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Michael Waltrip and Clint Bowyer, Michael Waltrip Racing ToyotaPhoto by: Eric Gilbert CORNELIUS, N.C. — “New” is a word that Sprint Cup Series driver Clint Bowyer is going to hear a lot when he arrives in Daytona for the start of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Bowyer starts the season with a new team - Michael Waltrip Racing, new sponsor 5-hour ENERGY, new car number 15, new manufacturer Toyota, new crew chief Brian Pattie, new...  

EcoBoost will also be featured for select races on the No. 17 Fusion of Matt Kenseth throughout the 2012 Sprint Cup campaign. EcoBoost will also appear on the Mustang race cars of Stenhouse Jr. and Roush Fenway Racing teammate Trevor Bayne for select races ...  

Roush Fenway kicks off its 25th season of NASCAR racing with this season’s all-star Budweiser Shootout. RFR will place three drivers in the shootout; Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards. Greg Biffle, Roush Fenway Racing FordPhoto by: Eric Gilbert Greg Biffle, No. 16 3M Ford Matt Kenseth, No. 17 Best Buy Ford Carl Edwards, No. 99 Fastenal Ford RFR Celebrates “25 Winning Years” Roush Fenway celebrates “25 Winning Years” in 2012...  

Today's IZOD IndyCar Series, Firestone Indy Lights and Mazda Road to Indy headlines: 1. Downforce Racing selected as new Baltimore promoter 2. Goncalvez returns to Belardi Auto Racing 3. Firestone renews partnership with INDYCAR 4. Another honor for Hinchcliffe 5. Third set of new chassis ready from Dallara 6. Of note Simona De Silvestro, HVM Racing, Charlie Kimball, Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi RacingPhoto by: Eric...  

Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing ToyotaPhoto by: Alexander Trienitz Shootout Preview: Denny Hamlin will kick off the 2012 NASCAR season in Saturday night’s Budweiser Shootout exhibition race at Daytona International Speedway. The season-opening 75-lap event will pit the top-25 drivers in the 2011 Sprint Cup Series standings and past Daytona winners against each other under the lights on the high-banked, 2.5-mile Florida oval. Saturday’s race...  

Shootout Preview: Denny Hamlin will kick off the 2012 NASCAR season in Saturday night’s Budweiser Shootout exhibition race at Daytona International Speedway. The season-opening 75-lap event will pit the top-25 drivers in the 2011 Sprint Cup Series ...  

Seven Shootout Wins for RCR ... RCR has earned seven checkered flags in the Budweiser Shootout (1986, 1988, 1991, 1993 and 1995 with driver Dale Earnhardt and 2009 and 2010 with driver Kevin Harvick) and has had an entry in 25 of the 33 races. Three to Get Ready ... RCR will field entries for Jeff Burton, Kevin Harvick and Paul Menard in this year's exhibition event. This is the fourth consecutive season that the Welcome, N.C.-based...  

Kevin Harvick and the No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet team will kick off the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) season with Saturday’s Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway. Kevin Harvick, Richard Childress Racing ChevroletPhoto by: Eric Gilbert Hall of Famer… On Wednesday, February 1, Harvick became the fourth driver to be inducted into the Bob Elias Kern County Sports Hall of Fame in his hometown of Bakersfield, Calif. Four-time...  

Daytona Beach is about to be flooded with travelers for an annual NASCAR Sprint Cup race. That race is the Daytona 500. The Daytona 500, which is taking place at Daytona International Speedway, is scheduled for Sunday, February 26, 2012. If you are ...  

AJ ALLMENDINGER READY FOR NEXT CHAPTER OF CAREER TO BEGIN -Shell-Pennzoil Dodge Driver Making Second Career Shootout Start In Saturday Night’s Battle- DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 15, 2012) – AJ Allmendinger is eager to get the next chapter of his career under way this weekend at Daytona International Speedway. His debut driving Penske Racing’s No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Dodge comes in Saturday’s non-points Budweiser Shootout on the famous 2.5...  

2011 once again showed the power of Hendrick Motorsports as a team to be reckoned with in NASCAR. Though Jimmie Johnson failed in his quest to secure a sixth straight championship, Hendrick Motorsports as an organization played a major role in Tony Stewart ...  

KURT BUSCH Going Back to Daytona Means Getting Back to Roots MOORESVILLE, N.C., (Feb. 15, 2012) – Sometimes it’s good to get back to your roots. And for 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kurt Busch, the 2012 season will involve just that. Kurt Busch, Phoenix Racing ChevroletPhoto by: Eric Gilbert Busch begins his 12th full Sprint Cup season driving the No. 51 Chevrolet for Phoenix Racing, a team unlike any other he has driven for in...  

Chip Bolin will serve as Carl Edwards' NASCAR Sprint Cup crew chief this weekend at Daytona International Speedway for the Budweiser Shootout. Bolin will fill in for regular crew chief Bob Osborne, who will miss the race following the loss of ...  

TONY STEWART #Winning KANNAPOLIS, N.C., (Feb. 15, 2012) – Charlie Sheen talked a lot about winning in 2011. Tony Stewart actually won. A lot, in fact. Stewart went winless during the first 26 races of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ regular season, but then batted .500 in the Chase for the Sprint Cup by winning five of the year’s final 10 races. In doing so, the driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Impala for Stewart-Haas...  

The Daytona 500 is the Super Bowl of NASCAR, and crowd favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. is ready to start the season off with a huge win there. After finishing seventh last year in the Sprint Cup Series Standings, Junior will look to build off the team’s ...  

Roush, Simon Look Ahead To Daytona Jack Roush, owner of the Roush Fenway Racing Fusions in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, has won the Daytona 500 once in his career when driver Matt Kenseth captured the event in 2009. Roush spoke about how his organization is planning for this year’s event. Jack RoushPhoto by: Alexander Trienitz WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE UPCOMING DAYTONA 500? “There are several dynamics in motion. First of all, as...  

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 15, 2012) – - After dabbling around with a two-car entry in 2011, Carter-2-Motorsports has picked up a head of steam and will head to Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway (DIS) for the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season-opener as a three-car team for Saturday’s running of the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200. C2M, short for Carter-2-Motorsports will hoist a veteran driver and debut two rookies who will...  

Welcome Drew Blick ... During the off season, RCR named Drew Blickensderfer as the crew chief on the No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet for the 2012 Sprint Cup Series season. Blickensderfer spent the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season as crew chief of Roush Fenway ...  

The No. 88 entry has gone to Victory Lane five times with three different drivers in the Budweiser Shootout. Bobby Allison first won in the No. 88 entry in 1982. Dale Jarrett picked up victories in 1996, 2000 and 2004, and most recently, Dale Earnhardt Jr ...  

AJ Allmendinger is eager to get the next chapter of his career under way this weekend at Daytona International Speedway. His debut driving Penske Racing’s No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Dodge comes in Saturday’s non-points Budweiser Shootout on the famous 2.5 ...  

A little bit of NASCAR short track flavor will become part of the on-track Speedweeks show at Daytona International Speedway in 2013. Officials from NASCAR and Daytona International Speedway will announce Friday that the track will host a Modified event, K&N Pro Series event and NASCAR Late Model event on a short oval to be constructed on the backstretch of the track in the days leading up to the Daytona 500 in 2013. The events will be run...  

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 15, 2012) – When John Ferrier takes the green flag for the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season-opener at Daytona International Speedway for the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 on Saturday, February 18, he will be doing it with a lot of confidence and a little extra motivation. Sitting behind the wheel of his No. 76 The Mosquito Patch/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Chevrolet, Ferrier isn’t only racing...  

How silly was NASCAR's annual "silly season" of preseason personnel moves? If judged on timing and duration, it counts as downright hilarious. What kind of silly season has its first domino fall 22 months before the actual season begins?  

No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry driver Martin Truex Jr. has come close to winning the Daytona 500 two times in the last three seasons. The Michael Waltrip Racing driver led the race with two laps to go in 2010 and last year held the top spot for 17 ...  

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – David Reutimann landed a Daytona 500 ride as he will drive for start-up team BK Racing, which bought equipment as well as obtained the points from Red Bull Racing. Reutimann will drive the No. 93 Toyota and will have a guaranteed spot, along with teammate Landon Cassill, in the Daytona 500 thanks to the points earned by Brian Vickers and Kasey Kahne from Red Bull last year.  

KANNAPOLIS, Feb. 15, 2012: Charlie Sheen talked a lot about winning in 2011. Tony Stewart actually won. A lot, in fact. Stewart went winless during the first 26 races of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ regular season, but then batted .  

Before There Was A Speedway, NASCAR Raced On Daytona’s Beach Daytona 500 Champion Trevor Bayne To Make Ceremonial Visit In Woods’ No. 21 Ford DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 14, 2012) — You could call Daytona’s Beach & Road Course one of America’s first off-road competitions. At least part of it. Cars race on the old Daytona Beach temporary circuit in the 1950sPhoto by: NASCAR Public Relations More than half of the temporary track was sand, a...  

Officials with IndyCar and the American Le Mans Series said they hope to have a sanctioning deal in place with the new organizers of the Baltimore Grand Prix within the next seven to 10 days. The city announced Wednesday that it had reached a deal with Downforce Racing to organize the Baltimore Grand Prix for the next four years. The group is led by Indianapolis race promoter Dale Dillon and his partners Felix Dawson and Dan Reck, former...  

The EcoBoost paint scheme will appear on the Mustang race cars of Stenhouse Jr. and Trevor Bayne in select NASCAR Nationwide series races. ·        Ford EcoBoost will be title sponsor of the March 17, 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series race ...  

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 15, 2012) – - The 2012 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season-opener is upon Lakeville, Minnesota’s Win-Tron Racing and they have plenty to be excited about. Chris Windom, who burst onto the tour at the two dirt events last year has been tapped as the driver of the No. 32 Justice Brothers / Gillund Enterprises Toyota Camry for Saturday’s Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway...  

Bayne, the 2011 Daytona 500, ran a full K schedule in 2008. Three years later, he won NASCAR's biggest race. Ben Kennedy, great grandson of NASCAR founder Bill France Sr., will compete in the NASCAR K Pro Series this season. His K teammate ...  

Paul Menard, Martin Truex Jr., Marcos Ambrose, Jeff Burton, Juan Pablo Montoya, David Ragan, Joey Logano, Michael Waltrip and Jamie McMurray. Several drivers will be making their first appearances with new teams including Bowyer with Michael ...  

CONCORD, N.C. -- Danica Patrick will be spending the Memorial Day weekend in Charlotte this season, which means she won't be racing in the Indianapolis 500 for the first time since 2005. "I'm going to do the Coke 600 this year, I'm not doing the Indy 500 ...  

CORNELIUS, N.C. — No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry driver Martin Truex Jr. has come close to winning the Daytona 500 two times in the last three seasons. The Michael Waltrip Racing driver led the race with two laps to go in 2010 and last ...  

Danica Patrick Another Florida Debut KANNAPOLIS, N.C., (Feb. 14, 2012) – On March 6, 2005, Danica Patrick made her IZOD IndyCar Series debut driving for three-time IndyCar Series champion Bobby Rahal in a 300-mile event at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Slightly less than seven years later, Patrick will make her NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut 296 miles to the north of Homestead when she takes part in the 54th Daytona 500 at Daytona (Fla...  

Daytona Beach, FL (February 15, 2012) — Country music artist and American Idol semi-finalist Jaclyn North is going to Daytona International Speedway! North, who wowed judges Simon Cowell, Ellen DeGeneres, Kara Dioguardi, and Randy Jackson on the Fox Network’s American Idol in 2010 (season 9) recently teamed up with Venturini Motorsports in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards and will serve as the primary sponsor for NASCAR driver...  

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. -- Joe Gibbs Racing announced that Mark Martin will drive for the team in the Nationwide Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March. "We've always hoped to have the opportunity for Mark to drive for us and to have him ...  

The Budweiser Shootout will have a field of 25 cars for the 75-lap exhibition race Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway, but one of those cars won’t belong to the defending Daytona 500 winner. Trevor Bayne is eligible for the event as a past Daytona 500 winner, but neither Wood Brothers Racing nor Roush Fenway Racing has opted to field a car for him.  

Allen To Serve As Grand Marshal For Kobalt Tools 400 At Las Vegas Motor Speedway DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 13, 2012) – NASCAR fans are looking forward to watching Tony Stewart defend his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship this season, beginning with ...  

The Michael Waltrip Racing driver led the race with two laps to go in 2010 and last year held the top spot for 17 circuits. This weekend Truex will compete in the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona on Saturday night and single-car qualifying on Sunday.  

Biffle on racing in the Bud Shootout at Daytona: “I’m really jacked about the Shootout. The reason why is because we have different radiators, different openings, fuel injection and all kinds of different rules for this year. This is the first time we ...  

CORNELIUS, N.C. — No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry driver Martin Truex Jr. has come close to winning the Daytona 500 two times in the last three seasons. The Michael Waltrip Racing driver led the race with two laps to go in 2010 and last year held the top spot for 17 circuits. This weekend Truex will compete in the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona on Saturday night and single-car qualifying on Sunday. Martin Truex Jr., Michael Waltrip Racing...  

NOTES: Lost his ride with Michael Waltrip Racing late in 2011 season. Has teamed with Baldwin to run 26 races in which Patrick does not compete, but actual entries will depend on sponsorship. NOTES: Had a miserable 2011 season after just missing out on the ...  

When Roush Fenway Racing’s Greg Biffle takes to the track in 2012, he’ll be cool and protected every race day thanks to 3M™ Crystalline 90 Window Film. Thinner than a Post-it® Note, this special film will help reduce both glare and solar ...  

He led the field to the green flag in the Daytona 500 and finished fifth ... and Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Penske Racing Dodge) will be making their first starts in the Shootout. By comparison, Jeff Gordon (No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet ...  

David Reutimann will drive for start-up team BK Racing at the Daytona 500 on Feb. 26. Reutimann will drive the No. 93 Toyota thanks to the points earned by the Red Bull Racing team last year. BK Racing bought equipment and obtained the points ...  

McDowell To Drive Phil Parsons Racing’s No. 98 Ford for Full 2012 Sprint Cup Schedule Fan forum: Michael McDowellPhoto by: Eric Gilbert MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 15, 2012) – Fifth-year NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Michael McDowell will pilot the No. 98 Ford Fusion for Phil Parsons Racing (PPR) for the entire 2012 Sprint Cup season, it was announced today by PPR’s Phil Parsons and new partner Mike Curb. Parsons, the former NASCAR driver...  

Daytona Beach, FL (February 14, 2012) — Saturday’s Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at Daytona International Speedway will open the 30th Anniversary Season for Venturini Motorsports competing in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards thus making them the longest tenured team in the series. The anniversary celebration will last throughout the year and will be highlighted at the July 19-21 race event at Chicagoland Speedway. It’s during the...  

Feb 14, 2012, ©Copyright 2012, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. From a press release issued by The Plummer Menapace Group on behalf of Arai Americas: ARAI HELMETS LOADS UP FOR NASCAR DAYTONA 500 AND BIKE WEEK RACING (Daytona, FL) Arai Helmets ...  

EXPRESS NOTES: Shootout Preview: Denny Hamlin will kick off the 2012 NASCAR season in Saturday night’s Budweiser Shootout exhibition race at Daytona International Speedway. The season-opening 75-lap event will pit the top-25 drivers in the ...  

Mooresville, North Carolina (February 15, 2012) – Just as they did to begin the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season last year, FAS Lane Racing is proud to announce they are heading to Daytona for the 2012 season opening race with Terry Labonte. The two time ...  

Humble Beginnings 25 Years Ago led to Legacy for Roush Fenway Jack Roush, RFR kicked off run 25 years ago today in Daytona 500 Victory lane: Jack Roush celebratesPhoto by: Ashley Dickerson, ASP Inc. CONCORD, N.C. (Feb. 14, 2012) – Competing with a backup car not even built for a superspeedway, Jack Roush and his newly formed Roush Racing team covered only 19 laps before overheating and finishing 41st in its debut Daytona 500 on Feb. 14...  

Racing legend Bill Elliott will try to qualify Sunday for next weekend's Daytona 500. The Dawsonville native, a two-time winner of stock car racing's most prestigious event, will be driving the No. 97 Toyota Camry owned by veteran driver Joe ...  

KYLE BUSCH All for One, One for All Kyle Busch, Joe Gibbs Racing ToyotaPhoto by: Eric Gilbert HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 14, 2012) – A quick glance at the No. 18 M&M’s Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) team roster reveals that not much has changed since the curtain came down on the 2011 season with the 2012 season about to begin. Most notably, driver Kyle Busch and crew chief Dave Rogers return for their third full season together, a...  

We all get treated to 75 laps and 187.5 miles of thrilling racing as the biggest names in the sport take to Daytona on Saturday in the 2012 Budweiser Shootout. With just a week to go before the Daytona 500, it's time for the exhibition sprint known as the Bud Shootout.  

A Purdue structural engineering graduate with an aptitude for the analytical, Ryan Newman will be putting his detail-oriented mind to use this season in the Sprint Cup Series. But it won't be just to fine-tune the setup through physics.  

A NEW JOURNEY BEGINS FOR LABONTE AND JTG DAUGHERTY RACING AT DAYTONA Bobby Labonte, JTG Daugherty Racing ToyotaPhoto by: Ashley Dickerson, ASP Inc. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 14, 2012) - - The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is arguably one of the most competitive sports in the world. Winning is not easy and it does not happen often. For champion Bobby Labonte, he has been fortunate to appear in victory lane 21 times during his career and he’s...  

Notes: Landed the best job of his NASCAR career when Penske Racing parted ways with Kurt Busch in December. Goes into the season on a high after driving the final leg for the winning team in the prestigious Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona race. Notes ...  

Update: Reutimann will drive the No. 93 Toyota for BK Racing in the Daytona 500, FOX Sports reports. Recommendation: The new race team using old Red Bull Racing equipment has named their driver for the Daytona 500. Reutimann will attempt to qualify the car ...  

No. 21 Ford, Wood Brothers Racing DRIVER: Trevor Bayne BORN: Feb. 19, 1991 HOMETOWN: Knoxville, Tenn. CREW CHIEF: Donnie Wingo SPONSOR: Ford Motorcraft/Quick Lane NOTES: An upset winner of the Daytona 500, Bayne didn't run the full season as ...  

The start to the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season is only days away with the 34th running of the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona on Saturday, February 18. Dating back to the first event in 1979, the Budweiser Shootout has featured some of the ...  

I know there’s a lot of haters out there that dog on Danica Patrick, but let's face reality here, she’s an extremely good race car driver and the best female driver we’ve ever seen.Her credentials don’t lie either. She may have only one career IZOD IndyCar Series win during her tenure in the series, but any driver other than a Team Penske or Target Chip Ganassi Racing racer didn’t have much luck getting in the winner’s circle either.For those...  

STARTING OFF, OR CHARGING FORWARD? Frank Kimmel and the No. 44 Ansell/Menards team head to sunny Daytona International Speedway to kick off the 60th season of the ARCA Racing Series in full style - and with a new race team. The nine-time ARCA Champion and ...  

From left to right: Felix Dawson, Dan Reck and Dale Dillon have reached a deal with the city organize the Baltimore Grand Prix. Now that Downforce Racing is slated to take over the Baltimore Grand Prix, the new organization told me Wednesday they are ...  

In advance of NASCAR's return to the Rockingham Speedway, Goodyear will be holding tire tests for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and K Pro Series East on March 6-7 and the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour will be on site on April 18.  

The new group set to take over the Baltimore Grand Prix said Wednesday it is close to inking a title sponsor for the 2012 street race. “We’re pretty deep in conversation,” Dale Dillon, who is part of Downforce Racing, said in an interview. “We think we’ll have that locked up shortly.” Dillon, who has organized Grand Prix events in the past, would not disclose who the group is in discussions with. But he said the group's talks are with...  

Dale Dillon is viewed as the man who saved the Baltimore Grand Prix last year. And now he’s charged with ensuring its survival for the next five years. The inaugural event had been in limbo after the city ended a deal with Baltimore Racing Development.  

Carl Edwards on racing in the Shootout at Daytona International Speedway: “I’m excited to get the 2012 season started.  For the last year-and-a-half we’ve been strong at almost every track we’ve gone to. The Shootout is a fun race and I ...  

Television star Tim Allen will serve as grand marshal for the Kobalt Tools ... Three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Tony Stewart will appear on the February 14 episode of the ABC comedy “Last Man Standing” with Allen. Stewart, who will appear as ...  

About Roush Fenway Racing Roush Fenway Racing is the winningest team in NASCAR history, fielding multiple teams in the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series with championship drivers Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Trevor Bayne.  

Gillette Young Gun Kurt Busch was born on August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He pilots the #2 Miller Lite Dodge in Nextel Cup Series and part time in Busch Series driving the #12 Penske Truck Rental Dodge in the NASCAR. In 2004, he won the NASCAR Nextel Cup series championship in the first season using the Chase for the Cup point format. A year later, he drove the #97 Sharpie/Irwin Industrial  

FAS Lane, owned by Frank Stoddard ... driver Cole Whitt in the Nationwide Series race March 17 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Note: Tony Stewart already has delivered drama to viewers in recent months with his five wins in the Chase for the NASCAR ...  

2. The rebound year Richard Childress Racing put three drivers in the 2008 Chase and qualified none in 2009 —Clint Bowyer was 15th in points, Jeff Burton 17th, Harvick 19th. After a reorganization, all three made the Chase in 2010, and Harvick ...  

Michael Waltrip Racing has struck a deal with FAS Lane Racing to get the points from the team, which placed 34th in the 2011 owner standings, in order to lock Mark Martin into the Daytona 500. NASCAR doesn't allow teams to sell points ...  

JIMMIE JOHNSON A New Spot in the Garage Jimmie Johnson, Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletPhoto by: Greg Aleck HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 14, 2011) – For the last half-decade, Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 team never had to look for their spot in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series garage each weekend. That will change at 9:30 a.m. EST on Thursday, when the garage officially opens for the season’s first events at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway...  

It'll be his 27th start in the 500 and 75th start at Daytona International Speedway between the Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Truck Series. No other driver has more starts. "When I was a kid thinking about racing in Daytona I never dreamed I would start more ...  

Last year, the big crew chief rotation at Hendrick Motorsports saw Jeff Gordon’s guy Steve Letarte wind up with Dale Earnhardt Jr.; in hindsight, a move that worked well for both Gordon and Earnhardt. As the Earnhardt/Letarte duo began their inaugural ...  

Forget the candy, cards and flowers for your valentine this holiday and score a "Sweetheart of a Deal" for April's Samsung Mobile 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. Beginning Tuesday - Valentine's Day - at 9 a.m. CT and continuing ...  

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 14, 2012) – - Fain Skinner is familiar with Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway but this weekend, he’ll take on a new role. The Live Oak, Florida native will transform from spectator to racecar driver for the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season-opener, the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 set for this Saturday afternoon. Skinner, despite some experience in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) will utilize...  

The winner of this race has gone on to capture the Cup championship seven times -- Dale Earnhardt (1980, 1986, 1991 and 1993), Darrell Waltrip (1981), Jeff Gordon (1997) and Stewart (2002). The Shootout winner has doubled as the Daytona 500 ...  

On Sunday, Feb. 26, he will attempt to become the first repeat champion of the Daytona 500 since Sterling Marlin back in 1994-95. NASCAR-sanctioned automobile racing was held on the famous beach road course from 1948 through 1958. Vehicles racing on the 4 ...  

Most of the drivers in Saturday night’s Budweiser Shootout still don’t understand all the rules. Some may not even know they’re in the race. The exhibition race at the Daytona International Speedway will have its 11th format change in 33 ...  

Most of the drivers in Saturday night’s Budweiser Shootout still don’t understand all the rules. Some may not even know they’re in the race. The exhibition race at the Daytona International Speedway will have its 11th format change in 33 years when the green flag waves at 8:10 p.m. This year the field has been extended to the top 25 drivers from last year’s Sprint Cup Series standings, as well as former Bud Shootout and Daytona winners. A year...  

Atlanta Motor Speedway has turned its lone NASCAR race into a popular weekend destination for avid fans by making the days of the Labor Day celebration long, happy and affordable. Ample camping grounds surround the 1.5-mile racetrack with reasonable fees ...  

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To celebrate the launch of the 2012 stock car racing season, International Speedway Corporation (“ISC”), the leading promoter of motorsports activities in the United States, has lent its track marks to a new iTunes app, Smoke Your Tires™, a burnout bonanza for players of all ages. The app will feature the likenesses of the Daytona International Speedway®, Homestead-Miami SpeedwaySM, Talladega Superspeedway® and...  

It really is a great test to get ready for the rest of Speedweeks, as well and our first race with the No. 17 Best Buy Ford for the season.” Crew chief Jimmy Fennig on racing in the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona: “We’ve got a few things ...  

2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Season Opens With Shootout At Daytona Media Day, Daytona 500 Coors Light Pole Qualifying Kick Off Speedweeks Drivers introductionPhoto by: Eric Gilbert DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 13, 2012) — It’s here. At last. The 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season ramps up this week with a bevy of traditional events leading up to the 54tn annual Daytona 500. The “Great American Race” is set for 1 p.m. ET Sunday, Feb. 26 (FOX...  

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 14, 2012) – - Brett Hudson’s Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway debut last February was literally over before it really ever took off. This year, the Owensboro, Kentucky native is heading back to the “World Center of Racing” eyeing redemption in the 2012 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season-opener, the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200. Last year, Hudson qualified 21st and quickly drafted his way into the...  

Ingersoll Rand, a world leader in creating and sustaining safe, comfortable and efficient environments, has sponsored an agreement between the company’s compressed air systems, tools and equipment business and JR Motorsports for the 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series racing season.  

She has finished 35th (February 2010), 14th (February 2011) and 10th (July 2011). She led 13 of 100 laps and drafted with Tony Stewart en route to her 10th-place finish in the Nationwide Series race in July 2011 at Daytona. In her lone Automobile Racing ...  

Trevor Bayne, the 2011 Daytona 500 winner, will not be among the 25 drivers competing in the Budweiser Shootout, since Wood Brothers Racing could not secure sponsorship for his No.21 team in this event. Bayne is entered to compete in the Daytona 500.  

The Baltimore Grand Prix is poised to race again under a proposed five-year contract with an Indianapolis construction firm owner and a pair of Baltimore investors. The deal ends months of speculation regarding the future of the event after the city terminated its contract Dec. 30 with debt-ridden Baltimore Racing Development, organizers of the inaugural street race last Labor Day weekend. The new contract with Downforce Racing, unveiled...  

But curiously, the site will also be a major associate sponsor on Elliott Sadler's Daytona 500 entry – which is fielded by Richard Childress Racing. It seems like only a matter of time before every Chevrolet in the field has a Hendrick ...  

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 14, 2012) – - Josh Williams made six ARCA Racing Series starts last season. And it goes without saying that Williams and his Josh Williams Racing team picked up the pace considerably from their previous season and will look to raise that bar even further in Saturday’s Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. Eight of the 18 year old’s 11 ARCA Racing Series starts have come on short...  

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 14, 2012) – - Lafayette, Louisiana native Buster Graham has four ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards starts to his credit. This Saturday, however he will undoubtedly make the biggest start of his stock-car career when he takes on the high banks of Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season-opener. Graham, driver of the No. 88 Batter’s Dreams...  

Firestone Brand to Remain IZOD IndyCar Series Official Tire Through 2014 Renews as Official Tire and Title Sponsor of Firestone Indy Lights Through 2012 Firestone tiresPhoto by: Eric Gilbert INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (February 13, 2012) - Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) and INDYCAR are pleased to announce that the Firestone brand will remain the IZOD IndyCar Series' Official Tire through at least 2014, and the Firestone brand will also...  

GORDON-GUSTAFSON TICKET COULD BE STRONG IN '12 Jeff Gordon, Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletPhoto by: Eric Gilbert DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 14, 2012) - The 2012 campaign consists of 36 stops from Florida to California and back. Will it end with Jeff Gordon set to serve another term as reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion? In 2011, Gordon and new crew chief Alan Gustafson teamed up to win three times - including an 85th career...  

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 14, 2012) – - Tom Hessert III enjoys racing at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway and he is eager to show it when the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards take center-stage for the running of the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 on Saturday afternoon. Of course, Hessert is one of the early-race headliners heading into his 84th career ARCA start and rightfully so. The Cherry Hill, New Jersey native will begin...  

Mark Martin's first Daytona 500 with Michael Waltrip Racing got a little easier Tuesday, when he became locked into the event's starting field thanks to a points deal with FAS Lane Racing. Martin's No. 55 car, in which he will run a part-time Sprint Cup ...  

Why Front Row Motorsports Can Win Daytona Team in Position to Win Plate Tracks, Short Tracks and Road Courses David Ragan, Front Row RacingPhoto by: Alexander Trienitz Statesville, N.C. (February 14, 2012) - As Front Row Motorsports makes its final preparations for Daytona 500 activities, drivers David Gilliland and David Ragan head to the track knowing that they have more than a realistic chance of winning any event in the coming weeks...  

Michael Waltrip entered Daytona International Speedway in 2011 on a personal high ... Clint Bowyer joined MWR with sponsor 5-Hour Energy in a new third car. •Scott Miller, another RCR arrival, was named the team's competition director in ...  

Following a press conference, Bayne will continue on to the speedway, where he’ll present the American Ethanol Green Flag to symbolically open ... sides and left where they stopped. “I remember Ralph Moody did a complete flip, landed back on his ...  

Richard Petty is nicknamed “The King,” and for good reason. The NASCAR Hall of Famer won a record 200 races, and his seven championships won in NASCAR’s top series has been equaled by only one other driver, the legendary Dale Earnhardt.  

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — West Texas now has a home for NASCAR-sanctioned dirt track racing every Saturday night as Odessa Champion Motor Speedway has joined the NASCAR Whelen All American Series. The .375-mile high-banked clay oval, located between Odessa ...  

Jimmie Johnson — After a two-win 2011 ... Carl Edwards — Stellar consistency (series-best 19 top-fives), but a Chase runner-up has never won a title the next year. 4. Kyle Busch — With no truck races on his plate and a fresh start ...  

Michael Waltrip will drive the No. 40 Hillman Racing Toyota in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season opening Daytona 500. The two time Daytona 500 champion will race alongside his new teammate Mark Martin who will race the No. 55 Toyota. Martin was ...  

First, ARCA drivers qualify for the race with a field that includes IndyCar driver Milka Duno, NASCAR's Paulie Harraka, Joey Coulter and Max Gresham as well as top talent Max Gresham, Brandon McReynolds and the ever-present veteran James Hylton.  

Concord, NC (February 13, 2012) — Mark Thompson will be making his eleventh career start in the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 300 at the Daytona International Speedway – eleven more than his other four Venturini Motorsports teammates combined. Much like the iconic race track itself, Venturini Motorsports will maintain a focus on the future of the ARCA Racing Series during the season-opening event Feburary18 while still remaining grounded by its roots...  

According to Bryan May, the Sports Director at KXTV News10, many of today's NASCAR drivers like to play kart racing video games between actual races. If that's the case, then it's no wonder that Autumn Games and Konami have published Jimmie Johnson's ...  

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 14, 2012) – - For the past two consecutive seasons, Steve Blackburn has been bitten by bad luck when the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards invades Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. This year, however, the Prestonsburg, Kentucky native is hoping that “third times a charm” in the running of Saturday’s Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200. Extremely fast-cars have kept Blackburn in the hunt for a solid finish in...  

John Force won the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season ... in the standings and will try to improve her position at the NHRA Arizona Nationals. Larry Dixon (Top Fuel), Jack Beckman (Funny Car) and Vincent Nobile (Pro Stock) were winners last ...  

FOX’s 2012 NASCAR schedule is highlighted by races from Phoenix International Speedway on Sunday, March 4; Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday ... us that there's lots of advertising on the local media about all kinds of tickets available.  

Officials from T3R Motorsports announced today that the team will invade the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) on a full-time basis in 2012 beginning with the season-opening NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway on ...  

Rick Hendrick’s long relationship with Phoenix Racing owner James Finch has helped produce a sponsor for Phoenix driver Kurt Busch. Phoenix Racing, which purchases cars from Hendrick and runs primarily Hendrick engines, will be sponsored by HendrickCars.com for the Nationwide and Sprint Cup season-opening races next week at Daytona International Speedway.  

CORNELIUS, N.C. — Mark Martin has a special seat reserved for Saturday night’s 34th-annual Budweiser Shootout at Daytona that kicks off the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. The 1999 race winner will sit atop Michael Waltrip’s pit box.  

Richard Childress Racing rented Nashville Superspeedway for a two-day test that ... of its three Sprint Cup entries and three Nationwide Series squads — the organization will test new setup ideas and work on electronic fuel injection, a ...  

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (February 14, 2012) – Coulter Motorsports, along with veteran driver Joey Coulter, is pleased to announce the continuation of their partnership with Rip It Energy Fuel for the 2012 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season. For the third consecutive year, the dynamic duo will kick off the season at the historic Daytona International Speedway for the season-opening Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 with Coulter behind the wheel...  

There are few wasted moments in Kelley Earnhardt-Miller’s life. Whether she’s in the boardroom negotiating million-dollar sponsorships or perched in a deer stand at daybreak, the oldest daughter of racing legend Dale Earnhardt knows only one speed. “Life is all about that dash in between — from time you’re born until you die,” she said. She is a lot of things to a lot of people: a co-owner of JR Motorsports, a trusted sister to Dale Earnhardt...  

Driver Michael Waltrip will drive for Hillman Racing in the No. 40 Toyota for the Daytona 500 this year with Aaron's as the car's primary sponsor. If he makes the field, it will be his 27th start in the Daytona 500 and 75th start at the Florida track.  

Competing with a backup car not even built for a superspeedway, Jack Roush and his newly formed Roush Racing team covered only 19 laps before overheating and finishing 41st in its debut Daytona 500 on Feb. 14, 1988. Humble beginnings for a team that 25 ...  

Marcos Ambrose Motorsports will be competing in the UARA with Ben Rhodes and Clayton Pyne. Marcos Ambrose Motorsport Getting Drivers on the Fast Track to Racing Success CONCORD, N.C. (Feb14, 2012) After a successful debut season, Marcos Ambrose Motorsport returns with an expanded two-car program for 2012. Once again campaigning in the premiere late model stock car division, the UARA Stars Series, the team’s signature number nine Ford...  

Racing fans and other consumers can chat online with NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Kevin Harvick this Wednesday night at 7 p.m. ET through Federal-Mogul’s #ChampionChat social media campaign on Twitter and TweetChat.com.  

DAYTONA BEACH -- Mid Florida Sportswear Inc., a local screen-printing and embroidery company, has been named a NASCAR licensing partner by International Speedway Corp. The deal announced Tuesday gives Mid Florida Sportswear the right to create ...  

Michael Waltrip Racing has struck a deal with FAS Lane Racing to get the points from the team, which placed 34th in the 2011 owner standings, in order to lock Mark Martin into the Daytona 500. NASCAR does not allow teams to sell points but does allow for a transfer if the original owner still keeps a minority interest in the team. The points are valuable because the top 35 from the previous year’s owner points are locked into the first five...  

Leilani MÏ‹nter will drive for Tony Marks Racing, and Milka Duno will compete for Eddie Sharp Racing. Outside of Gerhart, no other entered driver has won at Daytona International Speedway. On-track activity begins with a four-hour practice at 1 p.m ...  

Racing fans and other consumers can chat online with NASCAR® Sprint Cup driver Kevin Harvick this Wednesday night at 7 p.m. ET through Federal-Mogul?s (NASDAQ: FDML) #ChampionChat social media campaign on Twitter and TweetChat.com.  

Addition by subtraction. Kevin Harvick hopes it adds up to his elusive Sprint Cup championship in 2012 and the first for Richard Childress Racing since 1994. Harvick is coming off consecutive third-place finishes in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series. But with RCR contracting from four teams to three — the No. 33 team of Clint Bowyer is gone — Harvick has already benefited by bringing former Bowyer crew chief Shane Wilson to the No. 29 team.  

Jeff Gordon's crew chief Ray Evernham even owned a racing school at the track for some time. For several years NASCAR Sprint Cup star Tony Stewart spent his Thanksgiving at the track and in 2000 he won Turkey Night driving a Midget owned by Laguna Beach ...  

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 13, 2012) – - In all respects, the opportunity of a lifetime has been presented before Brandon Davis to compete in Saturday’s 2012 ARCA Racing Series season-opener at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway in the No.2 ModSpace Ford Fusion for Andy Belmont Racing (ABR). The recently announced partnership gives the Hunting Beach, California native the opportunity to increase an already impressive and healthy...  

For months, Michael Waltrip has dreamed about racing in the 2012 edition of the Daytona 500, and that dream was realized when Hillman Racing and Aaron’s Inc. announced today that the two-time 500 winner will drive the No. 40 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota in the Great American Race. Waltrip will be making his 26th consecutive start in the Daytona 500 and the 75th overall start at the Daytona International Speedway in one of NASCAR’s three...  

Phoenix Racing and driver 2004 NASCAR champion Kurt Busch will have a one race sponsorship for the Daytona 500. HendrickCars.com will be the primary sponsor for Busch in the Sprint Cup season opening Daytona 500 on February 26 as well as the season opening ...  

Rookie Driver Will Compete in Both the ARCA Racing Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Daytona International Speedway DENVER, N.C. (February 13, 2012) – The 2012 season is sure to be a pivotal year in the career of Eddie Sharp ...  

Go Green Racing announces the return of Matt Frahm as one of their NASCAR Nationwide Series drivers for select races in 2012. In his first NNS race last season at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Frahm ran a consistent race and finished an impressive 26th.  

Drivers: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne (finished seventh, eighth, sixth and 14th with Red Bull Racing, respectively, in 2011). Crew Chiefs: Steve Letarte (Earnhardt Jr.), Alan Gustafson (Gordon), Chad Knaus ...  

CORNELIUS, N.C. — Mark Martin has a special seat reserved for Saturday night’s 34th-annual Budweiser Shootout at Daytona that kicks off the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. The 1999 race winner will sit atop Michael Waltrip’s pit box. Waltrip will drive the No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine with plans to give Toyota its first victory in the 75-lap, non-points race. Martin, who is sharing the No. 55 with Waltrip in 2012, has work of his own to do...  

Two-time Daytona 500 winner Michael Waltrip will attempt to qualify for the 2012 Daytona 500 in a car owned by Mike Hillman Sr. The No. 40 Toyota will have sponsorship from Aaron’s and will be overseen by Hillman, the former Germain Racing general manager whose NASCAR plans include fielding a Truck Series entry all year. Waltrip will not have a guaranteed spot in the field and will have to qualify for the Daytona 500 through qualifying speed...  

This 2006 NASCAR Chase for the Cup panoramic poster features a blend of images from Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s journey towards qualifying for the Chase. This item contains an actual piece of race-used tire and includes a statement guaranteeing that the piece of ...  

Joey Logano had a rough season in 2011 in the #20 Home Depot Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing, finishing 24th in points after just six top 10s in 36 races. 2012 marks a new start for Logano, including a new crew chief. Long-time #20 crew chief Greg ...  

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 17: Joey Coulter drives the #22 RCR Chevrolet during practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 17, 2011 in Daytona Beach ...  

The team posted a combined four top-five finishes with Martin Truex Jr. (18th in the final points standings) and Reutimann (28th) while remaining shut out of the Chase for the Sprint Cup during its five-year run in NASCAR’s top series.  

Tony Stewart is a three-time Sprint Cup champion. Sandvik will offer the indexable cutting tools to the racing team for its Haas CNC machines. The company will also provide technical knowledge, application and training support to SHR ...  

On July 2, 2010 Dale Earnhardt Jr. celebrated and honored his father, Dale Earnhardt’s 2010 induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame®by running the Wrangler #3 paint scheme at Daytona International Speedway®. Dale Earnhardt drove the #3 Wrangler® Jeans ...  

The Daytona 500 is almost here. Make sure to join us Feb. 26 on FOX, with live coverage beginning at noon ET. Budweiser Shootout Race Week Schedule Daytona 500 Race Week Schedule The offseason is over. Daytona testing is history. Remember how we ...  

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Racing fans and other consumers can chat online with NASCAR® Sprint Cup driver Kevin Harvick this Wednesday night at 7 p.m. ET through Federal-Mogul's (NASDAQ: FDML) #ChampionChat social media campaign on ...  

Team owner Kyle Busch, the all-time race winning driver in the history of the NASCAR Nationwide Series, will share driving duties with his brother Kurt Busch, the 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion. To celebrate, Monster Energy and KBM went all out ...  

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Add Michael Waltrip to the entry list for the 2012 Daytona ... Hillman Racing with Aaron's as his primary sponsor. Should Waltrip make the field, it will be his 27th start in the 500 and 75th start at Daytona International ...  

CHARLOTTE, NC (February 13, 2012) – Coulter Motorsports and development driver Matt Lofton will continue their relationship into the 2012 season as Lofton will compete in at least 15 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards races in the No. 16 Strutmasters.com Chevrolet Impala SS. Lofton has five career ARCA Series starts and earned a career high sixth-place finish at Kansas Speedway last October as part of Coulter Motorsports’ driver...  

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 13, 2012) – - The 2012 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season-opener is set for Saturday afternoon at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway and if there’s a new driver and team combination that is capable of pulling off a memorable feat, Andy Belmont Racing (ABR) and Mikey Kile just seem to be that perfect fit. Kile, returning to the ARCA Racing Series circuit full-time since 2010 will look to guide...  

WALTRIP TO DRIVE NO. 40 AARON’S DREAM MACHINE TOYOTA FOR HILLMAN RACING IN 2012 DAYTONA 500 CORNELIUS, N.C. – Hillman Racing and Aaron’s Inc. announced today that two-time Daytona 500 champion Michael Waltrip will drive the No. 40 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota in the 2012 Daytona 500 on Feb. 26. Michael WaltripPhoto by: Eric Gilbert The race will mark Waltrip’s 75th start at Daytona in one of NASCAR’s top three touring series (Sprint Cup...  

Tony Stewart already has delivered drama to viewers in recent months with his five wins in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, capped by a victory in the season finale to edge Carl Edwards for the 2011 championship. Now he’ll try his hand at comedy.  

Sponsorship will come from Aaron's, a long time sponsor of Waltrip. Aaron's is also sponsoring the No. 55 that Waltrip and Mark Martin (and a third driver) will share in 2012. While Waltrip, a two time winner of the Daytona 500, is running the No. 55 in ...  

The NASCAR Foundation embodies the compassion of the NASCAR Family and our commitment to serving communities. The Foundation supports a wide range of charitable initiatives that reflect the core values of the entire NASCAR Family. The NASCAR Foundation ...  

Feb 13, 2012, By David Swarts, ©Copyright 2012, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. (This original, copyrighted material may not be copied, cut and pasted, published or otherwise reproduced in any way in any medium, which means, don’t post this on another ...  

NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Kasey Kahne is now recovering from knee surgery. The driver had a part of his left medial meniscus removed during the outpatient procedure on Friday, February 10, 2012. It was necessary because Kahne was discovered to be suffering ...  

Rick Hendrick’s long relationship with Phoenix Racing owner James Finch has helped produce a sponsor for Phoenix driver Kurt Busch. Phoenix Racing, which purchases cars from Hendrick and runs primarily Hendrick engines, will be sponsored by HendrickCars ...  

WALTRIP TO DRIVE NO. 40 AARON’S DREAM MACHINE TOYOTA FOR HILLMAN RACING IN 2012 DAYTONA 500 CORNELIUS, N.C. – Hillman Racing and Aaron’s Inc. announced today that two-time Daytona 500 champion Michael Waltrip will drive the No. 40 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota in the 2012 Daytona 500 on Feb. 26. Michael WaltripPhoto by: Eric Gilbert The race will mark Waltrip’s 75th start at Daytona in one of NASCAR’s top three touring series (Sprint Cup...  

Ed Carpenter Racing confirmed on Monday that the first-year IZOD IndyCar Series team's No. 20 entry will be powered by Chevrolet's 2.2-liter, twin-turbocharged V-6 engine. The new team will make its series debut March 27 at St. Petersburg, Florida.  

Reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart has done some acting during the offseason. Stewart, who captured his third Sprint Cup title last season, will appear on an upcoming episode of the ABC comedy 'Last Man Standing,' starring ...  

Offseason action: Replaced Darian Grubb as crew chief with Steve Addington; added his old crew chief, Greg Zipadelli, as competition director of Stewart-Haas Racing. As for how that victory will affect Stewart come 2012: Who knows? First, Stewart took the ...  

CORNELIUS, N.C. -- Hillman Racing announced Monday that two-time Daytona 500 champion Michael Waltrip will drive the No. 40 Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota in the 2012 Daytona 500 on Feb. 26. The race will mark Waltrip's 75th start at Daytona in ...  

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 13, 2012) – - The original settings of Kimmel Racing have changed but the team lives on and is ready to shine as the ARCA Racing Series opens its 60th season of competition when the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 takes the green flag at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway Saturday afternoon. Will Kimmel, the son of Kimmel Racing owner Bill Kimmel will heed the leading role for the Indiana-based race team as the...  

Southern California’s longest running racing event, Thanksgiving day’s Turkey Night Midget Grand Prix, has seen Tony Stewart, Jason Leffler, and Kasey Kahne compete with regularity over the past 13 years. NASCAR’s All-Star Showdown came to ...  

DAYTONA BEACH, February 13, 2012: The 2012 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season-opener is set for Saturday afternoon at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway and if there’s a new driver and team combination that is capable of pulling ...  

POMONA, Calif. (AP) — John Force raced to his 134th career Funny Car victory Sunday at the O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals at the Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. The 62-year-old Force used a holeshot start to claim his sixth win at this ...  

USA TODAYStability with Hendrick has Kasey Kahne optimistic for 2012USA TODAYBy Jared C. Tilton, Getty Images for NASCAR Kasey Kahne has been warmly welcomed by new Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. By Jared C. Tilton, Getty Images for NASCAR Kasey Kahne has been warmly welcomed ...CUP: Team Preview - Hendrick MotorsportsFox NewsKasey Kahne settling in nicely at HendrickTucson CitizenHendrick...  

Duncan Ende Enjoys Strong Testing Debut with Dempsey / Silicon Tech Racing Team finishes on top of LMPC class in series two-day test ahead of 12 Hours of Sebring Duncan EndePhoto by: Mike Geng February 13, 2012 (Los Angeles, Calif.) - Eager to get the 2012 racing season started, Los Angeles-based Duncan Ende was on hand for the annual American Le Mans Series winter test, held last week at Sebring International Raceway. For the first time...  

Editor's note: This story appears in USA TODAY's 56-page NASCAR Preview special section ($4.95), available on newsstands in the month of February. Also included are exclusive interviews with Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, driver capsules, predictions ...  

Kasey kahne to be ready for Daytona following outpatient knee surgery CONCORD, N.C. (Feb. 10, 2012) - Hendrick Motorsports driver Kasey Kahne will be ready for the Feb. 18 Budweiser Shootout, the Feb. 26 Daytona 500 and all of Daytona Speedweeks after undergoing successful outpatient knee surgery this morning. Kasey Kahne, Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletPhoto by: Eric Gilbert Kahne, driver of the No. 5 Chevrolets, had an MRI Thursday after...  

Michael Waltrip Racing has struck a deal with FAS Lane Racing to get the points from the team, which placed 34th in the 2011 owner standings, in order to lock Mark Martin into the Daytona 500. NASCAR does not allow teams to sell points but does ...  

You are bidding on an actual race-winning tire sidewall (Inside sidewall) from Denny Hamlin's #11 Toyota at Pocono in 2009! Comes with a certificate of authenticity from Joe Gibbs Racing and Mounted Memories. Mounted Memories is the industry leader in ...  

It opened 13 years ago with great fanfare, was called perhaps the best short track in minor league NASCAR racing and, on occasion, drew such star drivers as Tony Stewart and Joey Logano. But Irwindale Speedway, which struggled in recent years ...  

This framed collectible features a photo collage featuring Juan Pablo Montoya's first season in NASCAR that is autographed by Juan Pablo Montoya and comes with an actual piece of race-used tire from Juan Pablo's #42 Dodge. Comes with a Mounted Memories ...  

(Trevor Bayne's win in last year's Daytona 500 set the tone for a competitive and exciting 2011 season) The new NASCAR season is about to dawn as it has since 1959 when “The World Center of Racing” hosts Speedweeks. Teams have been hard at work ...  

The Toyota being driven in Daytona has been purchased by Benny Gordon Racing from Michael Waltrip Racing. The team name is Horizon Sports Marketing, the drivers will be Benny Gordon, Amber Cope, and Angela Cope.-jayski.com John Wes Townley was suspended by ...  

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Racing fans and other consumers can chat online with NASCAR® Sprint Cup driver Kevin Harvick this Wednesday night at 7 p.m. ET through Federal-Mogul's (NASDAQ: FDML) #ChampionChat social media campaign on Twitter and TweetChat.com....  

Jack Roush was so disgusted by Busch, he pulled him out of the No. 97 car for the last two races of the 2005 season, releasing him early to his new master. Busch spent the next six seasons at Penske Racing collecting 10 wins. During the 2011 ...  

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is at a make-or-break point in his career. That has been said before, but I haven’t said it until now. The 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season is Earnhardt Jr.’s time to soar or fall; he has...read more  

Danica Patrick’s awaited move to NASCAR from the IZOD IndyCar Series had many speculating about her ability and impact. The buzz over the past few years has been both negative and positive plus nearly constant. A known phenomenon can’t be disputed ...  

He was finally hired to drive for Phoenix Racing. Without a good performance, that is clean, he may not be able to find a job for 2013. Brian Vickers may or may not have a job in 2012. Rumor has it that he will be joining Landon Cassill at the new team ...  

Two pro-Israel race car enthusiasts are behind an effort to compete for the Daytona 500 prize with a car bearing an Israeli flag. The Daytona 500 marks the start of the NASCAR season that concludes with The Sprint Cup Championship. Nearly 200,000 ...  

Whither Denny Hamlin? It was among the biggest mysteries and storylines of last season. A year after threatening to capture his first Sprint Cup title and leading the series with eight wins, Hamlin crashed back to reality with a resounding thud at Joe Gibbs Racing.  

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne is expected to be ready for Daytona next week following knee surgery. Hendrick Motorsports says Kahne had torn cartilage in his left knee and underwent surgery Friday at an outpatient facility in ...  

This unique collectible commemorates Jamie McMurray's 2010 Daytona 500 win with a 6x8 photograph, engraved plate with facsimile signature and 10KT Gold Plated 1 1/2 inch coin, double matted and framed in black wood. Licensed by NASCAR. 10 karat coin comes ...  

Tony Stewart thrilled NASCAR fans with an amazing comeback and championship run last season. What can he do for an encore? Can Carl Edwards recover from the heartbreak of losing last year’s title and make another run? And can five-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson start another record-breaking streak a year after the end of his historic reign?  

Racing fans, here is your chance to own a piece of Denny Hamlin's racecar. Each logo display case contains an actual piece of race-used sheet metal from Denny's #11 car. Comes with a sticker Certificate of Authenticity from Mounted Memories. Measures 3.5 ...  

You are bidding on a race-used tire from Jimmie Johnson's 2003 Racing Season. In 2003 Jimmie had another outstanding season. In his sophomore year he won 3 Cup races to include a sweep of New Hamphire and a win at the Coca-Cola 600. He also won his first ...  

Today's IZOD IndyCar Series, Firestone Indy Lights and Mazda Road to Indy headlines: 1. IZOD IndyCar Series to feature new rules for 2012 2. Busy days ahead for Pagenaud 3. Cape cars cover field at Sebring round of Cooper Tires Winter Fest 4. Freiberg joins Star Mazda with JDC Motorsports Start: Will Power, Team Penske and Graham Rahal, Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing battle for the leadPhoto by: Ted Rossino 1. IZOD...  

Roush Fenway Racing is the winningest team in NASCAR history, fielding multiple teams in the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series with championship drivers Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Trevor Bayne. Celebrating 25 winning ...  

This collectible from a limited edition of 2010 features an 8x10 color photo of Danica Patrick's #7  Chevrolet during her NASCAR debut along with an actual piece of track at the Daytona International Speedway and an engraved nameplate. Offically ...  

You blinked and now it is time to resume Speedweeks 2012 when the stock cars come roaring into town and begin the countdown to the Feb. 26 Daytona 500. Stock cars will take to Daytona International Speedway's 2.5-mile tri-oval course on Thursday ...  

Something new this year: NASCAR fans will have a chance to own actual race helmets autographed by Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Jeff Burton or Clint Bowyer, Lathrop wrote in a Facebook post.  

Much like the iconic race track itself, Venturini Motorsports will maintain a focus on the future of the ARCA Racing Series during the season-opening event Feburary18 while still remaining grounded by its roots. Thompson represents a wealth of ...  

This collectible commemorates Kevin Harvick's 2010 Aaron's 499 victory at Talladega Superspeedway win with a 6x8 photograph, engraved plate and 10KT Gold Plated 1 1/2 inch coin, double matted and framed in black wood. Licensed by NASCAR. 10 karat coin ...  

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – WWE Superstar John Cena will wave the green flag as Honorary Starter of the 54th annual Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, Feb. 26 at historic Daytona International Speedway (FOX, 1 p.m. ET). Cena was invited to ...  

FORT WORTH, Texas -- After a disappointing 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Clint Bowyer is looking to start over. Heading into the Feb. 26 Daytona 500, "New" is a word Bowyer and the No. 15 5-hour ENERGY team will hear a lot this season. Bowyer said he ...  

FAS Lane, owned by Frank Stoddard, had assumed control and the points of Latitude 43 Motorsports from team owner Bill Jenkins after the 2010 season. Now Jenkins apparently owns a piece of the MWR No. 55 car, which Martin will drive in the Daytona 500.  

SUBWAY® restaurant chain, the world’s largest restaurant chain, has expanded its successful partnership with Carl Edwards and Roush Fenway Racing from the primary sponsor of the No. 99 Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for three races in 2011 ...  

WWE Superstar John Cena will wave the green flag as Honorary Starter of the 54th Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, Feb. 26 at the historic Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Cena was invited to participate ...  

Kahne began in the Sprint Cup series with Ray Evernham, in 2004, until that team merged with the defunct GEM owned by George Gillett. Then came a further merger with Richard Petty’s team forming RPM The problem at the time was that Gillett was running ...  

The checkered career of John Wes Townley took another turn for the worse following his arrest for driving under the influence. The 22-year old NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver was cited after he crashed his car into a pole in Georgia. His race team ...