NASCAR Explores European Potential

Clint Bowyer leads the Toyota Save Mart 350 at Sonoma in June 2012Photo - Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

Clint Bowyer leads the Toyota Save Mart 350 at Sonoma in June 2012
Photo – Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

NASCAR is exploring its European potential as they look into the idea of racing across the Atlantic to grow interest in stock car racing overseas.

This story was first reported by Christian Sylt of Autoweek.

George Silberman, NASCAR’s vice president of regional and touring series, says interest of racing over seas is to build up interest in Europe as the sport continues to grow. Continue reading

Landon Cassill Out At BK Racing

Landon Cassill will not return in the No. 83. Photo - FOX Sports

Landon Cassill will not return in the No. 83.
Photo – FOX Sports

Landon Cassill, driver of the No. 83, announced today that he will not be returning to BK Racing in 2013 after one full season with the new organization. Continue reading

Tech Talk – NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

CWTSlogoaBy Rich Foust

The Camping World Truck Series is the youngest of NASCAR‘s top three divisions, but is the closest to the truest form of racing by keeping fans engaged from start to finish.

As promised in my last post, The Unique Beauty of NASCAR, this is the first of a three-part series that I will take a closer look at the similarities and differences in NASCAR’s top-three divisions – Camping World Trucks, Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series‘ – and how they are at the same time, special in there own right, with their own unique attraction for fans.

Beginning with the Camping World Truck Series, there are four areas, I’ll use to highlight the similarities and differences between all three series’  – unique attraction for fans, technology of the race vehicles, equipment, and rules structure of the teams. Continue reading

NASCAR Nuggets from the Net – January 10, 2013

January 10, 2013

January 10, 2013

Today’s NASCAR Nuggets from the Net will focus on more silly season news to keep race fans up-to-date with the latest and greatest information available. 

There’s also, an interesting nugget about a new primetime reality TV show, showcasing a high level NASCAR exec, premiering this spring.

And of course any other interesting NASCAR news as it becomes available throughout the day.

Also just a reminder that fans can follow Daytona’s Preseason Thunder testing, today and throughout the weekend, online at SPEEDtv.com from 9am-noon ET and at the SPEED channel on TV from 1-5pm ET. Continue reading

NASCAR Nuggets from the Net – January 9, 2013

January 9, 2013

January 9, 2013

Today’s NASCAR Nuggets from the Net will focus on recent track news, as well as any other news – ie. some interesting Jeremy Mayfield nuggets – recently posted on the net.

You’ll also want to read Fan4Racing’s feature with details about Daytona’s Preseason Thunder Gen-Six Test and Fan Fest, that starts tomorrow, Jan 10th.

Also, just a reminder to set your DVR’s for Jeff Gordon’s appearance tonight, Wednesday, Jan 9, on the CBS TV show ‘I Get That a Lot,’ airing at 8pm ET. Continue reading