NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

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NASCAR Digital Media Launches ‘NASCAR Connect’ with OneUp Sports

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NASCAR Digital Media And OneUp Sports Partner To Launch Predictive Gaming App ‘NASCAR Connect’

Prediction: NASCAR fans are already thinking about which driver will be visiting Victory Lane at the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway this Sunday. Fact: NASCAR fans will be able to put their prediction skills to the test – against other fans in real-time – when OneUp Sports launches a brand new predictive gaming app, NASCAR Connect, on iOS devices this weekend. Continue reading

Ryan Newman’s Rescue Ranch Facility Gets “Tanked” on Animal Planet

Photo - Courtesy of Discovery
Photo – Courtesy of Discovery

NASCAR Star Ryan Newman’s Rescue Ranch Facility Gets “Tanked” on Animal Planet, Airing Friday, March 14th at 10:00 pm ET/PT

Animal Planet’s “TANKED” stars Wayde King and Brett Raymer head to Statesville, N.C., to help transform Richard Childress Racing driver Ryan Newman’s and his wife Krissie’s animal rescue facility, Rescue Ranch. Continue reading

Throwback Thursday – Kurt Busch Goes Back-to-Back at Bristol

Photo - Jayski
Photo – Jayski

Since a Sprint Cup race will be on my birthday this season, I decided to re-visit the last time the Cup Series ran a race on my birthday, which was March 23, 2003.

The tour made its first of two dates at Bristol Motor Speedway.  Kurt Busch, then with Roush Racing headed into the race as the defending winner.

His win in 2002 was no easy task, as he had to muscle his way around Jimmy Spencer.  Busch put the bump-and-run on Spencer and pulled away to record his first Cup win of his career.  It started a rivalry between the two, which would last until late in the 2003 season. Continue reading

NASCAR Modifies National Series Qualifying

Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Jimmy John's Chevrolet, prepares to drive during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 7, 2014  Photo - Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Jimmy John’s Chevrolet, prepares to drive during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 7, 2014
Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

NASCAR Makes Modifications To National Series Qualifying. 

Enhancements Made To Help Make An Exciting Format Even Better 

NASCAR notified its teams this afternoon that effective immediately the following modifications apply to all elements of its national series qualifying including the breaks:

  • One cool down unit connected through either the left side or right side hood flap/cowl flap is allowed to cool the engine
  • The hood must continue to remain closed
  • Plugging in the generator will not be allowed
  • Two crew members will be allowed over the wall to support the car and driver
  • No cool down laps will be permitted Continue reading