(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Returning to action from a concussion that sidelined him for the second half of the 2016 season, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was leading Sunday’s Daytona 500 at the halfway point, having passed Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson for the top spot on lap […]

(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Just because Tony Stewart has retired from Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series racing doesn’t mean the co-owner of Stewart-Hass racing has lost his quick wit and sense of humor. Stewart’s penchant for repartee was in full evidence on Saturday morning when he […]

(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – In a sport whose landscape is constantly changing with movement among drivers, crew chiefs and sponsors, the watchword at Team Penske is “status quo.” The Roger Penske-owned organization went a long way toward ensuring its long-term stability by signing seven-year extensions with […]

(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service Daytona 500 pole winner Chase Elliott put an exclamation on his qualifying effort with a victory in Thursday night’s first Can-Am Duel at Daytona International Speedway. Elliott passed second-place starter Brad Keselowski for the lead on Lap 37 and held it the rest of the way—through […]

(NASCAR Wire Service) Staff Report ~ NASCAR Wire Service Combining a history that stretches more than 65 years with a future infused with a new premier series entitlement sponsor and a next generation of stars, NASCAR unveiled a new brand identity Monday via its social and digital media platforms. In addition, NASCAR also unveiled the […]

(NASCAR Wire Service) Staff Report ~ NASCAR Wire Service   LAS VEGAS – NASCAR announced on Thursday at Wynn Las Vegas a multi-year deal that will make Monster Energy only the third entitlement sponsor in premier series history. The length and terms of the deal were not disclosed, but both parties hailed the partnership as […]

(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Call him Seven-Time. Jimmie Johnson joined NASCAR’s most exclusive club on Sunday, winning the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway to claim his seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship, putting the driver of the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet on par with icons […]

(NASCAR Wire Service) Mike Hembree ~ NASCAR Wire Service HOMESTEAD, Fla. – In his rear-view mirror, Carl Edwards saw his shot at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship dissolving. On a restart with 10 laps to go in the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, with the title on the line, Joey Logano shot deep […]