by RacingNews | May 8, 2015 | NASCAR, Sprint Cup
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (May 6, 2015) – – In an announcement Tuesday at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in uptown Charlotte, Dylan Lupton was announced as a returning member of the NASCAR Next program for the 2015-2016 class.
NASCAR Next, an evolution of the Next9 initiative that began in 2011, is an all-embracing industry initiative to help spotlight the sport’s rising stars – and boost fan recognition around talent that will grow into NASCAR Sprint Cup Series mainstays.
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by RacingNews | May 2, 2015 | NASCAR, Sprint Cup
MERRILL CAIN: Good afternoon, everyone. I’m Merrill Cain with Team Penske, and thanks for joining us today on a special media teleconference. We welcome members of the press along with industry analysts to the call today as we’re excited to discuss the announcement made earlier this afternoon that Team Penske is partnering with business communications leader, Avaya, as a team sponsor for the 2015 season in both the Verizon IndyCar Series and in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Through the team’s established relationship with HP and with the new partnership with Avaya, Simon Pagenaud will drive the No. 22 Avaya Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet in at least four races this season, including the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500 later this month. Avaya will also adorn the side of the No. 2 Team Penske Ford Fusion driven by Brad Keselowski in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway next week.
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by RacingNews | Apr 29, 2015 | NASCAR, Seekonk Speedway, Sprint Cup
On Sunday, May 3rd, Seekonk Speedway will open its doors for the 70th consecutive season. This time, for the first time since 2005, it will be under the NASCAR Whelen All American Series (NWAAS) banner.
The front gates will open at 11am, with time trial qualifying for the Pro Stocks beginning at 12pm. The time trials are a once a year qualifying effort for the A division, setting the qualifying heats lineup.
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by RacingNews | Apr 29, 2015 | NASCAR, Sprint Cup
Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet SS for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), turned in a dominating performance on Sunday at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway – leading six times for a race-high 291 laps – to score his first win of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season and all but lock himself into the 16-driver Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship.
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by RacingNews | Apr 29, 2015 | NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Thunder Road, Vermont
PLATTSBURGH, NY/WEST HAVEN, VT – Airborne Park Speedway and Devil’s Bowl Speedway have teamed up with Yandow Sales & Service of North Ferrisburgh, VT and John Deere in an exciting new partnership for the 2015 stock car racing season. The two tracks will provide four divisions of racing in the locally-rebranded “NASCAR Whelen All-American Series presented by Yandow Sales & Service and John Deere” and the season will begin with the new seven-event Spring Championship Series.
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by RacingNews | Apr 26, 2015 | NASCAR, Sprint Cup
RICHMOND, Va. – (April 24, 2015) – Kurt Busch led the way for Team Chevy in his No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet SS at Richmond International Raceway (RIR) during qualifying for Saturday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race. His lap of 21.326 seconds (126.606 mph) was fast enough to earn him the third starting spot for the Toyota Owners 400, round 9 on the NSCS 2015 circuit. This is Busch’s third top-three start of the season.
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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (May 6, 2015) – – In an announcement Tuesday at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in uptown Charlotte, Dylan Lupton was announced as a returning member of the NASCAR Next program for the 2015-2016 class.