Richard Petty News

CMT announced an unprecedented six hour, three night special event dedicated to the fearless men who took stock car racing out of the backwoods and into the national spotlight with NASCAR: THE RISE OF AMERICAN SPEED

 NBC Sports Group takes its 2015 Formula One coverage “under the lights” this weekend with live coverage of the nighttime Singapore Grand Prix, airing live on Sunday at 7:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN. The race highlights more than 50 hours of motorsports coverage on NBCSN and CNBC this weekend.

NBCSN gears up for the NASCAR playoffs with a double feature of racing from Chicagoland Speedway this weekend. Chicagoland marks the first of the final 10 races for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and the first of the final eight races for the NASCAR XFINITY Series. Saturday's primetime showdown begins at 6 p.m. ET with XFINITY Series Racing from Chicagoland on NBCSN. The weekend's main event unfolds Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN with Sprint Cup Racing from Chicagoland Presented by AFibRisk.com 400.

 NBCSN continues its presentation of the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series this Saturday night with live coverage of the Iowa Corn Indy 300 in primetime at 8 p.m. ET, part ofmore than 40 hours of motorsports coverage on NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra this weekend. Coverage begins at 6:45 p.m. ET with qualifying, immediately following NASCAR XFINITY Series race coverage from New Hampshire, leading into live IndyCar action from Iowa Speedway.

With a thrilling weekend of racing at Kentucky Speedway in the rear-view mirror, NBCSN's coverage of NASCAR Sprint Cup and XFINITY Series racing heads to New England for a full slate of weekend action from New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The green flag drops on this weekend's main events with Saturday's XFINITY Series race at 4 p.m. ET, followed by Sunday's Sprint Cup Series race at 1:30 p.m. ET.

No one ever said there was such a thing as eating too much bacon. To prove it, Smithfield kicked off its 2015 sponsorship of the Richard Petty Motorsports' No. 43 race team with driver Aric Almirola by launching the Smithfield Pig Out Chase and teaming up with Major League Eating's Matt Stonie to set the world record for how much bacon is eaten within five minutes 182 slices!

NBC Sports Group welcomes one of the most-liked personalities in motorsports to its multiplatform NASCAR coverage as Kyle Petty joins its upcoming race day broadcast team on NBC and NBCSN.

Rising Nashville recording artist Kaitlyn Baker will help rev up NASCAR fans with performances at Food City Race Night events in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Wednesday, August 20, and in Bristol, Tennessee/Virginia, on Thursday, August 21st.

With hundreds of military families already honored, Eckrich and its award-winning 'Operation Inspiration' campaign will now reach millions of people from coast-to-coast in 2014 thanks to a new partnership with leading country music network CMT.

Taking you on a journey from motor racing's roots in the days of Prohibition and moonshine through NASCAR culture today, author and sports journalist Chad Bonham offers candid stories about how the faith movement has been active in the sport, then and now.

New episodes of “The Car Chasers” Season 2 air Tuesday nights at 10pm & 10:30pm/1am & 1:30am from October 22 to December 10. Two new episodes air back-to-back each Tuesday.

Farmland has announced a $20,000 donation to Tarrant Area Food Bank serving Ft. Worth, Texas, as part of an expanding effort by the company to raise awareness of hunger issues around the country. Today's announcement follows more than $215,000 in donations in Phoenix; Las Vegas; Fontana, Calif.; Sonoma, Calif.; and Kansas City, Mo., earlier this year as part of Farmland's partnership with Richard Petty Motorsports to promote hunger awareness in race communities.

ESPN begins its coverage of the final 17 races of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule with a live, flag-to-flag telecast of the Brickyard 400 at historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, July 28.

From: Travel Channel, Bert takes Kim and Kyle to the Richard Petty Driving Experience in Vegas.

In celebration of the launch of super8motorsports.com, the Super 8 hotel brand has kicked off its 'Follow The Sign Instant Win Game and Sweepstakes,' giving away over 1,000 total weekly and monthly prizes plus a chance to win the grand prize: an all-expenses-paid weekend at the races with racing legend Richard Petty or a 'Super 8 Road Trip Experience' vacation designed by Jamie Jenson, author of Road Trip USA.

After last year's successful Chasers for Charity Fanfest, seasoned comedic stage actor and star of "Defending the Caveman" Kevin Burke has been asked to participate in this year's event. This year, he will host a Family Feud style game show with the 12 Chase drivers.

After last year's successful Chasers for Charity Fanfest, seasoned comedic stage actor and star of 'Defending the Caveman' Kevin Burke has been asked to participate in this year's event. This year, he will host a Family Feud style game show with the 12 Chase drivers.

After last year's successful Chasers for Charity Fanfest, seasoned comedic stage actor and star of "Defending the Caveman" Kevin Burke has been asked to participate in this year's event. This year, he will host a Family Feud style game show with the 12 Chase drivers.

After last year's successful Chasers for Charity Fanfest, seasoned comedic stage actor and star of 'Defending the Caveman' Kevin Burke has been asked to participate in this year's event. This year, he will host a Family Feud style game show with the 12 Chase drivers.

CMT will add new specials, films and all-new seasons of hit shows ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER, DCC: MAKING THE TEAM and WORLD'S STRICTEST PARENTS to its programming schedule this fall. Beginning Monday, September 20 at 6:30 p.m., ET/PT, ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER will kick-off new episodes with a special country music-themed week featuring country stars Joe Nichols, Josh Turner, Laura Bell Bundy, Trailer Choir and Craig Morgan. Hosted by Jeff Foxworthy, contestants will tackle subjects ranging from geography to social studies in each half-hour episode.