The format for the 2021 NASCAR All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway was revealed on Wednesday (April 28). The feature exhibition race has six rounds totaling 100 laps, and only green-flag laps will count. $1 million prize money will go to the winner and $100,000 to the fastest pit crew in round five. A random …
Formula 1 will head to Turkey this season, replacing the Canadian Grand Prix due to COVID-19 restrictions, F1 announced Wednesday, April 28. F1 teams and personnel wouldn’t be able to enter Canada unless they quarantined for 14 days, forcing the league to make other arrangements. However, the Canadian GP will run in 2022, signing a …
Motor Racing Outreach’s Better Half Dash is coming back, this time on the iRacing platform, MRO announced Wednesday (April 28). Women involved in NASCAR will drive Legend Cars on the virtual Texas Motor Speedway on June 10, days before the NASCAR Cup Series’ All-Star Race on the real surface. The iRacing event highlights the women’s …
John Hunter Nemechek starts from the pole in Saturday’s (May 1) NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway. The No. 4 Kyle Busch Motorsports driver earned the position after winning at Richmond Raceway two weeks ago. His boss and teammate Kyle Busch joins him on the front row, while ThorSport Racing’s Ben Rhodes …
Brad Keselowski will take the NASCAR Cup Series field to the green flag at Kansas Speedway Sunday, May 2. The No. 2 Team Penske pilot claimed the pole after conquering Talladega Superspeedway last week. Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron lines up next to Keselowski on the front row. Daytona 500 champion Michael McDowell starts third and …
After three weeks of short track racing, NASCAR Cup Series drivers travel to Alabama this weekend to take on the largest track on the circuit: Talladega Superspeedway. Let’s get your daily fantasy NASCAR DraftKings lineups set for the GEICO 500, airing on Sunday, April 25 at 2 p.m. ET. The 2.66-mile course is wider than …
North Carolina is set to lift some social distancing, capacity and mass gathering COVID-19 restrictions by June 1, Governor Roy Cooper announced Wednesday) April 21. The estimated timeline is just days after the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 30. It is not yet known the amount of fans that will be allowed …
CJ McLaughlin is set to make his return to the NASCAR Camping World Truck and Xfinity series starting at Kansas Speedway, he revealed on the Wicked Fast Podcast April 21. He’ll race for Reaume Brothers Racing in the Truck Series for five events, including Kansas and Charlotte Motor Speedway. Josh Reaume will be the crew …
The Indianapolis 500 will host fans up to 40% of capacity, equaling about 135,000 spectators, Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced Wednesday, April 21. Track officials collaborated with Marion County Public Health Department to estimate the amount of fans allowed in the venue. “This event and this place means so much to everybody we see every day …
After a week off, the NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to Talladega Superspeedway where Austin Cindric sits on the pole. Though he finished sixth at Martinsville Speedway, he still holds a 42-point lead over Daniel Hemric in the standings. Hemric will start next to Cindric on the front row, while Hemric’s Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Harrison …
Denny Hamlin will lead the NASCAR Cup Series field to green at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, April 25. The No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driver claimed the pole after finishing runner up last week at Richmond Raceway. Team Penske’s Joey Logano will line up alongside Hamlin on the front row, while Hamlin’s teammate Martin …
Kaz Grala continues to run part-time in NASCAR this season, primarily in the Cup Series for Kaulig Racing. After a brake-line fire near his right-rear tire ended his night in the Daytona 500, Grala is back this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway (April 24-25) looking to complete his first 500-mile event. Grala also competed in the …
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