NASCAR News Archive

In perhaps an early sign of manufacturer belt-tightening in stock car racing, Chevrolet will begin cutting back on its 12 track sponsorships in NASCAR, The Charlotte Observer and ThatsRacin.com have learned.

Kevin and DeLana Harvick have decided to table their plans to field a Top Fuel team in NHRA competition. In April, the Harvicks and NHRA veteran Bob Vandergriff Jr. said they were exploring such options. The proposed Harvick-Vandergriff Motorsports would specialize in offering sponsors marketing opportunities in the NHRA and NASCAR’s top-three touring series - [...]

Tony Stewart has a few obstacles left before he officially can become a Sprint Cup team owner, but sponsorship isn’t one of them.
The two-time Cup champion has reached an agreement that would make Office Depot a primary sponsor on his car if he finalizes a deal with Haas CNC Racing, a source close to the [...]

As the shock of owner Chip Ganassi’s bailout rumbles through the NASCAR garage, the sense is that stock-car men are now waiting for another shoe to drop. If a man as business-savvy as Ganassi has to close up a shop and put 70 crewmen out of work, what else lies in store for the Sprint [...]

Between Travis Kvapil’s top-20 status in the points and David Gilliland’s second-place finish at Sonoma, it’s safe to say that Yates Racing has benefited from its alliance with Roush-Fenway Racing.
But has it benefited, from a sponsorship standpoint, in a way that skirts NASCAR’s car-limit rule? By the sanctioning body’s response to questions, it’s hard to [...]

Felix Sabates spoke with Claire B. Lang on “Dialed In” on XMSN (XM Channel 144) Tuesday evening about Dario Franchitti’s future with the team
CBL: You didn’t have a sponsor - people forget this team was unsponsored:
Sabates: “What happened to us - we kind of got hung out to dry by Coors. Coors was with me [...]

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) announced today that due to a lack of sponsorship funding it will cease operation of the team’s #40 Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Dodge driven by Dario Franchitti beginning this weekend in Daytona.

Below is a look at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Top 12 along with other notable drivers, going into the Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night. (Note: Drivers listed below who are outside the top 12 are chosen based on past performances at the upcoming track and/or those [...]

An official announcement that Aric Almirola will drive the No. 8 car at Dale Earnhardt Inc. full time next season will be made on Tuesday, sources close to the situation said.
DEI decided to put Aric Almirola in the No. 8 car full-time because he has developed a good relationship with crew chief Tony Gibson.
Meanwhile, Mark [...]

Juan Pablo Montoya was hit with a two-lap penalty Sunday after he intentionally ran into NASCAR Sprint Cup points leader Kyle Busch during a late caution period at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Montoya spun out Busch, but the move backfired when Busch’s car came back across the track and hit Montoya’s.
The former open-wheel star, in his [...]