After Jimmie Johnson was penalized for jumping the final restart, Tony Stewart passed Juan Pablo Montoya to win the FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway.
Ryan Truex Jr will be making his Sprint Cup Series debut in the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway.
Austin Dillon will move to the Sprint Cup Series full time in 2014, according to AutoWeek. Dillon is slated to run in the Nationwide Series full time this year before making the move in 2014. The plan seems to be to run Dillon in six to eight, possibly more, Cup races this season to prepare [...]
Jimmie Johnson won the Crown Royal 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, his fourth Sprint Cup race at the Brickyard.
JR Motorsports announced that it has signed a deal with Ingersoll Rand to sponsor the team’s No. 88 Nationwide Series Chevy, driven by Cole Whitt. Ingersoll will appear as primary sponsor in the May Nationwide Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The company will also serve as an associate sponsor for the full N’Wide season. [...]
Kyle Busch has been parked for this weekend’s events at Texas Motor Speedway due to aggressive driving in the Win Star World Casino 350k Camping World Truck Series race.
Danica Patrick is expected to announce her intent to move to NASCAR full time in 2012, according to ESPN.com. Patrick will drive the no. 7 JR Motorsports Chevy in the Nationwide Series with sponsorship from GoDaddy.com. She will also drive select Sprint Cup Series races in Chevys prepared by Stewart Haas Racing.
Kasey Kahne had minor surgery on his right knee on Monday to repair a torn meniscus, a team spokesman confirmed. Kahne had surgery on both knees in the offseason due to a condition called “plica syndrome.” Red Bull Racing said that Kahne would not need a backup driver at Richmond International Raceway. There was no word [...]