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Miguel Paludo Joins JR Motorsports for 3 Road Course Xfinity Races

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Miguel Paludo will compete in three road course events in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for JR Motorsports, the team announced Wednesday, Jan. 13. The Brazilian returns to the series for the first time since 2012. He’ll pilot the No. 8 Chevrolet at the Daytona International Speedway road course on Feb. 20, Circuit of the Americas …

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2020 NASCAR Team Reviews: JTG Daugherty Racing

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What a year it was for JTG Daugherty Racing. After essentially swapping drivers with Roush Fenway Racing, JTG was primed to have greater success since expanding to a two-car organization in 2017. Instead, the team endured the opposite. In a year that was derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic, both Ryan Preece and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. …

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23XI Reveals Multiple Sponsors for Bubba Wallace

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Several partners have joined 23XI Racing and Bubba Wallace for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, the team announced Monday (Dec. 14). DoorDash, McDonald’s, Columbia Sportswear, Dr. Pepper and Root Insurance will all sponsor the No. 23 Toyota next year. Root Insurance partnered with Wallace, while DoorDash, McDonald’s and Columbia Sportswear sponsored Wallace and the …

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Our Motorsports to Run 2 Xfinity Teams in 2021

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Our Motorsports will have a second full time team for the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, it announced Dec. 11. Tyler Reddick will drive the entry at Daytona International Speedway in February. He won the 2018 season opener at the 2.5-mile track. ”I’m very thankful to Our Motorsports for the opportunity and am looking forward …

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Keen Parts to Sponsor BJ McLeod for Multiple Cup Races

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Keen Parts, under the CorvetteParts.net banner, will come aboard the No. 78 Ford of BJ McLeod for multiple NASCAR Cup Series races in 2021, Live Fast Motorsports announced Dec. 10. Keen Parts will debut at Martinsville Speedway in April; its other events are yet to be announced. The company has previously partnered with BJ McLeod …

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Colton Herta Switching to Andretti’s No. 26 for 2021

2020 IndyCar championship

Colton Herta - Honda Indy 200 Race 2 - Sept. 13, 2020 (Photo by: Chris Owens, courtesy of IndyCar Media)

Colton Herta will switch to Andretti Autosport’s No. 26 Honda for the 2021 NTT IndyCar Series season, the team announced Dec. 8. Gainbridge will sponsor the entry. Herta previously drove the No. 88 the past couple of years. He has three victories, most recently at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in September. He finished third in …

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Mario Gosselin Returning to Xfinity at Daytona

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Mario Gosselin will attempt to race in the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway, he announced Dec. 7. He’ll drive the No. 91 Chevrolet for his own team, DGM Racing. It marks his first time competing in the series since 2017. “I’m living the dream,” Gosselin said in a team release. …

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2020 NASCAR Team Reviews: Richard Childress Racing

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Richard Childress Racing had a renewed sense of purpose for the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season. After enduring a down year, the organization looked to gain more success with the 2015 Daytona 500 champion and the 2018-19 Xfinity Series champion. One of the moves the team made to turn things around was with its crew …

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Nikita Mazepin to Compete for Haas in F1 in 2021

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Romain Grosjean in the 2018 Haas F1 (credit: Getty Images)

Nikita Mazepin will drive for Haas F1 team next year in Formula 1, the team announced Dec. 1. The news comes after Haas announced that Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean would not return to Haas in 2021. Grosjean is currently recovering from injuries he sustained in a crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix. “I’m delighted …

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Lewis Hamilton Tests Positive for COVID-19, Will Miss Sakhir

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Lewis Hamilton will miss this weekend’s Formula 1 Sakhir Grand Prix after testing positive for COVID-19. According to a statement from Mercedes, Hamilton tested negative three times last week at the Bahrain International Circuit. ”However, he woke up on Monday morning with mild symptoms and was informed at the same time that a contact prior …

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Spencer Boyd Stays with Young’s Motorsports for 2021

Spencer Boyd 2020 Truck Las Vegas

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Spencer Boyd will continue to drive the No. 20 truck for Young’s Motorsports in the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, the team announced Nov. 25. Boyd competed for Young’s the past couple of years; in 2019 he earned one win and two top fives. Last season he ended 14th in the fall race …

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