Baker Curb Racing announced today that they have signed 18-year old Alex Kennedy to a two-race deal.  Kennedy will drive the team’s No. 27 in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway on November 6th and the Wypall 200 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 13th. Kennedy made his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut at Road America in June. He had a top-15 run going before ... more.

Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) announced today the signing of two multi-year sponsorship agreements with Rheem Manufacturing Company and Menards for the No. 33 Nationwide Series entry for the 2011 and 2012 seasons.    Returning to KHI for their fourth and fifth years, Rheem will serve as the primary sponsor of the No. 33 KHI Chevrolet for 22 races throughout each season.    "We're very exci... more.

87 38 Excessive speed EXITING the pits G pass thru 40 43 69 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end 73 43 70 Running the stop and go sign/light Y 1 lap back 70 17 113 Excessive speed ENTERING pits G pass thru 114 88 134 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end garage 29 141 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end 145 39 141 Pitting before pit road is open Y tail end 145 ... more.

Pos/Owner/Car#/Pts/Ldr/Nxt/Ppos/G or L 1 Jeff Gordon 48 6,149 0 3892 1 0 2 J D Gibbs 11 6,135 -14 -14 3878 2 0 3 Richard Childress 29 6,111 -38 -24 3854 3 0 4 Rick Hendrick 24 5,942 -207 -169 3685 5 1 5 Joe Gibbs 18 5,919 -230 -23 3662 4 -1 6 Jack Roush 99 5,902 -247 -17 3645 6 0 7 Margaret Haas 14 5,832 -317 -70 3575 7 0 8 John Henry 17 5,825 -324 -7 3568 10 2 9 Walter ... more.

Pos/Dr/Bpts/Pts/Ldr/Nxt/S/P/F/T5/T10/DNF/ $/Ppos/G or L 1 Jimmie Johnson 145 6149 0 0 33 2 6 15 20 4 $6,652,947 1 0 2 Denny Hamlin 110 6135 -14 -14 33 2 7 13 17 2 $5,211,128 2 0 3 Kevin Harvick 85 6111 -38 -24 33 0 3 15 23 1 $6,250,656 3 0 4 Jeff Gordon 115 5942 -207 -169 33 1 0 11 17 2 $5,333,253 5 1 5 Kyle Busch 110 5919 -230 -23 33 2 3 10 18 2 $5,919,143 4 -1 6 Carl Edwards 55... more.

In a win that was vindication for Clint Bowyer, all three leading Chase contenders dodged potential trouble Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway as the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup tightened dramatically. Bowyer had nosed ahead of Richard Childress Racing teammate Kevin Harvick in Turn 1 on the 188th and final lap of the Amp Energy Juice 500 when a violent wreck behind them sent AJ Allmendinger... more.

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS 1 2 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 190/5 188 Running 2 14 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Realtree / Shell - Pennzoil 175/5 188 Running 3 1 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 170/5 188 Running 4 21 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 165/5 188 Running 5 25 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Dep... more.

Kyle Busch surged past Aric Almirola a fraction of a second before the two drivers reached the finish line to win Saturday’s Mountain Dew 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. The victory was Busch’s sixth in 13 starts in the series this year, his second at Talladega and the 22nd of his career. Johnny Sauter ran third, followed by Matt Crafton and Ricky Carm... more.

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND 1 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet E-Z-Go 2Five Street Legal Vehicle 181.230 52.839 Leader 2 23 Jason White Toyota GunBroker.com / Pursuit Channel 180.911 52.932 -0.093 3 3 Austin Dillon* Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Remington Arms / Tracker 180.877 52.942 -0.103 4 2 Ken Schrader Chevrolet Moore's Marinade 180.860 52.947 -0.108 ... more.

FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND 1 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 197.814 48.409 Leader 2 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cat Financial 197.794 48.414 -0.005 3 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Operation Home Front / Miller Lite 197.794 48.414 -0.005 4 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 197.647 48.450 -0.041 5 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 197.... more.

NASCAR Vice President of Corporate Communications Jim Hunter, whose career in motorsports spanned portions of six decades as both a journalist and public relations professional, died last night in Daytona Beach, Fla. following a 12-month battle with cancer. He was 71. “Jim Hunter was one of NASCAR’s giants,” said NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France. “For more than 40 years Jim was part... more.

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RANK CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND 1 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Exide Batteries 193.232 49.557 Leader 2 17 Timothy Peters Toyota Wiss Metal Cutting Tools 193.197 49.566 -0.009 3 51 Aric Almirola Toyota Billy Ballew Motorsports 192.119 49.844 -0.287 4 60 Narain Karthikeyan Chevrolet SafeAuto Ins. Co. / Wyler.com 191.923 49.895 -0.338 5 3 Austin Dillon*... more.