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Nicole Briscoe Shares How Racing’s Twist and Turns Shaped Her Career

Nicole Briscoe - NASCAR Countdown host during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Kansas Lottery 300, October 20, 2012 Photo - Allen Kee / ESPN Images
Nicole Briscoe – NASCAR Countdown host during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Kansas Lottery 300, October 20, 2012
Photo – Allen Kee / ESPN Images

Every race weekend, fans see a nicely done broadcast by NASCAR’s TV partners. They see the finished product of a week-long production to broadcast the race. Countless hours go into preparing the show to make sure it’s as accurate as possible. It’s rare to get inside information on what goes on behind the scenes, but if you were to get it, who better to get it from than the host.  Continue reading

Keselowski overcomes penalty to win Iowa Nationwide race

Brad Keselowski, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series U.S. Cellular 250 Presented by Enlist Weed Control System at Iowa Speedway on August 3, 2013  Photo - Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Brad Keselowski, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series U.S. Cellular 250 Presented by Enlist Weed Control System at Iowa Speedway on August 3, 2013
Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Brad Keselowski made a busy weekend well worth the trouble. The defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion was the lone driver making frequent trips between Central Iowa and Pocono Raceway. 

Keselowski will be toting a gas pump trophy back with him after winning the Fifth Annual NASCAR Nationwide Series US Cellular 250 Saturday night at Iowa Speedway. He has won the last three Nationwide starts he has made for Penske Racing, despite not having a Sprint cup victory this season. Continue reading

NASCAR and Fox Extend and Expand Multi-Platform Rights Agreement

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FOX Sports Adds Two Years to Agreement Announced In October,

Three More NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Races and 14 NASCAR Nationwide Series Events

FOX Sports and NASCAR solidified their future together last October when they announced a multi-platform, multi-series media rights agreement through 2022. Less than 10 months later, the two organizations announced they have extended that agreement, which begins in 2015 and runs through 2024. In addition, FOX Sports has added exclusive rights to three more NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events and the first 14 NASCAR Nationwide Series events of each season. FOX Sports secured exclusive rights to the entire NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season through 2022 last fall and that part of the agreement also has been extended through 2024.  Continue reading

US Cellular 250 at Iowa Preview

Elliott Sadler leads Nationwide race Iowa Speedway in 2012 Photo - Getty Imagaes
Elliott Sadler leads Nationwide race Iowa Speedway in 2012
Photo – Getty Imagaes

A little short track out in Iowa will light up for the second time this season when the Nationwide Series hits this tough venue. Rain drenched the race last June, forcing a move to Sunday and then Trevor Bayne and Austin Dillon dueled it out for the victory, with Bayne coming out on top. With the weather looking good, the cars will race under the lights on Saturday night to continue the championship chase. Continue reading