Two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup race winner David Reutimann is returning to the Camping World Truck Series it was announced Monday.
Reutimann, who spent the last four seasons driving full time for Michael Waltrip Racing in Cup, will drive a NASCAR Camping World truck for Ricky Benton Racing Enterprises in 13 to 15 of the 22 races.
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Ferrari is in GRAND-AM this year and during Saturday’s second day of testing for the upcoming Rolex 24-hour race, the Italia 458s flexed their muscles.
While the new Corvette Daytona Prototype continued to top the speed charts in the Roar Before the 24 at Daytona International Speedway, the Ferrari 458 Italia Grand Am – a car built [...]

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The Corvette Daytona Prototype got off to a fast start Friday, taking the top five positions in the Roar Before the Rolex 24, opening a three-day test at Daytona International Speedway.
Max Angelelli led the day with a lap of 126.382 mph in the No. 10 SunTrust Corvette DP he shares with Ricky Taylor and Ryan [...]

The  economy of racing apparently has claimed another victim as former NASCAR champion Rusty Wallace has decided to temporarily shut down his two-car Nationwide Series team.
A press released stated that, “While the organization’s day-to-day competition activities will temporarily cease, key elements of RWR’s business staff will remain in place to continue development of future opportunities.
“The [...]

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With sponsorship in place, the Wood Brothers Racing team and driver Trevor Bayne will return to Daytona International Speedway next month to defend the Daytona 500 championship they won last year.
Ford Customer Service Division and brands Motorcraft and Quick Lane  announced Thursday that it will continue to sponsor the No. 21 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series [...]

JR Motorsports announced Wednesday that Cole Whitt has been tabbed to drive the company’s Nationwide Series No. 88 Chevrolet in 2012.
Whitt, a 20-year-old native of Alpine, Calif., will also compete for Sunoco Rookie-of-the-Year honors. He comes to JR Motorsports from the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, where he finished ninth in last year’s championship standings [...]

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The INDYCAR Series named Beaux Barfield as its new race director and president of competition on Wednesday.
Barfield was introduced at a press conference at Indianapolis Motor speedway.
He comes into a series that had numerous complaints about race officiating and rules during the 2011 season.
“I certainly come in here and think I can make a difference,” [...]

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Tommy Baldwin Racing added David Reutimann to the team’s 2012 driver Sprint Cup lineup alongside Dave Blaney. Still seeking sponsorship for both Reutimann and Blaney, details regarding car number, sponsors and team members will follow in the upcoming weeks.
Reutimann, a Zephyrhills, Fla., native, made his first NSCS start in 2005. He competed in four full [...]

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Scotland’s Allan McNish will return to Daytona International Speedway later this month to run in the Rolex 24-hour event.
He will be co-driving a Riley-Ford for Starworks Motorsports.
A two-time winner of the Le Mans 24-hour race, McNish will be attempting to win at Daytona for the first time in his storied racing career.
Dumfries-born McNish, who celebrated [...]

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Turner Motorsports, along with Great Clips, Inc., announced Monday that Kasey Kahne will increase his time behind the wheel of the No. 38 Great Clips Chevrolet in 2012 to compete in 15 NASCAR Nationwide Series events.
Brad Sweet, who has competed on a limited basis in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for the last two [...]