Nelson Piquet Jr. News

Chris Carrier explained his team's philosophy toward racing at Road America with a simple, common phrase that works in so many ways: Nelson Piquet Jr. made his first trip a memorable one with a victory in his first NASCAR Nationwide Series start of 2012, and he and his Turner Motorsports team have looked forward to getting back ever since.

They have dinner together. They chat it up on Twitter. They offer congratulations on jobs well done, solace when things don't go so well.

A NASCAR appeals panel has upheld the penalties for two Richard Childress Racing Nationwide crew members who were also criminally charged for fighting with Nelson Piquet Jr.

A familiar face in sports marketing has launched a firm of her own. Charlotte-based Viridian Marketing is the brainchild of Tamera Green , a former executive at GMR Marketing and IMG's office here.