New Crew Chief for Denny Hamlin
Chris Gabehart According to AR1.com sources, Joe Gibbs Racing will promote Chris Gabehart from crew chief on the 20 Xfinity series car to crew chief for Denny Hamlin on the … Read More
Category: NASCAR Cup Series
Video: Elliott now NASCAR’s most popular
Chase Elliott NASCAR last night held its annual postseason awards ceremony at the Wynn Las Vegas, and Chase Elliott was "voted NASCAR's most popular driver, ending a 15-year run" for … Read More
Video: Jimmie Johnson and Fernando Alonso car swap
Following the F1 season finale, Fernando Alonso car swapped with seven-time NASCAR world champion Jimmie Johnson at the Bahrain International Circuit. Each driver jumped into the cockpit of their counterparts: … Read More
Kurt Busch’s ex-girlfriend guilty of fraud, tax evasion
Patricia Driscoll Patricia Driscoll, Kurt Busch's former girlfriend and Armed Forces Foundation executive director, was found guilty of fraud and tax evasion Thursday by a federal jury, according to a … Read More
General Motors plans no cuts to racing programs
Mark Reuss – GM North America Changes to General Motors' product line, auto production facilities, and its workforce will not impact the current racing programs the auto giant has in … Read More
NASCAR’s Jim France Makes Rare Public Remarks In Las Vegas
Jim France – afraid to say anything of substance to the media NASCAR Chair & CEO Jim France made some of his first public remarks since taking on the role … Read More
Jim France wins NMPA Myers Brothers Award
Jim France picked up the shambles Brian France left NASCAR in Jim France, NASCAR’s interim CEO and Chairman, was awarded the National Motorsports Press Association’s Myers Brothers Award Wednesday in … Read More
2018 NASCAR TV ratings continue downward spiral
NASCAR's plummet continues NASCAR’s top series had another record low for TV viewership this season. The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series averaged 3.3 million viewers across 33 races on NBC, … Read More
Mike Wheeler joins Leavine Family Racing as crew chief
Mike Wheeler Leavine Family Racing (LFR) is proud to announce that Mike Wheeler is joining the organization as the crew chief for the No. 95 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series … Read More
Two full-time teams for Rick Ware Racing in 2019?
Cody Ware said it is possible to see him run more races in NASCAR's premier series in 2019. As for a potential Rookie-of-the-Year campaign, "Potentially, we'll see what happens," he … Read More
Alonso in full-time NASCAR switch? No!
Although Alonso was easily faster than Johnson could do in his own stock car, Fernando Alonso has no plans to switch to NASCAR (GMM) Fernando Alonso has denied he is … Read More
F1 car over 30 secs per lap faster than a NASCAR Cup Car
The Cup car was over 30 seconds per lap slower than a 5-year old F1 car. Sort of like watching paint dry. After driving taxicabs all his like, Jimmie Johnson … Read More
Jimmie Johnson, Fernando Alonso swap rides in Bahrain
Alonso's McLaren F1 car and Johnson's Cup Car on pit lane Jimmie Johnson and Fernando Alonso participated in a motorsports cultural exchange Monday, swapping rides at Bahrain International Circuit. Johnson, … Read More
NASCAR TV ratings hit new lows in 2018
When cheaters always keep their win, people start switching off the TV It’s hardly news that NASCAR TV viewership has been in a decade-long slide. What you might not realize … Read More
Alonso and Johnson drive together in Abu Dhabi
Alonso and Johnson in Abu Dhabi Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson and two-time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso drove around the Abu Dhabi F1 track on a blazing hot Saturday … Read More
Jimmie Johnson visits McLaren F1
Seat fitting Jimmie Johnson on Twitter: I don’t even know where to start about today. @McLarenF1 gave me an experience of a life time. From touring the facility, meeting their … Read More
Homestead Race Rewind: Logano lives out his dream
Catch up on all the key moments from the NASCAR Championship 4 race at Homestead as Joey Logano wins the Monster Energy Series title. Joey Logano came into this weekend’s … Read More
NASCAR president: Everything on table for 2020 schedule (Update)
Steve Phelps UPDATE More from the video below: NASCAR is exploring launching an over-the-top streaming service, per sources. It couldn’t show live national series races until '25, but it could … Read More
Final weekend TV Ratings
NASCAR TV Ratings plunge as social media increases TV Ratings were down 11% for NASCAR's Monster Cup grand finale in Homestead. The biggest disappointment were the 18-49 age group – … Read More
Penalty report from Homestead
Aric Almirola NASCAR issued a $10,000 fine against Aric Almirola‘s crew chief, John Klausmeier, for an unsecured lug nut after Sunday’s Cup season finale at Homestead. Almirola finished ninth in … Read More
NASCAR Homestead TV Rating
NBC yesterday drew what is likely the lowest overnight rating yet for a NASCAR Cup Series finale. The net drew a 2.5 overnight as Joey Logano won his first Monster … Read More
Joey Logano’s Win Gives Ford First NASCAR Drivers’ Title Since ’04
Jim Campbell (Chevrolet U.S. Vice President of performance vehicles and motorsports); Mark Rushbrook (Global Director, Ford Performance Motorsports) and Ed Laukes (Group Vice President, Marketing for Toyota Motor North America) … Read More
NASCAR Homestead Monster Cup post-race Q&A
Championship 4 drivers Kyle Busch (No. 18 M&M’s Toyota), Kevin Harvick (No. 4 Jimmy John’s Ford) and Martin Truex Jr. (No. 78 Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY Toyota); 2018 Monster Energy … Read More
Video: President Steve Phelps NASCAR Update at Homestead
Steve Phelps With a new rules package coming in 2019 for NASCAR's foremost series, with significant schedule changes under consideration for the year after that, and with a groundswell of … Read More