decades is about to change, at least in terms of qualifying for a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event.After the historic and somewhat arcane qualifying procedures at Daytona, NASCAR enters its new...