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How much does it cost to sponsor a NASCAR racecar?
The cost of 200 mph billboard is high. Farmers Insurance paid $67.28 million (before bonuses) to Hendrick Motorsports for the deal with Kasey kahne.
An open lawsuit has revealed numbers of the Kasey Kahne / Farmers Insurance contract.
Read MoreJosef Newgarden has interest in running a NASCAR race
“You know, I’d love to,” stated Josef Newgarden to Sirius XM NASCAR Radio on running a NASCAR race.
Listen to the audio below.
“I get a kick out of the NASCAR stuff. I think it’s so fascinating because it’s so different,
Read MoreTony Stewart: “I get my fix with dirt racing”
Tony Stewart talks about a lot of forms of racing with Dan Patrick. NASCAR, dirt racing, F1, Indycar and the ROC.
Watch the video below.
Related: Tony Stewart statement on Danica Patrick
The most talented driver in the world is who?
Read MoreChase Elliott rear spoiler penalty discussed by Larry McReynolds and Joey Logano
The #24 was bold at Chicagoland Speedway.
The team installed a piece of tape across the rear spoiler. During the post-race interview the crew, slickly removed the tape. It was caught on camera and brought to the attention of NASCAR.
Read MoreThe #24 crew was seen removing the tape during the post race interview
Today, NASCAR handed out their weekly round of penalties.
Watch the crew remove the spoiler tape in the post-race interview video below.
On the penalties list was Chase Elliott. He finished 2nd in the race at Chicagoland Speedway.
Read More2017 NASCAR Chicagoland Speedway penalties announced
NASCAR competition officials announced Tuesday that the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series has been issued an L1-level penalty.
Related: NASCAR debuts new pre-race inspection station at Chicagoland
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Chase Elliott: During post-race inspection,
Read MoreKasey Kahne: Leavine Family Racing 2018
CONCORD, N.C. (September 19, 2017) – Leavine Family Racing (LFR) has announced that Kasey Kahne will pilot the No. 95 Chevrolet Camaro for the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) season.
Related: Kasey Kahne released from Hendrick Motorsports
Kahne,
Read MoreNASCAR responds to comments from Brad Keselowski
Brad Keselowski: “We are all in for a rude awakening. Haven’t seen NASCAR let a manufacturer get this far ahead since the 70s.”
Related: Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch – Twitter Feud
Now, NASCAR has addressed Brad Keselowski’s concerns.
Read MoreThe new NASCAR pre-race inspection process
Is a big deal.
Related: NASCAR inspection station is set to change
Why? It takes a 6 minute process and cut’s it down to just 90 seconds. This particular station is now 400% faster.
In recent months,
Read MoreDale Jr: “Kyle Larson runs too good for all the Chevy’s to complain”
Are the Toyota’s too fast? Has NASCAR let them get too far ahead?
Related: Brad Keselowski vs Kyle Busch
A Toyota won again on Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway. They’ve won 7 of the last 10 NASCAR Cup Series races.
Read MoreChicagoland Speedway race results from September 17th, 2017 featuring the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Today, it’s the first race of the NASCAR Playoff’s. The NASCAR Cup Series will circle the 1.5 mile oval of Chicagoland Speedway.
View full Chicagoland Speedway race results below.
Are the Toyota’s too far ahead?
Read MoreBrad Keselowski: “Haven’t seen NASCAR let a manufacturer get this far ahead since the 70s.”
Brad Keselowski has been lobbying since July.
Related: Brad Keselowski comments on Toyota (July 2017)
“Just need a lot of speed to keep up with the Toyota’s. You know,
Read MoreNASCAR President Brent Dewar talks new OEM’s, encumbered wins and other 2018-19 rules/changes
NASCAR is heading into the playoff’s. Simultaneously, they are working on 2018 rules and packages.
With that said, there’s possible a lot of changes coming down the pipeline for 2018 and 2019.
“This is the busiest time of the season,”
Read MoreDale Jr calls out the sanction for blatantly false NASCAR cautions used to create excitement
NASCAR made more mistakes than just ambulances. The sanction was trigger happy with the cautions at Richmond Raceway. 3 to go, Derrike Cole scraped the wall. He was a non-contender, no damage. Yet, it netted a caution.
Read MoreRay Evernham: “We gotta make the cars less sensitive.”
Ray Evernham was the king of exposing all the loopholes in the rulebook.
Since his day, NASCAR has tried to plug them all. Now, the rulebook is 5 miles thick. It’s filled with asterisks and 10 pt font.
“I’m not trying to be controversial,”
Read MoreNASCAR issues statement following multiple stories of lost ambulance drivers
The ambulance issue at Richmond Raceway has brought light to other new issues regarding the safety protocol. Today, NASCAR drivers have been openly critical of a wide range of safety issues
Related: Richmond Raceway ambulance video
Multiple drivers has spoken of ambulance drivers getting lost,
Read MoreFurniture Row Racing owner: “There is no way we can run it without sponsorship, so we’re going to have to put it down.”
Back in August, Barney Visser stated he might be forced to shut down #77 operations.
Related: Team owner comments on shutting down #77 car
That’s a big deal.
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