Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway will open to the public on Friday, Feb. 3 pending final regulatory approvals by the State of Kansas and the Kansas Lottery.  Grand opening festivities will begin at approximately 11 a.m. The first Las Vegas-style casino in the Kansas City market, Hollywood Casino will offer 2,000 slot machines and 52 table games with more than 100,000 square feet of gam... more.

January 30, 2012 Call it the calm before the storm begins anew. A wildly successful Rolex 24 went into the books this past weekend with Penske Racing’s first-year driver AJ Allmendinger taking the checkered flag for Michael Shank Racing. A harbinger of the season to come, perhaps, the Daytona International Speedway infield was packed with fans before the start of the 50th anniversary of t... more.

Walmart will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2012 and as part of its golden anniversary celebration the multinational retailer will field the No. 50 Walmart Chevrolet Impala during the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 7. Bill Elliott, the 1988 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and two-time Daytona 500 winner, will drive the car. Turner Motorsports will oversee the ... more.

New York Star Won Nine NASCAR Modified Series Titles In Hall Of Fame Career DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 18, 2012) – Richard Ernest “Richie” Evans certainly was the face of NASCAR – and modified racing – in the northeast, winning an estimated 475 times in approximately 1,300 starts. It equates to a win in every three starts (a 36.5% clip), something unheard of in modern racing at any l... more.

January 26, 2012 Nationwide Series Rising Star will drive the No. 43 Pilot Flying J Ford Mustang Full Time in 2012 CONCORD, N.C. (Jan. 26, 2012) – Richard Petty Motorsports announced today the formation of a new NASCAR Nationwide Series team with driver Michael Annett and his long-time partner Pilot Flying J. The team will be run out of RPM’s Concord, N.C. race shop and will vie for th... more.

Coors Light Renews As Official Beer of NASCAR; Miller Lite Extends Partnership with Penske Racing, Keselowski Daytona beach, fla.(January 26, 2012) – NASCAR, MillerCoors and Penske Racing today jointly announced multi-year partnership extensions for the brewer’s two biggest brands. For MillerCoors, the deals with the sanctioning body and one of the sport’s most respected teams solidify ... more.

January 26, 2012 Long Pond, PA (January 26, 2012) - Dr. Joseph Mattioli, Pocono Raceway Founder and Chairman of the Board, passed away today at the Lehigh Valley Hospital Center, surrounded by his loving family, following a lengthy illness. He was 86. "Doc" as he was known to friends and associates, was one of the most respected and admired men in automobile racing. He founded Pocono Racewa... more.

STEWART-HAAS RACING MEDIA TOUR TRANSCRIPTION January 24, 2012 TONY STEWART:                Driver/owner, Stewart-Haas Racing STEVE ADDINGTON:          Crew Chief, No. 14 Chevrolet RYAN NEWMAN:                 Driver, No. 39 Chevrolet TONY GIBSON:                    Crew Chief, No. 39 Chevrolet DANICA PATRICK:          ... more.

NASCAR’s Brian France Says Sport Is In A Very Good Place Print Page Email Page January 26, 2012 Industry To Build On 2011 Success, Introduce EFI, Restore Pack Racing DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 26, 2012) — NASCAR and its stakeholders intend to build on the success of 2011 as the new season begins with the Feb. 26 Daytona 500 and other Speedweeks events at Daytona International Speedwa... more.

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KERRY THARP:  Gene Haas has joined us, along with Tony Stewart, he owns this race team, and they are the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions, and Gene, congratulations on this championship.  How do you feel? GENE HAAS:  It's an awesome day.  It's really hard to get to this point and kind of leaves you speechless. Q.  This is a team that was struggling to be in the top 35 just a... more.

KERRY THARP:  We welcome third-place driver in the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Martin Truex, Jr.  You told us you were going to be in here after the race, you had a fast racecar, talk about your run out here today. MARTIN TRUEX, JR.:  Yeah, it was -- running good and having a solid race.  The guys on pit road did a nice job, no mistakes, and, you know, we have had a season wh... more.

Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Tony Stewart went from all-time great to legend, capturing his third career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship in grand fashion – a number that places him among a short list of historic NASCAR figures. With a victory in Sunday’s Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Stewart became the seventh champion to win the season finale in his championship season. ... more.

THE MODERATOR:  Joining us now at the podium is the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series driver champion along with his crew chief, driver Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., driver of the No. 6 Blackwell Angus Ford.  He's joined by crew chief Mike Kelly.  You finished 45 points ahead of Elliott Sadler.  You're the seventh former NASCAR Sunoco Rookie of the Year to go on and win the series championship.  I ... more.

Polesitter Brad Keselowski may have won Saturday’s Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but Roush Fenway Racing had a better night, winning two Nationwide Series championships in one race. Keselowski held off a furious charge from series champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr. on the final lap to secure his fifth victory of the season and the 17th of his career. Third-place finisher Carl Edwards cli... more.