Fox to begin contract negotiations with NASCAR
no responses - Posted 02.27.12
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- NASCAR's current television contract runs through 2014, but Fox Sports chairman David Hill said the network will begin its negotiations on an extension this season. "You never stop negotiating," Hill told The Associated Press this week. "But, it will start to get hot in the next ...more»

Rainstorms force delayed start of Daytona 500
no responses - Posted 02.26.12
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The start of Sunday's season-opening Daytona 500 was delayed by persistent rain at Daytona International Speedway, endangering the event's streak of never being pushed back a day due to weather. Light rain fell much of Sunday morning, but let up enough at one point for NASCAR officials ...more»

Suspended NASCAR driver Mayfield indicted
no responses - Posted 02.21.12
Suspended NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield has been indicted by a grand jury in North Carolina on charges of possession of stolen goods stemming from a Nov. 1 search of his property. Mayfield calls the charges in Catawba County "baseless," saying the goods were his property and adding that he has been ...more»

Son of Fox’s Chris Myers killed in car accident
no responses - Posted 02.18.12
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – The 19-year-old son of NASCAR on Fox studio host Chris Myers has been killed in a car accident. The network said Myers will not be part of Fox's coverage of the season-opening Daytona 500. Christopher Myers was killed Thursday in Southern California, where the family resides. Speed studio ...more»

Jimmie Johnson’s Chevy fails Daytona 500 inspection
no responses - Posted 02.18.12
Speedweeks is off to a rocky start for five-time Sprint Cup champ Jimmie Johnson. Johnson's Chevy failed Daytona 500 inspection Friday after Cup officials determined the car had illegally modified C-posts, the piece of sheet metal that connects the roof to the rear quarter panel. The No. 48 team could be ...more»

Milka Duno teams with Eddie Sharp Racing for another ARCA run
no responses - Posted 02.16.12
Venezuelan driver Milka Duno is hoping that success does indeed breed success. Or at least a spot in Saturday's ARCA race. If Duno makes the field, she'll be in the No. 33 Chevrolet of Eddie Sharp Racing, an operation that won six races and the 2009 series title with Justin ...more»

Canada’s J.R. headed to NASCAR
no responses - Posted 02.14.12
For the past three seasons Canada’s J.R. Fitzpatrick has been knocking on the door of NASCAR’s top three series looking for a full-time job. Now it appears someone has opened one of those doors for the 23-year-old from Cambridge, Ont. Fitzpatrick is expected to announce this week he has a full season ...more»

Daytona 500 Winner Trevor Bayne
no responses - Posted 02.09.12
Driver reflects on year of peaks and valleys in our exclusive Q&A Trevor Bayne astonished the sports world—and himself—on Feb. 20, 2011, when just one day after his 20th birthday and during only his second Sprint Cup start, he won the Daytona 500, NASCAR’s most prestigious race. Today, the defending champion is ...more»

Supermodel Maryeve Dufault Joins NASCAR
no responses - Posted 02.07.12
Rising up from ARCA stock car racing to the NASCAR Nationwide Series, there is a new reason why people may tangentially care about NASCAR. Her name is Maryeve Dufault and this is everything you need to know about this model-turned-badass. When I say that Dufault has become a badass now that ...more»

David Ragan To Race For Canadian Nationwide Series Team At Daytona
no responses - Posted 02.07.12
Unadilla's David Ragan will take the wheel of the No. 27 Ford for GC Motorsports International - formerly Go Canada Racing - in the NASCAR Nationwide Series season-opener at Daytona International Speedway on February 25. It of course will be Ragan's first start in a points-paying race at Daytona since he ...more»