As race teams make final preparations to start the 2015 season, NASCAR announced today its diverse lineup of 2015 NASCAR Contingency Program sponsors for all three national series. This year’s program is highlighted by the renewal of longtime sponsors and the addition of a new brand to the stable of participating contingency partners.
Nationwide will air its latest television advertisement featuring NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. during the 2015 Daytona 500. The ad, titled “It Takes a Nation,” will make its television broadcast debut on Sunday, February 22, and air throughout the 2015 NASCAR season. It will be released on Nationwide’s @nationwide88 Twitter handle and the Nationwide88 Facebook page February 20.
A New Season...The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) returns to the track this weekend in Daytona Beach, Florida for the NextEra Energy Resources 250. Donnie Neuenberger will make his 5th NCWTS start at the famed Daytona International Speedway.
A New Season...The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) returns to the track this weekend in Daytona Beach, Florida for the NextEra Energy Resources 250. Cody Ware will make his 1st NCWTS start at the famed Daytona International Speedway.
Grammy Award nominee and multi-platinum recording artist Gavin DeGraw will serve as the honorary pace car driver at the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday, March 1. The 38-year-old singer/songwriter will be behind the wheel for the initial pace laps prior to the green flag as NASCAR’s top drivers speed into the second race of the 2015 season.
On Monday, Athenian Motorsports announced that the 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West runner-up driver will compete in at least seven NASCAR XFINITY Series events this season starting at Phoenix (Ariz.) International Raceway in March.
Meet Ray Black, Jr... Born in Montgomery, Ala., Ray Black, Jr. moved to Palm Coast, Fla., when he was just nine years old and quickly developed an affinity for the water. Spending time with his father learning about deep sea diving, Ray also developed an interest in motorsports through video games when he was a teenager.
NASCAR announced today that long-time official Kim Lopez will be the chief starter for Sunday’s 57th running of the Daytona 500. She will become the first woman and first Hispanic to flag the Great American Race, which begins at 1 p.m. ET Sunday, live on FOX, Motor Racing Network Radio, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Second-year NTT INDYCAR SERIES driver Louis Foster shone brightest amid a setting sun as a long first day of the inaugural Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham came to an end.
Austin Austin Cindric and the No. 2 Menards/Quaker State Ford Mustang Dark Horse team charged from 23rd to a third-place finish Saturday night at Richmond Raceway, earning their second top-five finish of the season in the Cook Out 400.
With two cars starting inside the top ten Saturday night, Roush Fenway Keselowski (RFK) Racing was among the strongest cars in the field when the green flag dropped at Richmond Raceway.
Despite a late-race skirmish that appeared to hinder the speed of the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Mustang Dark Horse, Josh Berry battled to an eighth-place finish in Saturday night’s Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway
