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Michael McDowell, Anthony Alfredo Driving for FRM in 2021, David Ragan Racing Daytona

NASCAR Cup Series

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Michael McDowell will remain with Front Row Motorsports in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2021, while Anthony Alfredo moves to the team to compete for Rookie of the Year honors, the team announced Jan. 6. McDowell returns to the No. 34, while Alfredo will drive the No. 38 vacated by John Hunter Nemechek. 2021 will …

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SRX Announces Inaugural Schedule

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Aspen Dental Eldora Dirt Derby

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The schedule for the inaugural Superstar Racing Experience season is here. The six-race season will begin in June and run through mid-July, SRX announced Jan. 4. Stafford Motor Speedway will kick off the season June 12, followed by races at Knoxville Raceway, Eldora Speedway, Lucas Oil Raceway, Slinger Speedway and Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. All races …

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Jeffrey Earnhardt Running JDM’s No. 0 Full Time in 2021

NASCAR Xfinity Series

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Jeffrey Earnhardt will return to the NASCAR Xfinity Series full time in 2021, driving JD Motorsports with Gary Keller’s No. 0, the team announced Dec. 21. Earnhardt’s return to full-time competition coincides with his return to JDM after running 29 of the 2020 season’s 33 races for the organization, mostly in the No. 0. He …

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Dalton Kellett Running Full Time for Foyt in 2021

Dalton Kellett

Dalton Kellett. (Photo Credit: Doug Matthews/Courtesy of IndyCar.)

After debuting in the NTT IndyCar Series in 2020, Dalton Kellett will run full time for the first time in 2021, he announced Dec. 15. Kellett will drive the No. 4 for AJ Foyt Enterprises in the full season. K-Line Insulators USA will return as a primary sponsor after previously sponsoring the team’s No. 14. …

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Myatt Snider Running Full Xfinity Season for RCR

NASCAR Xfinity Series

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After running the full 2020 Xfinity Series season for two teams, Myatt Snider will return to one of those teams full time in 2021. Snider will drive Richard Childress Racing’s No. 2 in the series in 2021, the team announced Dec. 10. The effort will be sponsored by TaxSlayer. Snider’s move to the No. 2 …

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Lucas Oil Raceway Joins SRX Schedule

Lucas Oil Raceway

Lucas Oil Raceway will be part of the inaugural Superstar Racing Experience schedule in 2021, SRX announced Dec. 9. The track, located outside Indianapolis in Brownsburg, Ind., formerly hosted the NASCAR Xfinity and Camping World Truck series through 2011. It also held a race for the ARCA Menards Series through 2020, with the track left …

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Chandler Smith Driving KBM’s No. 18 in 2021

2019 Iowa ARCA Chandler Smith Victory Lane ARCA

(Photo: ARCA Menards Series)

Chandler Smith will drive full time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2020 for Kyle Busch Motorsports, the team announced Dec. 7. Smith will pilot the No. 18 previously driven by Christian Eckes. Safelite Autoglass will sponsor the full-season effort, Smith’s first in the series, for 15 races. “Since I started racing at …

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Brett Moffitt, Niece Motorsports Pairing for 2021 Truck Run

2020 Kansas II truck Brett Moffitt checkered flag NKP

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Despite planning a full-time schedule in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2021, Brett Moffitt isn’t done yet with the Camping World Truck Series. Moffitt will compete for the championship in Niece Motorsports’ No. 45 in 2021 in the series, the team announced Dec. 2. “I am so thankful to Al Niece (team owner), Cody Efaw …

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