Monthly Archives: February 2015

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NASCAR’s 2015 Sprint Unlimited Format Set

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Photo -Tom Pennington/Getty Images
Photo -Tom Pennington/Getty Images

NASCAR’s 2015 Sprint Unlimited Format Set 

Fans To Join Crew Chiefs In Setting Starting Grid 

NASCAR announced today that the season-opening 75-lap Sprint Unlimited at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, Feb. 14, will be split into two segments. A competition caution at lap 25 will separate the segments in the non-points event, scheduled for an 8:15 p.m. ET start (live on FOX, Motor Racing Network Radio, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

New this year, select fans will be paired with each crew chief for a random drawing to determine starting and pit road positions. The drawings will take place on Friday, Feb. 13 at the FDOT Main Stage inside the Sprint FANZONE beginning at 3:30 p.m.  Continue reading →

NASCAR, NBCSN Reveal Robust 2015 Regional Touring Series Broadcast Schedule

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NBCSN will carry a combined 39 NASCAR Touring Series races in 2015 between the K&N Pro Series and Whelen Modified Tours Photo - Getty Images
NBCSN will carry a combined 39 NASCAR Touring Series races in 2015 between the K&N Pro Series and Whelen Modified Tours Photo – Getty Images

NASCAR, NBCSN Reveal Robust

2015 Regional Touring Series Broadcast Schedule

Unprecedented 39-Race Slate For K&N Pro Series, Whelen Modified Tours;

K&N Pro Series East Richmond race moved to Fall weekend

 

NASCAR and NBC Sports Group announced today an unprecedented broadcast line-up of NASCAR’s popular regional touring series, with a 39-race telecast schedule for racing’s premiere grassroots series as their landmark partnership begins this season.

 

NBCSN’s slate features all 25 K&N Pro Series races between the top developmental series, the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and NASCAR K&N Pro Series West. The coming season will also see triple the television exposure from previous years for the stars and cars of the exciting Whelen Modified Tours, NASCAR‘s only open-wheeled division, which competes at historic short tracks from New Hampshire to North Carolina. A total of 14 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour events are included on this season’s schedule. Continue reading →

‘The Ultimate’ Daytona 500 Moment? NASCAR Lets Fans Decide in New Digital and Social Campaign

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‘The Ultimate’ DAYTONA 500 Moment?

NASCAR Lets Fans Decide In New Digital And Social Campaign

The ‘Ultimate DAYTONA 500 Moment Challenge’ Encourages Fans To Vote On

The Moments That Have Made The DAYTONA 500 ‘The Great American Race’ 

Lee Petty in a “photo finish” for the ages. Fist fights on the backstretch. “The Intimidator’s” long-awaited trip to victory lane. The DAYTONA 500® has produced some of the most monumental moments in sports history and now fans have the chance to decide which one is the best of the best.

From Feb. 2 – Feb. 19, NASCAR® is inviting sports fans to visit DaytonaMoments.NASCAR.com to vote for the event they consider the moment that defined the DAYTONA 500. The “Ultimate DAYTONA 500 Moment Challenge” will pit 16 distinct moments in “The Great American Race®” history against one another in a four-round, elimination-style set-up, similar to the new Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup™ format that debuted in 2014. Continue reading →

NASCAR Makes Two Key Competition Personnel Announcements

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L-R Elton Sawyer and Chad Little
L-R Elton Sawyer and Chad Little

NASCAR Makes Two Key Competition Personnel Announcements

Little Named to Inspection/Officiating Post; Sawyer to Lead Truck Series

NASCAR today announced two leadership changes in its Competition department, including the selection of Chad Little to the new role of Managing Director, Technical Inspection/Officiating and Elton Sawyer to Managing Director, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Both assume their new responsibilities immediately.  Continue reading →