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Gordon Wins at Phoenix, Ends Bad Karma
Gordon Wins at Phoenix, Ends Bad Karma

1 Mar 2011, 07:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It took Jeff Gordon no less than 66 races to brake an unspoken curse and get back to the podium, but that only made the victory even sweeter. The driver managed to win the second race of the Sprint,...

 
Rookie Trevor Bayne, Youngest Daytona 500 Winner
Rookie Trevor Bayne, Youngest Daytona 500 Winner

21 Feb 2011, 07:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If one is to judge by the way in which the 2011 Sprint Cup season kicked off, the possibility of it becoming one very special year in the motorsport's history seems very likely. The season whic...

 
Danica Patrick - First Woman to Lead NASCAR Race at Daytona
Danica Patrick - First Woman to Lead NASCAR Race at Daytona

20 Feb 2011, 12:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Danica Patrick began her new Nationwide Series campaign in NASCAR in great fashion, scoring her best result in the championship so far. The IndyCar regular even got to lead the season opening Dayton...

 
Ford to Field Mustang in Sprint Cup from 2013
Ford to Field Mustang in Sprint Cup from 2013

16 Feb 2011, 05:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / About time, some might say... A long overdue decision appears to have been made by American manufacturer Ford when it comes to its racing endeavors in the US' most popular racing series, the NA...

 
McLaren Will Become Exclusive ECU Supplier for NASCAR in 2012
McLaren Will Become Exclusive ECU Supplier for NASCAR in 2012

14 Feb 2011, 08:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / McLaren Automotive will extend its motorsport commitments outside of Formula 1. Starting from 2012, the British company will supply standard electronic engine control systems for the North American ...

 
Patrick Announces 2011 Nationwide Schedule
Patrick Announces 2011 Nationwide Schedule

10 Feb 2011, 15:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Those who hoped to see more of Danica Patrick in NASCAR's Nationwide Series this year will not be happy to hear this. The 28-year old female racer will make the grid at only 12 events throughou...

 
National Corn Growers Association Teams Up with NASCAR
National Corn Growers Association Teams Up with NASCAR

5 Feb 2011, 08:37 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The automotive industry is making more and more efforts to reduce the impact its vehicles have on the environment, with this trend also including the motorsport world. One example that perfectly ill...

 
Full Nationwide Season for Timmy Hill
Full Nationwide Season for Timmy Hill

3 Feb 2011, 06:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 2011 will be a special year for Timmy Hill, the youngest driver to sign up for this year's Nationwide Series. The driver, who was just confirmed as a full-season runner by Rick Ware Racing, has...

 
Parrott Named Crew Chief for Mike Wallace
Parrott Named Crew Chief for Mike Wallace

30 Jan 2011, 15:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A season year, a new driver for crew chief Brad Parrott, who announced last week that he has been put in charge of the JD Motorsports' No. 01 Chevrolet team of Mike Wallace. Parrott will be rep...

 
Sprint Cup New Points System Official
Sprint Cup New Points System Official

27 Jan 2011, 11:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Earlier this week, news of NASCAR pondering a major change in the way in which point are being awarded to the racers in the Sprint Cup surfaced, with more than one official from the governing body p...

 
Sprint Cars Redesigned for 2013
Sprint Cars Redesigned for 2013

27 Jan 2011, 10:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After earlier this week Chevrolet previewed the big change in design which is expected to surface on the 2013 Sprint Cup cars, the sanctioning body is shedding a bit more light on how exactly the ca...

 
Nationwide Points Not for Full-Time Sprint Racers
Nationwide Points Not for Full-Time Sprint Racers

24 Jan 2011, 08:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The second racing series in NASCAR announced this week that starting this season, championship points would be awarded only to the drivers chasing the series championship, and not for those who, at ...

 
Simpler Points System for the Sprint Cup
Simpler Points System for the Sprint Cup

24 Jan 2011, 07:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The year of change for NASCAR is about to begin with one major announcement, expected to be made by the sanctioning body over the next few days: the change of the current point system, considered to...

 
Steve Wallace to Race Daytona Sprint Race
Steve Wallace to Race Daytona Sprint Race

20 Jan 2011, 15:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The 2011 season is about to kick off with a bang for Steve Wallace, as he has been confirmed on the starting grid of US' most famous race, the Daytona 500. By debuting in the Sprint Cup, Wallac...

 
New Chevy NASCAR Racer Coming in 2013
New Chevy NASCAR Racer Coming in 2013

19 Jan 2011, 11:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In a world where competition and speed are the defining words, staying too much in one place or getting too fond of the existing technologies might spell disaster. Chevrolet, one of the major car su...

 
Fired Up for a Cure Firesuit to Be Auctioned
Fired Up for a Cure Firesuit to Be Auctioned

18 Jan 2011, 07:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The charity efforts made by NASCAR and its drivers continue in 2010 with the first announcement of this type in the eve of the new season. To come to the help of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Found...

 
Dave Blaney to Drive for TBR
Dave Blaney to Drive for TBR

18 Jan 2011, 07:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The final touches are currently being made by the NASCAR teams before the start of the next season, with the little modifications brought to the strategy for the upcoming season involving both the c...

 
Sunoco Decal Race Launched
Sunoco Decal Race Launched

7 Jan 2011, 12:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / How about some free fuel for an entire year? Or, even better, a free, brand new Ford Explorer? Sounds good? Then you'll have to head on to the official website page of a new contest launched th...

 
Montoya Doesn't Consider F1 Return
Montoya Doesn't Consider F1 Return

29 Dec 2010, 10:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Colombian driver Juan Pablo Montoya reiterated comments related to his potential return to Formula 1. What that means is that the former Williams and McLaren racer has no plans whatsoever to return ...

 
Mayfield Files Appeal
Mayfield Files Appeal

28 Dec 2010, 13:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It has been quite an unpleasant year for NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield, problems who have their roots in the June 2009 failed methamphetamine drug test. Kicked out through the back door, the angry d...