Category Archives: NASCAR Informer

Brad Keselowski Joins The Hollywood Hotel

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Brad Keselowski speaks with media during preseason testing at Charlotte. Photo - Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

Brad Keselowski speaks with media during preseason testing at Charlotte. Photo – Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

Brad Keselowski, 2012 Sprint Cup champion, may not be in a race car during Saturday’s Sprint Unlimited, but he will be in the Hollywood Hotel along side Chris Myers and Michael Waltrip.

Eligible drivers for the Sprint Unlimited are those with a Sprint Cup pole in 2012 and past Sprint Unlimited winners. Keselowski has neither. So instead of sitting at home Saturday night, Brad Keselowski will watch the race from the famous Hollywood Hotel with FOX’s Chris Myers and Michael Waltrip. Continue reading →

Nineteen Drivers Entered For Sprint Unlimited

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Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, spins into Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet, and Kurt Busch, driver of the #51 Tag Heuer Avant-Garde Chevrolet Chevrolet, during a crash at the front of the field during the NASCAR Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2012 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo - Getty Images

Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, spins into Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet, and Kurt Busch, driver of the #51 Tag Heuer Avant-Garde Chevrolet, during a crash at the front of the field during the NASCAR Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2012 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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NASCAR always kicks off the racing season with the Sprint Unlimited, formerly the Budweiser Shootout, at Daytona International Speedway the week before the Daytona 500. This year there are 22 drivers eligible for the Sprint Unlimited and 19 drivers are indicated on the entry list.

Drivers eligible for the Sprint Unlimited are those who got at least one pole during the 2012 Sprint Cup series season and past Sprint Unlimited winners. Continue reading →

Generation Six Car- A Defining Moment

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Drivers test out the pack during day 2 at Daytona - Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images for NASCAR

Drivers test out the pack during day 2 at Daytona – Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images for NASCAR

NASCAR will debut the Generation Six car at the Daytona 500. The 2013 Daytona 500 may also be the start of a turning point in the sport’s history.

There are many things to look forward to when the Daytona 500 kicks off the NASCAR Sprint Cup series season in two weeks. The most obvious thing that has people excited about the new season is the new “Generation Six” car, also called the “Gen6” car. The Gen6 car represents the way stock cars used to be before the “Car of Tomorrow” debuted in 2007, as they will now better resemble the manufacturers and their street cars, with distinct body lines and character. Cars that will be on track in 2013 include the Chevrolet SS, Ford Fusion and Toyota Camry. Continue reading →

AJ Allmendinger Testing For Penkse Racing

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Driver AJ Allmendinger helps push his car on pit row during qualifying for a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Friday, July 6, 2012. Photo - Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP

Driver AJ Allmendinger helps push his car on pit row during qualifying for a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Friday, July 6, 2012.
Photo – Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP

AJ Allmendinger is driving for Penske Racing once again. Allmendinger will test an IndyCar for Penske Racing on February 18 and 19 at Sebring International Raceway.

AJ Allmendinger is making his return into the racing world after failing a random drug test by NASCAR last summer. Since the failed drug test AJ has driven for Phoenix Racing in a limited number of starts, including more scheduled this up coming season, ran for Michael Shank Racing in the Rolex 24 and will now get a chance to drive an IndyCar for Penske Racing. Continue reading →

NASCAR Makes Rule Change

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Jimmie Johnson (48) makes a pit stop during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, April 22, 2012. Photo - Autostock, Russell LaBounty/AP

Jimmie Johnson (48) makes a pit stop during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, April 22, 2012.
Photo – Autostock, Russell LaBounty/AP

NASCAR has updated a pit road rule change for the 2013 season. The gas man’s role will change again.

Beginning in 2011, NASCAR removed the catch can in favor of a self-venting gas can. The change did not only affect the way the gas is distributed in the car but also the gas man’s duties. When the catch can was removed, the gas man now had an additional part to his job, making adjustments on the car. Continue reading →