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Bruton Smith honored by NC Motorsports Association

Track owner Bruton Smith was recently named a 2012 Achievement in Motorsports Tribute Award recipient by the North Caroline Motorsports Association at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The Oakboro, N.C., native is the founder of Speedway Motorsports Inc., which owns and operates eight tracks that host national-level NASCAR events: Atlanta Motor Speedway,... Continue reading "Bruton Smith honored by NC Motorsports Association" »

Gordon honored by NASCAR Illustrated

NASCAR Illustrated magazine recently announced that it has named Sprint Cup Series driver Jeff Gordon as its 2011 Person of the Year. "We are thrilled to name Jeff Gordon the 2011 NASCAR Illustrated Person of the Year," magazine Editor Jay Pfeifer said. "In addition to scoring his 85th win, third-most... Continue reading "Gordon honored by NASCAR Illustrated" »

Rusty Wallace honored by hometown Hall

Retired NASCAR driver and 1989 Winston Cup champion, Rusty Wallace, will be honored by his hometown of St. Louis on Wednesday when he’ll be inducted into the city’s Sports Hall of Fame. Wallace is already a member of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame and has been named a “Missouri... Continue reading "Rusty Wallace honored by hometown Hall" »

Kahne claims win at PIR

With his stint at Red Bull Racing coming to a close, Kasey Kahne drove the organization’s No. 4 car into victory lane at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday after winning the Kobalt Tools 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. “It feels so good,” Kahne said. “It’s been a long time... Continue reading "Kahne claims win at PIR" »

M&M's won't back Busch for rest of 2011

Troubles continue to mount for NASCAR driver Kyle Busch since his on-track incident with Ron Hornaday in last weekend's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. M&M's, the sponsor of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Sprint Cup Series entry driven by Busch, has pulled its sponsorship... Continue reading "M&M's won't back Busch for rest of 2011" »

NASCAR further penalizes Kyle Busch

As a result of his actions in Friday night’s WinStar World Casino 350K NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, NASCAR announced on Monday that it has further penalized Kyle Busch. Busch has been fined $50,000 and placed on probation until Dec. 31. NASCAR determined that Busch... Continue reading "NASCAR further penalizes Kyle Busch" »

Stewart Wins Another Chase Race in Texas

After winning at Martinsville Speedway last weekend, Tony Stewart laid the smack down by telling NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship points leader Carl Edwards that he’d better not sleep too much because he was coming for him. Stewart kept his word at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday. Entering the weekend... Continue reading "Stewart Wins Another Chase Race in Texas" »

Busch Issues Letter of Apology

In response to being parked by NASCAR for the duration of the Texas Motor Speedway NASCAR race weekend after intentionally wrecking championship contender Ron Hornaday during a caution that came out on lap 15 of the WinStar World Casino 350K Camping World Truck Series race at the track on Friday... Continue reading "Busch Issues Letter of Apology" »

Harvick Win Gives Truck Title to Chevrolet

Kevin Harvick’s win in the WinStar World Casino 350K NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night sealed the deal on the 2011 Camping World Truck Series manufacturers’ championship. The win also gave KHI the series owner’s championship. “To be able to win the owner’s... Continue reading "Harvick Win Gives Truck Title to Chevrolet" »

Patrick announces most of 2012 Sprint Cup plans

At Texas Motor Speedway on Friday, former IndyCar driver Danica Patrick revealed her NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule for 2012 and unveiled the No. 10 car she’ll be driving for Stewart-Haas Racing. In addition to competing in select Sprint Cup races next year, Patrick will also run the full Nationwide... Continue reading "Patrick announces most of 2012 Sprint Cup plans" »

NASCAR Parks Kyle Busch for Weekend

NASCAR announced on Saturday morning that Kyle Busch will be parked for both the Nationwide and Sprint Cup series races this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, as a result of actions from Friday night’s Truck Series race at the track. During the WinStar World Casino 350K Camping World Truck Series... Continue reading "NASCAR Parks Kyle Busch for Weekend" »

Biffle Takes Pole at Texas

With a qualifying lap time of 27.83 seconds, Greg Biffle claimed the pole starting spot on Friday afternoon for Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. “It was a great lap for us,” Biffle said. “Our car was really, really fast right off the truck.” Roush Fenway Racing claimed... Continue reading "Biffle Takes Pole at Texas" »

Harvick Wins, Busch Steals Show in Texas Truck Race

Kevin Harvick led a race-high 61 laps en route to the win in the WinStar World Casino 350K NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night and clinched an owner’s title for the No. 2 truck that he owns and drove to the race win.... Continue reading "Harvick Wins, Busch Steals Show in Texas Truck Race" »

Martin to Run 25 Races Each Year for MWR

In a move that had already been widely-speculated, Michael Waltrip Racing officially announced on Friday that Mark Martin would join the organization to drive the No. 00 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entry for the organization for 25 races in each of the next two seasons. Martin will replace David Reutimann... Continue reading "Martin to Run 25 Races Each Year for MWR" »

No. 66 Sprint Cup crewman suspended

NASCAR announced on Thursday that Charles Day, a crew member for the No. 66 HP Racing team (driver Michael McDowell) in the Sprint Cup Series, has been indefinitely suspended, because he violated NASCAR’s substance abuse policy. NASCAR cited sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing) and 19 (violation of... Continue reading "No. 66 Sprint Cup crewman suspended" »