SPEED will be setting up shop in Daytona, Charlotte, Las Vegas and Fontana to bring NASCAR fans 22 days of testing coverage as part of NASCAR Preseason Thunder beginning Jan. 7. Testing coverage will be comprehensive as SPEED will cover sessions for the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Craftsman Truck Series. In addition, for the first time, SPEED will offer multiple shows from the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Media Tour, hosted by Lowe’s Motor Speedway. The full NASCAR on SPEED on-air team will participate in the 30-minute shows throughout the month, both on-site and from the Charlotte-based SPEED studios. Following coverage of NASCAR Preseason Thunder, SPEED will make the much-anticipated move to HD for 100 hours of coverage from Daytona Speedweeks beginning Feb. 7. In addition, SPEEDtv.com will re-launch in widescreen format Feb. 6. This came from SPEED’s PR office and the Jayski.com webpage.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series star Jamie McMurray is returning to his roots this weekend at historic Daytona International Speedway during Daytona KartWeek by Cometic Gasket. McMurray, who drives the No. 26 Ford for Roush Fenway Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, is competing in the World Karting Association’s Sprint Championships on the half-mile sprint track located in the infield between Turns 3 and 4 while his father Jim is racing the 3.56-mile road course in the Elite Karting Championships.

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It’s been pretty slow through the Christmas season and going into the New Year weekend, but there have been a few happenings in the world of stock car racing over the last week or so …

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Since it’s almost the start of a new year and a new NASCAR racing season, the MotorSportsNews.Net staff thought we’d put together our wishes for the new year of stock car racing…

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., – During January’s Preseason Thunder Fan Fests for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Daytona International Speedway, race fans will get the opportunity to watch their favorite NASCAR drivers and teams prepare for the 50th running of the Daytona 500 and also earn a free ticket to Daytona 500 Qualifying presented by Kroger on Sunday, Feb. 10.

During each NASCAR Preseason Thunder Sprint Cup Series Fan Fest nights on Jan. 8 and Jan. 15, the Florida Blood Centers will be hosting a blood drive located just outside the Turn 4 tunnel and guests that donate blood will receive a free ticket to Daytona 500 Qualifying presented by Kroger on Sunday, Feb. 10.

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Two-time Indy 500 Champion Emerson Fittipaldi to Drive Corvette Z06 E85 Concept Pace Car at 92nd Indianapolis 500

INDIANAPOLIS - Known for their charismatic designs and superior performance, the pack-leading pace cars share a special place in Indianapolis 500 lore. History will be made at the 2008 Indianapolis 500 when a pair of distinctive yet highly differentiated Corvette models will serve as the official pace cars - one highlighting Chevrolet’s commitment to fuel solutions and the other marking 30 years of Corvette’s pace car heritage.

Chevrolet and Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials gathered at the Indianapolis Auto Show to make the historic announcement.

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We don’t do “Happy Holidays” here at MotorSportsNews.Net, but we do want to wish each of you a very “Merry Christmas”.

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John Kernan, formerly of ESPN and ESPN2, is said to be leaving Sirrus and the Performance Racing Network, and moving to Chicago. The story on AutoRacingSport also hinted that John could be in the anchor booth for the NASCAR Nationwide Series come February of ‘08 on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2. Those are the networks where he served his apprenticeship. When those networks lost the NASCAR broadcasts to other outlets, John did a lot of outdoor programming for the ESPN networks.

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On January 8, just weeks before SpeedWeek in Daytona, Kasey Kahne will appear before a judge and face assault charges stemming from an altercation with a security guard the last race of the year at Homestead-Miami.

Is this a new side of Kasey Kahne? Are the marketing machines behind Kahne behind creating a new mean tempered bad boy image? Does being sponsored by Budweiser in 2008 require an image makeover from the pretty boy chased by middle-aged women to a take-no-prisoners-we-don’t-need no-stinking-badges attitude?

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Mooresville, NC (December 19, 2007) – Fans can now purchase racing gear for the hottest new racing series to debut in years. The Old School Racing Champions Tour (OSRCT) has launched an online store where fans of racing legends can purchase official OSRCT merchandise.

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