Moody’s rates NASCAR for first time
Moody's Investors Service has rated @NASCAR for the first time, as it examined what a combined NASCAR-ISC will look like. âž- Moody's: NASCAR stable to pay debt short term, but … Read More
Category: NASCAR Cup Series
NASCAR Loudon TV Rating
Loudon action NBCSN earned a 1.7 overnight rating for yesterday's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Foxwoods 301 at New Hampshire, up 6% from a 1.6 for last year's race. It … Read More
Will Bowman wad up a third car in today’s race?
Bowman had now wadded up two cars this weekend. Will he wad up his third in the race today? Alex Bowman wrecked his backup car in final Cup practice on … Read More
Stenhouse Jr. throws strike at Boston Red Sox game
It seems Ricky Stenhouse Jr. should have stuck to baseball rather than driving. Took some heat off of it didn’t want to hurt his hand. Great to finally get to … Read More
Pocono Raceway Fan Fest Driver Lineup Announced
Gander RV 400 Pocono Raceway will host the third annual Pocono Raceway Fan Fest from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. ET on Friday, July 26. This year’s event is free for … Read More
Final weekend TV Ratings
The on-site crowd at Toronto was decent this year IndyCar on NBCSN was up 13.8%. Sounds like a lot, right? Not really. The rating (0.33) was still so low a … Read More
NASCAR switching to 18-inch wheels
NASCAR Goodyear Tires After decades of using 15-inch diameter tires, NASCAR and Goodyear definitely will increase tire size diameter – probably to 18-inches – beginning in 2021 when the new … Read More
ISC Announces Merger Agreement With NASCAR Holdings, Inc. (2nd Update)
ISC facilities. Once deal closes the France Family, should they choose, can sell it all to Liberty UPDATE Wells Fargo has dropped International Speedway (ISCA -0.7%) to an Underperform rating … Read More
NASCAR Kentucky TV Rating
NBCSN earned a 1.2 overnight for Saturday night's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway, down 7.7% from a 1.3 for last year's race. FS1 earned … Read More
Award from Trump humbles Penske
President Trump and Roger Penske “What an honor it was to get a call from the President," Roger Penske said on Wednesday, while celebrating along with Indy 500 winner Simon … Read More
NASCAR suspends crew member for assaulting woman
Joshua P. Long NASCAR has indefinitely suspended Joshua P. Long after he was arrested overnight by the Salisbury (North Carolina) Police department for allegedly assaulting a female. Long, who served … Read More
Kyle Busch wins ESPN ESPY award, Dixon a finalist
Kyle Busch voted best driver NASCAR's Kyle Busch was honored Wednesday as the Best Driver during ESPN's sports award show in Los Angeles. Busch also won the ESPY in 2016. … Read More
NASCAR Daytona TV Rating (Update)
Coke Zero Sugar 400 UPDATE The final rating for the rain postponed Coke Zero Sugar 400 on NBC was a 2.12 on Sunday afternoon, down 22.0% from a 2.72 in … Read More
Pocono Raceway To Apply Traction Compound For NASCAR. Will it hurt IndyCar?
How much will the traction compound help or hurt the IndyCar race 3 weeks later Pocono Raceway announced today they will add traction compound in all three corners of ‘The … Read More
Daytona penalty report
The Spire Motorsports #77 won last weekend Following the race weekend at Daytona International Speedway, NASCAR has issued an indefinite suspension of a crew member for violating its substance abuse … Read More
Video: NASCAR and INDYCAR Drivers Build Home
Santino Ferrucci NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Chase Briscoe and NTT IndyCar Series rookie sensation Santino Ferrucci joined Iowa Speedway staff and the Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity for a … Read More
NBC Sports, NASCAR Launching “Grassroots Racing Tour”
NBC Sports and NASCAR have launched a new campaign titled the "Grassroots Racing Tour." The season-long effort will consist of "messaging, stories, social videos, in-person appearances from NASCAR drivers & … Read More
Video: Aric Almirola, NASCAR’s Hardest Working Driver
Aric Almirola and wife Janice Aric Almirola is in his second year with Stewart-Haas Racing and races the #10 Ford Mustang in the NASCAR Cup Series. The Floridian spends as … Read More
NASCAR almost did not buy ISC and expects change in TV revenue in 2025 (Update)
From AR1.com's perspective, with TV ratings plummeting yearly, the new NASCAR TV deal is likely to see a huge drop in revenue. UPDATE A reader writes, Dear AR1.com, Adam Stern … Read More
Petty- Andretti Motorsports coming to NASCAR with Honda, Hyundai too (3rd Update)
Hyundai's Genesis UPDATE Hyundai builds about half of the cars it sells in the U.S. in Alabama, and now it’s thinking about taking its Southern cred up another notch. According … Read More