NASCAR president Mike Helton on Tuesday announced Sprint Cup driver Carl Edwards has been placed on probation for the next three Sprint Cup races as a result of Edwards intentionally wrecking Brad Keselowski this past Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Helton said the decision came "after meeting and discussing the events Sunday evening, all day Monday and [Tuesday] morning." Helton added that a... more.

The 2010 season has provided both ups and downs for the five drivers that make up the Nationwide Series' 2010 rookie class. Of course the the season is only three races old and some ups and downs are to be expected the first year out. So far into the young season, things have been mostly up for rookie of the year candidate James Buescher. He started off his 2010 campaign with a strong top-10 ru... more.

So, was the impounding of the 66 car at ACS the first signal of NASCAR taking action to address the Start & Park teams? Something new has been added to the Official NASCAR entry form for it’s races in the NNS. For 2010, there is a statement on the bottom of the entry form that states that IF the car fails to complete 50% of the advertised laps, NASCAR MAY refuse to pay the posted purse for t... more.

Nationwide Series driver John Wes Townley has been cited for underage possession of alcohol. Townley, who is 20, was cited Thursday. He apologized to NASCAR and his Richard Childress Racing team in a statement issued late in Saturday’s race by his race team.... more.

Carl Edwards is doing it and has been for several seasons. Brad Keselowski and Paul Menard are doing it. Mike Bliss and Michael McDowell have expressed interest in wanting to do it if sponsorship deals come through that would enable them to do it. Will Kevin Harvick do it again? Do what? Compete full-time in both the Nationwide and Sprint Cup series.... more.

James Finch learned late Thursday afternoon that Miccosukee Resort and Gaming will no longer sponsor his Phoenix Racing teams. Finch had a contract for the full Nationwide Series schedule and 18 Sprint Cup races but when the Chairman of the Miccosukee tribe Billy Cypress lost the last election, Phoenix Racing became sponsor-less for Daytona and beyond.... more.

The Baker Curb Racing NASCAR Nationwide Series team will field a second car for driver Scott Lagasse Jr. beginning at Daytona International Speedway next weekend, multiple sources told NNSracing.com on Wednesday. The organization will field the No. 37 Ford for Lagasse, according to a well-placed source. The source could not be identified because the team has not made the official announcement.... more.

Jason Keller’s 11th-hour deal to drive for TriStar Motorsports in the NASCAR Nationwide Series could turn out to be a great thing. Keller announced late last week he had agreed to drive for the team owned by Mark Smith, a noted engine builder and owner of Pro Motors Engines. Keller said his crew chief will be Bryan Berry, who had success with Brendan Gaughan in 2009.... more.

Joey Logano got his second NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown trophy and Sergio Pena nearly made a historic debut on the national stage. Logano, 19, held off the 16-year-old Pena and two-time race winner Matt Kobyluck for the victory in the 225-lap race Saturday before a sold-out crowd at the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. It was Pena's first career race in NASCAR's top developmental series and it cam... more.

Last June, young Colin Braun gave Northville NASCAR owner Jack Roush a victory in the Camping World Truck Series race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. Braun, 21, visited Ann Arbor on Tuesday as MIS launched preseason activities and said he'd like to make it a win for Roush in the Nationwide Series race in August.... more.

JR Motorsports will field two cars in the season-opening Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway, and new driver Danica Patrick could be driving one of them. Full-time driver Kelly Bires, meanwhile, might not be racing at Daytona. Because of sponsorship, Dale Earnhardt Jr. will drive the team’s No. 88 Hellmann’s car, which Bires is scheduled to drive for much of the season. Pa... more.