NASCAR Unveils 2019 Monster Energy Cup Competition Package—with an Eye to the Future

CONCORD, N.C. – From a technical standpoint, the rules package NASCAR is incorporating into the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series for 2019 will feature a car with higher downforce and lower horsepower—with the hope of fostering closer racing. Continue reading

NASCAR, Rev Racing Announce Competitors in Third Annual NASCAR Drive for Diversity National Pit Crew Combine

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Top College Athletes to Compete for Spots with Pit Crew Development Program

CHARLOTTE, N.C. –- NASCAR® and Rev Racing Tuesday announced 13 college athletes from across the country who will compete as tire changers, carriers, and jackmen in the third annual NASCAR Drive for Diversity National Pit Crew Combine in Concord, N.C., on Friday, May 25. Continue reading

Joey Logano Faces Do-or-die Race on Saturday Night

Joey Logano, the driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil/Red Cross Ford, walks to his car prior to practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway on September 8, 2017, in Richmond, Virginia. Photo – Sarah Crabill/Getty Images

For Joey Logano, this is it.

The Team Penske driver’s championship hopes have been distilled into one 400-lap race on Saturday night at Richmond Raceway. Continue reading

College Athletes Descend on Charlotte

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NASCAR Drive for Diversity National Pit Crew Combine Presented by Goodyear

Aspiring Pit Crew Members to Compete for Spots with Rev Racing Development Program

A select group of former college football, basketball, softball, and track and field athletes from across the country will put their pit crew skills to the test in the second annual NASCAR Drive for Diversity National Pit Crew Combine presented by Goodyear on Friday, May 26. Continue reading

Despite Penalties, Brad Keselowski Battles Back to Third at Pocono

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Photo – Chris Trotman/Getty Images

A long day ended with a good result for Brad Keselowski and his No. 2 Team Penske team in Monday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Axalta ‘We Paint Winners 400’ at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway.

The event’s pole sitter had to rally from the back of the field after NASCAR ordered him to pit road on Lap 27 after determining his Team Penske pit crew made unapproved body modifications to the right-side of his No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion during the previous rounds of pit stops. Continue reading