NASCAR O'Reilly Series

The All-Star race has fallen on hard times lately. In the last six iterations of the race, I can only recall two truly memorable moments- Carl Edwards destroying his car after winning in 2011 and Josh Wise winning the fan vote in 2014 against all odds. Neither of which happened in the actual race.

The old multi-tiered penalty structure in NASCAR is now a simplified dual-tiered structure and the consequences for failing inspection is more defined.

Longtime partners, Sport Clips Haircuts and the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. (VFW) will once again return to sponsor the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 NASCAR XFINITY Series event at Darlington Raceway, extending their entitlement sponsorship through the 2020 race season.

Jeremy Clements Racing is excited to announce that they will run the full 2017 NASCAR XFINITY season. The family run single car team will be competing in their seventh full-time season. JCR finished the 2016 season with three top 10s and 15th in the driver standings.

As the 2017 NASCAR season approaches, fans can expect to see significant changes both on and off the track. With Monster Energy leading the way as the new entitlement sponsor coupled with the recent exit of high-profile drivers such as Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards, this year could prove to be a defining moment in the future of NASCAR.

Ryan Reed, driver of the No. 16 Lilly Diabetes Ford Mustang, is celebrating “16 days until Daytona” by challenging NASCAR fans to share with him the ways in which they choose to live a healthy lifestyle using the hashtag #DriveYourHealth. Fans can visit RoushFenway.com/DriveYourHealth to submit their photo for the chance to win an autographed Ryan Reed race-used steering wheel.

Richard Childress Racing (RCR) has partnered with Anderson's Maple Syrup to serve as a primary sponsor for multiple races this season with driver Brandon Jones and the No. 33 NASCAR XFINITY Series team. The Wisconsin-based company will also have an associate sponsorship presence throughout the 2017 season.

Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) announced today a partnership with Nashville-based entertainment powerhouse BBR Music Group on the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro with Tyler Reddick for multiple NASCAR XFINITY Series races in 2017.

Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff has returned to Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR XFINITY Series, partnering with rookie driver Daniel Hemric.

The NASCAR XFINITY Series Dash4Cash format will return to the ToyotaCare 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Richmond International Raceway (RIR) this season. The ToyotaCare 250 is one of only four Dash4Cash races for the 2017 season.