Amid the coronavirus postponements, NASCAR cuts employee salaries; Vacation time to be used as well
NASCAR made moves on Tuesday to adjust during a pending financial crisis in America.
Just a few weeks ago, NASCAR was rolling into their fifth weekend of the 2020 racing season. Just ahead of the race at Atlanta Motor Speedway,
Read More7 races have been postponed with no new dates yet announced; NASCAR talks about what the schedule could look like when the sport resumes
Two weeks ago, the Coronavirus was just reaching our borders. It quickly became a pandemic.
Just as NASCAR was set to host a race at Atlanta Motor Speedway,
Read MoreA new NASCAR short track rules package is expected to be announced for 2020
A new rules package was introduced in 2019. Away went the tiny spoilers, in came the very large 8 inch spoilers. The downforce was back in a big way.
It significantly improved the product on tracks larger than 1-mile.
Read MoreNASCAR made their intermediate tracks a lot better in 2019; Short tracks suffered; NASCAR is already looking to fix it
For 2020, NASCAR brought in a new rules package. The aim was to bunch up the field and create more passing opportunities.
They increased downforce dramatically. The front spiltter size was increased as was the height of the rear spoiler.
Read More12 NASCAR tracks now sit under NASCAR ownership
International Speedway Corporation owns 12 tracks that feature NASCAR races. The company was originally formed by Bill France in 1953, the founder of NASCAR.
However, in recent years, the company was acted independent of the NASCAR sanction.
The ISC company was publicly traded on the stock market.
Read More2021 NASCAR: Two-step front splitter, big wheels, different side skirts, hood ducts, rear diffuser and more
The 2021 NEXT GEN NASCAR race is here and it took to the track at Richmond Raceway in Virginia.
Yesterday and again today, NASCAR is hosting a super secret test session of the 2021 race car.
Read MoreThe first test of the new NASCAR race car is scheduled for two days this week
NASCAR is working on a new car for 2021. It’s expected to be drastically different from the current spec of car.
Of things expected, the new race car is likely to reduce costs overall.
Read MoreIn the wake of Brad Keselowski and William Byron: NASCAR rivalries are good for the sport but there’s a line
Years ago, rivalries boiling over into the pit area resulted in hefty fines and suspensions. The drivers were fined then the video clip lived on for years to come on the promotion wheel.
Read More2019 NASCAR green passing numbers compared to the previous season
In years past, NASCAR went to low downforce. Then, they went to even lower downforce. This year, they’ve swung the pendulum on the other direction.
On paper, it’s working.
View the 2019 NASCAR passing numbers below.
Read MoreNASCAR President, Steve Phelps: “I think we chased a new fan at the expense of an existing fan. We’ll never do that again.”
Steve Phelps went to his first race with his dad at the age of 5. The Vermont short track racing scene gave him the bug.
He signed with NASCAR in their New York sponsorship department.
Read MoreNASCAR President Steve Phelps offered comments on the altercation; EVP also explains the purpose of meeting in the hauler
Steve Phelps: “They want that intensity. They don’t want vanilla. The raw emotion is great.”
On Friday, knockout qualifying brought drama to ISM Raceway. A group of drivers waited until the last minutes to hit the track for timed laps.
Read MoreSteve Phelps on the new rules package for 2019 and future changes
Next year, NASCAR has a shiny new rules package that’s set to go into effect.
17 of the 36 races: Horsepower will be reduced from 750 to an ideal 550. The engine spacer will be reduced to .922-inch versus the current 1.17-inch hole.
Read MoreNASCAR president Steve Phelps discusses a pending overhaul of the NASCAR schedule
NASCAR is very open to anything that is desired by the fans
NASCAR has a long list of negatives surrounding it. But, there’s a lot of positives under that some sanction.
“The racing product is as good as we’ve seen,”
Read MoreWill Brian France return to the position of NASCAR CEO?
In 2003, Brian France was appointed the role of NASCAR CEO by his father Bill France Jr.
Brian France steered the company through several changes in the previous 15 years. Of those include multiple changes of the entitlement sponsor.
Read MoreFormer NASCAR President steps down
NASCAR today announced that Steve Phelps has been named NASCAR President, effective October 1, 2018. Brent Dewar has elected to step down and will remain with the company through the end of the 2018 racing season, transitioning to a senior consulting and advisory role in 2019.
Read MoreFollowing the single greatest detrimental action to stock car racing in history … Will Brian France be suspended?
Big decisions are pending for NASCAR on Tuesday during their darkest week in years
Half of the NASCAR fanbase through a party yesterday. The weren’t celebrating the first win by driver Chase Elliott.
Read MoreStefanyshyn to Take International Lead; Probst, Bobo, Prime to Vice President
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 31, 2018) – NASCAR today announced that Gene Stefanyshyn will lead the sport’s international efforts as Senior Vice President and Chief International Officer, John Probst has been promoted to Vice President, Innovation and Racing Development,
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