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VIDEO: NASCAR's Dickies 500 shows you how to properly deliver a pace car

The official pace car for last weekend's Dickies 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race was none other than the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS. This, in itself, is no biggie. What's interesting is how the car was delivered to the Texas Motor Speedway prior to the race. If you watched sports over the weekend, you know that salutes to America's veterans were part of just about every event that took place (Veterans Day is tomorrow, remember). As part of that theme, NASCAR had the Camaro delivered to the track in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter. In the video ... Read more →

VIDEO: With F1 program scrapped, where will Toyota Motorsports land next? Noah Joseph

As Toyota president Akio Toyoda announced the withdrawal of his company from the Formula One World Championship, he reiterated Toyota's commitment to motorsport competition. But while this may have ...

ESPN: Danica Patrick close to two-year NASCAR Nationwide deal Alex Nunez

Rumors of IndyCar's Danica Patrick dipping a toe into the stock car racing pool have been swirling for months, but a new report suggests that an end to the rumors is near. ESPN says that Patrick ...

All four new Nationwide Series cars tested at Talladega John Neff

We've already shown you the new Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger cars that will soon be running in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, but Chevy also introduced a new Impala car and Toyota a new Camry. ...

Contradiction in Terms: Green in NASCAR equals 5 mpg Sebastian Blanco

NASCAR has already gone solar and wants to help you (not themselves) use less fuel, but the cold hard reality is that those ovals are being made in cars that get around five miles per gallon. Not ...

Event Alert: November Calendar of Automotive Events 13 days ago on Autoblog

For many of us November means football, parades, turkey hangovers, and family dysfunctionality in the form of Thanksgiving, but we car people tend to be more thankful for SEMA, the Chase and the crowning of a new champion in Formula 1 (Well, the conclusion of another season at least, since Jenson ...

Dodge Challenger NASCAR Nationwide Series racer unveiled 14 days ago on Autoblog

NASCAR's rollout of its new Nationwide Series race car design has garnered buzz already with the introduction of the first-ever Mustang-branded stocker, and it got another shot in the arm yesterday at Talladega when Chrysler pulled the wraps off its brand-new Dodge Challenger Nationwide racer. ...

REPORT: ESPN analyst suspended over "inappropriate" comment about racer Montoya 17 days ago on Autoblog

Bob Griese, ESPN analyst and two-time Superbowl winning quarterback with the Miami Dolphins, has been suspended for one week following an inappropriate comment he made during a live college football broadcast last Saturday. After showing a graphic of the top five drivers currently vying for the ...

REPORT: USF1 wants NASCAR's Kyle Busch for driver duties 21 days ago on Autoblog

F1 drivers have left the grid to go to NASCAR, so why not have a NASCAR driver make the leap to Formula 1? USF1's Peter Windsor reportedly has his eye on NASCAR bad boy Kyle Busch to pilot the team's single-seater in next year's championship. The 24-year-old Busch is said to have massive talent, ...

Mustang stock car unveiled for NASCAR Nationwide Series 1 month ago on Autoblog

Hold on to your butts, people. Ford Racing and Roush Fenway Racing have unveiled their new stock car based on the poniest of pony cars. Prior to this, Ford teams in NASCAR have driven Fusions. Well, all right, none of them were actual Fusions or will be actual Mustangs. Rather, they'll be ...

F1 veterans Jarno Trulli and Mika Salo to test Waltrip Toyota NASCAR in Florida 1 month ago on Autoblog

Up until a few years ago, seeing a driver switch from one motorsport discipline to another was practically unheard of. A Formula One driver might compete at Le Mans, sure, but with few exceptions, that was about the extent of it. Now we've got drivers interested in switching between F1, rallying ...

"Victimized" F1 driver Nelson Piquet Jr. reportedly headed to NASCAR truck series 1 month ago on Autoblog

Crashing in Formula One is taken pretty seriously. Especially if you did it on purpose. Which goes a long way towards explaining why the motorsport community is calling for the blood of Nelson Piquet Jr. The disgraced Renault driver was, in the end, the perpetrator of the so-called Crashgate ...

Richard Petty Motorsports drops Dodge for Ford, joins Yates Racing 2 months ago on Autoblog

As expected, Richard Petty Motorsports will no longer race in NASCAR using Chrysler vehicles after the current season, instead turning to Ford and joining forces with Yates Racing. The first sign of discontentment between the Pentastar and Petty came shortly after Chrysler filed for bankruptcy ...

REPORT: Danica Patrick to drive NASCAR in 2010, remain with IndyCar Series 2 months ago on Autoblog

The rumors were apparently true. According to ESPN, IndyCar driver – and, without a doubt our favorite Go Daddy spokesmodel – Danica Patrick will "all but certainly" take part in NASCAR racing next year. It seems Patrick will be limiting her exposure to the Nationwide Series and ...

Event Alert: September Calendar of Automotive Events 2 months ago on Autoblog

September brings a whole bunch of Labor Day and end-of-summer cruises, meets and concours. It also kicks off the international auto show season with the Frankfurt Motor Show. For those of you missing our coverage of Meadowbrook, Woodward and Monterey, there are tons of classic car events in ...

Why you reportedly won't be seeing Chevy's Camaro doing the NASCAR roundy-round 3 months ago on Autoblog

There are people who have been waiting to find out if Chevrolet's new Camaro is going to be doing the NASCAR rounds and ovals, and yesterday General Motors' head of motorsport issued the answer: No. Why not? Because GM wants the Camaro to look like a Camaro when it races, not like that NASCAR ...

Circuit Logic: Pocono Raceway going solar powered? 3 months ago on Autoblog

The greening of motorsport continues with NASCAR, which has a program to plant 20 acres of trees at race tracks every year. Individual tracks are doing their own things as well, with Pocono Raceway the latest to go a step further: The New York Times reports that it is planting 25 acres of solar ...

Event Alert: August Calendar of Automotive Events 3 months ago on Autoblog

Monterey, Meadow Brook, and Michael, oh my! This August offers plenty of action for all types of car lovers. The Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance launches the month in style, along with the SEMA Show 'n Shine half a continent away in Pasadena. For folks who are going to be near Reno, the annual Hot ...

Ford Mustang is officially NASCAR-bound in the Nationwide Series (w/POLL) 3 months ago on Autoblog

The rumors are true. The Ford Mustang is is headed to NASCAR, where stickers bearing the Mustang name and front end details will be affixed to stock cars that otherwise bear no resemblance whatsoever to the 2010 Mustang. The NASCAR Nationwide Series "Mustang" will be part of a "limited roll-out" ...

Bucket List: McGriff, 81, reportedly becomes oldest driver to race NASCAR 3 months ago on Autoblog

Herschel McGriff has been racing since the fifties, winning four NASCAR Cup races in 1954, and doing a few stints at Le Mans as well. In 2002, McGriff set a record for being the most chronologically advanced driver to run in a NASCAR-sanctioned event. Last weekend, he broke his own record. ...

REPORT: Danica Patrick nixes talk of USF1 drive for 2010, but is pondering NASCAR 3 months ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/motorsport/Danica_Patrick_Considers_Competing_in_the_NASCAR_Series'; IndyCar starlet Danica Patrick has been rumored to be pondering a switch to Formula One even before talk of a USF1 grand prix team first surfaced many months ago. However, the 27-year-old has ...

FOLLOW-UP: Jacques Villeneuve to race at Spa 24 Hours 3 months ago on Autoblog

Jacques Villeneuve may have his eyes set on a return to Formula One, but he isn't about to sit around waiting for it. The former world champion has announced plans to contest the upcoming Spa 24 Hours in Belgium later this month. In preparation, Villeneuve raced touring cars at the Spa 12 Hours, ...

Oops He Did It Again? NASCAR's Mayfield reportedly tests positive for meth twice 4 months ago on Autoblog

NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield has had a rough 2009, as he became the first driver suspended under the racing series' new drug policy. Mayfield reportedly tested positive for methamphetamines in May, and was suspended by NASCAR as a result. Lawyers for the embattled driver argued that the test was a ...

Respect Your Elders: Even Richard Petty stung by Chrysler's bankruptcy? 4 months ago on Autoblog

Richard Petty – quite possibly the best NASCAR racer of all time and the man in charge of Richard Petty Motorsports – says that Chrysler stopped paying his team after filing for bankruptcy last month. No surprise there. The lack of funds prompted RPM to lay off nine workers, although ...

Speed Reading: Cheeseball NASCAR romance novel covers we can't help but love 4 months ago on Autoblog

Perhaps more than any other motorsports series, NASCAR is renowned for its marketing prowess, with branded merchandise efforts in virtually every segment of the consumer world, from t-shirts to beverages to vacuum cleaners. Back in late 2005, we first told you about the series' foray into the ...

Event Alert: July Calendar of Automotive Events 4 months ago on Autoblog

As we start the second half of 2009, the automotive industry remains in turmoil but the economy is finally showing signs of recovery. And once again, we have a full calendar of events to keep our minds on the positive aspects of our industry. Show season is in full swing so you'll find plenty of ...

REPORT: NASCAR racer Jeremy Mayfield tests positive for meth 4 months ago on Autoblog

After being the first driver suspended for substance abuse under NASCAR's new drug policy, the sport's governing body has confirmed Jeremy Mayfield tested positive for methamphetamines on May 1. At a federal court in Charlotte, NC, Mayfield's attorney mentioned the drug several times during his ...

BREAKING: Ford Mustang, Dodge Challenger reportedly headed to NASCAR in 2010 5 months ago on Autoblog

Whether or not you're a fan of NASCAR, the simple fact remains that none of the cars bear much resemblance to their factory counterparts, and it's not like the "Fusions" and "Chargers" are particularly sexy, either. So in an attempt to boost the series' viewers and souvenir sales, Fox Sports is ...

GM to make "NASCAR-wide" funding cuts 5 months ago on Autoblog

The scalpel of bankruptcy that is slicing off GM's sponsorship activities hasn't touched NASCAR's top tier Sprint Cup series, but the Nationwide and Camping World Truck series' have been trimmed. NASCAR drivers Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Kevin Harvick have teams running in the lower two series, and ...

Dealer still pitching cars from the afterlife? 5 months ago on Autoblog

On April 8, 50-year-old Charles P. Dimmick died doing what he loved to do: watching his favorite driver, Jeff Gordon, run in the Phoenix round of NASCAR. Dimmick was also the marketing manager at Lund Cadillac Hummer Saab in Phoenix, and if you believe the person who wrote his obituary, he also ...

Daytona Speedway turned into lake by torrential rains 5 months ago on Autoblog

As far as we know, NASCAR has no plans to expand into the aquatic arena, but the current situation at Daytona International Speedway might lead one to a different conclusion. Over the past few days, massive storms have drenched the Florida coast leaving behind over 17 inches of rain in Daytona ...

REPORT: NASCAR seen fretting over ratings drop 6 months ago on Autoblog

According to Nielsen, ratings for NASCAR on Fox are down by an alarming 11.5% so far this year, and while we're sure that many NASCAR haters will suggest that it's just not that interesting watching non-stock "stock cars" turning left over and over again as they circle oval tracks, race organizers ...

NASCAR's Mayfield reportedly suspended for substance abuse, says prescription meds to blame 6 months ago on Autoblog

Jeremy Mayfield, a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver with five career victories, has become the first driver suspended for substance abuse since the sanctioning body's no-nonsense policy took effect this season. Jim Hunter, NASCAR's vice president of corporate communications, would not say what the ...

Former suspended NASCAR driver commits suicide 6 months ago on Autoblog

Kevin Grubb started racing in the NASCAR's Craftsman Truck Series in 1996 when he was 18. The next year he debuted in the Nationwide Series, bringing home ten top-five finishes and 32 top-ten finishes in 174 starts. On May 6 he was found in the Alpine Hotel in Richmond, Virginia dead of a ...

Motorsports writer David Poole dies 6 months ago on Autoblog

We're saddened to report the passing of well-known and highly-respected motorsports writer and radio personality David Poole, who covered NASCAR for The Charlotte Observer for the last 13 years. Poole's career began in 1981 after earning a Morehead Scholarship to the University of North Carolina at ...

REPORT: Seven NASCAR fans injured at Talladega in Carl Edwards crash [w/VIDEO] 6 months ago on Autoblog

Most NASCAR fans love a good crash, because there are few things in sports more spectacular than flying metal at 200 mph. Crashes are far less exciting (downright scary) when debris from those crashes make it into the stands, as seven race-goers at Talladega can attest. Carl Edwards' car was ...

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