The season-opening race in the 2021 NTT IndyCar Series has been pushed back a week. The series’ Barber Motorsports Park race will now be run on April 18, Gene Hallman, Bruno’s president/CEO said, according to IndyStar. Barber’s move comes after the 2021 season’s original opening race at St. Petersburg was moved from March to April 25. …
Taylor Gray will run seven NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races in 2021 for David Gilliland Racing, the team announced Jan. 21. Gray’s debut was announced as part of a larger team announcement for DGR’s lineup across the Truck and ARCA Menards series in 2021. His debut will come at Richmond Raceway in April in …
For the first time since 2018, AJ Allmendinger will attempt a NASCAR Cup Series race. Allmendinger, who retired from full-time Cup competition after the 2018 season, will attempt the Cup race at the Daytona International Speedway road course for Kaulig Racing next month, the team announced Jan. 21. Allmendinger will drive the team’s part-time No. …
Drew Dollar is back in the ARCA Menards Series in 2021, albeit with a slightly different schedule. Dollar will compete in 13 races in the series for Venturini Motorsports in 2021, the team announced Jan. 12. He’ll again pilot the No. 15, which he drove full time in 2020 to a fourth-place finish in points. …
For the second year in a row, Mason Massey will run a part-time schedule in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for BJ McLeod Motorsports, the team announced Jan. 12. Massey will drive the No. 99 in 12 races in 2021, two more than his 2020 docket of 10. His first start of 2021 will come at …
Chase Elliott has added Adrenaline Shoc sponsorship for his championship-defending NASCAR Cup Series effort in 2021, Hendrick Motorsports announced Jan. 12. Adrenaline Shoc, in addition to being an associate sponsor, will be a primary for two races in 2021 on the No. 9 in the events at Atlanta Motor Speedway in July and Talladega Superspeedway …
Ryan Newman has added Kohler Generators sponsorship for 2021, Roush Fenway Racing announced Jan. 12. Kohler will sponsor the No. 6 in eight races in the NASCAR Cup Series, including the season-opening Daytona 500. After Daytona International Speedway, Kohler will adorn the No. 6 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Darlington Raceway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Road America, …
The 2021 Formula 1 schedule has been altered slightly due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. The Bahrain Grand Prix will now start the season, F1 announced Jan. 12. Originally poised to start the season, the Australian Grand Prix has instead been moved to toward the end of the season on Nov. 21. Bahrain will kick …
NASCAR will require Hailie Deegan to undergo sensitivity training before the 2021 season, it announced Jan. 11. The news comes after Deegan was shown to have used a derogatory term referencing those with intellectual disabilities on a Twitch stream over the weekend. Deegan apologized for using the term on Jan. 10 in a tweet. “Earlier …
Stefan Parsons is back with BJ McLeod Motorsports in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2021, the team announced Jan. 11. Parsons will drive a part-time season in the team’s No. 99. Though a specific schedule has not been announced, Parsons’ season will begin with the third race of 2021 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Sokal Media Group …
For the second season in a row, the ARCA Menards Series will contest the Sioux Chief Showdown, a 10-race championship-within-a-championship featuring drivers from the ARCA Menards Series West and East in addition to drivers from the main series. The schedule, announced Jan. 11, kicks off May 22 at Toledo Speedway. Its final event will be …
Santino Ferrucci is moving to NASCAR. The now-former NTT IndyCar Series will race in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in a part-time schedule in 2021, he announced Jan. 8. Ferrucci will drive for Sam Hunt Racing, which fields the No. 26. “I’m incredibly proud to join Sam Hunt racing and TRD,” Ferrucci said in a release. …
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