Posted: 4:46 PM A three-member NASCAR appeals panel has dramatically reduced most of the penalties levied against Joe Gibbs Racing for an illegal part found in Matt Kenseth's race-winning engine at Kansas.
Posted: 10:51 PM 5-time Sprint Cup series champion Jimmie Johnson showed that he is still the man to beat in NASCAR as he won his 2nd Daytona 500 on Sunday.
Posted: 8:42 PM In our final edition of Racing Weekly, we take a look at the final race of the NASCAR season at Homestead, where a young champion in Brad Keselowski was crowned.
Posted: 10:08 PM The chase for the Sprint Cup comes to an end this weekend at homestead. After blown tire sent Jimmie Johnson into the all last week. Brad Keselowski has a 20 point lead going into the final race.
Posted: 6:03 PM The chase for the Sprint cup title has become a two man race, as Jimmie Johnson leads Brad Keselowski by 7 points going into the final two races of the season. Keselowski is still confident he can pass Johnson and win the championship.
Updated: 10:05 PM This week on Racing Weekly, we take a look at Eau Claire native Paul Menard, who had his best finish of the year at Kansas this past Sunday.
Posted: 11:21 PM In Wednesday's edition of Racing Weekly, Clint Bowyer talks about being back in the NASCAR Sprint Cup chase after winning in Charlotte last weekend.
Posted: 10:01 PM In this edition of Racing Weekly, Matt Kenseth talks about his impending departure from Roush Fenway Racing and what's to come with Joe Gibbs.
Posted: 9:58 PM NASCAR Sprint cup points leader Brad Keselowski and five-time champion Jimmie Johnson talk about getting ready for this week's race at Talladega.
Posted: 9:41 PM NASCAR's "Race for the Chase" got underway last week in Chicago, Brad Keselowski has the early leg up on the rest of the chase field as they look ahead to this Sunday's race in New Hampshire.
Posted: 9:43 PM It was a slick finish at last week's Nascar Sprint Cup Race at Watkins Glen as defending champ Marcos Ambrose was able to repeat thanks to a wild final lap.
Updated: 3:06 AM Nascar drivers such as Eau Claire's Paul Menard have to adjust to the varying lengths of track from week to week. From super speedways like Daytona and Talladega to short tracks like Bristol and Martinsville and every other track in between.
Posted: 9:39 PM This weekend the drivers of the sprint cup hit the long track at Pocono. That is the last track Paul Menard had a top ten at back in June.
Menard knows if he wants to make the chase, he needs to rack up the good finishes on a different variety of tracks.
Posted: 11:19 PM Last years win at the Brickyard 400 was a magical moment for Eau Claire's Paul Menard. This year Menard comes to Indy looking for a win to help himself get in the chase for the Sprint Cup, but knows winning this weekend won't be a cake walk.
Updated: 10:36 PM The Sprint Cup circuit is off this week ahead of next week's Brickyard 400 in Indianapolis. Eau Claire native Paul Menard returns to Indy as the defending champ and this week on Racing Weekly shares his thoughts about this season and the emotions he will feel next week.
Posted: 2:51 PM The NASCAR season has reached its halfway mark, with 18 races down and 18 to go. That also means their are just 8 races to go till the chase for the sprint cup, and drivers like Eau Claire native Paul Menard are making their last drive to make the chase.
Updated: 12:18 AM Eau Claire's Paul Menard hopes to make a run at the top ten of the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings beginning this weekend at Daytona for the Coke Zero 400.
Updated: 9:03 AM NASCAR points leader Matt Kenseth says it's a tough decision to leave Roush/Fenway Racing at the end of 2012, but he is looking forward to what the future holds for him next year.
Posted: 11:48 PM It has been a great season so far for Dale Earnhardt Jr. Not only did he get his first in four years this past weekend at Michigan, he also sits in 2nd place in the points standings behind Matt Kenseth.
Posted: 11:13 PM For the Hendrick racing team, the last three weeks have been great.
It all started with Jimmie Johnson giving owner Rick Hendrick his 200th win as a team owner. Then Johnson won the Sprint all star race, and finally this past weekend Kasey Kahne got his first win for Hendrick racing.
Posted: 4:51 PM This weekend the drivers of the Sprint cup race for pride not points as the sprint All Star race takes place in Charlotte.Eau Claire native Paul Menard is automatically entered into the race after his win at Indianapolis last season.
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