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Charmin Sponsors Hilarious 'Stop Skidmarks' Billboard At NASCAR Race

Joe Student — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:11:04 +0000

Product placement and sponsorship can be a precarious situation. Companies who spend millions of dollars on a branding campaign can wind up coming across as too pushy or stiff to relate to consumers. Sometimes, however, a corporate branding campaign loosens its grip and the result is a memorable ad from a brand that doesn’t take [...]

Paying Tribute On Armed Forces Day

John Stanley — Sat, 18 May 2013 16:18:23 +0000

Today is Armed Forces Day. It is a day to pay tribute to the men and women who serve in the United States armed forces. NASCAR star Kurt Busch will observe this special day by paying tribute with a special paint scheme for tonight's Sprint All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Nascar Legend Dick Trickle Dead At 71 – Apparent Suicide

Jake Thomas — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:20:54 +0000

I was sad to see the news come across on this story. Dick Trickle was a Nascar veteran and literally was on the track until he was almost 60.He retired in 2002 from the world of Nascar as a driver. He was admired by drivers in the sport and if you saw the movie “Days [...]

NASCAR Star Putting New York Residence Up For Sale

John Stanley — Sat, 11 May 2013 18:17:40 +0000

Maybe you knew that NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jeff Gordon had a place to hang his helmet in New York. In 2007, Gordon bought a condo in Manhattan but now it’s up for sale. According to an article in the New York Times, Gordon, a four-time NASCAR national champion, paid just under $10 million [...]

Darlington – The Lady In Black This Weeks Stop For Nascar

Jake Thomas — Fri, 10 May 2013 22:00:26 +0000

I have to say my favorite track to watch a Nascar race from is Bristol, but Darlington is a close second. Darlington, South Carolina is a small town that literally bursts at the seams when 100,000 Nascar fans converge on it. You can’t find a hotel room with 100 miles of the town when they [...]

Could Former NASCAR Champion Be Headed To the Indy 500?

John Stanley — Sat, 04 May 2013 18:24:51 +0000

After two days of testing his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this past week, Kurt Busch will be testing again at the Brickyard this coming week – but this time in an IZOD IndyCar Series car. Busch, the 2004 NASCAR champion, will be racing his Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet No. 78 [...]

Go Tony Stewart – Nascar Is Under The Lights In Richmond

Jake Thomas — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:58:03 +0000

Sorry, if you can’t tell I’m a Tony Stewart fan.Nascar’s Sprint Cup Series races into Richmond this Saturday night for the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Motor Speedway. Saturday night at 7:30pm the bumping and grinding will get underway. There is a lot of news people are talking about concerning Matt Kenseth’s team being hit [...]

Tim McGraw Reveals He'd 'Love' to Do a NASCAR Movie

Christina Vinson — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:50:10 +0000

Tim McGraw would love 'two lanes of freedom' to push the pedal to the metal and live out his NASCAR dreams. He recently admitted that not only does he love watching the stock car racing event, he would also like to do a movie about it, so he can experience flying around the track.

Martin Truex Jr. Looking To Be One Better At Kansas

John Stanley — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:18:12 +0000

Martin Truex Jr. is tired of finishing in second place in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series races. After last week's effort at Texas once again came up short, Truex is looking forward to Sunday's race at Kansas Speedway.

NASCAR Is In Kansas This Weekend

Jake Thomas — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:16:15 +0000

Nascar Sprint Cup Series drivers won’t be able to say “We’re Not In Kansas Anymore”. They will be revving it up for the STP 400 this weekend at Kansas Speedway. The race will be Sunday at 1pm and televised on Fox. Jimmie Johnson enters this race as the points leader with hot shot Kyle Busch [...]

After TV Controvesy Between Connecticut Senator And Fox – A Suicide Occurred At Nascar Track In Texas

Jake Thomas — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:09:45 +0000

There was quite a bit of controversy over a story I posted on Friday in which a Senator from Connecticut asked Fox not to air a Nascar race which was sponsored by the NRA.During the race on Saturday night towards the end, a man who had gotten into an argument with some campers on the [...]

Busch Brothers On Front Row For Texas NASCAR Race

John Stanley — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 18:15:39 +0000

Kyle Busch broke the track record in qualifying for Saturday night’s race at the Texas Motor Speedway. He also knocked his big brother Kurt off of the pole starting position. Younger brother Kyle got off to a good start on Friday by not just winning the pole for the Sprint Cup Series race but he [...]

Connecticut Senator Asks Fox Not To Air Nascar Race This Weekend – What Do You Think [POLL]

Jake Thomas — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:48:03 +0000

I never thought that politics could ever mingle with Nascar. Well, it’s happened. Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy is asking Fox TV Network to not air this weekend’s Nascar race which will be held at Texas Motor Speedway. The race is the NRA 500 and the Senator believes that the current gun control debate in Washington [...]

Will Feuding Continue At Martinsville?

John Stanley — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 18:07:42 +0000

Two of the main players in the controversial end to the NASCAR race in California two weeks ago get back to racing in Martinsville for the Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday. Joey Logano and Tony Stewart say they are focusing on the racing at Martinsville Speedway and pretty much refused to comment any further [...]

Nascar Is In Martinsville This Week

Jake Thomas — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:52:03 +0000

The short track is back on the famous paper clip design of Martinsville, Virginia. The Nascar Sprint Cup Series STP Gas Booster 500 will roll on Sunday afternoon at 1pm. There are only 97 points separating 1st though 25th place heading into the race. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is in the point lead and America loves [...]

NASCAR Star Kyle Busch To Get 'Anger Management'

John Stanley — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:49:29 +0000

It took Kyle Busch almost a year to get back to victory lane in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with his win last weekend in California. Now he is headed for some ‘Anger Management’ – but not in the way you might think. Tempers flared after last week’s race in Fontana at the Auto Club [...]

Nascar Always Takes Easter Weekend Off

Jake Thomas — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:01:24 +0000

This Sunday if you want to watch a Nascar race you’ll need to play back last week’s race on your DVR. The Nascar Sprint Cup Series always takes off Easter weekend. The sport was really founded in the South and they have always paid honor to the religious holiday of Easter. I think that’s a [...]

NASCAR's Denny Hamlin Out 6 Weeks With Fractured Vertebra

Joe Student — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:59:46 +0000

Driver Denny Hamlin will miss at least six weeks of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series circuit after suffering fractured vertebra in a crash on the last lap of Sunday’s race at Fontana, California. While Hamlin won’t need surgery, doctors advised him Tuesday that he’d need the time to allow his back to heal. Sunday [...]

Tony Vs. Joey – Stewart And Logano Were Shoving On Pit Row [VIDEO]

Jake Thomas — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:30:04 +0000

Tony Stewart and Joey Logano were literally going after each other on pit row after the Nascar Sprint Cup race in California at Fontanta. Kyle Busch won the race but the real fireworks were between these two drivers. Stewart was hot after Logano wrecked Denny Hamlin who had to be choppered from the track to [...]

Is Rubbin' Racin'? Or Did Joey Logano go to far? Today's Nascar Action From Fontana

Sean McMaster — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:00:29 +0000

Nascar has definitely been making a statement both on and off the track this year. If you have been following the races so far, you have no doubt also been seeing the commercials stating that “anything can happen , and usually does”. The latest commercials touting “Rivals” and as of late Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin definitely fall into [...]