Joey Logano passed his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch with nine to go and held him and Brad Keselowski off to win the Nationwide Series’ Pepsi 300 at Nashville Speedway. The victory is his second in the series. Top 5: Logano, Busch, Keselowski, Kelly Bires, and Carl Edwards. Jason Leffler, David Ragan, Mike Bliss, Steve [...]
Richard Petty Motorsports announced that it has signed Hunt Brothers Pizza to a seven-race deal to sponsor the No. 44 and driver AJ Allmendinger. The deal extends Allmendinger’s season through the Richmond race in September. Allmendinger said: I want to thank Hunt Brothers Pizza for coming on board and supporting us. I know our fans [...]
International Speedway Corp. is one of the latest NASCAR companies to feel the economy’s wrath, as it reported that its first net quarter income fell 31% on falling revenue due to price cuts. Net income fell to $25.1 million from $36.2 million, a year earlier. Revenue fell from $193.9 million to $166.1 million, a 14% [...]
Richard Petty Motorsports is working on an extension of driver AJ Allmendinger’s schedule beyond this year’s Coca Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. RPM is working to secure sponsorship for the No. 44 and Allmendinger. Hunt Brothers Pizza is rumored to be in discussions with the team. Joe Gibbs Racing reportedly has inquired about Allmendinger’s [...]
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing has decided to suspend operations of its No. 8 team, and driver Aric Almirola, as has been expected for a few days now. The team intended to run the full year, but EGR needed sponsorship to do so. The team said that it would run through last weekend’s Samsung 500 at Texas [...]
Despite the rumor that Martin Truex Jr’s poor performance could lead to Earnhardt Ganassi Racing’s No. 1 team to lose its Bass Pro Shops sponsorship, EGR President Steve Lauletta told Hermie Sadler on SpeedTV that that sponsor is signed through 2010, and that there is no performance clause in the contract, allowing the sponsor to leave [...]
Jeff Gordon ended his winless streak both in the series (47 races) and at Texas Motor Speedway (16 races) by winning Sunday’s Samsung 500. Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson finished second. Top 5: Gordon, Johnson, Greg Biffle, Tony Stewart, and Matt Kenseth. Mark Martin, Juan Montoya, Kurt Busch, Jeff Burton, and Carl Edwards rounded out [...]
If Earnhardt Ganassi Racing does not find a sponsor after this weekend’s Samsung 500, the team will have to shut down the No. 8, and sideline Aric Almirola. If that happens, Martin Truex Jr could leave the team because he has a clause in his contract stating that he must have two teammates, or he [...]
Kyle Busch won the O’Reilly 300 in dominating fashion, winning his third race in a row at Texas Motor Speedway.
Richard Petty Motorsports will field an Indy car for the Indy 500 with driver John Andretti. Dreyer & Reinbold Racing will provide cars, equipment, and personnel to RPM.
