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Yahoo Sports (blog)Winning is still far from everything under NASCAR's new Chase systemYahoo Sports (blog)In its release, NASCAR touted that a win in the first 26 races of the season now "all but guarantees" a driver into the Chase. That ambivalent language says nothing, as the sanctioning...

ESPNDale Jarrett joins father in HallESPNCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Dale Jarrett had no idea what crazy things Blake Shelton might say as the country music star inducted him into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. "It could have gone in a lot of different directions," Jarrett said of Shelton's induction...

NascarThe Official NASCAR Fan CouncilNascarIn our relentless pursuit to enhance the sport, we often seek input from the Official NASCAR Fan Council. This group of fans representing all 50 U.S. states provides feedback on key topics and enables us to quantify the various perspectives...

ESPNNASCAR qualifying gets a kick-startESPNWhat could it possibly hurt, abandoning NASCAR's equivalent of watching paint dry and grass grow, the long-archaic one-car qualifying format? It couldn't possibly be any more boring, or irrelevant to how a given race will actually unfold,...

Bleacher ReportBreaking Down NASCAR's Planned Changes to Sprint Cup QualifyingBleacher ReportSometime in the next few weeks, it is likely that NASCAR will reveal significant changes to one of the most enduring traditions of the last several decades, that of qualifying for races in...

ABC NewsNASCAR planning Chase changesABC NewsAccording to a report in the Charlotte Observer, NASCAR is planning an overhaul of its points system that makes it a virtual lock for drivers to reach the Chase for the Championship by posting a win during the season's first 26 races....

Bleacher ReportRanking the Best Throwback NASCAR Paint SchemesBleacher ReportNASCAR has a lock on the throwback business. As a tribute to the fans who vocally express their appreciation for the old days, many teams will run retro paint schemes in an effort to reach out to the fans,...

Jared C. Tilton/NASCAR/Getty Images It shouldn't be surprising Austin Dillon topped the speed charts at Daytona testing, but it should raise excitement.DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Preseason Thunder? Not so dramatic. Mostly just a constant, nagging drizzle wiped out most of the first pre-Daytona...

From that meeting at the Virginia short track, a relationship was born, one that on Wednesday reached a new level with Smithfield's decision to ramp up its commitment to Richard Petty Motorsports, Almirola's team in the Sprint Cup Series. What began as a seven-race sponsorship deal...

Posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 11:45 AM By the end of the month NASCAR is expected to announce an overhaul to its points system and qualifying procedure for its three national divisions.Significant changes are afoot in NASCAR but exactly what those changes are is yet to be...

By: Al Pearce on January 14, 2014 After a few years of relatively dull Rookie of the Year campaigns, NASCAR expects to have a fairly competitive and spirited scrap this year, especially in its Sprint Cup Series.Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the 2013 award over Danica Patrick in a virtual...

NASCAR has outlawed tandem drafting on restrictor-plate tracks in 2014 for the Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series, which saw some brutal accidents at the end of the races at Daytona and Talladega last year.The sanctioning body was able to eliminate tandem racing -...

By: Al Pearce on 1/14/2014 With a wink and a smile, NASCAR president Mike Helton teased broadly that things are about to change (again) in the way NASCAR runs its races and determines its champion. He didn't offer any specifics last week at Daytona International Speedway even as...

Free admission to NASCAR Hall of Fame on Feb. 1DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 13, 2014) -- For the first time since its 2010 opening, the NASCAR Hall of Fame will offer fans unlimited access to the attraction ... FREE OF CHARGE. On Saturday, Feb. 1, fans will be admitted into the Hall...

Kurt Busch did not win the championship last season. He also did not win a single race. While statistically, 2013 was by no means the best or most memorable year of his career, it was easily the most significant.His surprising run in 2013 has given him a new chance with a new team,...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. was a mess.That much was evident from every four-letter word that exploded over the radio, a cacophony of profanity-laced frustration that characterized one of the worst meltdowns NASCAR's most popular driver had ever suffered behind the...

DETROIT, MI - The first day of Detroit's North American International Auto Show wasn't just about the cars, but also those that drive them.Nobody showed up Monday during the media preview with a better racing resume than 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski.This Rochester...

CommentaryDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Ultimately, Dale Earnhardt Jr. couldn't begrudge him. But it took a while.Rumors of crew chief Steve Letarte's possible departure from Hendrick Motorsports for an analyst job at NBC Sports had bloomed from a possibility and then a gnawing inevitability...

NASCAR driver Daniel Andrews stops for a photo inside the UPS Store along Grand Avenue on Thursday afternoon. Andrews is scheduled to race in this year's NASCAR Nationwide Series starting next month. JEREMY MARTIN/Boomerang photographerIt might be impossible to explain to the uninitiated...

NASCAR on NBC 2.0 begins in 2015 as they take over the second half of the season from ESPN. Already, NBC has named two fresh faces to call NASCAR Cup races in 2015 - play by play man Rick Allen moves over from Fox's truck series coverage and Jeff Burton moves from the driver's seat...

JACKSON, MI - NASCAR fans can see drivers Ryan Newman, David Ragan and Michael Waltrip as they talk about the sport during Michigan International Speedway's "Tech Talk" at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.The hour-long program, which will take place Wednesday,...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The days of single-car qualifying runs in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series are over, and the sanctioning body continues to examine qualifying options for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series beyond the Daytona 500.That was the word...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is admittedly scared by the daunting task of replacing crew chief Steve Letarte.He'll leave it up to team owner Rick Hendrick and management at Hendrick Motorsports, and they've got the entire season to find a new crew chief. Letarte...

CommentaryDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Tony Stewart isn't a bad patient. He just worries.Rehabilitation and anticipation are the latest undiscovered elements of the worst injury of the 42-year-old's career.[+] Enlarge"I guess the hardest part is just not knowing where I'm supposed to be,"...

Almost as if we're psychics, Nascar '14 was given a confirmed North America release date today, with the new racing title arriving on February 18th for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. Priced at $49.99, pre-ordering from Walmart, GameStop, Best Buy, Target, or Amazon will get...

Friday's testing periods to be extendedRELATED: Full Preseason Thunder scheduleDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The only cars on the race track for Day 1 of Preseason Thunder at Daytona International Speedway were trucks. Trucks pulling jet dryers and the Air Titan track drying system.Sprint...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and most of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be turning laps at Daytona Inrnational Speedway beginning Thursday for Pre-Season Thunder.Earnahrdt Jr will again be behind the wheel of his No. 88 Chevrolet SS. His car for this practice session will be black with...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR has named Richard Buck, a NASCAR executive with a wealth of diverse experience in motorsports, as NASCAR Sprint Cup Series managing director. Buck will serve in the role held the past 12 years by John Darby, who will remain at NASCAR as managing director,...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Steve Letarte, the crew chief who has helped return Dale Earnhardt Jr. to prominence in NASCAR's premier series, will leave his post at Hendrick Motorsports after this coming season to become a television analyst for NBC Sports.NBC confirmed the pending move...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Chip Ganassi and Roger Penske have both tweaked their team names headed into the 2014 seasons.Ganassi has dropped "Earnhardt" from the formal name of his NASCAR organization. His team will now be known as Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, the name...

CommentaryJared C. Tilton/NASCAR via Getty Images Austin Dillon will pilot the iconic No. 3 Cup car for team owner and grandfather Richard Childress.DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The brief interruption that is NASCAR's "offseason" officially ends Wednesday, with Sprint Cup teams set to...