IndyCar eyes Surfers Paradise (13th Update)
Mark Miles caught zero on another fishing expedition. UPDATE This rumor remains 'false' based on today's news – The prospect of IndyCar returning to the Gold Coast next year appears … Read More
Category: Stock Car Racing
FOX Sports Delivers Viewership Increase for First Half of NASCAR season
FOX Sports wrapped its half of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season Sunday averaging 4,076,000 viewers, up +2% from last year’s 3,980,000, excluding weather-impacted races both years, according … Read More
Trident Seafoods’ Louis Kemp Brand Expands Partnership with FRM and Matt Tifft
Trident Seafoods, and its Louis Kemp brand will partner with Front Row Motorsports (FRM) and the No. 36 Ford Mustang team for four races this season. The company's Louis Kemp … Read More
Al Garcia Named Homestead-Miami Speedway President
Al Garcia new Homestead-Miami Speedway President International Speedway Corporation (ISC), parent company of Homestead-Miami Speedway, announced today that Al Garcia has been promoted to president of the South Florida track. … Read More
Becherer Leaving Homestead-Miami Speedway For ISC Role
Matthew Becherer International Speedway Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select Market: ISCA; OTC Bulletin Board: ISCB) (“ISC") announced today that Matthew Becherer, President of Homestead-Miami Speedway, has been promoted to an ISC … Read More
NASCAR Sonoma TV Rating
Winner Martin Truex Jr. FS1 earned a 1.53 overnight rating for yesterday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma, up 3% from a 1.48 last year. Top three markets:1) Charlotte: 4.81) … Read More
Waltrip Bids Adieu At Sonoma After 19-Year Broadcasting Run
Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip Fox' Darrell Waltrip called his final NASCAR race yesterday from Sonoma Raceway, telling his co-hosts and the television audience, “It’s a weekend I've dreaded but … Read More
Charlotte modifies Roval Chicane
Modified Charlotte Chicane Amid ongoing preparations to become "ROVAL™-ready" for the second running of the historic Bank of America ROVAL 400 on Sept. 27-29, Charlotte Motor Speedway officials on Sunday … Read More
Truex Jr. fends off Kyle Busch for repeat Sonoma win
Truex Jr leads Betty Garcia/AR1.com Dominant in defense of last year’s victory in the Toyota/Save Mart 350, Martin Truex Jr. held off Kyle Busch, his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, to … Read More
Chastain Earns Redemption with Truck Series Victory
Ross Chastain wins at Gateway Jeff Curry/Getty Images A week after having their NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series win stripped due to a post-race technical inspection failure at Iowa Speedway, … Read More
Kyle Larson Wins First Pole of the Season
Kyle Larson scored his third-straight Sonoma pole Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images Winning poles at Sonoma Raceway is nothing new for Kyle Larson, who proved that definitively on Saturday, powering his No. … Read More
Did Carl Edwards quit NASCAR to avoid Carbon Monoxide poisoning? (Update)
With so many races and no pollution controls on the cars, NASCAR drivers are being slowly killed from inhaling CO from their car and the ones in front of them … Read More
Trump to award racing legend Roger Penske with Presidential Medal of Freedom
President Trump President Trump said Thursday that he will award auto racing stalwart and longtime friend Roger Penske with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Trump shared the news during an … Read More
Due to low TV Ratings “No Plans” To Replace Waltrip In NASCAR Booth
Darrell Waltrip Fox Sports CEO & Exec Producer Eric Shanks said there are no current plans to replace NASCAR analyst Darrell Waltrip next year and instead could contract its booth … Read More
NASCAR Announces Extension Of Its Deal With Sportsradar
Sportradar monitors for drivers throwing races due to bet wagering NASCAR has extended its deal with Sportradar that sees the company distribute the sanctioning body’s live timing and scoring data … Read More
Roush Fenway Racing to Pay Tribute to Darrell Waltrip in Sonoma
Waltrip throwback paint scheme Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race in Sonoma will mark the end of an era in the sport, with legendary driver/announcer Darrell Waltrip hanging up his microphone after … Read More
Christopher Bell Dominates at Iowa Xfinity Race
Christopher Bell scored his fourth win of the season Stacy Revere/Getty Images Christopher Bell knows a lot about long, dominant runs. The seasoned open-wheel racer's won the last three Chili … Read More
Brett Moffitt Scores First Truck Series Win Of The Season
Brett Moffitt Brett Moffitt shed his race suit. He simmered silently in street clothes, sipped on a beer, and stewed over what seemed to be a missed opportunity at his … Read More
Kurt Busch reveals his ambition to race Le Mans one day
Kurt Busch Kurt Busch, driver for Chip Ganassi Racing in Monster Energy Cup Series, found time in his busy schedule to jump in a plane and spend the weekend at … Read More
IndyCar/NASCAR eye Doubleheaders (3rd Update)
Roger Penske has spoken UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'strong' today. What Roger Penske wants, Roger Penske gets. The Captain has spoken. Roger Penske, one of two owners to … Read More
Major NASCAR Cup team to fold
Will Jack Roush retire and fold his Cup team? This was a tough week for this reporter because I heard a whopper of a rumor about a major NASCAR team … Read More
Team Penske and Thorne Announce Multi-Year Partnership
Team Penske, one of the most successful teams in the history of professional sports, today announced a new marketing partnership with Thorne, naming the company as the “Official Performance Partner" … Read More
Nationwide deep-sixes Hendrick Motorsports Sponsorship
When you don't win, and TV ratings drop, sponsors flee Nationwide Insurance will end its sponsorship of Hendrick Motorsports after this year, using an early out clause in its contract … Read More
NASCAR Penalty report from Michigan
Reddick crew chief gets hit too Three crew chiefs have been fined for unsecured lug nuts during the NASCAR race weekend in Michigan. Trent Owens, crew chief on Chris Buescher‘s … Read More
Reddick will have full-time Cup ride with RCR in 2020
.@RCRracing is working on getting @TylerReddick into a full-time NASCAR Cup Series ride next year within either the team or its alliances, per person familiar. âž- Reddick already has three … Read More