Sponsorship issues may reduce Rusty Wallace Racing to one Nationwide team

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Rusty Wallace Racing owner Rusty Wallace said Friday at Homestead-Miami Speedway that he may have to cut back to one NASCAR Nationwide Series team car next season if more sponsorship isn’t found for his No. 62 entry driven by Brendan Gaughan.
Fri, Nov 20 |  from Scene Daily

Comedian Caliendo will host NASCAR banquet

Comedian Frank Caliendo will host NASCAR's season-ending banquet in December in Las Vegas. Caliendo, a noted impressionist, was featured in several videos at last year's awards ceremony. He has appeared at postseason events for the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Tr...
Fri, Nov 20 |  from FOXSports.com News for NASCAR

Johnson signs extension with Hendrick through 2015

Jimmie Johnson, on the verge of a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship, signed a contract extension Friday to drive for Hendrick Motorsports through the 2015 season.
Fri, Nov 20 |  from ThatsRacin.com

For Hendrick, a 1-2-3 finish might make history

No matter if Jimmie Johnson or Mark Martin leaves Homestead-Miami on Sunday with the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, Hendrick Motorsports - which owns both cars - will have plenty to celebrate. The title, whomever delivers it, will be Rick Hendrick's ninth in NASCAR, tying him wit...
Thu, Nov 19 |  from TheSunNews.com

Kasey Kahne looking at another team after 2010 Cup season

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Kasey Kahne gave his strongest indication yet on Friday that he may leave Richard Petty Motorsports after the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup season.
Fri, Nov 20 |  from Scene Daily

Good Old Boy: Jarno Trulli’s NASCAR “Day of Thunder”

During the 2009 Formula 1 World Championship Series, Jarno Trulli competed in the 700 horsepower, 18,000 RPM Toyota RVX-09, 2-4-liter V8-powerd 1,331-pound TF109 Toyota F1 car. Recently, the Italian with 219 career F1 starts to his name flew to Florida and found himself at the tiny 0.47 a...
Thu, Nov 19 |  from Alpinestars Inc.

Rusty Wallace to field Toyotas next season

Rusty Wallace Racing is moving its Nationwide Series team from Chevrolet to Toyota next season. Wallace, who is a NASCAR analyst for ESPN, also will represent the Toyota brand on a national basis. His team will field cars for Steve Wallace and Brendan Gaughan. RWR had used Chevrolets the pas...
Thu, Nov 19 |  from FOXSports.com News for NASCAR

NASCAR Chairman Brian France says changes to current Cup car possible; addresses other issues

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – NASCAR Chairman Brian France said there could be a decision on possible changes to the NASCAR Sprint Cup car during the offseason, although he did not say when any of those changes might be implemented.
Fri, Nov 20 |  from Scene Daily

Rowdy Racing 11-19-09

Jamie McMurray goes home again. Sterling Marlin spoke too soon. NASCAR plans on some injections in 2011. All of that plus, Jimmy White on the rookies and Carl Edwards on his season.
Wed, Nov 18 |  from Rowdy Racing

Lee Montgomery: Jimmie Johnson has a date with history

There are plenty of championship-clinching scenarios this weekend for Hendrick Motorsports’ Jimmie Johnson in the Ford 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Thu, Nov 19 |  from Scene Daily

Jamie McMurray to join Earnhardt Ganassi Racing for 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup season

After several months of speculation, Jamie McMurray knows which NASCAR Sprint Cup car he will drive in 2010, and he knows what it’s like to work for his “new” team owner: He’s returning to Chip Ganassi’s stable, where his Cup career started.
Wed, Nov 18 |  from Scene Daily

Wave Energy Drink extends sponsorship with Tommy Baldwin Racing

Wave Energy Drink has agreed to an extension of its sponsorship program with Tommy Baldwin Racing for the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, according to a release from the company.
Fri, Nov 20 |  from Scene Daily

Comedian Frank Caliendo to host Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony

NASCAR has named comedian Frank Caliendo to host the Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony on Dec. 4 at the Wynn hotel in Las Vegas.
Fri, Nov 20 |  from Scene Daily

Final race of 2009 Cup season filled with scenarios for numerous teams

For many NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers, there’s a sense of urgency entering Sunday’s Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. After all, this is the last chance to make a move in the standings or to continue a recent upward swing.
Thu, Nov 19 |  from Scene Daily

Crew chief Chad Knaus says competition within Hendrick pushes Jimmie Johnson's team

Not that they necessarily needed a push to improve or added motivation in their pursuit of a fourth consecutive NASCAR Cup championship, but crew chief Chad Knaus says that having so much competition within the Hendrick organization has helped Jimmie Johnson's team become even better.
Wed, Nov 18 |  from Scene Daily

Colin Braun wins Truck pole for season finale

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Roush Fenway Racing’s Colin Braun won the pole for Friday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, turning a lap of 168.251 mph in Friday’s qualifying session.
Fri, Nov 20 |  from Scene Daily

FROM BIKES TO TRUCKS The G.O.A.T. of motocross has something new to chew on: a racing career on four wheels. Ricky Carmichael, a 15-time American Motorcyclist Association champion, has raced part-time on the NASCAR truck series this season.
Thu, Nov 19 |  from Miami Herald

Rob Fuller released from R3 Motorsports

R3 Motorsports has announced the release of Rob Fuller from the NASCAR Nationwide Series team. Fuller ran the day-to-day operations of what has grown into a two-car team.
Thu, Nov 19 |  from Scene Daily

Kelly Bires in JR Motorsports' No. 5 Chevrolet for Homestead

JR Motorsports officials say Kelly Bires will drive the team’s No. 5 NASCAR Nationwide Series Chevrolet in this weekend’s Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Tue, Nov 17 |  from Scene Daily