Snap-on Tools has enhanced its relationship with Penske Racing, and will appear as primary sponsor on the team’s No. 22 Nationwide Series entry driven by Brad Keselowski and Parker Kligerman.
Elliott Sadler will drive Richard Childress Racing’s No. 33 Sprint Cup Chevy in the 2012 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
Kyle Busch Motorsports announced that it has signed a multi-year deal with Monster Energy Company as primary sponsor for the team’s No. 54 Nationwide Series Toyota Camry. Team owner Kyle Busch will split driving duties of the car with his older bother Kurt.
Michael McDowell will return to the Sprint Cup Series with Phil Parsons Racing, formerly HP Racing. The team hasn’t announced a car number, but it has switched to Fords and will use engines from Roush-Yates Engines. The team has enough sponsorship to run the first fives races of the season. McDowell will also drive Joe [...]
Despite reports to the contrary, Kurt Busch will drive for the Sprint Cup championship in 2012, according to FoxSports.com. There had been speculation that Busch would run for the Nationwide Series championship. Under the rule instituted last year, drivers must declare the series in which they want to run for championship points. Drivers can not [...]
Long-time Nationwide Series team owner Jay Robinson has teamed up with Troy Blakeney to form Robinson-Blakeney Racing, which will field a Sprint Cup entry in 2012.
Phoenix Racing has announced that Kurt Busch will drive select Nationwide Series races next season in the team’s No. 1 Chevy. According to the team, Busch will run in all of the “major” Nationwide races, beginning in the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway. The team’s general manager Steve Barkdoll said: Everyone at Phoenix Racing [...]
Rusty Wallace Inc will shutdown its Nationwide Series team due to a lack of funding. Officially, the team is on “hiatus.”
Mark Martin will drive for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Nationwide Series in 2012.
JR Motorsports has signed Cole Whitt to drive the team’s No. 88 Nationwide Series Chevy in 2012, the team announced. Whitt comes to JRM from Red Bull Racing, where he drove in the Camping World Truck Series last season, finishing ninth in points with one pole, two top-five and 11 top-10 finishes. Aric Almirola, driver of [...]