Rapid Raceway Reports

Logano, Keselowski Lose Initial Appeals

2013-05-01T19:15:00.001-04:00

Penske Racing on Wednesday lost its initial appeal of penalties against the Sprint Cup teams of reigning champion Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano. The National Stock Car Racing panel unanimously upheld fines, point penalties and suspensions...

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Drivers Hit 214 Mph During Indy Tire Test

2013-05-01T10:35:00.000-04:00

NASCAR had the perfect combination for the start of Tuesday's tire test in Indianapolis. Cool track, new tires, long straightaways and cars with grip. It doesn't get any better than that , and they aren't likely go much faster than this,...

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Kyle and Samantha Busch Honored by the National Meningitis Association

2013-05-01T10:04:00.000-04:00

Kyle and Samantha Busch were honored with the Community Leadership Award from the National Meningitis Association (NMA) for their outstanding commitment to the health and well-being of children through their charity, the Kyle Busch Foundation....

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ESPN May Not Bid on Entire Nationwide Series Television Package

2013-05-01T01:05:00.002-04:00

Rights to the Nationwide Series could be in play this summer when NASCAR opens its negotiations with ESPN, according to several sources. ESPN and NASCAR have not begun formal talks about renewing a media rights package that includes the...

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Chipper Jones to Serve as Grand Marshal for Aaron’s 499

2013-04-30T23:03:00.002-04:00

Former Major League Baseball icon Chipper Jones, believed by many to be a future “first-ballot” Hall of Famer, will serve as the Grand Marshal for the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, May 5. Jones, who played for the Atlanta...

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Alabama Quarterback AJ McCarron to Drive Pace Car at Talladega

2013-04-30T22:38:00.001-04:00

Talladega Superspeedway is proud to announce that the University of Alabama’s quarterback AJ McCarron, who helped guide the Crimson Tide to back-to-back BCS National Championship titles, will serve as the “Honorary Pace Car Driver” for the Aaron’s...

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NASCAR Suspends Crew Members After Fight

2013-04-30T19:50:00.000-04:00

NASCAR suspended two Richard Childress Racing crewmen who were arrested Friday night following a fight with Turner Scott Motorsports driver Nelson Piquet Jr. on the grounds of Richmond International Raceway. Michael Scearce and Thomas Costello...

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Oklahoman, Earnhardt-Ganassi Team Member Monty Grice Dies at 51

2013-04-30T15:28:00.001-04:00

Oklahoma City native Monty Grice built race car chassis. He started by building super modifieds and IMCA dirt modifieds and then moved on to become shop foreman at Dirt Works Racing. Grice eventually landed his dream job of working for Earnhardt...

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JGR's Appeal to be Heard May 8th

2013-04-29T19:04:00.000-04:00

The National Stock Car Racing panel will hear on May 8 the Joe Gibbs Racing appeal of penalties on Matt Kenseth's Sprint Cup team. Crew chief Jason Ratcliff, who was suspended for six weeks after Kenseth's winning car failed secondary post-race...

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Toyota Takes Blame for Kenseth's Engine Violation

2013-04-24T17:37:00.000-04:00

The illegal connecting rod in Matt Kenseth’s race-winning engine that led to harsh penalties for Kenseth and Joe Gibbs Racing Wednesday came from a vendor and slipped through the quality control process, a Toyota Racing Development official said....

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NASCAR Penalizes Matt Kenseth 50 Driver Points

2013-04-24T17:17:00.002-04:00

In one of the largest penalties in history, NASCAR stripped Matt Kenseth of everything but the trophy from his victory at Kansas after his engine failed a postrace inspection. Nascar said Wednesday that one of the eight connecting rods in the...

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Matt Kenseth's Winning Car Fails Postrace Inspection

2013-04-24T11:17:00.003-04:00

NASCAR is weighing possible penalties for Matt Kenseth after the engine from his winning car in Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Kansas Speedway failed a secondary postrace inspection, sources told ESPN.com. Kenseth's car passed an initial postrace...

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NASCAR Crewman Christmas Abbott Featured on HBO Real Sports

2013-04-19T16:45:00.001-04:00

Christmas Abbott will never forget the first time someone asked her if she wanted to try changing a tire on a NASCAR stock car. “(They said), ‘Hey Christmas, do you want to come play with NASCAR(s) for a day,’” the Michael Waltrip Racing crewman...

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Boston Bombing Suspects Kill Brother of Hendrick Motorsports Machinist

2013-04-19T15:58:00.001-04:00

The thoughts and prayers of everyone at Hendrick Motorsports are with Andrew Collier and his family. Andrew, a machinist in the Hendrick Motorsports engine department, tragically lost his brother, Officer Sean Collier, last night in Cambridge, Mass....

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Teams, Track to Honor Victims of Boston Bombing

2013-04-18T18:18:00.001-04:00

Kansas Speedway and several drivers plan to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings during this weekend's NASCAR races. The track is working with NASCAR on a moment of silence before Sunday's Sprint Cup race to remember the three people...

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VIDEO: President Obama Honors NASCAR Champion Brad Keselowski

2013-04-18T16:16:00.001-04:00

President Barack Obama honored NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski and his crew for winning the Sprint Cup Series championship. Obama said the team's friendship and teamwork helped them pull off their victory. He said Keselowski is, in his words, ''a...

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NASCAR's Title Sponsor Sprint is Target of a Takeover

2013-04-18T14:53:00.002-04:00

NASCAR's title sponsor, Sprint Nextel Corp. is in the middle of a takeover battle. Dish Network Corp. on Monday made an unsolicited $25.5-billion offer to buy Sprint, which already had agreed to merge with SoftBank Corp., a Japanese...

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Proposed Victory Junction Midwest Camp Plans on Hold

2013-04-18T13:21:00.001-04:00

Former NASCAR driver Kyle Petty, who along with his wife, Pattie, founded the original camp in North Carolina, said the economy has not rebounded sufficiently to pursue donations to build and operate a second camp, which is free of charge for...

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Nine Teams Take Part in Two-Day Goodyear Tire Test

2013-04-18T12:19:00.000-04:00

Nine teams shook down tires for Goodyear on Tuesday and Wednesday at Daytona International Speedway ahead of the 55th annual Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Saturday, July 6. Drivers that participated in both...

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NASCAR Penalizes Ron Hornaday

2013-04-18T06:47:00.002-04:00

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Ron Hornaday Jr. has been penalized by NASCAR following his involvement in an on-track incident last Sunday at Rockingham Speedway. Hornaday Jr., driver of the No. 9 truck, was found to have violated...

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NASCAR Hammers Penske Racing With Suspensions, Penalties

2013-04-18T06:30:00.001-04:00

NASCAR hammered Penske Racing with suspensions, fines and points penalties on Wednesday, four days after officials confiscated rear-end parts on the team's two cars before the NRA 500 in Texas. Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano each were docked 25...

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President Obama Still Scheduled to Honor Brad Keselowski Despite Boston Tragedy

2013-04-15T20:53:00.000-04:00

President Barack Obama will honor Brad Keselowski at the White House on Tuesday for his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship despite the tragic events at Boston. /// SBJ

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Man Shoots Himself in the Head at NRA 500

2013-04-14T18:15:00.001-04:00

A medical examiner says a man who died in the infield during the NRA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway shot himself in the head. The Tarrant County (Texas) medical examiner's office on Sunday said the death of 42-year-old Kirk Franklin of Saginaw, Texas,...

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Texas Authorities Investigating Death at Texas Motor Speedway

2013-04-14T08:06:00.003-04:00

A man died of a "self-inflicted injury" following a verbal altercation in the infield during a NASCAR race at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday night, police said. Police spokeswoman Cpl. Tracey Knight didn't specify how the man died, and said he...

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Liberty Tire Recycling, NASCAR Form Partnership

2013-04-10T15:39:00.001-04:00

As part of NASCAR Race to Green®, a month-long, industry-wide effort to reduce the sport’s carbon footprint, NASCAR and Liberty Tire Recycling announced today a new partnership that designates the tire recycling services provider as the Official...

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