The National Guard said Wednesday it will end its sponsorship of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and IndyCar's Graham Rahal, but it is not clear when that goes into effect.
NASCAR has overhauled its championship format to create an elimination, winner-take-all system designed to reward "the most battle-tested" driver at the end of the season.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR has reinstated suspended Michael Waltrip Racing executive Ty Norris. Norris was suspended indefinitely in September after the race team was caught trying to manipulate the finish of a Sprint Cup race at Richmond International Raceway. Norris was heard on radio ordering driver Brian Vickers to pit to help teammate Martin Truex Jr.’s finishing position....
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Larson’s fourth career race on a road course didn’t start as he planned. Larson was flagged for speeding as he pulled off of pit road when it was his turn to drive Saturday in his debut in the Rolex 24 at Daytona. He was forced to serve a stop-and-go penalty in his Chip Ganassi...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — After more than 2,400 miles and 23 1/2 hours of racing, the most prestigious North American sports car race came down to eight minutes and a final five-lap sprint. The first race of the unified United SportsCar Championship — the NASCAR-owned and IMSA-sanctioned series born from the merger between American Le Mans and Grand-AM —...
PHOENIX (AP) — Danica Patrick has ditched sexy strip downs for bulked up bodybuilders in her latest GoDaddy Super Bowl spot. Patrick made her mark with GoDaddy in a series of risque ads that capitalized on her sex appeal. Her 13th Super Bowl commercial for the website domain provider is her tamest one yet. Patrick is as ripped as a...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR is overhauling its qualifying process and will go to a knockout format similar to Formula One and IndyCar. The new format will not be used for the Daytona 500, non-points events in the Sprint Cup Series and the Truck Series event at Eldora Speedway in Ohio. NASCAR will use three rounds of qualifying at...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR is overhauling its qualifying process and will go to a knockout format similar to Formula One and IndyCar. The new format will not be used for the Daytona 500, non-points events in the Sprint Cup Series and the Truck Series event at Eldora Speedway in Ohio. NASCAR will use three rounds of qualifying at...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Swan Racing has added a new investor to its race team: Iowa businessman Anthony Marlowe is now a minority owner. Marlowe joins Swan Racing team owner Brandon Davis and investor Bill Romanowksi. Marlowe is co-founder and president of domestic customer relationship management firm TMone. He is also the managing member of private investment firm Iowa City...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR is replacing longtime Sprint Cup Series director John Darby with Richard Buck. The move comes four years after NASCAR first announced it was seeking a successor to Darby so he could take a managerial role. Buck spent last year as vice president of racing operations for the International Motor Sports Association and managing director...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Chip Ganassi and Roger Penske have both tweaked their team names headed into the 2014 seasons. Ganassi has dropped “Earnhardt” from the formal name of his NASCAR organization. His team will now be known as Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, the name it used before a late 2008 merger with Dale Earnhardt Inc. The...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NBC Sports Group will formally introduce Dale Earnhardt Jr. crew chief Steve Letarte on Friday as the final member of its broadcast team. Letarte is under contract to Hendrick Motorsports and the No. 88 team through the 2014 season. He will become an analyst for NBC Sports beginning in 2015 when the network begins coverage....