| Logano claims first Cup pole at Bristol
Joey Logano became a first-time pole winner in
the Sprint Cup Series after turning the fastest lap in Friday's qualifying for
the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
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| Spoiler replaces rear wing starting with Martinsville
NASCAR will replace the rear wing with the
spoiler on the current Sprint Cup Series cars, beginning with next week's race
at Martinsville Speedway.
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| NASCAR tweaks format for all-star race
NASCAR is making a slight adjustment to its
annual Sprint All-Star Race by adding a mandatory four-tire pit stop for all
teams prior to the start of the final 10-lap segment.
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| NASCAR's March Madness begins with Bristol
Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup. Date: Sunday, March
21. Race: Food City 500. Site: Bristol Motor Speedway. Track: .533-mile oval.
Start time: 1:00 p.m. (et). Laps: 500. Miles: 266.5. 2009 winner: Kyle Busch.
Television: FOX. Radio: Performance Racing Network (PRN)/SIRIUS NASCAR Radio.
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| Teams test bigger plate, new spoiler at Talladega
Twenty-five Sprint Cup Series teams
participated in a one-day test session at Talladega Superspeedway to determine
the potential size of carburetor restrictor-plate openings and familiarize
drivers with the new rear spoiler on the current cars.
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| This Week in Auto Racing March 19 - 21
While "March Madness" begins in college
basketball this week, NASCAR's two weeks of short-track "madness" starts with
the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series running on the high banks of Bristol
Motor Speedway.
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| This Week in Auto Racing March 12 - 14
While all three of NASCAR's national
touring series take a break, the IZOD IndyCar Series and Formula One kick off
their 2010 seasons this weekend. IndyCar will run on the streets of Sao Paulo,
Brazil for the first time, and F1 will be in Sakhir, Bahrain.
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| NASCAR suspends crew members for substance abuse violation
NASCAR on Tuesday indefinitely suspended
two crew members for violating the sanctioning body's substance abuse policy.
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| Edwards receives three-race probation for Atlanta incident
Carl Edwards avoided suspension but
received a three-race probation period from NASCAR after intentionally
wrecking Brad Keselowski in last Sunday's Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor
Speedway.
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| NASCAR needs to control on-going Edwards-Keselowski feud
Prior to the start of the 2010 season, NASCAR
essentially told Sprint Cup Series drivers, "Boys, have at it and have a good
time." Perhaps NASCAR should redefine its new rules on allowing more on-track
freedom for drivers, following Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski's frightful
incident in the closing laps of Sunday's race at Atlanta.
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