Heading into the new season, NASCAR made some slight adjustments to the Nationwide Series cars. They changed the height of the rear spoiler (eliminating the 'ears'), changed the rear spring package, while giving them the same radiator package that is run in the Sprint Cup Series cars.
The cars are on the track, the teams are meticulously preparing their race cars for the beginning of the 2014 season, and the rookies are outshining the veterans; at least in testing.
When Trevor Bayne stepped behind the wheel of the No. 6 AdvoCare Mustang for Roush-Fenway Racing at the beginning of 2013, everybody expected big things. After all, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. led the team to back-to-back Nationwide Series Championships.
With Preseason Thunder testing at Daytona International Speedway, thoughts of Dale Earnhardt Sr. and his legacy on the sport of NASCAR are only natural.
For the past five years, the No. 1 and No. 42 Sprint Cup Series teams ran under the Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sebastes banner. However, that all changes in 2014 as the company reverts back to it's original name - Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sebastes.
From the very moment Richard Childress Racing announced that driver Austin Dillon was moving up to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and would be in the #3 Chevrolet the response was immediate among the NASCAR media and the fans of the sport.
There was a lot of genuine excitement associated with the opening day of NASCAR's 2014 Pre-Season Thunder tests at Daytona International Speedway. That was largely due to the fact that it meant the new NASCAR racing season had finally arrived.
While NASCAR nation’s thoughts are in Daytona today and tomorrow for 2014 preseason testing, behind the scenes back at the Richard Childress Racing shop, something even more unique than cars on the track is happening.
Rheem Manufacturing Company today announced that it will serve as primary sponsor for RAB Racing’s No. 99 Toyota, in which James Buescher will drive for the full 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule.
Hendrick Motorsports has extended its strategic relationship with HP Inc. through the 2029 NASCAR Cup Series season, with the agreement continuing HP’s primary sponsorship of driver William Byron and the No. 24 Chevrolet for two races annually.
