Jeff Gordon sells Colorado property
Jeff Gordon has sold most of nearly 2,000 acres he owned in the high country above Missouri Heights [Colorado] to a development group headed by the man who created the … Read More
An Inside Look at Motorsports
Jeff Gordon has sold most of nearly 2,000 acres he owned in the high country above Missouri Heights [Colorado] to a development group headed by the man who created the … Read More
General Motors has renewed its sponsorship of Daytona Int'l Speedway and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Daytona 500, "but at a cheaper price," opting to sponsor the event "on a year-to-year … Read More
Larry McClure Morgan-McClure Motorsports co-founder Larry McClure will plead guilty to tax fraud, according to documents filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Abingdon, Va. McClure is scheduled to enter … Read More
Tommy Baldwin, a five-time Sprint Cup and former Daytona 500 winning crew chief announced the formation of a new Sprint Cup Series race team under the existing Tommy Baldwin Racing … Read More
UPDATE #2 With speculation that HOF Racing will not run a complete NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule in ’09, team co-Owner Tom Garfinkel said in an e-mail the team "will be … Read More
Former McLaren head of race engineering Steve Hallam is now settling into his new role as Director of Competition at Michael Waltrip Racing in Charlotte, North Carolina. Hallam spent 27 … Read More
UPDATE A reminder to all of you football and race fans that Tony Stewart will take part in the coin toss before the Fiesta Bowl game tonight. 01/01/09 Tony Stewart … Read More
UPDATE Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas is pleased to announce that the initial phase of repair to its historical Super Oval is near completion and is expected to … Read More
Petty Enterprises has merged with Gillett Evernham Motorsports (GEM), which means that two teams fielding five cars are going to turn into one team fielding three. Apparently, Kasey Kahne will … Read More
California businessman Mike Held recently bought out Bill Davis Racing, which has been in NASCAR since 1988. Its flagship car — the #22 that won the Daytona 500 in 2002 … Read More
Ray Evernham called "The Morning Drive" on Sirius NASCAR Radio this past week after his name came up Monday [12-29] while we were talking about the reports that Elliott Sadler … Read More
Mike Wallace says he's secured a ride in a "competitive car" for the season-opening Daytona 500, providing he can get through the arduous Daytona qualifying process. But beyond Daytona, Wallace … Read More
UPDATE #4 As 2008 comes to an end, so will the Petty Enterprises that NASCAR fans and racers came to admire. Multiple sources have confirmed that after 60 seasons of … Read More
Dale Earnhardt Inc. claims that former NASCAR team owner Bobby Ginn is responsible for paying off any termination fees of Ginn Racing’s engine leasing contract with Hendrick Motorsports. Both DEI … Read More
Gillett Evernham Motorsports announced the hiring of John Cowart as the NASCAR Sprint Cup team’s director of sales. Cowart, 43, will begin his duties with the Statesville, N.C. team effective … Read More
Five NASCAR Sprint Cup race track operators don’t have race entitlement sponsors for next season. Races at Darlington, Watkins Glen, Michigan (August), Kansas, and the two Dover events still need … Read More
UPDATE #3 Sadler’s ouster also appears to have angered GEM founder Ray Evernham, who removed all his personal property and mementos from the team’s shop late last week. Since selling … Read More
Rumor has it that Penske Motorsports and Jasper engines will end their engine building business. Why? Who wants engines that don't make enough HP to win races on a regular … Read More
UPDATE #2 AJ Allmendinger will take over for Elliott Sadler behind the wheel of the No. 19 Dodge at Gillett Evernham Motorsports next season. Sadler's possibilities are rumored to include … Read More
Rumor has it that most of Bill Davis Racing’s employees were laid-off earlier this week following the sale of the team to Marty Gaunt and Mike Held. The same source … Read More
Although there will be no Daytona testing for NASCAR’s Sprint Cup, Nationwide, and Camping World Truck series next month due to NASCAR’s test ban, fans will nevertheless have a chance … Read More
NASCAR will go into 2009 with openings in at least four categories – rental car, quick-service restaurant, home improvement store and digital photography – while five other sponsors renewed their … Read More
Mars North America announced today that it will extend its contract as an official NASCAR partner. The multiyear sponsorship designates Mars as the official chocolate of NASCAR (M&M's brand), official … Read More
UPDATE #2 Sirius Speedway reported earlier this week that veteran Bobby Labonte will drive the #41 next season, and he remains the leading candidate for the ride. However, a sponsor … Read More