Joe Gibbs knows he has the best driver in NASCAR
He may have funny ears, but Busch is the best driver in NASCAR In Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs knows he has the best driver in NASCAR, hands down. Charlotte Motor … Read More
Category: NASCAR Cup Series
John Andretti’s cancer is back
John Andretti John Andretti’s colon cancer has returned and spread, the former NASCAR and IndyCar driver announced Wednesday morning on Twitter. Andretti, 55, had been in remission since November when … Read More
Erik Jones Leads Final Cup Series Practice at Charlotte
Erik Jones Pete McCole/AR1 Erik Jones was fastest in Saturday's final practice session for Sunday's running of the Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Jones best lap of 28.870 … Read More
Red Bull to sponsor Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson confirmed that Red Bull is "one of the companies he and his No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports team have had discussions with about possible sponsorship … Read More
Kevin Harvick’s Car Fails Pre-Qualifying Inspection
Kevin Harvick's No. 4 Ford failed inspection three times on Thursday Pete McCole/ AR1 Kevin Harvick cashed in a million dollars after winning the NASCAR All Star Race last weekend, … Read More
Denny Hamlin Fastest In Opening Cup Series Practice
Denny Hamlin Pete McCole/AR1 Denny Hamlin led the opening practice round for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, knocking two of Team Penske's drivers from the top of the … Read More
Petty Team Partners With Kroger and Coca Cola for Coca-Cola 600
Bubba Wallace will sport Red White & Blue in the Coca Cola 600 RPM Richard Petty Motorsports No. 43 entry for driver Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr. will feature new patriotic … Read More
2019 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductees selected
Top vote getter Jeff Gordon NASCAR announced today the inductees who will comprise the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2019. The five-person group – the 10th since the inception … Read More
Chevrolet Racing Reaches Deal With The Weather Company
Chevrolet Racing has purchased the services of The Weather Company (TWC) to improve the team’s decision making across several series as it relates to outdoor conditions. Terms were not disclosed … Read More
Final Weekend TV Ratings
Net Event Location Day TotalViewers 18-49Viewers 2018Rating 2017Rating %Chg FS1 NASCAR All-Star Race L Charlotte Sat 2,474,000 540,000 1.49 1.63 -9% ABC Indy 500 Qualifying L Indianapolis Sun 1,328,000 271,000 … Read More
FOX Sports Adds High-Speed Rail Cam to Coca-Cola 600
Mega Trax Following a successful test earlier this season at Auto Club Speedway, FOX Sports will deploy a Mega Trax 500 robotic “Rail Cam" for NASCAR’s iconic Coca-Cola 600 at … Read More
Video: President Trump Hosts the NASCAR Champ Martin Truex Jr. and Team
President Trump President Donald Trump on Monday afternoon welcomed 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. and his Furniture Row Racing team to the White House. And the president … Read More
FOX NASCAR at Charlotte Motor Speedway Quotes & Programming Schedule
NASCAR stages its longest race of the season, the COCA-COLA 600, at Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend, live Sunday, May 27, on FOX (6:00 PM ET). In addition to the … Read More
NASCAR to switch to quiet electric cars
Can you see NASCAR Bubba Fans like this guy paying to see silent cars race? The prospect of racing EVs is "certainly part of the discussion" NASCAR is having with … Read More
Jonathan Marshall hired as Executive Director of Race Team Alliance (Update)
UPDATE Added photo of Jonathan Marshall. 05/19/18 The Race Team Alliance ("RTA"), an association of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams, announced today the hiring of Jonathan Marshall as its … Read More
Video: Steve O’Donnell post All-Star Race press conference
Steve O'Donnell Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer, talks about how much better the car raced at Charlotte this year versus last year that had … Read More
Kyle Larson Fastest In Final Cup Series Practice
Kyle Larson Amy Henderson/AR1 Kyle Larson led the pack in a last-minute practice addition Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a top lap speed of 173.305 MPH. Clint Bowyer was … Read More
NASCAR Cup Series Down 23% Across Fox/FS1
NASCAR TV Ratings The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is seeing a 23% TV viewership drop heading into the All-Star Race this weekend. For race telecasts across Fox and FS1, … Read More
Monster Energy Open Qualifying Cancelled, Field Set By Owners Points
Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Persistent rain showers at Charlotte Motor Speedway forced NASCAR officials to cancel Friday's qualifying session for Saturday's Monster Energy Open and will set the starting lineup … Read More
Hendrick Extends Deal With Blue Cross & Blue Shield
Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports is renewing its deal with Blue Cross & Blue Shield of North Carolina that will see the health insurance company step up to associate sponsor branding … Read More
NASCAR betting could be available in Dover this fall
Dover already features horse race betting With Delaware moving quickly to implement full sports betting by next month, Dover International Speedway is anticipating it could offer NASCAR betting when the … Read More
The Last American Hero is Junior Johnson, Yes
Get a glimpse inside the mind of Tom Wolfe, the writer of the legendary article "The Last American Hero is Junior Johnson. Yes!" that ran in the March 1965 issue … Read More
Monster Energy Series teams no longer required to start race on qualifying tires
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams will no longer be required to start the race with the tires on which they qualified, according to Wednesday’s official NASCAR Rule Book update. … Read More
Feedback on Sports Betting article
Sports Betting might just be the savior of motorsports A reader writes, Dear AR1.com, when I first heard about this sports betting win NJ had with the Supreme Court my … Read More