Stewart-Haas Racing news and photos from the NASCAR Cup Series Team. The team is owned by Tony Stewart and Gene Haas. View the latest Stewart-Haas news here.
Tony Stewart is ‘somewhat frustrated’ of hearing lower-tier teams complain about a lack of performance due to funding
The costs of NASCAR racing aren’t getting any cheaper for Tony Stewart and his four-car stable of premier series machines. It still costs millions of dollars to circle the NASCAR circuit.
Between 2012-2017,
Read MoreNASCAR will evaluate cars on downforce and drag following Texas Motor Speedway
Denny Hamlin drove to to the win on Sunday. NASCAR told the team to take it easy with the celebrations as they planned wind tunnel tests after the race week.
However, Denny Hamlin was not on of those cars that will be evaluated in the wind tunnel.
Read MoreStewart details what NASCAR needs to return to the days of popularity
NASCAR was a sport born with stock cars on the short tracks of the South. The cars were somewhat affordable. Richard Childress turned a $20 race car into a NASCAR super team of today.
In those days,
Read MoreHarvick was the most-fined NASCAR team in 2018; He’s happy to see the new inspection process and automatic disqualifications
As the cars head to Daytona, a new set of procedures have been announced. NASCAR will be inspecting the race cars at the race track in 2019.
For the first time,
Read MoreClint Bowyer Racing machines revealed for 2019 dirt racing season; Bowyer talks rules and more
Rule changes, driver changes, manufacture changes and more from Clint Bowyer
For 2019, Stewart-Haas Racing has big changes on the way. Daniel Suarez will move to the #41. Beyond that, the bigger change is the switch to the Ford Mustang.
Read MoreSuarez has found a new ride in the NASCAR Cup Series
Daniel Suarez will replace Kurt Busch in the #41
Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) has signed Daniel Suárez to its Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series lineup in 2019. The Mexican driver, who turned 27 today, will pilot the team’s No.
Read MoreNASCAR Cup Series fines totaled $890,000 during the 2018 racing season
I’ve tallied up every 2018 NASCAR penalty and put them into a spreadsheet
20 L1 penalty violations and 28 loose lug nuts were discovered during the 2018 NASCAR season. In total, there were $890,000 in NASCAR fines handed out in 2018.
Read MoreNASCAR penalty report for Homestead-Miami Speedway
Over the weekend, the 2018 NASCAR season came to a close. The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Truck Series all hosted their championship race. Homestead-Miami Speedway hosted the events in Homestead, Florida.
View the full 2018 Homestead penalty report below.
Read MoreNASCAR teams and the sanction have a never ending cat and mouse game going on in terms of the gray area within the rule book
NASCAR is trying their best to enforce the rule book. Said rule book is thicker than ever. All those additional pages are an effort to reduce the gray area as seen by the million dollar race teams.
Read MoreTony Gibson is set to sit atop top of the pit box for Kevin Harvick; He’s already broken his personal record for the best season overall rank in NASCAR championship standings
Tony Gibson has served as a NASCAR crew chief since 1994. He’s taken the role with drivers like Kenny Wallace,
Read MoreKevin Harvick and Tony Gibson talk the upcoming championship race for NASCAR at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Gibson compares his situation to 1992 with Alan Kulwicki; Stewart-Haas Racing has also made a crew change on the #4 during the NASCAR championship race Homestead-Miami Speedway
This weekend, Kevin Harvick is set to battle for a NASCAR Championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Read MoreYou ask, ‘Why don’t they disqualify cars after they fail inspection?’ Well, for 2019 NASCAR might start doing just that…
NASCAR issues a spec spoiler and a spec rear deck lid to NASCAR teams. Harvick’s rear deck lid did not meet the specs set out by the rule book.
The team either modified the spec pieces.
Read MoreThe competition director for Stewart-Haas Racing offered comments on Kevin Harvick’s rear spoiler penalty; Talks NASCAR inspection
Following last week’s win at Texas Motor Speedway, Kevin Harvick failed the post-race inspection at the NASCAR R&D Center. The rear spoiler was skewed to the right about a 1/4″.
NASCAR didn’t release the exact amount that Harvick’s spoiler was ruled illegal.
Read MoreKevin Harvick on the L1 penalty last week: “I don’t build the cars.”
Making a statement, Harvick is lining up for a comeback
Kevin Harvick was locked into the NASCAR Playoffs last week after taking the win at Texas. Following NASCAR inspection, that will was taken away. The #4 car was fitted with a rear spoiler that wasn’t in compliance with the NASCAR rule book.
Read MoreNASCAR’s Scott Miller says the teams are getting into ‘borderline ridiculous territory’ in terms of cheating inspection
Typically, NASCAR issues L1 penalties; We almost saw an L2 for Kevin Harvick after Texas Motor Speedway
Kevin Harvick’s rear spoiler was skewed by 200-300 thousandths of an inch (0.2-0.3″). It was pushed to the right which allowed more air to reach the spoiler at corner entry when the car yawed out.
Read MoreNASCAR also noted that the race car spoilers will be removed at the track and checked this weekend at ISM Raceway
Scott Miller: “We believe this to be a separate manufactured part, by them. But, if they just modified a standard one, the penalty is the same.”
Kevin Harvick won stage one,
Read MoreKevin Harvick was penalized after winning the race at Texas Motor Speedway; Cole Pearn and Darrian Grubb comment on the NASCAR penalty
Kevin Harvick dominated the race at Texas Motor Speedway. He swept both stages and went on to score the race win. With the win late in the NASCAR Playoffs,
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