Randy Hill, one of the newest owners in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS), surprised his driver Casey Roderick with an early Christmas present by informing the rookie Wednesday afternoon that he will attempt to qualify for the season-finale Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway this weekend.
TREVOR BAYNE will make his 29th start of the season in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway TREVOR BAYNE at Homestead-Miami Speedway… Bayne has a top-five finish in his only start in Nationwide Series competition.
DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 AMP ENERGY/NATIONAL GUARD/DIET MOUNTAIN DEW CHEVROLET, met with the media during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Test at Daytona International Raceway.
This Week’s Tundra… The No. 5 International Trucks/Monaco RVs team and Germain Racing driver Todd Bodine will utilize TRD-092 in Friday’s 134-lap NCWTS race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The battle for the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup title comes down to the season’s final race Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS driver Martin Truex Jr. gives Carl Edwards a slight edge over Tony Stewart to take home the trophy, although the Michael Waltrip Racing driver expects the final few laps on the 1.5-mile oval.
When Regan Smith walked out of Homestead-Miami Speedway following last year's final Sprint Cup race of the season, he felt confident that his Furniture Row Racing team was on the cusp of reaching a new level of competition.
TOYOTA TIDBITS KAHNE COLLECTS CHECKERS: Red Bull Racing Team driver Kasey Kahne beat championship-contenders Carl Edwards (second) and Tony Stewart (third) to the finish line to capture the checked flag in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Phoenix International Raceway.
Turner Motorsports welcomes Nelson Piquet Jr. ... Turner Motorsports is pleased to welcome NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) standout Nelson Piquet Jr. to the seat of the No. 30 Chevrolet for this weekend's Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The 25-year-old Green from Concord, North Carolina, is set to become the 10th competitor to pilot Spire Motorsports' No. 77 Chevrolet entry throughout the 2026 Truck Series season and for his series' debut at Talladega Superspeedway on October 23.
The 36-year-old Ellis from Torrance, California, is Alpha Prime Racing's first full-time competitor signed for the 2027 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season.
In 150 NASCAR Cup Series starts at Phoenix Raceway, Richard Childress Racing has scored six victories, led by Kevin Harvick with four wins (including a sweep of both races in 2006 plus fall races in 2012 and 2013).
Ryan Ellis was announced as Young’s Motorsports’ full-time driver in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series as the organization enters its third season of competition.
