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Harvick has best 10-laps in lone NNS practice

Sprint Cup regular Kevin Harvick has the best 10-lap consecutive average speed in the only practice for the Nationwide Series 5-hour ENERGY 200 at Dover International Speedway.

His average of 150.696 mph in the No. 33 Chevrolet was best of the 11 cars that ran 10 consecutive laps on the track for this session. No. 54 Kyle Busch, No. 32 Kyle Larson, No. 6 Trevor Bayne and No. 77 Parker Kligerman are the rest of the top five on this list.

Fri, Sep 27, 2013 03:45:00 PM

Elliott to drive full-time in 2016 Cup series

Chase Elliott, who became the youngest national series champion in NASCAR history last season, will join Hendrick Motorsports as a full-time Sprint Cup driver beginning in 2016.

Elliott’s No. 24 Chevrolet SS team will be led by crew chief Alan Gustafson, who has earned 19 wins, 18 pole positions, 98 top-five finishes and 165 top-10s at the elite Cup level. In preparation for 2016, Elliott, 19, will make his Sprint Cup debut later this year as part of a five-race schedule with primary sponsorship from NAPA AUTO PARTS. The Dawsonville, Georgia, native will be paired with veteran crew chief Kenny Francis during the limited campaign.

Source: Hendrick Motorsports

Jan 29 - 1:27 PM

Wood Bros. ups to 18-races for Ryan Blaney

This afternoon during the NASCAR Media Tour in Charlotte, Wood Bros. team co-owner Eddie Wood confirmed that its planned 2015 Sprint Cup schedule has been pushed to 18 races thanks to the tentative addition of six more events.

Our normal commitment is with Ford Motor Company and their Motorcraft and Quick Lane brands, and we’re gonna run our 12 races like we’ve been doing for the last few years," Eddie Wood said. "But we’re excited to say that we’ve been working really hard through our [technical] alliance with Team Penske, and we’ve tentatively added six races to our schedule. You want to race every week, and it kills you when you’re not there. We’re really thankful that we’re able to do that." The decision means more seat time for the team’s new driver, Ryan Blaney, who will also run part-time this year for both Penske in the XFINITY Series and Brad Keselowski Racing in the Camping World Truck Series.

Source: NBC Sports

Jan 28 - 3:36 PM

Johanna Long to enter XFINITY and Truck races

Mike Affarano Motorsports announced Wednesday that Johanna Long will compete with the team in select NASCAR XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series events in 2015.

Long competed in the NASCAR XFINITY Series part time in 2012 and 2013, and looks to continue to gain experience in the series. In 2012, she became the youngest female driver to compete in the XFINITY Series. Long will make her team debut in the currently unsponsored No. 03 XFINITY Series Chevrolet on Feb. 21 at Daytona. Mike Affarano Motorsports, located in Salisbury, N.C., is new to the XFINITY Series. The team made major investments over the off-season to upgrade their inventory with former Turner Scott Motorsports cars.-Mike Affarano Motorsports

Jan 28 - 3:30 PM

Custer running part-time in K&N Pro Series

Cole Custer (who will drive 10 Camping World Truck Series races for JR Motorsports in 2015) will return to run select events in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and West divisions for Bill McAnally Racing in 2015, driving the No. 00 NAPA AUTO PARTS/HAAS Automation entry.

Custer, 17, of Ladera Ranch, California, had a record-setting season in 2014. Also a member of the NASCAR Next program, Custer won the K&N West season opener at Phoenix and followed that up with a K&N East win at Richmond in April. His racing resume includes nine events in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, where with a victory at New Hampshire in September he became the youngest winner in NASCAR national series history at the age of 16.-Bill McAnally Racing

Jan 28 - 2:59 PM

Nick Drake returns to BMR's No. 15 Toyota

Bill McAnally Racing's focus in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East will have Nick Drake back in the No. 15 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota.

Drake capped off his rookie season in the K&N East by winning the K&N West season finale at Phoenix International Raceway. The 19-year-old, who made the transition last year from racing open-wheel sprint cars on dirt to competing in stock cars, captured attention early by winning the pole in the K&N East race at Richmond (Virginia) International Raceway. In addition to his win, Drake finished second overall in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East-West combination race at Iowa Speedway last May.-Bill McAnally Racing

Jan 28 - 2:53 PM

Chris Eggleston joins BMR in K&N-West

Bill McAnally Racing is expanding its program this year in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series-West to feature two full-time teams – with Brandon McReynolds back behind the wheel of the No. 16 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota for a second season and Chris Eggleston driving the No. 99 NAPA Filters/ H2O Fire Protection Toyota in his rookie season in the series.

Eggleston – making just his second series start, his first with BMR – grabbed the headlines last year by winning the K&N West race at his home track, Colorado National Speedway. The 25-year-old from nearby Erie is a graduate of Colorado State University. Eggleston was one of four first-time winners in BMR’s No. 99 entry last season.-Bill McAnally Racing

Jan 28 - 2:44 PM

McReynolds returns with BMR in K&N-West

Brandon McReynolds is back behind the wheel of the No. 16 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota for a second NASCAR K&N Pro Series West season.

In his first full season of competing in the K&N West last year, McReynolds won the Most Popular Driver Award and was named to the NASCAR Next program, which spotlights NASCAR’s rising stars. The 23-year-old from Mooresville, North Carolina, finished fourth in the championship standings. He garnered two poles and put together a string of nine consecutive top-five finishes. He is the son of television race analyst and former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series crew chief Larry McReynolds.-Bill McAnally Racing

Jan 28 - 2:39 PM

U.S. Air Force returns to No. 43 for 2015

Following a breakout year by the No. 43 team, including a historic win in the Coke Zero 400, the U.S. Air Force will once again join Richard Petty Motorsports and the iconic No. 43 Ford team as a primary partner.

Using the sponsorship as a vehicle to connect with America's best young adults, this will be the seventh consecutive season the Air Force logo will be on the No. 43. Aric Almirola will once again pilot the No. 43 Air Force Racing Ford for the two most patriotic race weekends of the year: Memorial Day weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway and the Fourth of July weekend race at Daytona International Speedway. In addition, Almirola will continue to support at-track swear-ins for the Delayed Entry Program (DEP) and entertain active duty military guests. Also, the U.S. Air Force will remain an associate partner on the historic No. 43 for the entirety of the 2015 season.-Breaking Limits

Jan 28 - 2:28 PM

Sponsorship woes leave Jeb Burton scrambling

For the second consecutive January, a sponsorship implosion suddenly has Jeb Burton scrambling for a NASCAR ride with only two weeks before the season.

A deal to keep him in a ThorSport Racing Toyota recently fell through for the Camping World Truck Series driver, who finished eighth in the 2014 points standings. The news comes exactly a year after sponsorship trouble knocked him from a ride with Turner Scott Motorsports. He landed with ThorSport a week later, and the part-time ride eventually grew into full time. His prospects seem bleaker this season. The son of 2002 Daytona 500 winner Ward Burton and nephew of NASCAR winner/NBC Sports analyst Jeff Burton brings cachet with a well-known surname, and he has produced results, too. He won at Texas (April 2013) in the 12th start of his truck career, and he also captured seven pole positions in his rookie season.

Source: NBC Sports

Jan 28 - 12:20 PM

Will Kimmel driving No. 69 Kimmel Racing Ford

The year 2015 represents the 67th consecutive season of competition for Kimmel Racing.

A time-honored tradition that reaches back to its inception in 1949 under the guidance of family patriarch Bill Kimmel, Sr., moves forward today with Bill Kimmel, Jr. at the helm. His son, Will Kimmel, a third-generation ARCA driver, is again set to steer the No. 69 Kimmel Racing Ford Fusion in ’15, the same number his grandfather wore in ’49. The 2015 season is still coming together for Kimmel Racing, which finished third at Daytona in 2012 with Will behind the wheel. Kimmel Racing has already tested the new ARCA Racing Series composite body at Salem and Daytona, and plans to be ready with it for the short track portion of the fast-approaching new season.

Source: ARCA Racing

Jan 28 - 11:49 AM

Tony Stewart buys sprint car series

Tony Stewart, already the owner of the beloved Eldora Speedway and a World of Outlaws team that features series champion Donny Schatz and legend Steve Kinser, has acquired the All-Star Circuit of Champions from its former owner, Guy Webb.

Additionally, Stewart has reached separate terms with principal owners of the Renegade Sprint Series. As a result, the Renegade and All-Star drivers will unite under the All-Star banner in 2015 and compete in a 50-race schedule. It’s a sign that such passion still endures for Stewart despite his 2013 season-ending crash and his involvement last year in an accident that killed 20-year-old competitor Kevin Ward Jr.; a grand jury ultimately cleared Stewart of any charges from the incident.

Source: NBC Sports

Jan 28 - 11:35 AM