NASCAR Cup Series

NASCAR delivered the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rules package to race teams today, following collaborative development by the industry.

Phoenix Racing formally announced today that Bobby Labonte will drive a second car for the team in the Daytona 500 on February 23, 2014 at Daytona International Speedway. The move reunites Phoenix Racing chairman emeritus, James Finch, with the 2000 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, Bobby Labonte. Labonte drove for Phoenix Racing for 13 races in the No. 09 in 2010 and for one race at Michigan International Speedway in 2013 in the No. 51.

Last week, it was announced that Austin Dillon would be bringing the No. 3 back to the Sprint Cup Series.

What do Dale Earnhardt Jr., Duck Dynasty, and a Chevrolet from 1989 have in common? All three made it onto this year’s list of best-selling die-cast, which was announced today by Lionel Racing, The Official Die-Cast of NASCAR.

NASCAR announced today a new multi-year agreement with Flowmaster designating it as the exclusive NASCAR Performance partner for performance exhaust system components, which include performance mufflers, catalytic converters, headers and installation accessories. Flowmaster will complement their category rights with participation in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Contingency Program. Flowmaster will leverage its new designation for exhaust system components and the power of NASCAR’s intellectual property to activate at various retail and wholesale channels nationwide and at-track through aggressive customer hosting.

College can be an expensive financial investment. So MIS Cares is hoping to make it a little easier in 2014 for five Jackson and Lenawee County students taking the next step in furthering education.

It is not surprising that the race I thought was the most entertaining in 2013 was on one of the circuit’s premier venues. It was not a surprise to see the winner of that race the now six time champion. What was a surprise was that the race was broadcast on...get this...ESPN!

Austin Dillon, a champion in both the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, will compete full-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series beginning in 2014 driving for Richard Childress Racing.

The NBC Sports Network informed the NASCAR world during champion’s week who their lead commentators will be. Jeff Burton will debut his commentating skills in the summer of 2015 with Rick Allen who will occupy the play-by-play role.