Carl Edwards was spared suspension for intentionally wrecking Brad Keselowski during last weekend's NASCAR race in Atlanta. NASCAR president Mike Helton said Carl Edwards will be on probation three weeks'. NASCAR said they will meet with both drivers and their car owners to "clean the slate."
Matthew Huffstetler, a crew member for the #01 team in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and William Keith, a crew member for the #38 team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, have been indefinitely suspended from NASCAR for violating the sanctioning body's substance abuse policy.
Keith is the former brother-in-law of Jeremy Mayfield, and was a spotter for David Gilliland.
ISC announced Rick Humphrey as Managing Director of Business Operations. Humphrey accepted the role from his most recent position as president of Talladega Superspeedway. Meanwhile Grant Lynch Jr., Chairman of Talladega Superspeedway will assume the responsibilities for day to day operation of the facility.
This Friday, March 12 Jack Roush will receive the highest compliment in the hot rod world as he will be presented with the Robert Petersen Lifetime Achievement Award. The ceremony takes place during the grand opening breakfast of the 12th Annual HotRod & Restoration Trade Show at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.
Race fans at Nashville Superspeedway Easter wk-end will get to enjoy Big Machine Records recording artists Steel Magnolia (Meghan Linsey and Joshua Scott Jones). The duo will perform a post-race concert on the frontstretch as part of the Dillon Transportation Concert Series immediately following the race, scheduled to take the green flag at 3 p.m. The concert is free to all April 3 NASCAR Nationwide Series race ticket holders.
Tickets are now on sale for all 2010 NASCAR events at Nashville Superspeedway including the April 2-3 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series doubleheader weekend, the June 4-5 “Federated Auto Parts 300” NASCAR Nationwide Series weekend, and the Aug. 7 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race.