Ford has asked NASCAR for approval to run the Mustang in the Sprint Cup Series starting in 2013. The approval, which could take all year, is dependent upon the Mustang being competitively equal to the other cars in the series.
With a push from 2010 Daytona 500 winner Jamie McMurray, Busch won Saturday night’s season-opening exhibition race when Denny Hamlin drew a black flag for passing below the yellow out-of-bounds line as the cars approached the finish.
NASCAR is rumored to be considering a switch to fuel injection in the Sprint Cup Series in 2012. An announcement is expected Friday.
Richard Childress Racing and Jeff Burton are reportedly working on a deal to help Burton finish his career in an RCR Chevy. Burton’s contract is up at the end of the season, as is the team’s contract with sponsor Caterpillar.
NEMCO Motorsports announced that it has reached a sponsorship agreement with AM FM Energy to sponsor the team’s No. 87 Toyota and driver/owner Joe Nemechek in the Dayona 500. The company will also appear as association sponsor on the No. 87 Nationwide Series Toyota in the Drive4COPD 300 at Daytona.
Thanks to a new NASCAR mandate, it looks like there will be no Rookie of the Year in the Sprint Cup Series in 2011. Trevor Bayne, potentially the only Cup rookie, is not eligible.
Greg Biffle and 3M are reportedly close to reaching an extension with Roush Fenway Racing. Biffle said a deal could come in the first quarter of the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season.
Robby Gordon Motorsports will field Dodges during the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, the team announced. Last season, RGM fielded Toyotas.
After the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway later this month, the track will undergo repaving and reconfiguration. Planned renovations include widening the front straightaway; moving pit road back and making the pit boxes concrete; adding variable banking to turns 1 and 2; and widening and adding variable banking to turns 3 and 4.
Key Motorsports announced that they will again field the No. 40 Chevy in the Nationwide Series in 2011 with veteran driver Scott Wimmer behind the wheel. In limited action in the N’Wide series in 2010, Wimmer led every race in which he competed, finishing with three top 10s in five races. No word on how [...]
