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Townley gets DUI, loses ride
John Wes Townley has been replaced in the #09 RAB Racing Truck as a result of his recent DUI wreck in Georgia. Townley had been tabbed to run for NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year honors this year in a Toyota Tundra provided by the team which would have had some sponsorship coming from the family owned Zaxby’s chicken.
According to reports Townley crashed his...
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WWE’s John Cena to be honory starter for Daytona 500
With a large portion of their demographics overlapping it should come as no surprise that WWE wrestler John Cena will wave the green flag for the 54th running of the Daytona 500.
An official invitation was delivered by NASCAR star (and friend) Carl Edwards on Monday’s episode of WWE Raw.
“John Cena is the greatest Superstar in WWE today,” Daytona International...
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Cassill gets full time ride?
Landon Cassill may again get the chance to race a full season at the Sprint Cup level. Last season Cassill drove the #51 car for James Finch with a career best finish of 12th coming at Michigan.
It was announced days ago that Front Row Motorsports and Cassill had an agreement in place to put him behind the wheel of their third car the #26 for the Daytona 500 and possible other...
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Dave Blaney biggest loser in points trade to SHR
Stewart Hass Racing has secured owner points that will guarantee that former Indy car driver Danica Patrick will compete in the Daytona 500. The owner points will come from Tommy Baldwin Racing’s #36 car which was driven by Dave Blaney for most of last season.
In total Danica Patrick will run 10 races in the #10 car. Picking up the remaining 26 races in the car will be veteran...
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Villeneuve to drive for Go Canada?
Jacques Villeneuve has been speeking with Go Canada Racing according to the Montreal Journal. The report says that Villeneuve could run as many as a dozen races for the team this season.
Go Canada Racing is owned by Steve Meehan. Andrew Ranger is expected to pilot the car for much of the season and David Ragan has been signed for the series opening race at Daytona.
Last...
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Schrader running 9 races for FAS Lane
Sprint Cup veteran Ken Schrader will again drive part time in 2012 as he plans to drive 9 races for FAS Lane Racing. The car will be sponsored by Federated Auto Parts beginning with the March 11th race at Las Vegas.
Last year Schrader drove in 7 events for the Frank Stoddard owned team. Stoddard served in the role of crew chief last season and thus far no one else has been named...
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Sam Hornish will run full Nationwide schedule
Fans of, three time Indy Car champion, Sam Hornish will be happy to hear that the 32 year-old will drive the entire NASCAR Nationwide schedule in the #12 Dodge of Penske Racing. Hornish drove the car on a limited basis last season after losing his Sprint Cup ride with the team.
Roger Penske has said that he is still committed to fielding cars for Hornish in NASCAR and hopes to have...
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Ward and Jeb Burton to drive in Truck Series
Ward behind the wheel in 2007
Ward Burton will be back in NASCAR. A five time winner at the Sprint Cup level and winner of the 2002 Daytona 500, Burton will drive select races in the Camping World Truck Series in 2012.
Burton will share the seat with his son Jeb who recently raced in the Whelen All-American series. Ward will drive the truck at Daytona since Jeb is not yet qualified...
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Bill Elliott goes to July Daytona race with Walmart
NASCAR icon Bill Elliott will drive the #50 Walmart Chevrolet for the July race at Daytona. Walmart is latching on to Elliott to celebrate their 50th anniversary. The car will be provided by Turner Motorsports.
Currently the plan is for Elliott to run the car in one race. Rand Waddoups, the senior director of Entertainment Properties and Brands for Walmart, said that they hope to...
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Sadler likely to drive fourth RCR car at Daytona
Tandem drafting and a three car team do not work too well. That is why you can expect Elliott Sadler, or someone, will drive the #33 car for Richard Childress Racing in 2012. The #33 car is guaranteed a starting spot in the first five races of the season by virtue of Clint Bowyer’s finish inside the top-35 last season. Bowyer signed a contract to drive for Michael Waltrip Racing...
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Danica will not attempt Indy 500
It’s over. Danica Patrick will not run the Indianapolis 500 this season. News came after the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway was added to her 2012 Sprint Cup schedule.
According to ESPN the former Indy car driver stated “I’m not going to do the Indy 500… I hope to do it in the future. Maybe it’ll be a double. But at this point in time, after a lot of conversations...
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Kenny Wallace will attempt Daytona 500
While Kenny Wallace may spend Sunday’s on the SPEED channel he’s a race car driver first. One of the sports most popular faces and one of it’s most vocal voices, Wallace continues to run the Nationwide series schedule and will do so again this season with RAB Racing in their #09. Last season he finished 7th in the driver standings in that series.
This year RAB Racing and Wallace...
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Smaller teams announcing NASCAR Sprint Cup plans
With all the top and mid-level “free agents” signed to deals, Smaller Sprint Cup teams have began announcing plans for the 2012 season. The news has come quickly from a variety of teams in the last few days though some have not finalized driver lineups or sponsors.
Michael McDowell has signed on to stay with Phil Parsons Racing. The team has merged with Whitney Motorsports...
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Blake Koch joins Rick Ware Racing
Blake Koch narrowly lost out on rookie of the year honors to Timmy Hill last season. This year the two drivers will be teammates at Rick Ware Racing after Koch signed a deal to drive the entire 32 race schedule for the team in the #41 Ford Fusion.
Some sponsorship for Koch’s car will come from Daystar. He will also complete in some Grand Am races this year. His best finishes...
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McDowell will drive for Parsons again, full races
Phil Parsons Racing will field cars for driver Michael McDowell. Last year McDowell drove the #66 car for the team under the Prism Motorsports banner.
McDowell ran in 31 events at the Sprint Cup level last season for Parsons with a best finish of 30th at Sonoma. The team operated as a start and park in all but two of those starts.
While McDowell is unsure what number the car will...
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Jennifer Jo Cobb to focus on trucks, run limited Nationwide
The Facebook page of Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing announced on Sunday that they would be running the full Camping World Truck Series schedule with limited events being run in the Nationwide series. Last season Cobb attempted to run the full Nationwide schedule but a dispute with Rick Russell led to her departure from 2nd Chance Motorsports.
Cobb, 38, ran in 18 Nationwide races last season...
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Carl Edwards not running in Nationwide Series
Carl Edwards told NASCAR.com that he will not be competing in any Nationwide Series races this season as he plans to focus on his Sprint Cup title hopes. Last season Edwards lost the Sprint Cup title to Tony Stewart on a tie breaker.
“The way we’re approaching this season is, I’m not committing to any races right now,” Edwards said. “And as the season goes, if I decide...
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David Ragan joins Front Row Motorsports
Front Row Motorsports will field a car for David Ragan in 2012. The organization has come to an agreement with the Georgia native who scored his first career victory at Daytona in July.
Ragan had previously driven for Roush Fenway Racing but lost his ride in the #6 car when primary sponsor UPS opted to step back from full time sponsoring in 2012. Team owner Jack Roush had hoped...
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January 14, 2012
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January 14, 2012
NASCAR makes more changes after Friday test
It’s becoming more certain then the sun rising. NASCAR has announced more changes to cars following Friday’s test session at Daytona International Speedway. Yet as the sanctioning body makes changes intended to slow the cars down just the opposite has happened.
As Fox Sports notes the latest rule changes
NASCAR announced more changes for Sprint Cup Series teams after...
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January 13, 2012
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January 13, 2012
Testing confirms tandem drafting will still dominate Daytona
The only incident during Thursdays “Preseason Thunder” was the result of tandem drafting by Michael Waltrip Racing teammates Clint Bowyer and Mark Martin. With Bowyer in front his car went around off the front bumper of Martin. The action was not surprising as this has been the norm in NASCAR’s new age of racing at super speedways.
It’s the comments of Bowyer that should...
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January 12, 2012
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January 12, 2012
Bobby Hamilton Jr files for bankruptcy
Former NASCAR driver Bobby Hamilton Jr. has filed for bankruptcy. Hamilton Jr., the son of the late Bobby Hamilton, competed in the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series events from 1998 to 2009. His most successful season came in the Nationwide Series in 2003 when he won 4 races and finished 4th overall in the driver standings.
In total Hamilton ran 253 Nationwide races and 64 Sprint...
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January 11, 2012
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January 11, 2012
Jason Leffler to drive KBM #18 in CWTS
Jason Leffler has been named the primary driver of the #18 Toyota Tundra of Kyle Busch Motorsports for the 2012 Camping World Truck Series. Leffler is to drive 14 races behind the wheel of the #18 truck and will start by competing in the season opening event at Daytona International Speedway.
Last season Leffler drove the #38 Nationwide series car for Turner Motorsports and finished...
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January 09, 2012
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January 09, 2012
Go Green Racing announces Joey Gase as driver
Joey Gase driving the Go Green Racing #39 at Texas
Joey Gase will be the driver of the #39 Go Green Racing Ford Mustang in 2012. The 18 year old driver from Cedar Rapids Iowa will run for rookie of the year honors in the series and competed in five events for the team last season.
Gase’s best finish for the team was a 20th place run at Iowa and he managed to keep...
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January 07, 2012
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January 07, 2012
Germain Racing will have Ford power in 2012
When 2011 ended Germain Racing knew they were facing a switch of manufacturers. On Friday owner Bob Germain announced that the organization will field Fords for NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Casey Mears in 2012.
Germain has won two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series titles with Todd Bodine and a total of 22 races in that series.
“The Germains have a long history with Ford Motor...
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January 06, 2012
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January 06, 2012
Rusty Wallace can’t get son sponsors, closes team
Rusty Wallace Racing has run it’s last laps. Former NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Rusty Wallace claimed he would close the doors of his Nationwide team if he failed to find sponsorship for both his cars and that apparently has happened.
Wallace’s team fielded two cars last season the #62 of Michael Annett and the #66 of , Rusty’s son, Steve Wallace.While the #62 car...
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