NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

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Austin Dillon Embraces Underdog Role

CHARLOTTE, NC - OCTOBER 06: Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 Dow Coating Materials Chevrolet, sits in his car during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 6, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
CHARLOTTE, NC – OCTOBER 06: Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 Dow Coating Materials Chevrolet, sits in his car during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 6, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

It doesn’t matter to Austin Dillon that Las Vegas oddsmakers have made him a 50-to-1 shot to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship, by far the longest odds among the 12 remaining drivers.

After finishing eighth last Sunday at Dover and earning the final transfer spot from the Chase’s Round of 16, Dillon believes his No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet has the speed to pull off a surprise in the Round of 12. Continue reading

Kevin Harvick Edges Alex Bowman for Charlotte pole

CHARLOTTE, NC - OCTOBER 06: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Hunting Chevrolet, poses with a trophy after winning the pole position during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 6, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
CHARLOTTE, NC – OCTOBER 06: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Hunting Chevrolet, poses with a trophy after winning the pole position during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 6, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

Kevin Harvick may have won the pole for Saturday night’s Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (7 pm ET on NBC), but Alex Bowman continued to open eyes as a substitute driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

Touring the 1.5-mile speedway in 27.547 seconds (196.029 mph), Harvick knocked Bowman (196.000 mph) off the pole by a scant 0.004 seconds in the final round of Thursday evening’s knockout qualifying.

The pole was Harvick’s first at Charlotte, his first of the 2016 season and the 16th of his career. Continue reading

Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview of Charlotte with Hot Topic Sound Off

Every Thursday 8:30 to 10:30 pm ET with host Sharon Burton and co-host Brian Eberly
Every Thursday 8:30 to 10:30 pm ET with host Sharon Burton and co-host Aaron Bearden

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Aaron Bearden on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview, 8:30 to 10 pm your complete guide for the upcoming racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

We’re previewing the NASCAR Sprint Cup, and XFINITY Series races on Friday and Saturday.

During NASCAR Hot Topic Sound Off, we’ll discuss the latest news and hot topics from the Sprint Cup, XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series as well as the K&N Pro Series and ARCA Racing Series.

Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @AaronBearden93 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Our show begins at 8:30 pm ET on Thursday, October 6, 2016.

As always…Thanks for listening!

Richard Childress Racing, NASCAR Digital Media Partner to Elevate Digital Presence

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New Website to Launch in December; RCR First Team to Work with NASCAR Digital Media

Richard Childress Racing (RCR) has enlisted NASCAR Digital Media (NDM) to oversee design and development of the organization’s new website, the companies announced today. The new rcrracing.com will soft launch in December followed by a full rollout in early 2017.

RCR undertook a rigorous search process, interviewing more than ten agencies and web design firms before awarding the project to NDM. In doing so, RCR becomes the first race team to collaborate with the fast-growing NDM on a website build.

The fully customized site will feature an improved user experience and compelling, original content to enhance the overall digital experience for fans of RCR and its stable of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR XFINITY Series drivers.

“Our digital efforts have become a major focus for RCR and many of our partners over the past few years,” said Ben Schlosser, Chief Marketing Officer of RCR. “We needed a contemporary website which allows us to fully showcase engaging content for our fans and partners. RCR looked at a number of qualified digital providers and chose NDM because of their proven approach and the compelling opportunities to collaborate on content. We understand that NDM is discussing similar projects with other race teams and we’re proud to be the leader in the effort.”

NDM will build rcrracing.com to accommodate RCR’s growing number of fans across multiple devices, with a flexible design offering multiple ways to present content. The revamped site will feature driver-specific content, complete race and driver schedules, videos, photo galleries, race updates and more.

“As the NASCAR digital platform continues to expand, we’re making more of our capabilities available to partners,” said NASCAR Digital Media Vice President Colin Smith. “Richard Childress Racing drivers have loyal and passionate fan followings, and we’re uniquely positioned to help the team better engage those audiences across a constantly evolving digital landscape.”

NDM has led a myriad of successful digital initiatives since NASCAR reacquired its digital rights and launched a new platform in 2013. The flagship site, NASCAR.com, is the sport’s premier destination for fans and in 2016 the platform will eclipse one billion page views for the third consecutive year.

Through this partnership, RCR will have access to NDM’s content management system that allows developers to publish timely content across creatively designed layouts. The team will benefit from other tools to drive fan engagement, including data-driven insight from daily digital interactions with NASCAR fans, industry and sponsors.

The announcement represents another step in the continued growth and evolution of NDM, which plans to work with more race teams on website builds in the future. Earlier this year, NASCAR announced that NDM will bring all digital advertising sales and operations in house, beginning January 1, 2017.