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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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February 2, 2016
Read more about the article Kyle Larson Finally Meets His Crew Chief
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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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February 1, 2016
Read more about the article Full Schedule for Daytona Speedweeks
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Full Schedule for Daytona Speedweeks

Note: All times are ET and tentative. RELATED: Stories to watch in 2016 | What team faces the biggest transition? FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12: ON TRACK -- 5-5:55 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint Unlimited practice -- 6:30-7:25 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint Unlimited final practice SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13: ON TRACK -- 10:30 a.m-12:25 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice -- 1:30-3:25 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice -- 8:15 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint Unlimited, (75 laps, 187.5 miles) SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14: ON TRACK -- 1:15 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 Coors Light Pole Qualifying WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17:…

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February 1, 2016
Read more about the article NASCAR Pole Position Magazine unveils new design
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NASCAR Pole Position Magazine unveils new design

Staff Report NASCAR fans will soon get an opportunity to get a first-hand look at the new design for the 2016 NASCAR Pole Position series. NASCAR Pole Position has changed its logo with an eye toward streamlining its social media presence on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. The 2016 NASCAR Pole Position Magazine series will also showcase new fonts as well an orange and red theme to convey more energy. “We wanted to create a more dynamic and exciting design while keeping NASCAR Pole Position Magazine fun to read and enjoy," said NASCAR Pole Position Art Director Jason Tedeschi. "With our collection of writers,…

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January 27, 2016
Read more about the article The Rolex 24 at Daytona — Who, What, Where, When, Why
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The Rolex 24 at Daytona — Who, What, Where, When, Why

The highly anticipated 54th Rolex 24 At Daytona will be held Jan. 30-31 at Daytona International Speedway, as 54 drivers will face off in a 24-hour endurance battle on the superspeedway's 3.56-mile road course. This also marks the debut of Daytona Rising, a $400 million renovation project of the track that began in 2014. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series wheelmen Jamie McMurray and Kyle Larson, along with IndyCar's Scott Dixon and Tony Kanaan, won the Prototype event last season for Chip Ganassi Racing and will team up again this year. Sprint Cup veteran AJ Allmendinger is also scheduled to compete. When does it…

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January 26, 2016
Read more about the article NASCAR Hall of Fame inducts Class of 2016
Portrait of the 2016 Nascar Hall of Fame Inductees, Bruton Smith, Jerry Cook and Terry Labonte following the induction ceremony at The NASCAR Hall of Fame, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, in Charlotte, NC. (Scott K Brown/Pixel Factory) MANDATORY CREDIT
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NASCAR Hall of Fame inducts Class of 2016

Four legendary drivers and one titan of a track owner are the latest additions to the NASCAR Hall of Fame. On Saturday afternoon at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C., O. Bruton Smith, executive chairman of Speedway Motorsports Inc., entered the Hall with "Iceman" Terry Labonte, six-time NASCAR Modified champion Jerry Cook, 1970 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Bobby Isaac and flamboyant Curtis Turner, who was instrumental in raising the profile of stock car racing during NASCAR’s early days. Introduced by current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Ryan Newman, Isaac was first to be inducted during a ceremony delayed for…

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January 25, 2016