What if no one wants to buy NASCAR? (Update)
Chase Carey UPDATE It looks like Liberty Media has zero interest in buying NASCAR based on comments of Liberty executives on a quarterly conference call with Wall Street analysts Wednesday. … Read More
Category: NASCAR Cup Series
TV ratings from last weekend (Update)
Brian France needs to sell NASCAR now while it still has some remaining value UPDATE Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Dover 400 earned a 1.7 rating and 2.8 million viewers on … Read More
Parker Kligerman returning to Cup to race in Coca-Cola 600
Parker Kligerman NBC Sports analyst Parker Kligerman announced on Thursday’s NASCAR America that he will return to the Cup Series to drive in the May 27 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte … Read More
Aric Almirola On His Rise Through The Ranks In NASCAR
Aric Almirola Aric Almirola's progression in NASCAR took a giant leap forward in 2018 as he stepped into the #10 Stewart-Haas Racing machine, teaming up with Kurt Busch, Clint Bowyer … Read More
Did NASCAR buy ARCA to shut it down?
NASCAR bought the ARTGO Series and later shut it down. Is ARCA next? It has been several weeks since it was announced NASCAR has purchased the ARCA Racing Series, with … Read More
Allgaier cheated to win Dover Xfinity race
Cheaters always keep their wins in NASCAR The Nos. 3 and 7 teams in the NASCAR Xfinity Series received L1-level penalties after violations were discovered in teardowns at the R&D … Read More
NASCAR Launching New Esports Series
NASCAR announced today the formation of a youth esports racing series, the first esports competition created to attract and identify young talent. The series will be hosted on iRacing, the … Read More
France family tells employees it’s committed to sport
Brian France – we are committed! In a memo to NASCAR employees, sanctioning body president Brent Dewar said there would be no comment on “industry rumors" about a potential sale, … Read More
Kyle Larson, fiancee Katelyn Sweet welcome second child
Owen Larson with baby sister Audrey Kyle Larson and fiancee Katelyn Sweet announced the birth of their second child, daughter Audrey Layne Larson, on Monday, one day after the Chip … Read More
Larry McReynolds & Bobby Labonte Discuss Reported Possible Sale of NASCAR
Enough damage done, time to sell before its not worth anything On Monday, Reuters reported the France family, majority owners of NASCAR, is exploring the possible sale of NASCAR. Below … Read More
Glen And Leonard Wood To Receive Distinguished Patrick Countian Award
Brothers Glen and Leonard Wood inducted into the NASCAR HoF in 2013 Brothers Glen and Leonard Wood built their first race car back in 1950, working underneath a beech tree … Read More
NASCAR Dover Monster Cup post-race Q&A
Third-Place Finisher Daniel Suarez (No. 19 Stanley Toyota) and Second-Place Finisher Clint Bowyer (No. 14 Haas Automation Demo Day Ford); MENCS Race Winning Team Crew Chief Rodney Childers, Owner Tony … Read More
The Save Mart Companies Offer Lowest Price Tickets for Northern California NASCAR Fans
Sonoma Sonoma Raceway and The Save Mart Companies have teamed up once again to offer Northern California race fans the lowest-price adult tickets and free kids tickets for the Toyota/Save … Read More
Drivers Shake Down ROVAL In Goodyear Tire Test
Charlotte Roval Under clear skies and warm temperatures similar to what they’ll expect in September, four of NASCAR’s top drivers shook down the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL in a Goodyear … Read More
Ford may be forced to race its SUVs in NASCAR (Update)
Ford is deep-sixing cars like the Taurus it races in NASCAR. How long before NASCAR has to switch to racing Ford Explorers? UPDATE Ford last week announced drastic plans to … Read More
Final weekend TV ratings
Net Event Location Day TotalViewers 18-49Viewers 2018Rating 2017Rating % Chg. FOX NASCAR Cup Race (L) Talladega Sun 4,726,000 1,085,000 2.85 3.5 -18.6% FOX NASCAR Xfinity Race (L) Talladega Sat 1,899,000 … Read More
Dale Jr. wife gives birth to girl
Dale Jr. and wife Amy Since announcing a “baby Earnhardt" was on the way in October 2017, Dale Jr. and wife Amy have had the racing community eagerly awaiting the … Read More
Richard Petty Motorsports signs new sponsor for six-races
Richard Petty Motorsports and World Wide Technology livery Pete McCole/AR1 Richard Petty Motorsports and World Wide Technology (WWT), a market-leading technology solution provider, announced today an official partnership, naming World … Read More
NASCAR Talladega TV Rating
Logano nips Busch at the stripe Fox earned a 2.8 overnight for Sunday's Geico 500 at Talladega, down 18% from a 3.4 for last year's race. Top five markets:Greensboro – … Read More
Video: NASCAR Talladega Monster Cup post-race Q&A
Third Place Finisher, Chase Elliott (No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet) and Second Place Finisher, Kurt Busch (No. 41 Monster Energy/Stewart Haas Automation); Race Winning Team Owner, Roger Penske and … Read More
Former NASCAR driver James Hylton and his son killed in auto accident
James Hylton James Hylton, the 1966 Cup rookie of the year, and his son were killed in an auto accident in Georgia, NASCAR confirmed Saturday afternoon. Hylton was 83. His … Read More
Ty Dillon, Jamie McMurray Lead Practice Sessions for 49th GEICO 500
Ty Dillon, driver of the No. 13 GEICO Chevrolet, led the first practice for Sunday’s GEICO 500 with a fast lap of 202.959 mph at Talladega TALLADEGA, AL – The … Read More
Video: McMurray Talladega wreck, NASCAR slows cars
What's left of McMurray's Chevy NASCAR is reducing the size of the restrictor plate openings for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series from seven-eighths of an inch down to 55/64 … Read More
NASCAR acquires ARCA (Update)
Decker, a woman, won the pole for the ARCA race at Daytona in February UPDATE A reader writes, Dear AR1.com, This smells of desperation. ARCA is a failing series with … Read More
Talladega Monster Cup pre-race Q&A
Darrell Wallace Jr. (No. 43 Petty’s Garage / Medallion Bank Chevrolet), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford), NASCAR and ARCA Racing Announcement, Alex Bowman (No. 88 Nationwide … Read More