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Richard Petty Motorsports Sells Racing Assets
Richard Petty Motorsports Sells Racing Assets

29 Nov 2010, 15:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the few teams in the NASCAR series to have experienced serious financial difficulties this year, Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM), announced today it has decided to sell its racing assets to a...

 
NASCAR Fans Go Digital
NASCAR Fans Go Digital

26 Nov 2010, 07:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The recently concluded NASCAR season left behind a new record for the series: for the fifth time in a row, the Sprint Cup was won by Jimmie Johnson, already considered the best NASCAR driver ever to...

 
Jimmie Johnson Wins 5th Consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Title
Jimmie Johnson Wins 5th Consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Title

22 Nov 2010, 07:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jimmie Johnson drives and writes history every chance he gets. The man has just clinched his 5th consecutive title in the most important racing championship in North America, the NASCAR Sprint Cup S...

 
Ford F-150 EcoBoost, the 24hr of... Homestead
Ford F-150 EcoBoost, the 24hr of... Homestead

20 Nov 2010, 11:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One thing is clear: American manufacturer Ford is going out of its way to prove that the new F-150 powered by the EcoBoost engine is the mother of all trucks. We've seen the car undergoing tort...

 
Hot Wheels 2011 Vintage Racing Collection Coming
Hot Wheels 2011 Vintage Racing Collection Coming

19 Nov 2010, 14:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The week-end is coming so it’s time to bring out the kids in us. Of course, to do this the proper way would require us to get our hands on a hyperpowered four-wheeled creation, head for the fi...

 
Infineon Raceway Goes Solar
Infineon Raceway Goes Solar

18 Nov 2010, 19:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Slowly but surely, NASCAR is embracing the worldwide efforts made to cut our dependence of fossil fuels and rid the world of billions of tons of harmful emissions. Whereas the switch to cleaner fuel...

 
NASCAR Gaming Goes Deep and Wide
NASCAR Gaming Goes Deep and Wide

16 Nov 2010, 15:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's all about exposure for what is America's most watched motorsport, and some say the world. The extraordinary way in which the entire fabric of the series was created meant billions of ...

 
Pastrana to Make NASCAR Debut in the Nationwide Series
Pastrana to Make NASCAR Debut in the Nationwide Series

12 Nov 2010, 10:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After winning it all in the X Games and the American rallying scene, it was only a matter of time until Travis Pastrana would have turned his attention to NASCAR racing. Well, that time has finally ...

 
Busch Fined $25,000 and Placed On NASCAR Probation
Busch Fined $25,000 and Placed On NASCAR Probation

10 Nov 2010, 07:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / NASCAR has finally taken action against driver Kyle Busch for his obscene gestures during the Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway last weekend. As confirmed in a press release, the driver of the...

 
Busch Apologizes for Showing Finger to NASCAR Official
Busch Apologizes for Showing Finger to NASCAR Official

9 Nov 2010, 07:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kyle Busch lost it during the race at Texas Motor Speedway last weekend and, in the process, gave a NASCAR official the finger to show his frustration. Of course, the incident was caught on camera a...

 
Montoya Dedicates 'Dega Pole to Jim Hunter
Montoya Dedicates 'Dega Pole to Jim Hunter

30 Oct 2010, 22:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following today's qualifying at the Talladega Superspeedway, Juan Pablo Montoya found himself in the first position of the starting grid for tomorrow's Amp Energy Juice 500 race. The pole ...

 
NASCAR Exec Jim Hunter Dies
NASCAR Exec Jim Hunter Dies

30 Oct 2010, 22:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASCAR lost one of its key figures yesterday, after Jim Hunter, a forty-year NASCAR veteran and vice president of Corporate Communications passed away after a year-long battle with cancer. Hunter wa...

 
Robby Gordon Introducing Speed Energy Drink
Robby Gordon Introducing Speed Energy Drink

30 Oct 2010, 16:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / What do you do when, despite all your best efforts, finding new sponsors proves to be even more difficult than winning the Chase? Well, creating something on your own, which may bring more money int...

 
Harvick and Burton Bury the Hatchet
Harvick and Burton Bury the Hatchet

30 Oct 2010, 14:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / During the Martinsville last Sunday, drivers Kevin Harvick and Jeff Burton got into a bit of a radio skirmish, each of them throwing harsh words at the other as they fought for a better position. Th...

 
DuPont Extends Jeff Gordon Sponsorship
DuPont Extends Jeff Gordon Sponsorship

30 Oct 2010, 07:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the 2010 NASCAR season is nearing its completion, all the parties involved are reviewing their strategies for the next season. In the case of sponsors, that means letting go some of the contracts...

 
KHI Partners with RCR in Nationwide
KHI Partners with RCR in Nationwide

30 Oct 2010, 07:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A stronger, perhaps more competitive team is about to get born in the Nationwide Series, after last night Kevin Harvick, Inc. (KHI) announced the signing of a partnership with Richard Childress Raci...

 
RKC Toyota Camry NASCAR Edition for SEMA
RKC Toyota Camry NASCAR Edition for SEMA

29 Oct 2010, 19:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Remember Toyota? We mean Toyota-the carmaker, not Toyota-the talk of the day, the center of unwanted and unneeded attention caused by the almost year-long unintended acceleration issue. If you don&#...

 
RPM Gasping for Funds
RPM Gasping for Funds

27 Oct 2010, 08:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The rumors surrounding possible financial difficulties for NASCAR's Richard Petty Motorsports are beginning to become facts. Ironically, the current difficult financial situation of the team st...

 
Hamlin Wins at Martinsville, Closes in on Johnson
Hamlin Wins at Martinsville, Closes in on Johnson

25 Oct 2010, 05:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The lead current Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson has in the Chase has begun to shrink after runner-up Denny Hamlin won the Tums Fast Relief 500 race at Martinsville this Sunday. The difference be...

 
DTM Teaming with NASCAR to Establish US Series from 2013
DTM Teaming with NASCAR to Establish US Series from 2013

18 Oct 2010, 13:42 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / One of the racing series with the greatest potential is the DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters), which is on its way of going global in the future, as autosport reports. The DTM has created an in...