Give us more front-end downforce for our cars, several of NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series drivers have said, and we’ll put on a much better show for the fans. Funny, but I thought a $20 million sponsorship combined with 300-400 employees on the payroll ought to be enough to provide that.

Driver Matt Kenseth had a tough night at Phoenix International Raceway last Saturday, finishing 38th out of 43 cars in the NASCAR Sprint Cup race. That earned him $111,466 in prize money. But David Gilliland finished 15th in the race and got a paycheck of only $91,658. How can that be?

Sprint Cup rookies Dario Franchitti and Sam Hornish Jr., the men who won the last two Indianapolis 500s, will not compete in the race next month. Their NASCAR team owners — Chip Ganassi for the #40 Dodge Franchitti drives and Roger Penske for the # 77 Dodge Hornish drives — both said the Indy 500 [...]

Sprint announced the return of the Sprint Fan Vote, a voting competition powered by fans to award one team a starting spot in the May 17 Sprint All-Star Race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Voting began April 17 and closes at 7 p.m. EDT May 17. Race fans may vote multiple times. New this year, as [...]

Dale Earnhardt Jr. was dressed in his customary jeans, T-shirt and baseball cap and soaking it all in. NASCAR’s most popular driver already sells cars and jeans among other products. Now, the iconic driver with the legendary last name was standing in front of reporters explaining why the color orange dominates his new bar. The [...]

Sellars Absorbent Materials has sued NASCAR for “breach of a license agreement.” Sellars, a manufacturer of automotive products, said that NASCAR “refused to approve packaging and marketing materials in connection with its automotive disposable wet wipes.”

Jeremy Mayfield’s not sure what’s next, though as a racer he wants to race. But his choice, whether it’s in Sprint Cup, Nationwide or the Craftsman Truck Series, is going to be something that can win. He’s been there and knows he can get it done again.

A Chevy Silverado slammed into the Pocono Raceway Fan Store on Route 115 in Long Pond and burst into flames Tuesday at about 6:15 p.m. A man in his 50s or 60s was driving north on Route 115 in the pickup when for unknown reasons his truck left the road, became airborne and hit the [...]