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0Motorsports: Penske hires Jacques Villeneuve for two NASCAR Nationwide races 1337697060
Unlike his pre-BAR Honda F1 days, Jacques Villeneuve's NASCAR career has been strewn with potholes – and by "potholes" we mean crashes, mechanical failures and lowly finishes. But there have been a few successes, with third-place finishes at Montreal in 2010 and at Road America in 2011 ...
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Motorsports: Travis Pastrana's NASCAR debut didn't quite go according to plan 1335794400
A mullet-wearing Travis Pastrana had three goals for his first NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Richmond International Raceway: to finish, to do it on the lead lap, and to do it in front of Danica Patrick. He achieved one of them, crossing the line in 22nd place – two laps down on winner ...
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Video: Watch the crash that got Kyle Busch banned from racing this weekend 1320544860
We know there's lots of drama in NASCAR, and for some reason, Kyle Busch often finds himself in the middle of it. Back in June, Busch found himself in a headlock after a race courtesy of a fellow driver who felt the 26-year-old driver had intentionally bumped him during a cool down lap. Busch ...
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Raikkonen moves up the NASCAR ladder with respectable Nationwide Series debut 1306785660
Between the Indy 500 and the Monaco Grand Prix – both packed with nail-biting action right to the finish line – there was no lack of excitement for racing fans this Memorial Day weekend. But open wheels weren't the only ones turning yesterday as NASCAR headed back to its heartland at ...
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Charlotte NASCAR Nationwide race renamed Top Gear 300 1300400400
In an effort to gain some viewership, Top Gear America has teamed up with NASCAR to rename the May 28 Nationwide Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway the Top Gear 300. To tease season two of the American spinoff of the so-far superior English car show, clips from Top Gear America will be ...
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ESPN: Ford submits Mustang for 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup approval 1297794540
Ford Mustang NASCAR Nationwide Race Car – Click above for high-res image galleryForget the Fusion, Ford is making a move to bring the Mustang to Nascar's Sprint Cup Series. Ford has informed NASCAR decisionmakers that it wishes to begin racing the Mustang in the highest level of ... -
Subaru, Travis Pastrana part ways [*UPDATE] 1289420760
Pastrana posing next to his new NASCARIt's official. Travis Pastrana has left his partnership with Subaru. The rally fiend joined up with the Pleiades in 2004 in supercross and freestyle motorcross before officially becoming part of Subaru Rally Team USA in 2006. Since then, Pastrana has raked ... -
PSA: Ford Mustang to make NASCAR Nationwide debut Friday night 1277830800
2010 Ford Mustang NASCAR Nationwide Race Car – Click above for high-res image galleryAll of you who have been anxiously awaiting the debut of the Ford Mustang in what we loosely refer to as modern-day stock car racing, take note: The original Pony Car will see its first action this ... -
Shell signs multi-series sponsorship deal with Penske Racing 1271939340
For years Marlboro has been nearly synonymous with Penske, its racing cars (in open-wheels especially) adorned with the tobacco company's red-and-white color scheme for decades, even if their name hasn't appeared on the cars since 2005. But after 19 years in racing together, Marlboro parent ...
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SPOILER ALERT: Danica Patrick's Daytona debut doesn't exactly go as planned 1266265620
Danica Patrick at the 2010 Nationwide 300 – Click above for high-res image galleryDespite a rather positive performance in her first outing in competition behind the wheel of stock car racer, Danica Patrick failed to wow the crowds at Daytona International Speedway last weekend after ...

