Fans circle NASCAR cars at auto show
The big draw at this weekend’s Wichita Auto Dealers New Car Show is a trio of pretty old cars — all with a lot of miles on them. Tucked behind all the shiny convertibles, vans and SUVs on display are three former NASCAR race cars: Dale Earnhardt Sr.’ s […]

Braun Racing has announced the alliance of its organization with two long-standing NASCAR Busch Series teams, Biagi Bros. Racing and ppc Racing.
As a result of the partnership, Braun Racing will field three NASCAR Busch Series Toyota Camry entries in the 2007 season.
Jason Leffler (No. 38) and Dave Blaney (No. 32) will be joined by John […]

Ford has let a few cats out of the bag recently with three new NASCAR pace cars being unveiled to pace three Ford Championship weekend races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The Ford Edge, the Ford F-150 FX2 Sport, and of course, the Ford Shelby GT500 are all poised to take the track and set the pace […]

Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to a special edition of the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series teleconference. We’re hosting it today from the series final test at Homestead-Miami Speedway. We’re incorporating media via phone and at the infield media center. The first 15 minutes of this will be in English, the second 15 minutes will be in […]

Craig Pollock says a published report that Jacques Villeneuve has signed a deal to race NASCAR next year is completely false.
“You’re the only one from around the world to contact me to confirm or deny this story,” Pollock, Villeneuve’s long-time manager and close friend, said Wednesday when contacted by the Montreal Gazette. “What I can […]

Today ROUSH Performance released a new pickup that’s inspired by the company’s participation in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the 500RC. It packs a supercharged (or ROUSHcharged) version of Ford’s 5.4-liter V8 producing 445 horsepower and 500 ft-lbs. of torque. That’s a pretty big bump over the stock motor’s 300 horsepower and 365 ft-lbs. of […]

Kurt Roberts lifts his right arm and holds it out straight.
This, he indicates, is how tens of millions of NASCAR fans at home view a broadcast of a race such as today’s Lenox Industrial Tools 300, to be shown on TNT at New Hampshire International Speedway.
Flat. Level. Smooth.
The story behind the TV story is a […]

Katherine Legge of Northhampton, England, was celebrating her sixth birthday when her father wheeled out a special gift — a go-kart. One ride was enough to hook the young girl.
“Racing is fun — the adrenalin, the competition. And the car doesn’t know if you’re male or female,” she says.
Decades later, Legge (pronounced “leg”) has progressed […]

Ford Motor Company has decided it would like to see more women driving race cars, so it’s doing something about it. The Blue Oval has begun the Ford Female Driver Development Program, which currently counts 18-year-old Stephanie Mockler (shown) and 17-year-old Alison MacLeod as participants. Ford’s ultimate goal is to these young ladies progress into […]

Sonic has committed to two more years as the official drive-in restaurant of Memphis Motorsports Park.
In addition to signage, print advertisements and tickets, Sonic and Memphis Motorsports Park have partnered to expand the Sonic Family Four-Pack ticket package to both the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series O’Reilly 200 on July 15 and the NASCAR Busch Series […]