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  • • O’Donnell gives nod to fans, says NASCAR learned a lot at Bristol
    NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O'Donnell saluted the fans for sticking around at Bristol Motor Speedway and added that NASCAR learned a lot running its first Cup Series dirt race in 51 years....2021
  • NASCAR's Steve O'Donnell talks to the media after Sunday's race at Darlington Raceway
    • NASCAR's Steve O'Donnell talks to the media after Sunday's race at Darlington Raceway
    Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer, met with the media via video conference following Sunday’s The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington Raceway: THE MODERATOR:  Appreciate everybody joining us for our post race media availabilities after the Real Heroes 400.  We’ll let Steve O’Donnell sit down and answer your questions. STEVE O...2020
  • • NASCAR: A post-Darlington UFC bout for upset drivers?
    NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer Steve O’Donnell jokingly suggested a UFC bout for any drivers upset with one another after the first race at Darlington Raceway on Sunday. After 10 weeks, NASCAR is finally set to return with the The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington Raceway tomorrow afternoon. The most recent […] NASCAR: A post-Darlington UFC bout for up...2020
  • • NASCAR to resume season in mid-May without spectators
    NASCAR, which postponed racing in mid-March due to concerns over the novel coronavirus, said its season will resume on May 17 at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina. The race will be the first of seven over an 11-day span at Darlington Raceway and Charlotte Motor Speedway. "NASCAR and its teams are eager and excited to return to racing, and have great respect for the responsibility that comes w...2020
  • • NASCAR to resume season May 17 with seven races in 10 days
    NASCAR announced Thursday that it will resume its season without fans starting May 17 at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina with the premier Cup Series racing three more times in a 10-day span. “NASCAR and its teams are eager and excited to return to racing, and have great respect for the responsibility that comes with a return to competition,” said Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR executive vice presid...2020
  • Transcript: NASCAR officials Steve O'Donnell, John Bobo on return to racing
    • Transcript: NASCAR officials Steve O'Donnell, John Bobo on return to racing
    ERIC NYQUIST:  Welcome, everybody.  Appreciate you making the time for today’s media teleconference with NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer, Steve O’Donnell; and NASCAR vice president of racing operations John Bobo.  We’re going to get to as many questions as we can after today’s announcement. To start this thing off, I’m going [&hell...2020
  • • NASCAR pleased with Phoenix before Championship Weekend
    Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer, spoke after Sunday's race at Phoenix Raceway about the competition in regards to November's Championship Weekend....2020
  • • NASCAR's Steve O'Donnell on safety: "We are never satisfied"
    “You’ve heard us say this many times, that safety is our primary responsibility,” said Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR’s executive vice president and chief racing development officer.“Everything that goes on at the R&D Center on a daily basis is put in place for a reason. This is our job. This is what we do, and you’ve got the 40 drivers in the garage area who expect us to do this ...Keep reading...2020
  • • Transcript: NASCAR's Steve O'Donnell discusses medical response, safety following Ryan Newman's Daytona accident
    THE MODERATOR:  Good morning, everybody.  We have a special panel here today to discuss some of the accident findings from Monday’s Daytona 500.  We have Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president, chief racing development officer; he oversees all our competition efforts; John Bobo, NASCAR vice president, racing operation; John oversees our medical policies and procedures [&helli...2020
  • NASCAR provides medical response, timeline to Newman accident
    • NASCAR provides medical response, timeline to Newman accident
    NASCAR‘s top competition official shared the first detailed look Saturday into the timeline and overview of the safety and medical response to Ryan Newman‘s severe crash in the final lap of the Daytona 500. Steve O‘Donnell, NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer, gave minute-by-minute details of the actions taken after Newman‘s No. […]...2020

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  • • NASCAR provides medical response, timeline to Newman accident
    NASCAR‘s top competition official shared the first detailed look Saturday into the timeline and overview of the safety and medical response to Ryan Newman‘s severe crash in the final lap of the Daytona 500. Steve O‘Donnell, NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer, gave minute-by-minute details of the actions taken after Newman‘s No. […]...2020
  • • Newman's condition 'serious' but 'non-life-threatening'
    Shortly after 10 p.m. ET, Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR’s executive vice president and chief racing development officer, said Newman, 42, had been transported to Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Fla., and was in serious but stable condition. His injuries were described as “non-life-threatening.”O’Donnell read a statement from Newman’s Roush Fenway Racing team that asked for ...Keep reading...2020
  • • O’Donnell ‘satisfied’ with rules package debut, offers explanation of non-call
    Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer, talked shop shortly after Sunday’s checkered flag at Atlanta Motor Speedway, weighing in on the new rules package, a rescinded penalty for the team of runner-up Martin Truex Jr., and a scoring dispute caused by a caution period that disrupted a cycle of green-flag […] The post O’Donnell &...2019
  • • NASCAR will not penalize Martin Truex Jr., Jimmie Johnson after cars failed inspection
    NASCAR has decided not to penalize Martin Truex Jr. and Jimmie Johnson after their cars both flunked post-race tech in the laser inspection station following Sunday’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.In a late-afternoon teleconference on Wednesday, NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O’Donnell talked about the decision to not penalize ...2016
  • • NASCAR will not penalize Martin Truex Jr., Jimmie Johnson after cars failed inspection
    NASCAR has decided not to penalize Martin Truex Jr. and Jimmie Johnson after their cars both flunked post-race tech in the laser inspection station following Sunday's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.In a late-afternoon teleconference on Wednesday,  NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O'Donnell talked about the decision to not penalize...2016
  • • NASCAR will not penalize Truex Jr., Johnson after cars failed inspection
    NASCAR has decided not to penalize Martin Truex Jr. and Jimmie Johnson after their cars both flunked post-race tech in the laser inspection station following Sunday's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.In a late-afternoon teleconference on Wednesday,  NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O'Donnell talked about the decision to not penalize...2016
  • • NASCAR stands by Matt Kenseth penalty; driver and team 'don't really agree'
    Matt Kenseth isn't convinced he was rightly penalized in Sunday during Sunday's Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.A NASCAR spokesman, meanwhile, has defended the decision to order Kenseth in for a stop-and-go penalty -- which came as a result of the Joe Gibbs Racing driver's gasman placing a wedge-adjustment wrench on the trunk of the car while it was being fueled on Lap 117 of 330....2016
  • • Opinion: NASCAR Misses the Mark in Heavy Handed Penalty Against Matt Kenseth
    Logan Whitton/NKP Posted By: David Morgan – Follow at @damorgan86 November 4, 2015 On Tuesday, NASCAR dropped the hammer with a heavy handed penalty against Matt Kenseth for his role in intentionally wrecking Joey Logano in the waning laps at Martinsville. After deliberating for two days following the race, NASCAR suspended Kenseth for the next two races at Texas and Phoenix, as well as placing K...2015
  • • NSCS: Matt Kenseth Suspended Two Races for Martinsville Incident with Joey Logano
    Matt Kenseth, the driver of the No. 20 car, has been penalized for an infraction that occurred during the Nov. 1 race at Martinsville Speedway. This is a Behavioral Penalty (Sections 12.1, 12.8). Kenseth has been suspended from NASCAR through the completion of the next two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship events and placed on NASCAR probation for a six-month period following issuance of the p...2015
  • • NASCAR penalizes Ryan Newman for tire tampering
    Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports The No. 31 team that competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has been penalized for tampering with their tires during the March 22 race at Auto Club Speedway. NASCAR docked Ryan Newman 75 points and suspended his crew chief Luke Lambert for six races and fined him $125,000.  He’s also been placed on NASCAR probation through Dec. 31. Newman’s engineer Philip Surgen an...2015

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  • • Enforcing current rules may solve qualifying problems
    NASCAR qualifying on mile-and-a-half and larger tracks is broken and needs to be fixed. But what’s the answer? According to NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O’Donnell on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio on Monday, the only feasible answer may be a return to single car qualifying where drafting now comes into play with the 2019 aero package. I wrote in this blog space...2019
  • • NASCAR Cup: single-car qualifying may return
    NASCAR may return to single-car qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at tracks where drafting may come into play during qualifying. “We’re going to look at every option, including the possibility of going to single-car qualifying,”NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O’Donnell said Monday on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. “The reason we haven’t is that’...2019
  • • O’Donnell: Rules package needs more time to unfold
    LAS VEGAS — Sunday’s full-bore debut of the 2019 rules package for NASCAR’s top series was as unpredictable as anticipated at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. But the setup’s performance was also noteworthy for how several of those pre-race forecasts didn’t take. At day’s end, Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer, ...2019
  • • O’Donnell ‘satisfied’ with rules package debut, offers explanation of non-call
    Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer, talked shop shortly after Sunday’s checkered flag at Atlanta Motor Speedway, weighing in on the new rules package, a rescinded penalty for the team of runner-up Martin Truex Jr., and a scoring dispute caused by a caution period that disrupted a cycle of green-flag […] The post O’Donnell &...2019
  • • NASCAR Cup: Kyle Busch still not a fan of 2019 aero package
    Kyle Busch has been a critic of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series aerodynamic rules package since NASCAR announced it late last year. After participating in a two-day test at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, he still isn’t a fan. “We’ve taken the skill away from the driver in this package,” Kyle Busch said during a media availability during the test session. “Anybody could g...2019
  • • Larry McReynolds takes issue with Kyle Busch, applauds Kevin Harvick
    Coming off an all-around rough weekend at Auto Club Speedway, Kyle Busch has been under fire for blowing off his post-race media obligations and criticizing NASCAR after Saturday's XFINITY Series race.Just moments after losing the lead and the race as a result of a tire failure, Busch lambasted NASCAR over his in-car radio, saying, "Debris all over the racetrack and they don't throw a yellow. I'm ...2016

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  • • NASCAR Cup: All-Star Race changes revealed
    Among the changes to the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race are an extension of the race distance and a possible preview of the next generation Cup Series car, according to an announcement Wednesday evening from the racing sanctioning body. This year’s race is scheduled for May 18 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway. “Throughout its history, the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race has provided a p...2019
  • • NASCAR Cup: single-car qualifying may return
    NASCAR may return to single-car qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at tracks where drafting may come into play during qualifying. “We’re going to look at every option, including the possibility of going to single-car qualifying,”NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O’Donnell said Monday on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. “The reason we haven’t is that’...2019
  • • NASCAR Cup: Kyle Busch still not a fan of 2019 aero package
    Kyle Busch has been a critic of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series aerodynamic rules package since NASCAR announced it late last year. After participating in a two-day test at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, he still isn’t a fan. “We’ve taken the skill away from the driver in this package,” Kyle Busch said during a media availability during the test session. “Anybody could g...2019
  • • NASCAR will not penalize Martin Truex Jr., Jimmie Johnson after cars failed inspection
    NASCAR has decided not to penalize Martin Truex Jr. and Jimmie Johnson after their cars both flunked post-race tech in the laser inspection station following Sunday’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.In a late-afternoon teleconference on Wednesday, NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O’Donnell talked about the decision to not penalize ...2016
  • • NASCAR will not penalize Martin Truex Jr., Jimmie Johnson after cars failed inspection
    NASCAR has decided not to penalize Martin Truex Jr. and Jimmie Johnson after their cars both flunked post-race tech in the laser inspection station following Sunday's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.In a late-afternoon teleconference on Wednesday,  NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O'Donnell talked about the decision to not penalize...2016
  • • NASCAR will not penalize Truex Jr., Johnson after cars failed inspection
    NASCAR has decided not to penalize Martin Truex Jr. and Jimmie Johnson after their cars both flunked post-race tech in the laser inspection station following Sunday's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.In a late-afternoon teleconference on Wednesday,  NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O'Donnell talked about the decision to not penalize...2016
  • • Denny Hamlin asks, NASCAR executive VP Steve O'Donnell quickly answers
    When qualifying was rained out for tonight's NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway (9 p.m. ET on FS1) it spawned confusion among fans and even some racers.Would the field for tonight's race be set by the morning's practice speeds or by owner points?Denny Hamlin jumped on Twitter to get an answer and he got one from the top -- as NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing de...2016
  • • Larry McReynolds takes issue with Kyle Busch, applauds Kevin Harvick
    Coming off an all-around rough weekend at Auto Club Speedway, Kyle Busch has been under fire for blowing off his post-race media obligations and criticizing NASCAR after Saturday's XFINITY Series race.Just moments after losing the lead and the race as a result of a tire failure, Busch lambasted NASCAR over his in-car radio, saying, "Debris all over the racetrack and they don't throw a yellow. I'm ...2016
  • • NASCAR stands by Matt Kenseth penalty; driver and team 'don't really agree'
    Matt Kenseth isn't convinced he was rightly penalized in Sunday during Sunday's Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.A NASCAR spokesman, meanwhile, has defended the decision to order Kenseth in for a stop-and-go penalty -- which came as a result of the Joe Gibbs Racing driver's gasman placing a wedge-adjustment wrench on the trunk of the car while it was being fueled on Lap 117 of 330....2016
  • • NASCAR announces the 25 drivers eligible for season-opening Sprint Unlimited
    NASCAR announced the 25 eligible drivers and the format for the season-opening 75-lap Sprint Unlimited at the new Daytona International Speedway motorsports stadium on Saturday, Feb. 13.The event, which will be broadcast live on FOX, Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, marks the first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race following the completion of DAYTONA Rising, the $400-million frontstretc...2016

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  • • Larry McReynolds takes issue with Kyle Busch, applauds Kevin Harvick
    2016

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  • • NASCAR announces the 25 drivers eligible for season-opening Sprint Unlimited
    2016
  • • NASCAR exec Steve O'Donnell: 'Any actions of abuse will not be tolerated'
    Following the indefinite suspension of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kurt Busch Friday night, NASCAR Executive vice president and chief racing development officer Steve O'Donnell met with reporters at the Daytona International Speedway Infield Media Center....2015
  • • Will NASCAR penalize Danica Patrick for post-incident actions?
    NASCAR will decide this week whether or not to take action against Danica Patrick for getting out of her car and gesturing toward Kasey Kahne after he wrecked her during Sunday's Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway.That's the word from NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer Steve O'Donnell, who appeared Monday morning on Sirius/XM NASCAR Radio to discuss the Kahne-Pat...2016
  • • NASCAR adds new rules packages for four additional tracks in 2015
    NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer Steve O'Donnell said Tuesday that the sanctioning body will add new rules packages at four more tracks between now and the end of the 26-race NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular season....2015
  • • Dog days of August: High-drag aero package disappoints again at MIS
    Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer, tells Sirius XM NASCAR Radio that the governing body "would've liked to see some more out of the race package" used in Sunday's Pure Michigan 400. Don't expect to see it again anytime soon....2015
  • • Steve O'Donnell says NASCAR will react to drivers exiting vehicles early
    NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer Steve O'Donnell told Sirius/XM NASCAR Radio's "The Morning Drive" on Monday that the sanctioning body would react to the two incidents at Dover in which drivers exited wrecked vehicles before safety crews arrived on scene. ...2015
  • • NASCAR announces details of 2016 Sprint Cup rules package
    Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR's executive vice president and chief racing development officer, made the much-anticipated announcement on Wednesday afternoon regarding the Sprint Cup Series' 2016 rules package....2015
  • • Steve O'Donnell: NASCAR 'definitely pleased' with new Kentucky rules package
    On Monday, Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer, told SiriusXM NASCAR Radio's "The Morning Drive" the sanctioning body was "definitely pleased" with what the on-track action seen at Kentucky Speedway....2015
  • • Is NASCAR considering a change to the current Watkins Glen layout?
    With Watkins Glen International undertaking the first track repave since 1998, many in the NASCAR community have suggested the stock car circuit utilize 'the boot' section of the track. NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer Steve O'Donnell addressed those thoughts Tuesday on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio....2015
  • • NASCAR's Steve O'Donnell addresses restart rule after competitors raise questions
    NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer Steve O'Donnell joined SiriusXM NASCAR's "The Morning Drive" on Monday to discuss one of the hot-button issues in the NASCAR garage; restarts....2015
  • • Fans Speak: Which NASCAR topics are most important to you?
    Have you ever wanted to take part in a town hall meeting with NASCAR officials to discuss important topics in the sport? Now is your chance to do just that with just your computer or phone. Take part in the FOX Sports poll and watch on Sunday, June 14 at 5:30 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1. NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O'Donnell will discuss the results on "N...2015
  • • NASCAR: A post-Darlington UFC bout for upset drivers?
    2020
  • • NASCAR: No plan on reacting to Busch, Logano incident
    Kyle Busch and Joey Logano were involved in a last-lap collision during Sunday’s Kobalt 400, as well as an altercation in the pits after the race, but it appears NASCAR won’t penalize the drivers for either incident.Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR’s executive vice president and chief racing development officer, phoned in to ”The Morning Drive” on Monday and said officials will meet with both Busch and Log...2017
  • • NASCAR Discusses All-Star Race Confusion
    Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR EVP and Chief Racing Development Officer, discusses the confusion around the format of the All-Star race, and what decisions NASCAR wishes it could make again....2016

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  • • NASCAR to resume season May 17 with seven races in 10 days
    2020
  • • NASCAR Cup: All-Star Race changes revealed
    2019
  • • Brian Vickers medically cleared to race, No. 14 car ruled eligible for Sprint Unlimited
    Brian Vickers has received medical clearance from NASCAR to race at Daytona International Speedway, and the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing car of injured Tony Stewart will compete in Saturday night's Sprint Unlimited at DIS.That's the word from NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer Steve O'Donnell, who shared the news Thursday with SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.On Wednesday, FOX...2016

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