Jimmie Johnson Wins Seventh Sprint Cup Championship
Most folks thought it was only a matter of time. After all, Jimmie Johnson had already won six NASCAR Sprint Cup Championships, including five in a row (2006-2010). But winning his 80th race and seventh Championship was not easy.
Roush Yates Engines Achieves 250th Pole
Andy Priaulx and Harry Tincknell drivers of the No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing team put the Ford GT on the pole at the 6 Hours of Shanghai, in the FIA World Endurance Championship series.
Joey Logano Wins $1 Million As Team Penske Finishes 1-2
Joey Logano captured his first All-Star Race win at NASCAR’s hometown track, Charlotte Motor Speedway and took home the $1 million dollar check this past Saturday.
Robert Yates Is A Nominee For The NASCAR Hall Of Fame
Robert Yates has proven that hard work, true grit, and the quest for excellence will lead to success in NASCAR. Put an engine in front of Yates and he could create horsepower.
Four KU Football Players Try Out For … NASCAR?
The NASCAR Drive for Diversity Crew Member Development program put four former Kansas University football players through a series of exercises on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, to project their potential as pit road crew members.
Aric Almirola Crew Chief Trent Owens Wins MOOG ‘Problem Solver’ Award
Aric Almirola and his crew chief, Trent Owens, used a masterful pit strategy to pick up several positions and secure a top-10 finish in Sunday’s rain-shortened Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup event at Phoenix International Raceway. Following the race, which was red-flagged after 219 of 312 scheduled laps, Owens received his first
NASCAR And UTI Announce 10-Year Partnership Extension
Recently, at the 2015 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NASCAR and Universal Technical Institute (UTI) announced a 10-year partnership extension, ensuring their official partnership will continue providing training for students seeking employment in the motorsports and automotive services industries.
Logano First Ford Performance Driver To Win Three-In-A-Row Since 1994
Historic, memorable, and one for the record books. Any of these descriptions on its own would be an accurate way to describe Sunday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway where Joey Logano wheeled his No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford to Victory Lane for the third race in a row. The victory makes Logano the first driver to ever sweep a Chase Round, and the first Ford Performance driver to win three consecutive races since Rusty Wallace did so in 1994.
Tony Stewart Announces His Retirement From Racing
After 17 years competing at NASCAR’s highest level, Tony Stewart has decided his 18th year in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be his last. The three-time series champion will retire following the 2016 season, whereupon Clint Bowyer will take the wheel of the No. 14 machine in 2017.
Team Penske And Hertz Announce Special Paint Scheme For Darlington Race
Team Penske and Hertz will debut a new livery on the No. 22 Ford Mustang driven by Joey Logano for the upcoming NASCAR Xfinity Series event at Darlington Raceway on Saturday, Sept. 5. As part of the overall throwback weekend at Darlington Raceway, the car’s new paint scheme will be an ode to the famed Hertz / Shelby GT350H “Rent-A-Racer” program from the 1960s and will feature a black scheme with gold racing stripes.
1960s MOOG Decal Returns To NASCAR Sprint Cup Competition
The MOOG Steering and Suspension brand’s original racing decal – first displayed by Cup competitors in 1966 – will be used by teams as part of a celebration of the return of the Southern 500 to Labor Day Weekend. Several racing teams will debut throwback paint schemes prior to the race.
Super Late Model Driver Jordan Ives Wins ‘Search For A Champion’ Sponsorship
The third-generation driver won his first race at age four, and dreams of a NASCAR career. Jordan Ives won his first race at age four. Twelve years later, the Gladstone, MI, high school student has landed what might be the biggest victory of his career: the $50,000 grand-prize sponsorship in the “Search for a Champion”
