As the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Pocono Raceway for the second time in seven weeks, there are some teams fighting for a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup while others are trying to improve so they can be in contention next year. Ford Racing spoke with drivers who are in [...]

ESPN officials said ratings from the telecast of the Allstate 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was down 5.9 percent from last year’s race, though it was the highest-rated race on cable this season.

Roush Fenway Racing announced Tuesday that Diageo, parent company of Crown Royal, has renewed its multi-year sponsorship. Crown Royal will serve as the primary sponsor for Matt Kenseth and the No 17 Sprint Cup team at 18 Cup events in 2010. “I’m excited about teaming up with Crown Royal,” said Kenseth, one of only five [...]

NASCAR held a town-hall meeting with owners in the Nationwide Series on Tuesday at its research and development center in Concord, N.C. but did not announce official plans for the rollout of the series’ new car. NASCAR had previously told teams it wanted to use the car on restrictor-plate tracks and road courses in 2010, [...]

NASCAR will not implement double-file restarts among lead-lap cars for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series this year. The sanctioning body began using the new format in the Sprint Cup Series last month and then in the Nationwide Series earlier this month. The Trucks will continue to use the traditional restart lineup with lap-down cars [...]

NASCAR busts Juan Pablo Montoya for speeding — that’s the keyword here — twice on pit road in Sunday’s Brickyard 400 not long after it busts Jeremy Mayfield for speeding (translation — using meth) twice. What is it with NASCAR and drivers whose names begin with M? It’s a conspiracy. At least that’s what thousands [...]

Jeff Gordon’s affinity for the Indianapolis 500 has not changed. His plans for running the race have. The only four-time winner of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard acknowledged Friday that even if a schedule change made it possible for him to race at the historic 2.5-mile oval in May, he probably would not drive [...]

Below is a look at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series top 12, along with other notable drivers, going into the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway on August 2. (Note: Drivers listed below who are outside the top 12 are chosen based on past performances at the upcoming track and/or are within striking [...]