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Is NASCAR's Business Growing Or Shrinking; Why?

Is NASCAR's Business Growing Or Shrinking; Why?

By Rick Carlton with Permission From The Motley Fool - Business Between February and November each year, a torrent of hurtling stock cars circulate around racetracks from sultry South Florida to the sun-bleached wine country of Northern California, all amply supported by hours and hours of sports television programming ... Continue reading

NASCAR 2014 Coca Cola 600 - Jimmie Johnson Wins

NASCAR 2014 Coca Cola 600 - Jimmie Johnson Wins

Six-time premier-series champ wins at Charlotte for a record-breaking seventh time RELATED: Full race results CONCORD, N.C. — Jimmie Johnson wasn't worried -- really. Though fans and pundits of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing seemed inordinately concerned about Johnson's "drought," the six-time series champion sai ... Continue reading

Road America Unveils Plans for New Thunder Village

Road America Unveils Plans for New Thunder Village

Many of today's modern racetracks have everything the average racing enthusiast is looking for including new concession choices, entertainment venues, new corporate suites and even active garage areas where fans can watch their favorite teams and drivers or grab an occasional autograph. What most racetracks don't typic ... Continue reading

LA Auto Show: Complete Shelby Press Conference +VIDEO

LA Auto Show: Complete Shelby Press Conference +VIDEO

Shelby American Brings Back Iconic Shelby GT for 2014 with World-Class Power and Performance ... Continue reading

E15 Powers NASCAR

E15 Powers NASCAR

American-Made Ethanol From American-Grown Corn Has Fueled Sport Since 2011; On-Track Emissions Reduced Across All Three National Series DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 12, 2013) – NASCAR announced today that during the NASCAR Nationwide Series™ race in Phoenix this past weekend it surpassed more than five million c ... Continue reading

NASCAR: MBNA Platinum 400 Race Wrap Up

NASCAR: MBNA Platinum 400 Race Wrap Up

NASCAR WCUP: MBNA Platinum 400 Race Wrap Up ... Continue reading

Lucas Oil Owned MAVTV Motorsports Network Adds Execs

Lucas Oil Owned MAVTV Motorsports Network Adds Execs

Corona, CA August 21, 2013; Bob Patison, President of MAVTV American Real announces executive team expansion in the key areas of production, marketing, and distribution for the Lucas Oil owned network. "We are already on-air in 27 million households and targeting 50 million households," says Patison. "We are determined ... Continue reading

Limited Number of Camping Spaces Available for Labor Day Weekend NASCAR Night Racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Limited Number of Camping Spaces Available for Labor Day Weekend NASCAR Night Racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Limited Number of Camping Spaces Available for Labor Day Weekend NASCAR Night Racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway Coveted Infield Spaces Also Available For Purchase HAMPTON, Ga. (July 10, 2013) – Atlanta Motor Speedway is encouraging fans to take advantage of a very limited number of reserved camping spaces and secur ... Continue reading

Former "Paperboy" Chris Economaki Named Third Squier-Hall Award Recipient

Former "Paperboy" Chris Economaki Named Third Squier-Hall Award Recipient

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 6, 2013) — Known for more than 50 years as the “Dean of American Motorsports,” the late journalist and broadcaster Chris Economaki has been named the third recipient of the Squier-Hall Award for NASCAR Media Excellence. Economaki will be honored during NASCAR Hall of Fame Induct ... Continue reading

A TRIBUTE TO CHRIS ECONOMAKI' at IMRRC JUNE 15

A TRIBUTE TO CHRIS ECONOMAKI' at IMRRC JUNE 15

A TRIBUTE TO CHRIS ECONOMAKI' at IMRRC JUNE 15 WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (June 10, 2013) - The achievements of Chris Economaki, the late dean of American motorsports, will be celebrated on Saturday, June 15, at the International Motor Racing Research Center. The free talk, part of the on-going Center Conversations speaker ser ... Continue reading

Toyota Dealers Help in Saturday Night Salute of Armed Forces at Irwindale Speedway

Toyota Dealers Help in Saturday Night Salute of Armed Forces at Irwindale Speedway

TOYOTA DEALERS TEAM UP WITH IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY FOR SALUTE TO TROOPS NIGHT, SATURDAY MAY 25, 2013 Special Sports Bottle and Free Soft Drink Fill-Up for Military Irwindale, Calif. (May 22, 2013) - - The Southern California Toyota Dealers have teamed up with Irwindale Speedway to try to make an already special night just ... Continue reading

National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel Final Statement

National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel Final Statement

On May 1, 2013, the National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel heard and considered the appeal of the No. 2 and No. 22 Penske Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams. The penalties concern Sections 12-1: Actions detrimental to stock car racing; 12-4J: Any determination by NASCAR Officials that race equipment used in the eve ... Continue reading

Food City 500 Kasey Kahne Pulls Away from Keselowski For Win

Food City 500 Kasey Kahne Pulls Away from Keselowski For Win

BRISTOL, Tenn. March 17, 2013; Kasey Kahne checked Bristol Motor Speedway off his bucket list, winning for the first time in 19 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series attempts after a heated duel with Brad Keselowski. “This is one of those tracks that, as a driver, you feel like you really need to win at," said Kahne, who snagg ... Continue reading

Kyle Busch Takes Bristol Checkered Flag

Kyle Busch Takes Bristol Checkered Flag

No. 54 makes it to Victory Lane after leading majority at Bristol Kyle Busch took his second Nationwide victory of the year and his fifth as a Nationwide driver at Bristol. He snuck up to the top five from his starting position of 13th, taking the lead position from Bayne on Lap 76 and holding on to it until Brad Kesel ... Continue reading

Kenseth celebrates 41st birthday with win at Las Vegas

Kenseth celebrates 41st birthday with win at Las Vegas

By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service LAS VEGAS, March 10, 2013; Nev.—Happy birthday, Matt Kenseth! Kenseth held off Kasey Kahne in a 26-lap green-flag run to the finish Sunday to win the Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. In winning the 25th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of his career, Kenseth, who turne ... Continue reading

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