Just a few weeks after helping Penske Racing win its first NASCAR championship, Paul Wolfe has been selected to serve as crew chief for one of the most iconic teams in motorsports. Wolfe, who led Penske Racing’s No. 22 car team to the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series title, has been named crew chief of the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge team for 2011. Wolfe will continue to work with Brad Keselowski, w... more.

Russell Cook says he thinks Branson would be a perfect site for a speedway for NASCAR races. Cook is proposing a 1 1/4-mile track on 800 acres he owns near the Branson Airport. Cook, who is in construction and land development, says he hopes to start construction by February on the track. He says it would seat 80,000 to 100,000 people and cost an, estimated $150 million. Cook tells The Sprin... more.

 Two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart won the first edition of the Las Vegas Sprint Car Nationals Presented By K&N Filters Friday night at the Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The win was Stewart's first-ever Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car victory in only his second ASCS start. Meanwhile, over in Dusseldorf, Germany, Carl Edwards was eliminated before the quarterfinals... more.

Excerpt from ESPN.com (LA Branch) With the eyes of the men who hold his future watching his every move, Bryan Clauson linked himself to a rich motor sports past by winning the USAC Midget portion of the 70th running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale on Thursday night. Clauson became the first driver since Billy Boat to win the USAC Midget race of the Turkey Night Gr... more.

Well wishes to Carl Edwards who heads to Dusseldorf, Germany to compete once again in the Race of Champions at the end of this month Congrats to Robby Gordon who finished second in class at the Baja 1000 Meanwhile…from cincinatti.com- The worldwide appeal of Narain Karthikeyan became evident Monday when the former Formula One driver from India received the Most Popular Driver award for NAS... more.

Joining us today is Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports. Mr. Hendrick, big announcement yesterday. Can you talk about the thought process behind the decisions and what the response has been like inside the organization? RICK HENDRICK: Thank you, I want to apologize to all the folks here getting ready to leave town for Thanksgiving. This actually started about the Texas race. When we re... more.

THE MODERATOR: Good afternoon. Welcome to today's NASCAR teleconference with our 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson. Jimmie won his fifth title last Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway coming from second in the standings to take over the top spot. Jimmie won six races in 2010 on his way to his fifth consecutive championship.             Jimmie is only the third dri... more.

R3 Motorsports has their sights set on the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series season with optimism, sponsorship opportunities and driver options. Concluding the 2010 season with a top-20 finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway, R3 Motorsports solidified their place in the top-30 Owner’s Points. Heading into 2011 ranked 27th, that guarantees them a guaranteed start in the first five races next year. ... more.

Mike Bliss encountered a difficult day Saturday in the season ending 300-mile NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The veteran driver finished a disappointing 31st after an altenator problem forced the Westerman Companies Chevrolet to pit road for a battery change, a costly stop that sent the Key Motorsports team seven laps in arrears. With a new R-07 engine under the h... more.

The 5th Annual Run to Victory will be held on December 12, 2010.  1,000 athletes are expected to run, walk and wheel through Randleman, N.C. with spectators lining streets to watch and cheer.  Both the half marathon and 5k events begin and end at Victory Junction this year and start at 10 a.m. The run provides great photo opportunities and a great finish line festival. The post-race festivities ... more.

Happy Thanksgiving from The Hot Lap crew! The NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) traveled to Homestead, Florida this weekend for the final race of the 2010 season. Reed Sorenson and the No. 32 Dollar General team entered the weekend with high hopes for a solid finish to the year. Sorenson battled a loose-handling condition throughout the course of the 200-lap race which was plagued with 11 cautions... more.

For the first time in NASCAR national series history, four championships in two different series were awarded simultaneously. Brad Keselowski and Todd Bodine officially were crowned the 2010 driver champions of the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, respectively, on the Americana Ballroom stage at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel this evening. Keselowski was honored w... more.

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The Hefty® Racing™ Team started the final race weekend of 2010 on a positive note by qualifying in the 29th position.  However, the team was involved in a two-car accident on lap 41, which resulted in a 37th-place finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway. After taking the green flag from the 29th position, Eric McClure slid back to the 36th position as the car’s handling was “extremely loose.... more.

On Wednesday November 24th at 10 AM JD Motorsports and The Salvation Army will hold a press conference to kick off the 2010 Kettle Drive.  JD Motorsports will have #01 Salvation Army Show Car set up inside of the Rock Hill Galleria Mall, located at 2301 Dave Lyle Blvd in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The Show Car will be touring other select malls in Charlotte, North Carolina throughout t... more.