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Michael Waltrip Racing swaps crew chiefs on its two Sprint Cup teams
Michael Waltrip Racing today announced personnel changes to its two-car NASCAR Sprint Cup operation, which include the reassignment of its crew chiefs. Effective immediately, Brian Pattie will become the crew chief for the No. 55 Toyota Camry ...
Read MoreBrian France on driver's council: 'Gives everybody a really good seat at the table'
NASCAR Chairman Brian France spoke briefly with a group of reporters on Sunday before the AXalta 400 at Pocono Raceway and was asked about NASCAR's meeting last weekend at Dover, Del., with a council of Sprint Cup Series drivers. Here was his...
Read MoreWho said there was no passing in NASCAR?
You hear a lot of complaints this season about the difficulty or the lack of passing in NASCAR races. But the statistics don't match the rhetoric, although they don't tell the whole story. Through the first 13 Sprint Cup Series races of the 2015...
Read MoreKevin Harvick to run Truck race in August at Pocono with JR Motorsports
Reigning Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick will enter the Aug. 1 NASCAR Truck series race at Pocono, driving the No. 00 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports, the team confirmed Friday to the Observer. Harvick last competed in the series in 2013,...
Read MoreCrew chief Rodney Childers signs multi-year contract extension with SHR
Rodney Childers, crew chief for reigning Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick, has agreed to a multi-year contract extension that will keep him with Stewart-Haas Racing through the 2020 season, the organization announced on Friday morning. In...
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Denny Hamlin
It was quite an eventful final 150 miles or so for driver Denny Hamlin in Sunday night's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He went from contending to the win to debating whether he should get out of his No. 11 Toyota. Oh, and he had to pit...
Read MoreDenny Hamlin: 'I was borderline throwing up trying to race for the lead'
It was quite an eventful final 150 miles or so for driver Denny Hamlin in Sunday night's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He went from contending to the win to debating whether he should get out of his No. 11 Toyota. Oh, and he had to pit...
Read MorePanthers' Thomas Davis: 'I'm definitely becoming a big race fan'
Carolina Panthers outside linebacker, Thomas Davis, was the honorary pace car driver for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Before beginning his "official" duties, Davis and his family got a behind-the-scenes look at NASCAR on...
Read MoreKyle Busch on fatherhood: 'It's a whole new world'
Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch made his first appearance at the track Thursday since he and his wife, Samantha, welcomed their first child earlier this week. Brexton Busch weighed 7 pounds and 10 ounces and is 21 inches long. Kyle was asked...
Read MoreStatement from Bruton Smith about being named to NASCAR Hall of Fame
O. Bruton Smith, Motorsports, Inc. executive chairman “When I found out that I was nominated, I realized how much this meant to my family and the 15,000 employees that work for my companies. Now I realize how much it means to me. It will truly...
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