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02.06.12
For the past two seasons, Greg Biffle has been either fast or consistent - rarely both. The Roush Fenway Racing star will be looking to find both in the upcoming season, scenedaily.com reports.
Impact:
Biffle had fast race cars at times during last season, but never seemed able to be fast at the end of races. Mechanical failures also plagued the No. 16 Ford team at times during 2011. Biffle and this team are much better than this indicates. We expect a rebound for Biffle in 2012, but don't over-bid on fantasy racing draft day.
02.06.12
Tony Stewart has never been one to look too far down the road, so it's no surprise that the defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion balks when asked if his Stewart-Haas Racing team is the favorite heading into the 2012 season, scenedaily.com reports.
Impact:
Stewart hasn't forgotten the struggles it's take to win last season's championship or his prior two championships. So after many seasons and all that hardware, Stewart has at least learned humility. The addition of Steve Addington as crew chief of the No. 14 team will be an adjustment period, but hopefully one that will pay dividends in the end. We expect Stewart to win races in 2012 and contend for the championship yet again.
02.06.12
Does anyone remember when Ryan Newman zoomed to eight wins and 11 poles? That was in 2003. What was it they used to call him, "Rocketman?" Newman wants to return to being NASCAR's Rocketman, scenedaily.com reports.
Impact:
Newman will likely never return to eight-win form in today's parity of the Sprint Cup Series. Still, the driver of the No. 39 Chevrolet has the skill to win a race or two and make the Chase most seasons. Newman will benefit greatly from the addition of Greg Zipadelli as SHR competition director over the off-season.
02.04.12
Rick Crawford announced that he is set to run the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway, jayski.com reports.
Impact:
It looks like veteran Crawford has a ride for Daytona. He will pilot the No. 73 Chevrolet for Tagsby Racing in the NextEra Energy Resources 250. It remains to be seen if Crawford will make any more starts for this team this season.
02.04.12
Effective February 15th, 2012 Go Canada Racing will become GC Motorsports International. The new season will begin with David Ragan, last season's winner of the Coke Zero 400 in the Sprint Cup Series, behind the wheel at Daytona, gocanadaracing.com reports.
Impact:
Ragan will help this small team to get off to a good start. He will pilot the team's car at Daytona and give them a solid effort given Ragan's super speedway racing skills. GCMI will also feature Canadian Andrew Ranger in a number of Nationwide Series starts this season.
02.03.12
Takuma Sato has signed to drive for Rahal Letterman Lanigan in the team's full-season return to the series.
Impact:
Sato earned two poles in 2011 and captured three top-five finishes. This will be the team's first run in the series since 2008.
02.03.12
Joe Denette Motorsports has announced that AM FM-Energy.com will continue its support of the sophomore team as an active player in their 2012 sponsorship line-up. The Virginia-based company will be an associate sponsor for Ron Hornaday on the No. 9 Chevrolet and Max Gresham on the No. 24 Chevrolet, joedenettemotorsports.com reports.
Impact:
Hornaday is stocking up on sponsors and preparing for another championship run in 2012. AM FM-Energy will be an associate sponsor on Hornday's No. 9 Chevy Silverado for the entire season. They should get a lot of bang for the buck since the veteran driver will be leading laps and racing up front each week.
02.03.12
Landon Cassill may race for the new ownership group that purchased the assets from Red Bull Racing and has set up shop in the old Randy Moss/Morgan Dollar Motorsports building in Statesville, N.C., FOX Sports reports.
Impact:
In an update to an earlier report, Cassill has apparently found another racing opportunity and it is full-time. He will now not race for Front Row Motorsports in the Daytona 500. A yet-to-be-named race team has purchased the old Red Bull Racing shop and equipment. It appears that Cassill will race for this team in a full 2012 schedule. Details should emerge in the coming days.
02.02.12
Landon Cassill will drive a third Front Row Motorsports Ford later this month at Speedweeks. Cassill's No. 26 Fusion will have backing from Morristown Driver's Service, an over-the-road trucking company based in Tennessee, NASCAR.com reports.
Impact:
Cassill will at least have a shot at the Daytona 500 in a third Front Row Motorsports car. His plans for the rest of the season remain unclear at this point. There's a good chance that if Cassill does well in the Daytona 500, sponsors could come on board with the No. 26 team and enable some more starts during the year.
02.02.12
Justin Lofton will climb back into the driver's seat of his No. 1577 unlimited buggy this weekend in Parker, Arizona for the Best in the Desert Racing Association's 41st running of the BlueWater Parker 425, loftonracing.com reports.
Impact:
Lofton is up for some more off-road action this weekend in Arizona. The last time we saw the truck series driver in action on the off-road circuit, Lofton was dominating the TransWest Ford Henderson 250 en route to the victory. This is the first of six off-road events that Lofton has planned in 2012 to be run in conjunction with his Camping World Truck Series schedule.
02.02.12
Inception Motorsports announced Wednesday their partnership with Toyota and the engine support of Triad Racing Technologies for David Stremme's No. 30 team for the 2012 Sprint Cup Series season, inceptionmotorsports.com reports.
Impact:
Stremme and Inception Motorsports will be switching to Toyota Camrys for their first full season in Cup. Last year the team start-and-parked a lot, but they hope to be more competitive in 2012. Stremme is excited about the upcoming season, but he also stated that the team is still looking for additional sponsors.
02.01.12
Jeff Gordon Tweeted Tuesday that he was in day one of three days of testing at Pikes Peak.
Impact:
Gordon seemed very upbeat in his Tuesday Tweet from Pikes Peak. He commented on how well the team had done over the off-season and that he was looking forward to the season starting. The No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team could make some real waves in 2012.
02.01.12
Jacques Villeneuve could run a dozen races, and maybe more, this year in the Nationwide Series driving a car owned by Toronto businessman Steve Meehan, the Montreal Journal reports.
Impact:
Go Canada Racing's schedule and driver lineup is just developing, but it looks like Villeneuve has been in talks with team owner Meehan about making some starts for the team. No details are available yet, but it looks like the Canadian could start a handful of races for the team this season.
01.31.12
Former NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Todd Bodine has a sponsor for the season-opening event at Daytona International Speedway, and said he is optimistic about finding additional funding for the full, 2012 campaign, Sirius Speedway reports.
Impact:
Owner Tom DeLoach is still scrambling to find full-season sponsorship, but Bodine is confirmed for Daytona. Considering Bodine's hefty resume and this team's resources, finding additional sponsors won't likely be difficult. Bodine could challenge for the championship with this new, hastily assembled team.
01.31.12
MAKE Motorsports' No. 50 Chevy will be competing for the Nationwide Series championship with driver T.J. Bell and crew chief Brad Parrott, MAKE Motorsports PR reports.
Impact:
Bell will continue his relationship with MAKE Motorsports, but this time around it will be full competitive racing. The team doesn't plan to start-and-park in 2012, and hope to run Bell as competitively as possible. Veteran crew chief Parrott will ease this team's growing pains.
01.31.12
As a result of Stewart-Haas Racing entering into a collaborative partnership with Tommy Baldwin Racing, the No. 36 Toyota will become the No. 10 Toyota for 26 races and feature David Reutimann behind the wheel, Stewart-Haas Racing PR reports.
Impact:
Danica Patrick will get the owner points from TBR, in exchange Reutimann will get to race in a No. 10 car fielded by Tommy Baldwin Racing when Patrick is not entered. This is one of the more unusal mutual agreements we've seen in the Sprint Cup Series in some time. It's a big win for Reutimann as it will keep him active in NASCAR's top division in 2012.
01.30.12
Kyle Busch had to hold off some of the top short track talent in the country to do it, but Sunday afternoon he scored his third career SpeedFest Super Late Model victory at Watermelon Capital Speedway, raceweekillustrated.com reports.
Impact:
Busch added to his trophy case over the weekend with the victory, his third career, in this heralded late model event. He had to mount a strong defense to the hard-charging Bubba Pollard to secure the win.
01.30.12
Danica Patrick will be a guaranteed starter in the 2012 Daytona 500, using owner points from Tommy Baldwin Racing, Sirius Speedway reports.
Impact:
SHR has not commented on this situation yet, but multiple sources confirm that Patrick's No. 10 Chevy has worked out a deal to get the No. 36 team's points from last season. This would give Patrick a provisional start in the season's first five races, including the Daytona 500. In return, TBR may get to use the No. 10 on Toyota's with driver David Reutimann in some races that Patrick doesn't start.
01.30.12
Continuing its long and successful partnership, Federated Auto Parts will once again sponsor NASCAR legend Ken Schrader and his race teams during the 2012 season, schraderracing.com reports.
Impact:
Schrader will be back for some more part-time action in NASCAR's top division in 2012. Once again, primary sponsor Federated Auto Parts will help fund the veteran driver's efforts. Schrader will make nine starts for FAS Lane Racing, starting in Las Vegas this spring.
01.30.12
Racing legend Mario Andretti presented his namesake trophy to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart, acknowledging the three-time champion's Chase run as the difference maker among a very impressive field of finalists for the annual SPEED Performer of the Year presented by ACE, SPEEDtv.com reports.
Impact:
Smoke beat out a deep field of competitors for the past season's SPEED Performer of the Year trophy. His improbable, five-win performance during the Chase for the Cup was cited by Andretti as the primary reason for winning the notable award.
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