NASCAR O'Reilly Series

NASCAR announced today that it has restructured its manufacturer points system for 2014, simplifying it for fans, competition and the industry, while amplifying the already passionate rivalries between each auto maker.

Daytona must be getting closer as Monday was filled with news concerning the quickly approaching NASCAR season. From a deadly duo ready to battle for the Nationwide Series' Owner's Championship to a retired driver set to take some laps at Daytona, the day in news never let up.

Following a second place finish in points last season with Penske Racing, Sam Hornish Jr. was left without a ride due to lack of sponsorship. However, the past Indianapolis 500 champion has landed his feet as announced today.

Driver Chase Elliott will compete full time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports starting in 2014 and do so with NAPA AUTO PARTS as his full-season primary sponsor, the team announced today.

Iowa Speedway announced today that individual event tickets and weekend ticket packages for the track’s 2014 racing events are now available for purchase, starting as low as $20 per seat for each race.

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.

Although he’s only competed in NASCAR’s national series fulltime for four years, Austin Dillon has already perfected the art of proving he’s the best rookie in a series one year and the series’ best overall driver the next. In 2014, he gets an opportunity to start the process all over again when he moves to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

Viva Motorsports announced today that Bill Henderson would assume Crew Chief duties for Jamie Dick and the No. 55 Viva Auto Group Chevrolet Camaro. Henderson will take over the role effective immediately in preparation for the upcoming 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS).

RAB Racing is pleased to announce that they have signed 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Champion James Buescher to a multi-year deal to compete full time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS). Buescher has competed full time in the NCWTS for the past three seasons and has recorded one championship and two third-place finishes in the drivers' championship standings.

Turner Scott Motorsports (TSM) announced today that driver James Buescher will not return to the organization in 2014. Buescher, 23, has driven for TSM since the team's inception in 2010.