Kevin Conway: NASCAR's 2010 Sprint Cup Raybestos Rookie of the Year

Courtesy of Kevin Conway's official Facebook pageThe 2010 NASCAR Raybestos Rookie of the Year award goes to the Toyota ExtenZe Racing driver Kevin Conway. The official award presentation will happen during Champions Week in Las Vegas on Thursday, Dec. 2, during the NASCAR NMPA Myers Brothers Awards Luncheon. Conway started 28 races during the 2010 season and finished 82 percent of his starts. Without having the luxury of provisional start availability,...

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Jamie McMurray and wife welcome baby boy

Jamie and Christy McMurray at the Daytona champion's breakfast in February. (Motorsports Images & Archives)After an incredible season, Jamie McMurray and his wife Christy have something else to be thankful for this year. On Thanksgiving, the couple welcomed their first child, son Carter Scott McMurray, into the world at 8:34 a.m. Carter is 7 lbs, 12 ounces and 20 inches long, according to McMurray's official website. The 2010 season has been...

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Richard Petty and financial partners take control of RPM

Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR (2009 photo)Concord, N.C. (November 29, 2010) — Racing legend and all time NASCAR win leader Richard Petty is back in the driver’s seat.Richard Petty Motorsports signed and closed a sale of its racing assets to an investment group comprised of Richard Petty, Medallion Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:TAXI) and DGB Investments.Richard Petty, a seven-time NASCAR champion has won 200 races, including 10 Daytona races. Known...

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Champion's Week kicks off in Vegas

Jimmie Johnson does a burnout on the Las Vegas Strip during last year's Victory Lap in Las Vegas. (Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR)Johnson to be honored; schedule of events to start WednesdayDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The champion is crowned, the celebration awaits.What a party it promises to be.The 2010 edition of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion’s Week in Las Vegas will fete Hendrick Motorsports’ Jimmie Johnson, who earned an unprecedented fifth...

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Daytona vs. Michigan in holiday food drive competition

BROOKLYN, Mich. and DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — In the spirit of competition off the racetrack, Michigan International Speedway and Daytona International Speedway are having a friendly contest to see which track can collect the most food items for people who need it the most this holiday season.Although it is a competition, both tracks aren’t looking at it as a win-lose situation. All the food donated at MIS and DIS will go to families in need. MIS’ donations...

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NASCAR Off-Season Week 1: Focus on Reed Sorenson

Reed Sorenson speaks with crew chief Jimmy Elledge during his stint driving for Red Bull this summer. (Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)Throughout the NASCAR off-season, I am going to be posting a weekly look at a lesser-known driver from the Cup, Nationwide and Trucks Series. For week one, we will be taking a closer look at Reed Sorenson.Being at the track as a toddler while his father raced, it is no wonder Sorenson found a love of racing....

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Hendrick Motorsports announces changes for 2011

Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCARJunior Nation has been waiting a long time to hear this: Lance McGrew and Dale Earnhardt Jr. are parting ways. On Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010, Hendrick Motorsports announced the changes made for next season. Crew chiefs are being shuffled around as are garages. Although Jimmie Johnson and the #48 team have won a lot of races as well as their five Sprint Cup championships, the rest of his teammates have not won a single...

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Chase Coverage: Homestead Wrap-Up Report

After 10 races, the 2010 Chase for the Sprint Cup came to a thrilling conclusion at Homestead-Miami Speedway.What started as a three-man battle for the title between Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick gave way to one of the most exciting season finales in memory, if not the most exciting race of the year. All three contenders had problems during the race, keeping fans on the edge of their seats wondering who would come out on top.In the...

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2010: Most competitive year in Sprint Cup Series history

The April race at Talladega set a record for the highest amount of lead changes - 88 among 29 drivers - at any track in Cup Series history. (Todd Warshaw/Getty Images)Records set in lead changes and leaders per raceDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 23, 2010) – The recently completed 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season goes down as the most competitive in the 62-year history of the sport’s premier series.Two major competition records were broken this past...

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Four series champions honored at NNS/NCWTS banquet in Miami

NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Brad Keselowski, center, with crew chief Paul Wolfe and team owner Roger Penske.·   Brad Keselowski, No. 18 JGR Toyota Are NASCAR Nationwide Series Driver, Owner Champions ·   Todd Bodine, No. 18 KBM Toyota Win Driver, Owner Titles in NASCAR Camping World TrucksMIAMI BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 22, 2010) – For the first time in NASCAR national series history, four championships in two different series...

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Johnson achieves 'Drive for Five' as Edwards dominates Homestead

Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCARJohnson first driver in NASCAR history to win five straight Sprint Cup titles; Edwards wins second consecutive series race By Reid SpencerSporting News NASCAR Wire ServiceHOMESTEAD, Fla. (Nov. 21) — NASCAR has a rock star — and perhaps after a fifth straight championship for unsinkable Jimmie Johnson, the sport will realize it.Johnson ran second to Carl Edwards in Sunday’s season-ending Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami...

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