April 7, 2013
- Having already dropped $1.1 million on the very first 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray to enter production, NASCAR team owner and avid Corvette collector Rick Hendrick has now also bought the first convertible version of the car. The rights to the first 2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible, which is yet to be built, was auctioned off for charity at...
April 4, 2013
- One of the most successful online racing simulators for PC users, iRacing, has just got that much better, with the company behind the service announcing that the latest Chevrolet SS and Ford Fusion race cars from the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series are now available. For those serious about racing, iRacing, with its digitally-mapped tracks and...
March 18, 2013
- When we penned the NASCAR Sprint Cup Food City 500 preview last week, we told you that our money would be on Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch for the win. When Busch put his Toyota Camry on pole for Sunday’s race, we began think we were onto something with our pre-qualifying prediction. In fact, Busch looked like the man to beat, at least...
February 17, 2013
- Chevrolet’s new flagship sports sedan, the 2014 SS, finally made its debut this weekend at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The debut coincided with the competition debut of the car’s motorsport cousin, the Chevy SS NASCAR race car, in the NASCAR season-opening Sprint Unlimited exhibition race on Saturday...
February 16, 2013
- After years of conjecture and rumor, a new, rear-wheel-drive performance sedan has finally been unveiled for the bowtie brand, and it’s called the 2014 Chevrolet SS. The new sports sedan makes its debut today at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida, where it will be showcased alongside its racing cousin, the Chevy SS NASCAR Sprint...
February 7, 2013
- At the announcement of its new 2014 SS performance sedan last May, Chevrolet confirmed the covers would first come off the car during the week of the Daytona 500. The reveal of the car is meant to coincide with the on-track debut of its racing version, the SS NASCAR Sprint Cup car, which was revealed in November and will be competing in the...
January 20, 2013
- The two-seater sports car -- with the Vehicle Identification Number 0001 -- was sold for $1.1 million at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale collector car auction Saturday night in Scottsdale, Ariz. to NASCAR team owner and avid Corvette collector Richard Hendrick.
December 6, 2012
- Last Thursday Chevrolet revealed its new SS-based race car that will compete in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. While the race car hints at the look of the new 2014 Chevrolet SS, the limitations of the stock car body means the design doesn't truly convey what the production SS will look like. However, tucked away in a video presentation of the...
November 29, 2012
- One of the frequently-heard complaints about NASCAR’s “car of tomorrow” is that they all look alike. Even the fake headlights and grilles don’t look anything like the production versions the cars are allegedly based on, but that’s about to change for the 2013 season. Ford has already introduced its Fusion-based NASCAR...
October 22, 2012
- Though the upcoming 2014 Chevrolet SS--and it’s VF Holden Commodore sibling--won’t be revealed until the Daytona 500 next February, we’ll get a good preview of its styling next month with the reveal of the Chevrolet SS NASCAR race car that will be tackling the 2013 Sprint Cup Series. The new Chevrolet SS NASCAR Sprint Cup race...
July 30, 2012
- NASCAR formally announced that all four of its OEM manufacturers' 2013 Sprint Cup Series race car bodies have been approved for competition, allowing Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford and Toyota to begin developing, designing and constructing parts for their SS, Charger, Fusion and Camry models, respectively. The ultimate approval was based on aerodynamic...
July 26, 2012
- With Ford's 2013 Fusion NASCAR racer already digitized for CFD testing, and the 2013 Dodge Charger NASCAR showing off as well, it's about time Chevy let loose its NASCAR Camaro. Like the others, the Chevy uses the new rules for 2013 to end up with a car that more closely resembles the actual production Camaro--though it's still a long way from...
July 19, 2012
- The fight over NASCAR sponsorships from the United States' armed forces heated up in the House of Representatives today, as Republican Rep. Jack Kingston and Democratic Rep. Betty McCollum put forth an amendment to a defense spending bill that would axe about $72.3 million from a more than $600 billion budget. With the U.S. Army pulling out of...
July 13, 2012
- The wait was over July 8th for Kevin and DeLana Harvick when Keelan Paul Harvick was born after only two hours of hospital labor. The newborn, known in the womb as "Baby Otis" on Twitter and in public, weighed in at 6.8 lbs and a rather lengthy 19.5 inches. To celebrate, the rear of Harvick's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series No. 29 RHEEM Chevrolet from...
July 11, 2012
- Both NASCAR and INDYCAR announced penalties and fines after last weekend's races at Daytona International Speedway and on the streets of Toronto, Canada, respectively. NASCAR levied additional penalties to the No. 14 Home Depot Chevrolet, driven by Coke Zero 400 race winner Tony Stewart. The car was found to be in violation of Sections 12-1...