NASCAR O'Reilly Series

Race fans who want to get up close and personal with today’s NASCAR stars, look no further than Darlington Raceway’s hospitality options for 2012.

Steve Wallace, a perennial Nationwide Series top-ten points finisher as of late, will make his 2012 NNS debut at the helm of RWR's No. 4 Loanmax Ford Mustang in the April 27th Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway.

Trevor Bayne, one the NASCAR’s most popular young drivers and the winner of the 2011 Daytona 500, will star in a new television ad campaign that focuses on the new 2013 Ford Fusion.

Rookie driver Tanner Berryhill will pilot SR² Motorsports No. 24 New Gulf Resources Chevrolet Impala in next Friday’s Nationwide Series 250 at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway. Joining New Gulf Resources is Excel Therapy Specialists, AmeriCashAdvance.com, Dillon Manufacturing, and Crown Plaza Richmond West.

At Texas Motor Speedway, Michael Annett scored his second top-10 and fifth top-15 finish in just six races with his new team, Richard Petty Motorsports. And with that good run, he officially moved up two spots to fifth in the Nationwide Series point standings.

NASCAR today issued a ‘White Paper’ detailing the various programs that have made NASCAR a leader in green initiatives across all sports. The data in “The Sports Leader in Sustainability”* illustrates the steps NASCAR has taken in educating fans, reducing the sport’s environmental impact, and validating green technologies – both on and off the track.

Officials from U.S. Cellular and Iowa Speedway have come to an agreement on extending the track’s annual late summer NASCAR Nationwide Series event sponsorship, the U.S. Cellular 250.

By the end of last year, the opportunity to run a half dozen Nationwide races during the 2012 season began to take shape and running those races will likely play a big factor in what becomes of Ryan Blaney's racing career.