Tony Stewart Update: Former Champ Will Miss Start of Season

Stewart-Haas Racing announced Thursday that three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart will be sidelined for the beginning of the Sprint Cup Series season after suffering severe back injuries Sunday in an all-terrain vehicle accident. His SHR team provided more information about his status Thursday, two days after releasing an initial report about the nature of his injuries. A timetable for Stewart's return has not been determined, but he is expected to make a full recovery and return to the No. 14 Chevrolet in 2016, according to a team release. Plans for an interim driver have not been finalized. According to the team release,…

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Tony Stewart hospitalized with back injury

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Tony Stewart has been hospitalized with a back injury after an all-terrain vehicle accident, according to a spokesperson from his Stewart-Haas Racing team. According to the SHR statement, Stewart was hurt in an accident Sunday afternoon while driving an all-terrain vehicle on the West Coast. He was transported to a hospital in an undisclosed location and is able to move all his extremities, according to a team spokesperson. Stewart-Haas spokesperson Mike Arning indicated that further updates on the three-time champion's condition "will be provided Thursday afternoon when more information is known." Stewart, 44, is entering his final…

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NASCAR Pole Position opens online store

NASCAR Pole Position is now offering a way in which fans can purchase keepsakes throughout the NASCAR season. Starting in 2016, NASCAR Pole Position will have an online store that includes the most recent publications, archives and poster-size NASCAR Pole Position covers. Fans can visit http://polepositionmag.com/products-page/ to look through the online store’s offerings. NASCAR fans can get a first-hand look at the new design for the 2016 NASCAR Pole Position series. NASCAR Pole Position changed its logo with an eye toward streamlining its social media presence on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. The 2016 NASCAR Pole Position Magazine series also showcases new fonts as well…

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Team Penske announces partnership with REV Group

Team Penske announced a new multi-year partnership agreement with REV Group, a leading manufacturer of motor vehicle brands serving the commercial, fire and emergency and recreational markets. REV will showcase their American Coach and Fleetwood RV brands beginning this season during four NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) races on the No. 22 Ford Mustang, including at the season finale event at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The brand will also sponsor three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves and will be featured as the primary partner on the No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet driven by Castroneves at Phoenix International Raceway race in April. “Partnering with Team Penske…

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Kyle Larson Finally Meets His Crew Chief

Kyle Larson has a new crew chief in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, but it took a while before the driver actually had his first-face-to-face meeting with Chad Johnston, the successor to Chris Heroy on the pit box for the #42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevy. The delay was understandable. Larson sped through a whirlwind offseason where, among other things, he competed in the Chili Bowl, the premier event for Midget cars, in Tulsa, OK. Johnston, who comes to Ganassi after two years as Tony Stewart's crew chief, paid a visit to the simulator with Larson, who will start his third full season…

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