03/11/13 COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR NASCAR

• Testing problems no worry for Raikkonen _{2013-03-11, 08:05 pm}
  Kimi Raikkonen shrugged off Lotus's pre-season testing problems on Monday and said his new car felt better than last year's going into Formula One's Australian season-opener. The Finn, the 2007 world champion with Ferrari and third overall last year in his comeback season, was hopeful that Lotus could be strong right from the start despite a lack ... (more)
• NASCAR's Gen-6 car gets better marks at Las Vegas _{2013-03-11, 07:52 pm}
  While NASCAR's new race car, the Gen-6, continues to be a work in progress, it is showing signs of improvements based on its performance in Sunday's race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
• IndyCar's drivers eager to get back to work _{2013-03-11, 07:35 pm}
  ... then suggested myriad ways to lure new eyeballs. AJ Allmendinger raced in the now defunct Champ Car Series, moved to NASCAR in 2007 and will now return to IndyCar in the Indianapolis 500 and at Barber Motorsports for Penske Racing this season. ...
• NASCAR overpolicing in case of Denny Hamlin? _{2013-03-11, 07:35 pm}
  What a great NASCAR race that was at Las Vegas! The new Gen-6 car sure put on an amazing show, one for the ages, for sure.
• Rick Ware Racing & General Pacific Partners Renew Partnership with... _{2013-03-11, 07:30 pm}
  ... (SKC) as the primary focus for 2013. Rick Ware Racing will be competing in nationally televised racing events in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the Grand Am Rolex Series in 2013. Shania Kids Can founder ...
• Kenseth celebrates 41st birthday with win at Las Vegas _{2013-03-11, 07:23 pm}
  ... green-flag run to the finish Sunday to win the Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. In winning the 25th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of his career, Kenseth, who turned 41 Sunday, became the third driver in series history to win on his ...
• Sprint Cup Star Jeff Gordon's Career Is Just About Done _{2013-03-11, 07:03 pm}
  It happens to the best of them: Father time catches up. That is the one opponent that every great athlete loses to.
• Ben Rhodes Starts 2013 UARA-Stars Season With A Third-Place Finish _{2013-03-11, 07:02 pm}
  ... finish. It was a great start to the UARA series this year, and with our second-place finish at Daytona (in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series UNOH Battle At The Beach), Lee and the entire Hawk-McCall Motorsports team has the No. 41 Alpha Energy ...
• NASCAR Number _{2013-03-11, 07:02 pm}
  By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service 3: The number of points by which Ryan Newman trails Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Danica Patrick in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings.
• Ray Courtemanche Jr In 2013 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series With La Cite... _{2013-03-11, 07:01 pm}
  The 2012 NCaTS season was a character and experience builder for Ray Jr. and his team, BonzaA Racing.
• Cool-Down Lap: Sam Hornish Jr And Crew Chief Greg Erwin Get Rare Second Chances _{2013-03-11, 07:01 pm}
  By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- If driver Sam Hornish Jr.
• 2013 IndyCar: Barber Park Media Day Q&A - Marco Andretti _{2013-03-11, 07:01 pm}
  MARCO ANDRETTI, NO. 26 RC COLA ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Barber Media Day and discussed what he did in the off season to improve his skills on the street courses, testing and other topics.
• IZOD IndyCar Series 2013 Media Day: A.J. Allmendinger _{2013-03-11, 06:31 pm}
  ... the Toyota Atlantic Series, which paved the path to Champ Car with RuSport, the team which groomed him. He made his NASCAR debut. How different is this car from the last IndyCar that you drove? "Well, it's a lot different than what I've been driving ...
• Travis Pastrana may already have NASCAR figured out _{2013-03-11, 06:29 pm}
  ... he would ever take those talents and use them for something besides a circus side show. He entered this season in the NASCAR Nationwide series as a full-time driver and after just 12 races into his professional stock car career, he may be proving ...
• Darlington Raceway Goes Short Track Racing with Jordan Anderson _{2013-03-11, 06:22 pm}
  The 64th annual Bojangles' Southern 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway is just 61 days away and the anticipation for the historic race at the track known to be Too Tough To Tame is growing.
• Matt Kenseth fifth in NASCAR Power Rankings after Las Vegas _{2013-03-11, 06:01 pm}
  ... December test at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Three months later, Kenseth celebrated with his crew after he won Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. His victory marked the second time in the first three races of the season that ...
• Ama SBK hits Daytona _{2013-03-11, 05:51 pm}
  AMA SBK hits Daytona With the 2013 GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing season set to commence this week at the legendary Daytona International Speedway, there is one pressing question in the premier AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike class: Can anyone stop reigning champ Josh Hayes? That question is unlikely to be fully answered at the season ... (more)
• Matt Kenseth holds off Kahne to enjoy Vegas victory on 41st birthday _{2013-03-11, 05:33 pm}
  ... finished 11th, while Gibbs driver Denny Hamlin was 15th after an eventful week featuring a US$25,000 fine from NASCAR for criticizing the new Gen-6 race car. The win was the 50th for Toyota in Sprint Cup Series competition. Kenseth is just the third ...
• Pro-Gun Control Senator Asks NASCAR to Change Name of the 'NRA 500' _{2013-03-11, 05:25 pm}
  Senator Chris Murphy urged NASCAR CEO Brian France to not take sides in the national gun control debate following the Newtown massacre, and to reconsider a sponsorship deal with the National Rifle Association for the upcoming NRA 500 race in Texas.
• Photo of DUI Suspect in Deadly Crash Released _{2013-03-11, 05:16 pm}
  The city of Las Vegas announced Monday that embattled Nevada Assembly Steve Brooks is no longer an employee at the city.