NASCAR announced today that three NASCAR Nationwide Series teams have been fined and penalized due to rule violations during this past weekend’s event at Talladega Superspeedway. Paul Wolfe, crew chief for the No. 22 team, was fined $10,000 for violating Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4-J (any determination by NASCAR officials that the race equipment used in the e... more.

Following Scott Wimmer’s 12th-place finish last week at Talladega, the No. 27 team moved into seventh place in the NASCAR Nationwide Series owner point standings, making them the highest ranking Ford team.    GREG BIFFLE NNS CAREER @ RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY Finished in the top 10 of both NASCAR Nationwide Series races at Richmond International Raceway while running for Baker C... more.

Braun Racing is pleased to announce that Kelly Bires will pilot the No. 10 Shore Lodge Toyota Camry in Friday night’s BUBBA Burger 250 at Richmond International Raceway. Pending additional sponsorship, the team hopes to have the opportunity to run Bires in additional races throughout the 2010 season "I'm excited about the opportunity to drive some races for Braun Racing this season,” said B... more.

Clint Bowyer said he hopes to be in Richard Childress Racing’s No. 21 NASCAR Nationwide Series Chevrolet for seven more races, substituting for John Wes Townley. Bowyer spoke to reporters on a national teleconference Tuesday. He said he and the team are working on a schedule for him for the remainder of 2010. “Hopefully, we’re going to be in it for seven more races,” Bowyer said. “... more.

James Finch is putting the brakes on Phoenix Racing. Nine weeks into his 22nd season as a NASCAR owner, the Panama City native has put his Sprint Cup and Nationwide teams up for sale. The Bay County businessman, who owns Phoenix Construction, said he has spent close to $2 million of his own money since February, when Phoenix Racing lost its primary sponsor, Miccosukee Resort and Gaming. Finch s... more.

Carl Edwards on racing at Richmond International Raceway: “I love racing the Nationwide cars at Richmond, where we’ve had a lot of success. We won here last year. The track is perfect for the Nationwide series with it being a lot of fun and the cars have a lot of power for that size of race track. You can race two or three wide sometimes. I’m just really looking forward to getting our Fas... more.

Hermie Sadler will make his NNS debut with RAB Racing in this weekend’s Bubba Burger 250 at Richmond. Sadler celebrated his 41st birthday on Saturday, April 24th.  “The BluePrint” Matt Morgan, TNA World Tag Team Champion, will join Hermie Sadler and RAB Racing as an “Honorary Crew Member” at Richmond International Raceway this weekend.   Welcome Home: Hermie Sadler, an Empo... more.

The Driver…Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will make his Richmond NASCAR debut in the Bubba Burger 250 this Friday evening at Richmond International Racceway. The Organization…Roush Fenway Racing has nine wins, 35-top fives and 47-top 10’s in 71 Nationwide Series starts at Richmond International Raceway.  Stenhouse’s Roush Fenway Racing teammate Carl Edwards won in Richmond last fall. The Mach... more.

FAMILIAR FACE FOR THE NO. 16 TEAM - The No. 16 will have a familiar face behind the wheel this weekend at Richmond International Raceway. Matt Kenseth will make his 19th career start and ninth start for Roush Fenway Racing at the .75-mile track in the NASCAR Nationwide Series on Friday night. Kenseth competed in 14 races with crew chief Eddie Pardue and the No. 16 team last season. KENSETH... more.

Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) has named Casey Mears driver of the No. 36 Chevrolet, team owner Tommy Baldwin announced. Mears will be behind the wheel of the No. 36 starting this weekend at Richmond International Raceway for the Heath Calhoun 400. Mears takes over for Johnny Sauter, whose two-race stint as driver of the No. 36 ended this past weekend at Talladega, where he finished 41st. “I’... more.

Jamie McMurray No. 88 Hellmann’s Chevrolet   What is the Hellmann’s team’s outlook heading to Richmond this week? “Richmond is a fun racetrack. Statistically it has never been someplace I’ve run extremely well, but that doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy the track. I’m looking forward to running the Hellmann’s Chevrolet there with JR Motorsports. You never know what’s going to happ... more.

Sorenson is back in the No. 32 Dollar General Toyota this weekend at Richmond International Raceway (RIR). Sorenson is set to make his fifth start of 23 races in 2010 in the No. 32 Camry.  He currently has two top-five and three top-10 finishes.  Sorenson will next pilot the No. 32 Camry when the Nationwide Series heads to Dover (May, 2010). Sorenson will make his sixth NASCAR Nationwide Seri... more.

The No. 22 Penske Racing Ruby Tuesday Dodge Charger team will use chassis PRS- 034 during Friday’s race at Richmond International Raceway (RIR). Keselowski drove this chassis to a third-place finish at Phoenix International Raceway on April 9th.  The No. 22 Ruby Tuesday Dodge Charger in 2010... After eight races, Keselowski and the No. 22 Ruby Tuesday Dodge team currently lead the Nationwide... more.

Lilly Trucking, a Virginia based trucking company that specializes in reliable transportation of fine machinery and parts for the paper industry, will be an associate sponsor for all Rick Ware Racing entries for the remaining 2010 season. The sponsorship will span 36 events across the NASCAR Nationwide, Camping World Truck, and ARCA series.  Lilly's first event will be with the #6 truck of Bri... more.

Eric McClure will be competing in his 117h NASCAR Nationwide Series race this weekend and his sixth at the .75-mile speedway In five Nationwide Series starts on the Virginia track, the 31-year-old driver has only completed 69% of the laps and has an average finish of 34.2.  He has also suffered 2 DNFs, one of which came just a year ago. McClure will be piloting chassis No. 28 this weekend.... more.