NEXT RACE :  - Daytona  2/25/2012 

1/22/2012 - The #09 RAB Toyota will be driven in the Daytona 500 by Kenny Wallace. Robby Loomis is out as COO at RPM.

1/14/2012 - David Ragan will drive for Front Row Motorsports in 2012. The details will be released at a later date.Jay Frye will work for HM in 2012. #24-Jeff Gordon will leave Daytona testing as the fastest speed of all that tested this week.

1/12/2012 - Jeff Gordon is leading the pack at Daytona.

1/12/2012 - Josh Wise will run for the ROTY.

11/20/2011 - #14 Tony Stewart won the race and won the 2011 Championship at Homestead. This is Tony's 5th win of the season and his 44th career win.It is also Tony's 3rd Championship in this series.#88 Dale Jr started 11th and ran in the top 15 for most of the race and finished 11th. Dale Jr finished the season 7th in the points standings.

11/19/2011 - #99 Carl Edwards is on the Pole for the Homestead Race. #14 Tony Stewart will start from the 15th position. #88 Dale Jr. will start 11th for the last race of this season.

11/13/2011 - #4 - Kasey Kahne won the Phoenix Race. #99 Carl Edwards still leads the points standings by 3 points. #88 Dale Jr started 22nd and finished 24th. He is still 7th in the points standings. Only the two top teams( #99& #14 ) are left in the title chase.

11/12/2011 - #17 Matt Kenseth won the Pole for the Phoenix race. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr will start from the 22nd position. Juan Paublo Montoya signed a contract to drive for EGR again in 2012.

11/10/2011 - #18 JGR driver Kyle Busch has been the talk of the NASCAR nation this week. Race fans were all demanding satisfaction or showing support for Kyle as he was parked at Texas , fined $50,000.00 and put on probation for his actions against Ron Hornaday Jr. The fans reaction moved sponsors to act which caused Joe Gibbs to act and caused Kyle additional problems.A Mars/M&M's spokes person said that they plan on returning with JGR and Kyle in 2012 as he has shown remorse for his actions. The internet response from fans said that it appeared to be and apoogy but no remorse and they are still not satisfied.One sponsor in the Natiowide Series asked Joe Gibbs to put Denny Hamlin in their car at Phoenix.NASCAR is trying to stay out of this for some reason but Joe Gibbs Racing will still have to deal with this matter as the fans are not satisfied with what has been done up to this point.There will be more on this matter as the week goes on.

11/6/2011 - #14 Tony Stewart won the Texas race. This is his 42nd win in this series.# 99 Carl Edwards is still the points leader by 3 points. Dale Earnhardt Jr moved to the 7th spot in the points standings with a 7th place finish in this race.

11/5/2011 - #18 Kyle Busch was parked by NASCAR for unsportsman like conduct in the CWTS for the rest of the weekend. This could extend to the rest of the season as they are still deliberating on his actions.JGR may ground him as Joe Gibbs stated that he was responsible for his drivers. Joe and J.D. Gibbs agreed with NASCAR actions thus far in this matter.Many race fans are calling for Kyle to be sidelined for the rest of the season and many are calling for him to be banned from the sport for good. NASCAR is considering additional action and there are rumors that he may be parked for at least the rest of the season.

11/4/2011 - #16 Greg Biffle will start on the Pole at Texas. #88 DE Jr will start 16th

11/3/2011 - The free agents for the 2012 season are currently: David Reutimann,Ryan Newman?,Brian Vickers,David Regan?,Joey Lagano?,

11.3.2011 - The results of a study indicate that any driver in this series that can complete a season with 15 Top 5 and 20 Top ten finishes can make the chase and win the championship without winning a race.

11/3/2011 - A MWR spokesperson announced today that at the end of this season David Reutimann driver of the #00 Toyota will leave this organization. David will be looking for a new ride for the 2012 season. It was announced that Mark Martin will drive the #00 Toyota for MWR in 2012 and 2013. Michael Waltrip and Mark Martin will be splitting the driving duties for this team.

10/30/2011 - #14 Tony Stewart picked up his 3rd win of the season at Martinsville. This is his 42nd career win. #88 Dale Jr ran in the top 10 for most of the day and finished 7th. #99 Carl Edwards came back from being a lap down twice to finish 9th and hold on to the points lead. He is only 8 points ahead of Tony Stewart.

10/29/2011 - Due to Rain at Martinsville qualifying did not set the field. The field was set by the points standings. Carl Edwards will start from the #1 position.

10/23/2011 - #33 Clint Bowyer won the Talladega Race. #88 Dale Jr ran at the back of the pack with Jimmie Johnson all day but was unable to move to the front at the end of the race and after starting 6th he finished 25th.#48 Jimmie Johnson was 26th with #24 Jeff Gordon in the 27 the position.#99 Carl Edwards has the largest points lead that anyone has had thus far in the Chase. Only the top five teams have a chance to win the Chase at this point. Only the top 10 go to the Awards Banquet.

10/22/2011 - #5 Mark Martin picked up his 2nd Pole of the season and 51st of his career this week at Talladega. #88 Dale Jr will start from the 6th position.#48 Jimmie Johnson and #24 Jeff Gordonwill start 2nd and 5th.

10/16/2011 - Dollar General will move to the JGR NNS and Cup series cars in 2012. They will sponsor the #20 Toyota for about 20 races in the Cup Series and the #18 and #20 for several races in the NNS series. Rumors have the Home Depot moving to another team in 2012.TRG will field 2 cars in 2012.They will field the #71 and the #77 teams.JTG Daugherty will field a 2nd car in 2012. Mark Martin will drive in the Cup Series in 2012.Unsure for which team at this time. Steve Addington ,Crew Chief for the #22 team will leave at the end of this season. #93 Sinica Motorsports will field a car in the Cup Series for Grant Enfinger in 2012.Allen Wellman will be the crew chirf for this team. They will use EGR engines and cars from RCR. Rumors also have Juan Pablo Montoyo moving on from EGR after the seasons end. Greg Zipedelli may be moving from JGR at the end of this season. Rumors have him moving to SHR with Danica Patrick. David Ragan and Ricky Stenhouse Jr may be splitting a NNS ride with RFR in 2012.

10/15/2011 - #14 Tony Stewart won the pole for the Charlotte Race. #17 Matt Kenseth won the Race. This was Matt's 3rd win of the season and the 21st of his career. Dale Jr finished 19th and continues to hold on to the 9th spot in the points.

10/9/2011 - #16 Greg Biffle was on the pole for the Kansas Race.#48 Jimmie Johnson won the race.This was Jimmie's 55th win which ties him for 8th on the All Time Win List. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr moved up to the 9th position with a 14th place finish.

10/7/2011 - MWR signed Clint Bowyer to a 3 year deal to drive the #15 Five Hour Energy Toyota. Clint will leave RCR at the end of this season. RCR may cut back to a 3 car operation again in 2012.

10/4/2011 - Iowa Speedway is looking for a Cup Race.This track currently has 2 NNS and 2 CWTS races and 1 Indy Car Race scheduled for the 2012 season.

10/2/2011 - #56 Martin Truex Jr started on the pole at Dover. .#22- Kurt Busch won the Dover race. #29- Kevin Harvick takes over the points lead.

10/1/2011 - #5 HM 2012 driver Kasey Kahne and his crew chief Kenny Francis will be testing the #5 Chevy at Charlotte 10/17/2011

9/25/2011 - #14 Tony Stewart won the New Hampshire Race. This was his 41st career win. This also moved him into the points lead. #88 Dale Jr moved down to the 8th spot in the points due to a tire issue late in the race. He had a 14th place finish.

9/24/2011 - #39 Ryan Newman won the pole for New Hampshire. This is his49th pole which ties him for 9th on the all time list. #88 - Dale Jr will statr from the 12th position for this race.

9/22/2011 - JTG Daugherty Racing will move its #47 Team with Bobby Labonte as driver and its sponsors to RPM as a 3rd team there for the 2012 season.

9/19/2011 - #14 Tony Stewart gets his 1st win of the season at Chicago. Dale Jr finished 3rd. Several of the top teams ran out of gas and finished poorly.

9/18/2011 - #17 Matt Kenseth is on the pole for the Chicago race.#88 Dale Earnhardt Jr moved to 10th on the most mentioned list of drivers.#24 Jeff Gordon moved to 2nd on this list.

9/16/2011- Austin Dillion will drive the #98 RCR Chevyin the Oct.race atKansas Speedway. Clint Bowyer will drive a 3rd Toyota for MWR in 2012.Five Hour Energy will be his sponsor. The #47 JTG Daugherty team will move to another operation in 2012.( This could be the 3rd team ar Earnhardt Ganissi Racing )

9/10/2011 - #29 Kevin Harvick won the race at Richmond. # 00 David Reutimann was on the pole. Dale Jr started 27th and finished 16th.

9/6/2011 - #24 Jeff Gordon picks up his 85th win at Atlanta. He is currently 3rd on the All Time Win List. #48 Jimmie Johnson is the current points leader. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr finished the race in the 19th position and holds on to the 9th spot in the points.

9/5/2011 - The AdvoCare 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race was postponed because of weather from Tropical Storm Lee. The race was rescheduled for Tuesday, September 6 with a start time of 11:00 am/e.s.t.

9/3/2011 - # 4 Kasey Kahne won the Pole for the Atlanta race.

8/27/2011 - # 2 Brad Keselowski gets the win at Bristol. This was Brads 4th series win and the 3rd this season. #88 Dale Jr. finished 16th and holds on to the 9th spot in the points.

10/22/2011 - #5 Mark Martin picked up his 2nd Pole of the season and 51st of his career this week at Talladega. #88 Dale Jr will start from the 6th position.#48 Jimmie Johnson and #24 Jeff Gordonwill start 2nd and 5th.

10/16/2011 - Dollar General will move to the JGR NNS and Cup series cars in 2012. They will sponsor the #20 Toyota for about 20 races in the Cup Series and the #18 and #20 for several races in the NNS series. Rumors have the Home Depot moving to another team in 2012.TRG will field 2 cars in 2012.They will field the #71 and the #77 teams.JTG Daugherty will field a 2nd car in 2012. Mark Martin will drive in the Cup Series in 2012.Unsure for which team at this time. Steve Addington ,Crew Chief for the #22 team will leave at the end of this season. #93 Sinica Motorsports will field a car in the Cup Series for Grant Enfinger in 2012.Allen Wellman will be the crew chirf for this team. They will use EGR engines and cars from RCR. Rumors also have Juan Pablo Montoyo moving on from EGR after the seasons end. Greg Zipedelli may be moving from JGR at the end of this season. Rumors have him moving to SHR with Danica Patrick. David Ragan and Ricky Stenhouse Jr may be splitting a NNS ride with RFR in 2012.

10/15/2011 - #14 Tony Stewart won the pole for the Charlotte Race. #17 Matt Kenseth won the Race. This was Matt's 3rd win of the season and the 21st of his career. Dale Jr finished 19th and continues to hold on to the 9th spot in the points.

10/9/2011 - #16 Greg Biffle was on the pole for the Kansas Race.#48 Jimmie Johnson won the race.This was Jimmie's 55th win which ties him for 8th on the All Time Win List. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr moved up to the 9th position with a 14th place finish.

10/7/2011 - MWR signed Clint Bowyer to a 3 year deal to drive the #15 Five Hour Energy Toyota. Clint will leave RCR at the end of this season. RCR may cut back to a 3 car operation again in 2012.

10/4/2011 - Iowa Speedway is looking for a Cup Race.This track currently has 2 NNS and 2 CWTS races and 1 Indy Car Race scheduled for the 2012 season.

10/2/2011 - #56 Martin Truex Jr started on the pole at Dover. .#22- Kurt Busch won the Dover race. #29- Kevin Harvick takes over the points lead.

10/1/2011 - #5 HM 2012 driver Kasey Kahne and his crew chief Kenny Francis will be testing the #5 Chevy at Charlotte 10/17/2011.

9/25/2011 - #14 Tony Stewart won the New Hampshire Race. This was his 41st career win. This also moved him into the points lead. #88 Dale Jr moved down to the 8th spot in the points due to a tire issue late in the race. He had a 14th place finish.

9/24/2011 - #39 Ryan Newman won the pole for New Hampshire. This is his49th pole which ties him for 9th on the all time list. #88 - Dale Jr will statr from the 12th position for this race.

9/22/2011 - JTG Daugherty Racing will move its #47 Team with Bobby Labonte as driver and its sponsors to RPM as a 3rd team there for the 2012 season.

9/19/2011 - #14 Tony Stewart gets his 1st win of the season at Chicago. Dale Jr finished 3rd. Several of the top teams ran out of gas and finished poorly.

9/18/2011 - #17 Matt Kenseth is on the pole for the Chicago race.#88 Dale Earnhardt Jr moved to 10th on the most mentioned list of drivers.#24 Jeff Gordon moved to 2nd on this list.

9/16/2011- Austin Dillion will drive the #98 RCR Chevyin the Oct.race atKansas Speedway. Clint Bowyer will drive a 3rd Toyota for MWR in 2012.Five Hour Energy will be his sponsor. The #47 JTG Daugherty team will move to another operation in 2012.( This could be the 3rd team ar Earnhardt Ganissi Racing )

9/10/2011 - #29 Kevin Harvick won the race at Richmond. # 00 David Reutimann was on the pole. Dale Jr started 27th and finished 16th.

9/6/2011 - #24 Jeff Gordon picks up his 85th win at Atlanta. He is currently 3rd on the All Time Win List. #48 Jimmie Johnson is the current points leader. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr finished the race in the 19th position and holds on to the 9th spot in the points.

9/5/2011 - The AdvoCare 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race was postponed because of weather from Tropical Storm Lee. The race was rescheduled for Tuesday, September 6 with a start time of 11:00 am/e.s.t.

9/3/2011 - # 4 Kasey Kahne won the Pole for the Atlanta race.

8/27/2011 - # 2 Brad Keselowski gets the win at Bristol. This was Brads 4th series win and the 3rd this season. #88 Dale Jr. finished 16th and holds on to the 9th spot in the points.

8/27/2011 - # 2 Brad Keselowski gets the win at Bristol. This was Brads 4th series win and the 3rd this season. #88 Dale Jr. finished 16th and holds on to the 9th spot in the points.

8/26/2011 - #39 Ryan Newman will start from the pole position at Bristol. #88 Dale Jr will start from the 22nd position.

8/25/2011 - SHR will field a 3rd team in 2012 with Danica Patrick driving in 10 races with Go-Daddy as a sponsor. The other driver has not been named at this time.

8/21/2011 - #18 Kyle Busch picked up the Michigan win for his 23rd career win.Kyle is the current points leader.#88 Dale Jr started 8th and finished 14th. Dale Jr is holding on to the 9th position in the points.

8/20/2011 - #16 Greg Biffle is on the pole for this weeks race. #88 Dale Jr. will start from the 8th position.

8/15/2011 - #9 Marcos Ambrose won the Watkins Glen Race. This was his 1st Cup Series win.Dale Jr finished in the 15th spot and moved to 9th in the Points. Kyle Busch is the Points Leader.

8/13/2011 - #18 Kyle Busch won the Pole for this weeks race.# 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. starts 25th this week.

8/7/2011 - #2 Brad Keselowski won the Pocono Race for his 2nd win this season and the 3rd of his career.Carl Edwards is the current Points Leader. Dale Earnhardt Jr picked up a 9th place finish and holds down the 10 spot in the points.

8/6/2011 - #20 Joey Logano won the Pocono Pole. #99 Carl Edwards signed a multi- year contract with Roush Fenway Racing.

7/31/2011 -#27 Paul Menard won the Indy race for his first Cup win. #6 David Ragan won the Pole for the Indy Race. # 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr dropped to 10th in the points after finishing 16th at Indy.

7/17/2011 - # 39 Ryan Newman won the Pole and the Race at New Hampshire. # 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished the race in the 15th position and managed to hang on to the 9th spot in the points.

7/15/2011 - #39 Ryan Newman won the pole for the New Hampshire race. #88 Dale Jr will start from the 27th position. #16 Greg Biffle will have a new crew chief starting this week.

7/9/2011 - #18 Kyle Busch won the Pole and the Kentucky Race. #18 Kyle Busch is the current Points Leader. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr is still holding on to the 8th spot after finishing 30th at Kentucky.

7/4/2011 -#6 David Ragan won the Daytona race.

6/26/2011 - #22 Kurt Busch won the Infineon Race.# 20 Joey Logano won the pole for this race. Dale earnhardt Jr was involved in and early wreck and ended his day early with engine problems. Dale Jr. dropped to 7th in the points due to this accident and his 41st finish.

6/19/2011 -# 11 Denny Hamlin wins at Michigan. #22 Kurt Busch driving the Penske Dodge won the pole for this race.# 99 Carl Edwards is the current points leader. # 29 Kevin Harvick is currently 2nd in the points followed by # 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr in 3rd.

6/18/2011 - Danica Patrick will drive a 3rd Stewart -HAAS Racing Go- Daddy Chevy in 2012.

6/17/2011 - JGR will move Carl Edwards into the #20 Home Depot Toyota in 2012 and move Joey Logano into a 4th car or to the #20 Nationwide Toyota.

6/13/2011 -- Farmers Insurance will sponsor Kasey Kahne in 2012 in the #5 HM Chevy.

6/12/2011 - #24 Jeff Gordon won the Pocono Race. # 22 Kurt Busch was on the Pole. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr finished in the 6th position and is currently 10 points out of the top spot in the points in the 3rd position.#48 Jimmie Johnson is currently in the 2nd position in points. Carl Edwards is still the points leader by 4 points over Jimmie.

6/5/2011 - Danica Patrick will move to the Cup Series in2012 with Go-Daddy as her sponsor. There are several teams trying to sign her in one of their cars.Here are some of the teams that she may get offers from. Stewart-Haas Racing as a 3rd team. Joe Gibbs Racing as a 4th team.Red Bull Racing as a 3rd team. Earnhardt-Gannasi Racing as a 3rd team. Penske Racing as a 3rd team. Jr Motorsports as a single car entry. KHI as a single car entry. David Ragan's replacement at Roush-Fenway Racing.And this list goes on and on.

6/5/2011 - # 2 Brad Keselowski driving the Penske Miller Lite Dodge won the Kansas Race.Brad gave Dodge and Penske their first win of the season.# 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr finished 2nd and moved to 3rd in the points only one point out of the 2nd position.

6/4/2011 - #22 Kurt Busch won the Pole for the Kansas race. # 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr will start from the 28th position.

5/29/2011 - # 29 Kevin Harvick moves to 2nd in the points after he wins the Charlotte Race. # 88 Dale Jr was leading on the last lap when he ran out of gas and finished 7th. # 2 Brad Keselowski won the pole for this race.# 99 Carl Edwards is still the points leader. This was the longest Nascar race in the history of the sport.

5/21/2011 - # 99 Carl Edwards won the All Star Race. # 6 David Ragan won the Showdown. # 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr was the driver voted into the All Star Race by the Fans.

5/20/2011 - Red Bull Racing is in no hurry to fill their contracts for 2012 as there may be several notable drivers avaiable to drive the cars fror this team. Carl Edwards,Clint Bowyer,Juan Pablo Montoyo and Mark Martin are all in contract years. Up and coming drivers such as Cole Whitt may also be there for thhese rides.

5/15/2011 - # 17 Matt Kenseth picked up his 2nd win of the season with the win at Dover. # 48 Jimmie Johnson started on the Pole due to Rain at Dover but finished in the 9th spot.# 88 Dale Jr, started from the 3rd position and drove to a 12th place finish. # 99 Carl Edwards finished in the 8th spot and is still the Points Leader.

5/8/2011 - This was NASCAR's response to the Harvick and Busch Incident at Darlington "It's been a good weekend here at Darlington. There was a lot going on."Tharp added that he does not think the drivers are getting out of hand in this era, begun last year, in which NASCAR officials essentially have told them to police themselves on the track."I think the drivers have done a real good job managing it. I really do," Tharp said. "There may be a time when we need to step in and talk about some things. We had a couple of those occasions this weekend -- but I think they way they have conducted themselves on the race track in general has been really good. There is a lot of competition going on. The competition has probably never been better than it is in the sport right now. Getting into the Chase [for the Sprint Cup], getting those race wins is important to all of them. As you can see from this statement nothing will change until someone is seriously injured or killed. What a response and what a shame.

"I think the people here at Darlington [Saturday night] saw a heck of a race. We had a first-time winner in Regan Smith. You saw a lot of good cars up front running, and a lot emotions flying at the end of the race. This is a tough race. It's 501 miles and four hours on the race track, and it'll test your nerves."

5/8/2011 - Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch had problems at the end of the race and were called into the NASCAR trailer after the race. Kyle wrecked Kevin on a restart and hit his car again and pushed it into the wall while they set on pit road after the race.This incident put the Ryan Newman and Juan Paublo Montoyo to rest until they get to Dover next week everyone will be talking about Kyle and Kevin. Nascar should have parked Juan last week and Kyle this week but they want do anything to either of these drivers. It gets back to Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch both intentionly wrecking Brad Keselowski last year and trying to kill him and they did nothing to them. This sets a bad example for the drivers and sooner or later one of them will get killed and then they will spend a billion more dollars trying to make the sport safer for the drivers instead of taking action when it starts to nip it in the bud before someone is seriously injired or killed. They should tell all of the drivers one last time that intentionly wrecking another driver want be tolerated and park the next one that does it for the rest of the season. The 2nd offense should get them banned from racing. This would get them back to good clean racing again. If the fans want to see dirt track racing let them go to a dirt track and watch it. This is racing at the highest level and should be held to tthat standard. Clean it up NASCAR before the sport looses another driver or more fans are injured or killed.

5/8/2011 - # 78 Regan Smith in his Furniture Row Chevy won the Darlington Race. Carl Edwards holds on to the points lead. Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran good for the entire race but hit a cone on his entrance to pit road on his last pit stop and was penalized a lap. He got the lap back and finished the race in the 14th position. Jr is still 4th in the points standings.

5/6/2011 - # 4 Kasey Kahne won the Pole for the Darlington Race. Dale Jr. starts from the 30th position.

5/1/2011 - The Nascar Sprint Cup banquet will be held Dec.2,2011 at the Wynn Las Vegas.

5/1/2011 - # 18 Kyle Busch won the Richmond Race. #99 - Carl Edwards is the current Points Leader. # 11 Denny Hamlin had a great weekend winning a Late Model Race,The Nationwide Race and had a 2nd place finish in the Cup Race.

4/17/2011 - Jeff Gordon won the Pole for his 70th career pole.Jimmie Johnson (2nd in points) won the race for his 54th career win. Dale Earnhardt Jr started 4th and finished 4th. Dale Jr moved up to the 3rd position in the points standings.Carl Edwards is still the current points leader.

4/9/2011 -#17 Matt Kenseth won the Texas race. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr finished in the 9th position as he moved to 6th in the points standings.#99 Carl Edwards took over as tthe points leader.

4/3/2011 - #29 Kevin Harvick won the Martinsville race. # 88  Dale Earnhardt Jr took the 2nd spot which moved him up to the 8th position in the points standings. Kyle Busch is the new points leader.

4/2/2011 -# 1 Jamie McMurray won the pole for the Martinsville race. Dale Jr will start the #88 Chevy in the 26th position.

3/28/2011 - NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams have been notified that they will be using a 7/8 inch diameter restrictor plate in next month's event at Talladega. That represents a 1/64 reduction from what was used in the season-opening Daytona 500. Cooling system regulations will remain the same as at Daytona, with maximum air inlets mandated at three inches high by 20 inches wide.

3/27/2011 - #29- Kevin Harvick won the Auto Club Speedway race.# 99- Carl Edwards is the current points leader. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr finished in the 12 spot and dropped to 12th in the points.

3/26/2011 -  #42 Juan Pablo Montoya is the current pole sitter for the Auto Club Speedway race.Dale Earnhardt Jr. starts this race from the 30th position.

3/20/2011 - # 18 Kyle Busch won the Bristol Race. # 22 Kurt Busch is the current points leader.Dale Earnhardt Jr finished this race in the 11th position and is currently 9th in the points. 

3/18/2011 - #99 Carl Edwards is on the pole at Bristol. Right side tires may be a problem for the teams in this race. Goodyear has already brought in tires to replace the right side tires that were to be used in this race.

3/6/2011 - # 99 Carl Edwards won the Las Vegas race. Dale Earnhardt Jr. had a decent 8th place finish. #14 Tony Stewart had the car to beat but finished 2nd.

3/4/2011 - Matt Kenseth (# 17 RFR Ford ) Won the Pole for the Las Vegas Race.

3/4/2011 - #24 Jeff Gordon won the Phoenix Race.#99 Carl Edwards won the Pole for this race. #18 Kyle Busch is the current points leader.#48 Jimmie Johnson is currently 13th in the points standings while his teammate Dale Jr holds the 17th spot.

2/20/2011 - Trevor Bayne(The next BIG Deal) driving the #21 Woods Brothers Ford won the Daytona 500(He is one of only 7 drivers to get their 1st win at Daytona).In only his second Cup race and his first Daytona start he gave the Woods Brothers their 1st win since March 2001. He also gave Ford its 600th win. This was the Woods Brothers 5th Daytona 500 win,their 15 win at Daytona, and their 98th total win. Dale Earnhardt was honored with a silent #3 lap in this race. Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran a good race until a few laps of the finish when he was caught up in a wreck and ended with a 24th place finish.Mark Martin came back from and early wreck and picked up a top 10 finish.

2/14/2011 -  #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the pole for the Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway with a lap of 186.089 mph for his first Daytona 500 pole and 10th career pole. Earnhardt Jr. is the 36th driver to win the Daytona 500 pole.

2/12/2011 - Dale Jr # 88  Chevy started the Bud Shoot-Out from the Pole. Jeff Burton # 31 Chevy won the 1st segment. Kurt Busch # 22 Dodge won the Bud- Shoot-Out.

2/10/2011 - Robby Gordon and his #7 Team will return to Dodges for the 2011 season.Dodge will provide some support to his team and he will run Penske engines. The #7 Dodges should have better finishes in 2011 and hopefully a few wins.

2/4/2011 - Frank Stoddard will field the #32 Fords in 2011. FAS Lane Racing will utilize several divers this season.U.S. Chrome will sponsor this team.

2/2/2011 - (FRR) Furniture Row Racing will attempt to add a 2nd car to its operation if a sponsor can be signed. The #78 FRR Chevy with Regan Smith is beginning to improve its performance each week and alliances have been formed with several other Chevy  Operations but a 2nd team will help the day to day performance tremendously.

1/31/2011 - Richard Childress Owner of RCR said this is our year. One of our four teams will win the Title this year. 3 of the RCR teams made the Chase last year after having a terrible 2009 season. Harvick finished in the 3rd spot last yar 41 points out.This operation has added a 4th team again this year with driver Paul Menard moving into the #27 Chevy's. RCR had 5 wins in 2010 with all three cars making the Chase.

1/23/2011 - The tradition of great drivers in Penske Racing’s no. 2 Miller Lite Dodge will continue as Brad Keselowski takes the wheel of the Blue Deuce beginning in 2011.  The 26-year-old Keselowski is currently going to start his 2nd full year on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, driving the no. 2 Penske Dodge. Check out the new web site just rolled out at http://bradracing.com.

1/15/2011 - The AutoRacin.com pick for the dark horse team for this season will be the #88 AMP Energy Team with Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. They will win races and make the Chase his season.Look for this to be the most improved team in the field this season.

1/15/2011 - Drivers that the fans want to see win in 2011 are as follows:

Dale Earnhardt Jr. -   Jeff Burton  -  Mark Martin  - Jeff Gordon   - Jamie McMurray   - Brad Keselowski  - A.J. Allmendinger

Marcos Ambrose  - Bobby Labonte  - Paul Menard  - Matt Kenseth   - Kasey Kane  - Martin Truex Jr.  - Brain Vickers 

1/15/2011 - Drivers with something to prove in 2011  are as follows :

Dale Earnhardt Jr  - Paul Menard  - Jeff Gordon  - Mark Martin  - David Ragan  - A.J. Allmendinger  - Martin Truex Jr  -

Juan Pablo Montoya  - Brain Vickers  - Joey Lagono - Kyle Busch  - Denny Hamlin  - Kevin Harvick  - Jimmie Johnson  

1/15/2011 - ( Silly Season News ) RPM will reduce its operation from four teams to two in 2011. This operation will field the #9 Ford for Marcos Ambrose and the # 43 Ford for A.J. Allmendinger. Red Bull Racing will field 2 Toyota teams again in 2011. The #4 team for Kasey Kahne and the #83 for Brain Vickers. RCR will move his operation back to a four car effort again in 2011. They will add Paul Menard and the #27 Menards Chevy to the #29,#31, and#33 teams.The Woods Brothers #21 Team will run only a partial schedule again this season and Trevor Bayne will drive the Fords for 17 races.Bobby Labonte will take over the #47 Toyota for GT Daugherty Racing and continue to operate out of the MWR shops.Robby Gordon Motorsports will only run a limited schedule this season.Robby may split the driving duties with other drivers.SHR will provide the pit crew for the #78 FRR Team with Regan Smith as the driver.Penske will not field the #77 Dodge team this season.Sam Hornish Jr will move to the Nationwide Series for at least a limited schedule this season.Rusty Wallace Racing will move Stephen Wallace up for at least 5 races in the #66 cars with the 2010 points from the #77 team.Germain Racing will field the #13 Toyota for Casey Mears in 2011. Brian Keselowski will field a fleet of Penske and Gillette/Evernham Dodges and run for the ROTY title in 2011. Brad Keselowski will move to the #2 Miller Lite Dodges in 2011 and Kurt Busch will move to the #22 Pennzoil Dodges. The #12 and #77 Dodges will not operate out of the Penske  operation this season. Kevin Harvick and his #29 Chevy's will have the Budweiser sponsorship this season.

1/10/2011 - Brian Vickers, who was forced to take a medical leave of absence from the Sprint Cup Series last spring, will make his first laps in one of his # 83 Red Bull Racing Team stock cars at Walt Disney World Speedway in Orlando, FL.today.

1/7/2011 - As a result of the Daytona tire test all drivers agreed that the new surface would have the cars running in tighter packs throughout the course of the race. “The Shootout is going to be crazy. It’s going to be nuts. It’s going to be wide open every lap, every time. When you decide to go, what hole you decide to go into. Yeah, I’m not going to say you’ll have more wrecks because you never know, but the possibility to have more big wrecks is certainly looming.” All drivers agreed that the chances for the “Big One” were increased by the new surface and it’s packing of cars in draft lines. Former Champion Bobby Labonte, said, “The spotters are going to be even more important with the new surface.”

1/1/2011 - Juan Montoya will stay in the Cup Series as long as Chip Ganassi will keep him under contract. He has no plans to return to any other form of racing.The up-coming season could be the determining factor in how long he will stay.If he doesn't win and make the Chase this could be his last season in this sport.

1/1/2011 -Jimmie Johnson and the #48 team will start this season as the team to beat again.This is the best team in this series at this time and they have 5 straight championships to back this up. Jimmie,Chad, Lowes, Hendrick Motorsports,and the crew that they finished the season with in 2010 all return to start the 2011 season at Daytona. Denny Hamlin and his #11 crew have had time to reflect on areas that they could improve and time to develop a plan for the new year. They had only a few minor changes and should be one of the teams that will go after the #48 team again this year.Kevin Harvick and his # 29 team have a new sponsor but kept everything else in place and look to be another team that will pose a problem for the #48 team. Jeff Gordon and Carl Edwards may also give the #48 team a run for the money but none of the other teams appear to be consistent enough to take this championshp away from Jimmie Johnson.This could easily be number 6 if the other drivers and owners don't put 100% into every race this season.

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