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Jan 25
Tuesday

Racing Comes Full Circle With Joe Lax And Jeffrey Earnhardt

Rick Ware Racing (RWR) NASCAR has always been a tight knit group of people, who over time, find themselves helping one another in their racing endeavors in one way or another. This sentiment rings true for Joe Lax and his history with “The Man In Black”. Lax, was a young racer from Virginia, who had dreams of making it in NASCAR. The only problem was that he only had a hundred dollars in his pocket and was not tied into the community of NASCAR; that was until he was introduced to Dale Earnhardt Sr., and the two instantly hit it off. Earnhardt provided a place on his ranch for Lax to live and to follow his dream of working in NASCAR. Within ... FULL STORY »

LIFTMASTER To Be Associate Sponsor for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates and Jamie McMurray’s No. 1 Team in 2011

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Number One Brand of Professionally Installed Garage Door Openers Excited to Raise Awareness Open New Doors To Success with Associate Sponsorship of Defending Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 Champion CONCORD, N.C.  (January 24, 2011) – Earnhardt Ganassi ... FULL STORY »

Champion’s Breakfast tickets now on sale

2011 Daytona 500 Logo Daytona 500 car induction festivities set for Monday morning, Feb. 21 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Champion’s Breakfast has always been one of the great traditions surrounding Daytona 500, NASCAR’s biggest, richest and most prestigious race. On ... FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS NASCAR Preseason Thunder 3-Day Testing Cumulative Speeds

Restrictor Plate Used During the 2011 NASCARPreseason Thunder Testing - Photo Credit:Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR Pos No Name Make Best Time Best Speed Session 1 1 2 Brad Keselowski Dge ... FULL STORY »

Sirius XM Radio To Broadcast NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 21, 2011) — NASCAR announced today that the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown will be broadcast live on Sirius NASCAR Radio on Friday, Jan. 28 and Saturday, Jan. 29. The race at the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale (Calif.) ... FULL STORY »

2011 NASCAR Preseason Thunder Q & A with Driver Steve Wallace

Steve Wallace - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland / Getty Images for NASCAR An interview with: STEVE WALLACE THE MODERATOR: Steve Wallace joins us. He will try to make his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut in the 53rd running of the Daytona 500, and as an interesting aside, he just finished breakfast, and he ... FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS NASCAR Preseason Thunder Day 1 – Cumulative Speeds

Pos No Name Make Best Time Best Speed Session 1 0 David Reutimann Tyt 45.970 ... FULL STORY »



2010 NSCS (Five-Time) Champion Jimmie Johnson
2011 NASCAR Preseason Thunder Q & A with Team Chevy NSCS Driver, Jimmie Johnson
Posted 01.20.11
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE'S CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Daytona International Speedway and discussed the new track surface, rumored changes to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points system, now sharing the shop with the No. 88 team and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and ...FULL STORY »
Martin Truex Jr - Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR
2011 NASCAR Preseason Thunder Q & A with NSCS Drivers, Martin Truex Jr. & Carl Edwards
Posted 01.20.11
An Interview With: MARTIN TRUEX, JR. & CARL EDWARDS THE MODERATOR: We are pleased to be joined by Martin Truex Jr., who drives the No. 56 NAPA Toyota. We appreciate you coming in. You've had some good success here at Daytona, you've run well at these superspeedways. What's it going to ...FULL STORY »
Kurt Busch - Photo Credit: Rusty Jarrett - Getty Images
2011 NASCAR Preseason Thunder Q & A with NSCS Drivers, Kurt Busch & Denny Hamlin
Posted 01.20.11
An Interview With: KURT BUSCH & DENNY HAMLIN THE MODERATOR: We continue with our driver press conferences here at the test session. We're pleased to be joined by Kurt Busch. He's driving the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Dodge for Penske, and Denny Hamlin, driving the No. 11 FedEx Toyota for Joe Gibbs ...FULL STORY »
Dale Earnhardt Jr. - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR
2011 NASCAR Preseason Thunder Q & A with Team Chevy NSCS Driver, Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Posted 01.20.11
An Interview With DALE EARNHARDT, JR. THE MODERATOR: Pleased to be joined, finishing up here in the media center today is Dale Earnhardt, Jr. He drives the No. 88 Amp National Guard Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. Talk about the test so far. I know ...FULL STORY »
Tony Stewart - Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR
2011 NASCAR Preseason Thunder Q & A with Team Chevy NSCS Driver, Tony Stewart
Posted 01.20.11
An Interview With TONY STEWART THE MODERATOR: We're going to start off with Tony Stewart. He drives the No. 14 Office Depot for Stewart-Haas Racing. If I'm not mistaken, you were one of the first drivers that got to lay their eyes on this new track back in October. Talk about ...FULL STORY »
AJ Allmendinger - Photo Credit: Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR
2011 NASCAR Preseason Thunder Q & A with Ford Racing NSCS Driver, A.J. Allmendinger
Posted 01.20.11
AJ Allmendinger, driver of the No. 43 Best Buy Ford Fusion, took time during a break in testing at Daytona International Speedway to discuss how the test was going, what the team hopes to accomplish this weekend and his thoughts on the upcoming year. WHAT ARE YOUR FIRST ...FULL STORY »
Michigan International Speedway
Watch NASCAR testing LIVE this week on MISpeedway.com!
Posted 01.20.11
The 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race season is under way, and YOU can watch it live for free! NASCAR Preseason Thunder testing from Daytona International Speedway is now available on Michigan International Speedway’s Web site. Simply visit www.MISpeedway.com/preseasonthunder or click here to watch the testing ...FULL STORY »
Rick Ware Racing (RWR)
Former NASCAR Winner Jerry Nadeau Returns To Coach Jeffrey Earnhardt At Rick Ware Racing
Posted 01.20.11
(Mooresville, NC – January 18, 2011) Jeffrey Earnhardt’s chances of rookie of the year just went up significantly with the hire of Jerry Nadeau not only a driving coach but as a mentor. An upcoming NASCAR star, Jeffrey Earnhardt, 4th generation NASCAR driver & grandson of the late Dale Earnhardt, ...FULL STORY »
NSCS No. 6 UPS Ford Fusion Crew Drew Blickensderfer with Driver David Ragan - Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR
2011 NSCS Preseason Q & A with No. 6 UPS Ford Team Crew Chief Drew Blickensderfer
Posted 01.18.11
What are you hoping to work on and learn at the Daytona test this week? “Our plan this week is to visit the new track surface and see where we stand compared to the old Daytona.  We’ll basically shake down the car we plan on running in ...FULL STORY »


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