NASCAR Robin Pemberton

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NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee – Rusty Wallace

Rusty Wallace Won With ‘Hands-On’ Approach To Racing

NASCAR broadcaster Rusty Wallace looks on during practice for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway on September 7, 2012 in Richmond, Virginia. Photo -  Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images
NASCAR broadcaster Rusty Wallace looks on during practice for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway on September 7, 2012 in Richmond, Virginia.
Photo – Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images

Ability To ‘Read’ Car Sends 1989 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion To NASCAR Hall of Fame

Rusty Wallace’s ability as a driver is unquestioned.

He won 55 times – ninth most in NASCAR premier series history – during two decades against rivals named Bodine, Earnhardt, Elliott, Gordon, Jarrett, Labonte, Martin, Richmond and Waltrip. Continue reading

Auto Manufacturer Logos Will Now Join Drivers’ Names On The Windshields Of The New NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Gen-6 Race Cars

2013_Ford_Keselowski_WS_Header 2During Autoweek’s Racing Conference held Tuesday in Detroit, NASCAR announced a further enhancement to the new Gen-6 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) cars that puts even more focus on manufacturer identity. In addition to displaying the names of the drivers on the Gen-6 car windshield, there will also be manufacturer identification present on either side of the driver’s name. The round table, town hall-style conference featured a panel that included NASCAR President Mike Helton, NASCAR VP of Competition Robin Pemberton and NASCAR VP of Brand, Consumer and Series Marketing Kim Brink, as well as executives from Chevrolet SS, Ford Fusion and Toyota Camry. Continue reading

Autoweek Panel to Discuss NASCAR’s G6 Cars

NASCAR fans ready for the new season to begin, also have a lot of questions about the Sprint Cup Series‘ new Generation Six cars.

A general view of the new Generation Six race cars during the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Media Tour at the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Jan 22, 2013 in Concord, NC  Photo - Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
A general view of the new Generation Six race cars during the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Media Tour at the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Jan 22, 2013 in Concord, NC
Photo – Streeter Lecka/Getty Images

Autoweek announced today, that fans can tune into a live-streamed town-hall discussion on autoweekracing.com to see the inaugural Autoweek Racing Conference: The Road to Daytona on Tuesday, Feb 5 at 9 am ET. Continue reading