JR Motorsports owner Dale Earnhardt Jr will drive the No. 88 Hellman’s Chevy for his team in the Nationwide season opener at Daytona. Dale Jr will take the seat due to sponsorship reasons. Kelly Bires, who will drive the No. 88 for most — if not all — of the season, or Danica Patrick will drive [...]
Both Jayski and SceneDaily are reporting that the drivers have conducted the first on-track tests of the new spoiler that will replace the current wing on the Sprint Cup Series car sometime next season. The rear quarter panels were also extended by four inches towards the ground. So far, reviews have been generally positive.
According to a Dave Newton tweet, Kasey Kahne said that Richard Petty Motorsports has made him an offer to stay with the team after next season. But, Kahne said he wanted to see what other offers he gets. If he decides to leave, he could have his choice of four seats.
Front Row Motorsports announced today that they will be fielding a third Sprint Cup entry that will be driven by Robert Richardson Jr and David Gilliland, who will be driving BAM Racing’s No. 49 at the season opener in Daytona. When Richardson drives, the car will be sponsored by Mahindra Tractors. When Gilliland drives, it [...]
Penske Championship Racing has picked up the option on Kurt Busch’s contract for 2011. Under the terms of the contract, Busch has permission to talk to other teams next season, but PCR can match any offer he receives. Roger Penske hopes to keep Busch long term. Busch is interested in working out a long-term deal, [...]
David Gilliland will drive BAM Racing’s No. 49 Warner Music Nashville/Larry the Cable Guy Toyota Camry in the Daytona 500. No word on whether or not Gilliland will enter any more races in the car. BAM Racing also formed a technical alliance with Robby Gordon Motorsports. RGM will provide BAM with technical support, cars and [...]
Kyle Busch signed a multi-year contract extension to continue driving the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota in the Sprint Cup Series. The length of the contract was not made public, but Joe Gibbs hinted that it was for a long time.
Dave Blaney will return to Prism Motorsports in the No. 66 Sprint Cup entry in 2010. Last year, the team was a start and park car. This year, the plan is to find a way to allow Blaney to compete. The team has also signed Michael McDowell to drive a second car. Perhaps that car [...]
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Director John Darby sent a memo to teams explaining that an open test has been scheduled March 23rd-24th to test out a spoiler for the current Sprint Cup car. The specifics haven’t been ironed out, yet, though.
Braun Racing will run select Sprint Cup races next season. The team’s Nationwide Series sponsor, Dollar General, will serve as primary sponsor for five races next season: Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Daytona, and Indy. Reed Sorenson, the team’s N’Wide driver, has been named as the driver.
