Looking back at the 2013 season, NASCAR had the usual ups and downs but this year would be different. NASCAR unveiled its new GEN-6 car to mixed reviews and fans waiting to see what this new car would bring to actual racing.
Certainly one the focal points surrounding the second tier of NASCAR's national touring series involves the marketing department's ability to locate a new title sponsor.
Stewart spent the final weekend of 2013 at Expo Hall, located inside of the Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Tony Stewart Racing had two midget sprints, named "The Munchkin," entered in the 16th Annual Rumble In Fort Wayne, an indoor midget dirt race.
From soon to be full time NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Kyle Larson and the Texas Department of Transportation comes a very important safety message for everyone across the nation planning on celebrating New Years Eve: make sure your end of the year celebration plans includes a SAFE ride home.
At the end of most NASCAR seasons, contracts run up and some drivers begin to look for a new team to partner up with. The hope of this new team will bring them more success than the previous team did. Some of these ideas work, while others fail.
Jeff Gordon will always be, at the very, very least, one of the top ten best drivers in NASCAR history on any list. The guy whose Racing Reference page costs $95 to sponsor. The Tom Brady of racing. He's the driver of the 1990's who will probably end his career with over 90 wins, a first ballet Hall of Famer, and helped a team go from race winners to champions.
Last year when NASCAR rolled out the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule, there were some new dates added - a dirt race at Eldora Speedway and a road course race in Canada at the famed Canadian Tire Motorsports Park.
On Tuesday, NASCAR finally announced its 2014 rules package for the Sprint Cup Series Gen-6 racecar. While these changes may not have been significant or may not have been a step in the right direction in the eyes of many, the efforts of the sanctioning body cannot be denied.