UPDATE: An internet report claiming that Reed Sorenson will be released by Richard Petty Motorsports as part of a downsizing of the team’s Sprint Cup roster appears to be premature. The Ford Racing website reported on rumors that Sorenson will be replaced by former Champ Car star A.J. Allmendinger when Allmendinger’s No 44 Dodge is [...]

Lisa Mayfield is seeking damages against her stepson, suspended Sprint Cup driver Jeremy Mayfield, for public comments he made in regard to his civil case against NASCAR, according to court documents. Lisa Mayfield is seeking compensatory damages in excess of $10,000, punitive damages in excess of $10,000 and any other “relief as the court may [...]

Race To The Chase, Week 5 The conclusion of Sunday’s Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 marks the fifth event in the 10-event “Race to the Chase” which leads into NASCAR’s playoffs, the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Pocono Raceway was pivotal during the first half of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series campaign, and [...]

HERB BRANHAM: We’ve rolled up the road to Charlotte. We have three-time defending Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson. Thanks for joining us, Jimmie. It looks like your usual second half roll is happening right now. Would that be an accurate assumption as we come out of that great win at Indianapolis? JIMMIE JOHNSON: Yeah, in [...]

HERB BRANHAM: Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to today’s NASCAR cam video teleconference. I guess you could call it a doubleheader. Today for our first NASCAR cam, from Joe Gibbs Racing headquarters in Huntersville, North Carolina, we have the driver of the No. 11 FedEx Toyota Denny Hamlin. At 2:30 we’ll move over to Hendrick Motorsports [...]

Monday, July 27th on “Sirius Speedway” on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, host Dave Moody spoke with NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France, who called in to the show unannounced. Host, Dave Moody: “Nice surprise. We weren’t expecting you today.” Brian France: “Well, I listen to you guys, like most of the NASCAR community does, frequently and [...]