Rusty Wallace Racing driver Michael Annett was arrested over the weekend and charged with driving while intoxicated, texting while driving, failure to reduce speed and resisting an officer in the Mooresville area, ESPN.com is reporting. Annett had a blood alcohol content of .32, four times the legal limit of .08, and was said to have [...]
Terry Labonte will run the Daytona 500 driving the No. 32 Ford of FAS Lane Racing, a Sprint Cup team formed by former crew chief Frank Stoddard. Mike Skinner is set to drive the car for the remainder of the season. U.S. Chrome will serve as primary sponsor on the car for the 500. No [...]
Kenny Wallace and Brian Ickler will be on standby for Matt Kenseth and the No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford for the first few Sprint Cup Series events of the 2011 season, as the Kenseth family is expecting a baby later this month. Wallace and Ickler will be ready to fill in during practice or [...]
Richard Childress Racing has completed an “equity partnership” deal with a former part owner of TRG Motorsports that will guarantee Paul Menard a starting spot in the first five races of 2011.
An engine undergoing testing at Joe Gibbs Racing exploded on Friday, SPEED reported. No injuries were reported. The engine was on the dynamometer and exploded, causing a fire. Firefighters responded to the scene, and the fire was contained in the engine-testing area.
Ford is leaning heavily towards switching from its Fusion to the Mustang in the Sprint Cup Series in 2013. Last year, Ford introduced the Mustang to competition in the Nationwide Series to much critical acclaim.
TriStar Motorsports announced that the team has signed Mike Bliss to drive its No. 19 Nationwide Series Chevy for the entire 2011 season.
