Category: NASCAR Cup Series
The Road To Victory Lane – Kevin Harvick On Stewart-Haas Racing’s Winning Approach
Kevin Harvick and Stewart-Haas Racing have enjoyed a highly-competitive start to the 2018 NASCAR season, with five visits to Victory Lane putting the partnership firmly in the title hunt. Mobil … Read More
Truex Jr. got a surprise when he visited the Trump White House
Martin Truex Jr. On May 21st when Truex Jr., his longtime girlfriend Sherry Pollex and the No. 78 race team were hosted by President Trump at the White House. That … Read More
Bowman to run Super Bowl Champs livery at Pocono
Bowman's 'Eagles Green' livery When Alex Bowman heads back to Pocono Raceway for the July 29 race weekend, he’ll have a brand-new ride with him. Friday morning, Axalta unveiled the … Read More
Clint Bowyer To Run Ned Jarrett Throwback Paint Job in Southern 500
Clint Bowyer's No. 14 Ford will honor Ned Jarrett's 1965 Southern 500 Victory Ned Jarrett amassed many special memories during his racing and broadcasting career in NASCAR, but few equal … Read More
Mtn Dew and Hendrick Motorsports extend long-standing partnership
Chase Elliott will run Mountain Dew colors in select races Twelve-time NASCAR Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports and Mtn Dew have extended their long-standing partnership through 2020. The renewal will … Read More
Wood Brothers to honor Cale Yarborough on throwback weekend At Darlington
Wood Brothers Throwback livery for Darlington For this year's Bojangles Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, Paul Menard's No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion will carry a red-and-white paint scheme reminiscent … Read More
Final Weekend TV Ratings (Update)
NBCSN delivers IndyCar another body blow UPDATE We had an error in our table below. Last year's IndyCar race from Iowa had a 0.37 final rating, and we typed 0.31 … Read More
Charlotte’s silly Roval may have zero passes
Kasey Kahne: “I’m not sure at this point there’s going to be any passing. We’ll have to see how it all plays out." This autumn’s Bank of America Roval 400 … Read More
Chase Elliott Unveils Throwback Car Honoring His Late Cousin
(L-R) Chase, Bill & Ernie Elliott with Chase's paint scheme honoring his late cousin Casey Elliott (background) Pete McCole/AR1 Chase Elliott unveiled a special throwback paintscheme for his No. 9 … Read More
Charlotte Motor Speedway September Cup Race Set For 400km
The Bank of America ROVAL 400 (k) Pete McCole/AR1 Charlotte Motor Speedway's scheduled debut event for their new oval/infield road course – otherwise known as the "ROVAL" – will be … Read More
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Discusses NBC NASCAR Role, First Race Call
Dale Jr. left When Dale Earnhardt Jr. "walked into the NBC compound" at Daytona Int'l Speedway to prepare for Saturday night's broadcast, he was "greeted by about 200 NBC personnel … Read More
It’s the TV ratings stupid
IndyCar drivers put their lives on the line for pittance compared to F1 and NASCAR Racer recently published this table (below) of estimated salaries for the top-5 drivers in F1, … Read More
NASCAR Daytona TV Rating
NBC earned around a 2.7 overnight (down 10%) for Saturday's Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona, which was held a week earlier in '17 when it earned a 3.0. The … Read More
704Games Announces NASCAR Heat 3, Coming Sept. 7
704Games, NASCAR Team Properties' exclusive console simulation-style video game licensee, announced today that NASCAR Heat 3 will be available in North America on Sept. 7, 2018, on the PlayStation®4 computer … Read More
Slow-mo action: ‘Big One’ strikes early in Coke Zero 400
Check out this crazy footage of a 25-car wreck at Daytona that takes out many contenders all caused by Danica Patrick's former squeeze Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – Stenhouse went on … Read More
Newgarden and Rossi top final IndyCar practice
Newgarden tops final practice Sunday's Iowa Corn 300 is run in the heat of the afternoon Sunday so this cool evening practice session after qualifying Saturday was a total waste … Read More
NBC Moves NASCAR Analyst Steve Letarte To Pit Box
Steve Letarte NBC NASCAR analyst Steve Letarte for the next two Cup races will "move to the network's pit box, which will be located in the same row as the … Read More
Walmart joins as presenting sponsor for Quaker State 400 at Kentucky
Truex Jr won last year at Kentucky Officials at Kentucky Speedway have announced that Walmart will be the presenting sponsor for the Quaker State 400. This new relationship will be … Read More
Mickey Mouse Charlotte Roval race distance to be reduced
Lap times on Mickey Mouse Charlotte Roval are so slow, cars move at a slugs pace The inaugural race on Charlotte Motor Speedway's infield Roval course layout this October has … Read More
Final weekend TV Ratings
Net Event Location Day TotalViewers 18-49Viewers 2018Rating 2017Rating % Chg. NBCSN NASCAR Cup Race L Chicagoland Sun 2,548,000 441,000 1.58 1.41 +12% NBCSN NASCAR Xfinity Race L Chicagoland Sat 1,068,000 … Read More