Ben Kennedy will be behind the wheel of a NASCAR XFINITY car more than he originally thought when the season began, as the Daytona Beach, Fla., native and GMS Racing announced a multi-race partnership for the 2017 season Monday (April 17). Kennedy will pilot the No. 96 Chevrolet Camaro for 12 races this season, per …
This week’s Fronstretch debate question: NASCAR announced a new format for the 2017 All-Star Race, paying homage to 1992’s “One Hot Night” on the 25th anniversary of the event. The 70-lap race will consist of four segments, three of 20 laps with the final being a 10-lap shootout. Goodyear will also provide an option for …
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads to The Lone Star State this weekend for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. The 501-mile, 334-lap race around the newly repaved and reconfigured 1.5-mile quad-oval located in Fort Worth will have crew chiefs and drivers scratching their heads. They can throw their notebooks out …
The NASCAR XFINITY Series will be in action this weekend alongside the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway for the My Bariatric Solutions 300 on Saturday afternoon. There are 40 cars entered in the race, meaning there will be a full field, barring any changes. Jeb Burton will make his first start …
After a three week hiatus, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is back in action. Martinsville Speedway will host the 32-truck field for the Alpha Energy Solutions 250 on Saturday, April 1, 2017. In the two races thus far this season, Kaz Grala and Christopher Bell were victorious at Daytona International Speedway and Atlanta Motor Speedway, …
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads home to the East coast following the three-race stint on the West coast to begin the season. Martinsville Speedway, the oldest and shortest track in all of NASCAR, will play host to the STP 500 on Sunday, April 2, 2017. Race No. 6 of 36 comes off the …
Recently, NASCAR racing at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway has received mixed views. But a recent decision might change the racing in a positive direction. NBC Sports confirmed a report Monday afternoon (March 20) that came from freelance journalist Michael Knight last weekend that NASCAR was exploring the idea of using restrictor plates at IMS for the NXS …
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is in the home stretch of the annual NASCAR Goes West campaign, as Auto Club Speedway will host the Auto Club 400 this upcoming March 26 in Fontana, California. It will be the third of three West Coast races in a row and the fifth of the 2017 season. …
The NASCAR XFINITY Series’ fifth race of the 2017 season will take place March 25 from Auto Club Speedway, as the annual NASCAR Goes West campaign comes to an end. The race has 42 cars entered, meaning that two will return home without a spot in the race, barring any entry list changes. New entries for …
Justin Allgaier snapped an 80-race winless drought, spanning more than four years on Saturday afternoon from Phoenix International Raceway by winning the DC Solar 200. He led a race-high 85 laps and earned the $100,000 bonus from XFINITY for being the Dash 4 Cash winner, the first of four races this season that will pay …
The NASCAR XFINITY Series will follow the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series for the fourth consecutive week, as the DC Solar 200 will take place at Phoenix International Raceway. 39 cars make up the entry list. 27 of those 39 are Chevrolets, with four Fords, seven Toyotas and one Dodge making up the remainder of …
“NASCAR Goes West” began with a bang at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this past weekend. Martin Truex Jr. passed Brad Keselowski for the win with two laps to go in the Kobalt 400. Moments later, chaos ensued on pit road as Kyle Busch threw a right hook to the face of Joey Logano. But this upcoming …
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