Rusty Wallace Inc will shutdown its Nationwide Series team due to a lack of funding. Officially, the team is on “hiatus.”
Mark Martin will drive for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Nationwide Series in 2012.
JR Motorsports has signed Cole Whitt to drive the team’s No. 88 Nationwide Series Chevy in 2012, the team announced. Whitt comes to JRM from Red Bull Racing, where he drove in the Camping World Truck Series last season, finishing ninth in points with one pole, two top-five and 11 top-10 finishes. Aric Almirola, driver of [...]
Jayski is reporting via SPEED that Formula 1 driver Bruno Senna may be considering NASCAR as a backup option, should his deal to remain in F1 fall through. According to the report, Senna has ruled out IndyCar because his family would not let him race in that series.
Brendan Gaughan will drive 10 Nationwide Series races and eight Camping World Truck Series races for Richard Childress Racing in 2012.
Telestream, a maker of video transcoding and workflow automation systems, announced that they have created a high definition instant replay system for NASCAR officials to use on race day. The system will capture 18 high definition camera feeds, which will allow race officials to instantly see detailed information to make rapid decisions about on-track aspects of [...]
Polesitter Brad Keselowski may have won Saturday’s Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but Roush Fenway Racing had a better night, winning two Nationwide Series championships in one race.
NASCAR has penalized the No. 7 JR Motorsports Nationwide Series Chevy as a result of rule infractions found during the race at Phoenix International Raceway.
Sam Hornish Jr used a two-tire pit stop to win the Wypall 200 Nationwide Series race at Phoenix International Raceway, while Elliott Sadler’s title hopes ended.
Trevor Bayne passed Roush Fenway Racing teammate Carl Edwards to win the O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Nationwide Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.