2013 NASCAR Sprint Media Tour Roger PenskePenske penalties remain in effect; Roger Penske plans to appeal the ruling to the Chief Appellate Officer. Following the outcome, team owner Roger Penske said he would appeal the ruling to the Chief Appellate Officer John Middlebrook.

NATIONAL STOCK CAR RACING APPEALS PANEL STATEMENT:

On May 1, 2013, the National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel heard and considered the appeal of the No. 2 and No. 22 Penske Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams.

The penalties concern Sections 12-1: Actions detrimental to stock car racing; 12-4J: Any determination by NASCAR Officials that race equipment used in the event does not conform to the NASCAR rules detailed in Section 20 of the NASCAR rule book, or has not been approved by NASCAR prior to the event; and 20-12: All suspension systems and components must be approved by NASCAR.

Continue reading “BREAKING: Penske Penalties Stand, Up Next One Last Ditch Appeal”

kevin-harvick-burnout-richmond-1-2013Apr. 27, 2013

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

RICHMOND, Va.—Kevin Harvick sped away on fresh tires to win Sunday night’s Toyota Owners 400 in a green-white-checkered-flag finish at Richmond International Raceway.

Harvick beat Clint Bowyer to the finish line by .343 seconds to win his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the season, his second at Richmond and the 20th of his career.

Continue reading “The Closer Kevin Harvick Wins Thrilling Richmond Race In Overtime”

2012 Bristol2 Nelson Piquet Jr During PracticeTurner Scott Motorsports Statement Regarding Richmond International Raceway Incident

Turner Scott Motorsports can confirm that an incident occurred near the Driver/Owner parking lot of Richmond International Raceway following the NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Friday, April 26th. Several members of another race team confronted a group that included Nelson Piquet Jr., resulting in the arrest of two individuals from the other race team. TSM will have no further comment on the incident as the matter is an active case with the Henrico Police Department.

Editors Note: To be clear, this was a post, post race altercation and not what we saw on TV.

2013 NASCAR Cup Series Car Goodyear Tire Test Texas PembertonFriday Notebook

Joe Gibbs Racing argues for mitigation of engine penalties

Apr. 26, 2013

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

RICHMOND, Va. — Jason Ratcliff, crew chief of Matt Kenseth’s No. 20 Toyota, said the underweight connecting rod that earned a NASCAR penalty of historic severity provided no performance advantage.

Continue reading “Joe Gibbs Racing Saga Rolls On, Pemberton, Ratcliff, TRD Speak”