This year’s cars are equipped with a new 1.6-liter, V6 turbocharged power unit (engine), which relies heavily on hybrid technology. There’s also major alterations to the exterior designs of the cars. Aerodynamic changes have been made to reduce downforce. Practice […]
Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 – Bristol Motor Speedway – Bristol, Tenn. Three races, three different winners. The Sprint Cup Series is running at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend, and we could well see a fourth different driver pull […]
In 10 Nationwide starts at Bristol, Bayne has scored three top-10 finishes, including a sixth-place run here last August. “Bristol is one of my favorite tracks, and it’s always good to get back in front of my hometown crowd,” Bayne […]
Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski have all but guaranteed themselves a berth in this year’s Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Earnhardt kicked off the season by winning the Daytona 500. Harvick picked up the victory at […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Having already won the Daytona 500 last month, driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and crew chief Steve Letarte had nothing to lose when they gambled on fuel in Sunday’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Earnhardt drove […]
Las Vegas, NV (SportsNetwork.com) – Rookie Ty Dillon claimed his first career pole in the Nationwide Series after winning knockout qualifying at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Dillon, who drives the No. 3 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing this season, turned […]
Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – This year’s Indianapolis 500 will feature a new qualifying format to set the 33-car starting field. IndyCar announced on Friday that qualifying for the Indy 500 will contain three rounds of time trials over two days. […]
Last Saturday, Busch won a Nationwide race at Phoenix International Raceway for a record third straight time, even though the scheduled 200-lap event there was cut short by 32 laps due to rain. He also earned his record- extending 64th […]
Rule changes for the intermediate tracks this season include statically setting the race car ride height and eliminating the pre-and-post-race front- height rules and inspections. The package also contains a square leading edge on the splitter, side-skirt and rear-fascia adjustments […]
Sprint Cup Series Kobalt 400 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, Nev. This weekend’s Sprint Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway will be the first of 11 events contested on 1.5-mile racetracks this season. NASCAR has […]