NASCAR Cup Series

Sprint (NYSE: S) announced today four new awards will be added to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards on Friday, Nov. 30, in Las Vegas. The Sprint Fan Voice Awards are designed to let fans have a voice in determining the top highlights of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. capped off his remarkable 2012 season with his second straight NASCAR Nationwide Series championship, becoming just the sixth driver to earn back-to-back titles in Series history. Stenhouse, talked with Ford Racing about a myriad of topics in Miami, Florida, after the win had sunk in.

Max Gresham left the Homestead-Miami Speedway with a smile Friday night. That wouldn't normally be what one would expect after his race. He wasn't happy that his No. 8 Made In USA Brand (MIUSA) Chevrolet Silverado was damaged after hitting the wall three times during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) season-finale Ford EcoBoost 200.

Greg Ives, the race engineer for Jimmie Johnson’s historic run of five NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships from 2006-10, has been named crew chief for JR Motorsports and driver Regan Smith for the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series season, general manager Kelley Earnhardt Miller announced today.

In just his third full-time season, Brad Keselowski is crowned champion. The road to the championship hasn’t been easy but Keselowski has gone down the path and conquered the end result.

What an incredible 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. A season that started off with a Monday night under the lights Daytona 500 all the way to a riveting championship battle all the way to the final few laps at Homestead.

The 2012 season has been one crazy ride, from two brand new champions to one back-to-back champion. From AJ Allmendinger being suspended, to Dale Earnhardt Jr. sitting out for two weeks with a concussion. It has been a season of ups and downs within all three series of NASCAR competition.

At the end of the 400 mile finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, NASCAR would see a new champion crowned in the form of Brad Keselowski.

Special $49 ticket packages and a unique ticket package with the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars highlight Daytona International Speedway’s “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” Thanksgiving holiday ticket specials.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. captured his second championship in the NASCAR Nationwide Series on Saturday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, FL.