The day is March 6, 2020. This column posits that the NASCAR Xfinity Series is off to its best start in six years when it comes to debuting drivers, thanks to an influx of newcomers that saw six racers make their first Xfinity starts in the first four races of the 2020 season. “…it’s a …
The NASCAR Cup Series’ 2021 schedule is here, and if you’ve been a vocal advocate for change in the series the last few years, you should check this one out. Is it a wholesale upending of the status quo? No. Are there still some problems folks are probably debating on social media as we speak? …
With nine wins in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season after his Bristol Motor Speedway victory last weekend, Kevin Harvick stands at the precipice of accomplishing something no driver has in well over a decade: a win column that breaks into the double digits. And with the way 2020 has gone for Harvick and the …
Bubba Wallace has found a home for 2021, thanks to Denny Hamlin. And Michael Jordan. Wallace will drive for a newly formed Cup team owned by Hamlin and basketball legend Jordan in 2021, Hamlin announced Sept. 21. The single-car Cup team does not currently have a number or make announced. Sponsorship has also not been …
A total of 37 cars will tackle Darlington Raceway in the NASCAR Xfinity Series this weekend, meaning all will race, barring any entry list changes. Ryan Vargas moves into the No. 6 for JD Motorsports with Gary Keller after making his previous starts this season in the No. 15, which will be driven by Colby …
The NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series travels this weekend to Darlington Raceway for the first time since the early 2010s, and 34 trucks are entered, meaning all will race, barring any entry list changes. The Nos. 00 and 33 for Reaume Brothers Racing will feature Josh Reaume and Bryant Barnhill, respectively. Codie Rohrbaugh …
After taking off the entire 2019 season, Trevor Bayne is back in NASCAR. The 2011 Daytona 500 winner will drive the No. 40 for Niece Motorsports in this week’s Darlington Raceway event for the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, the team announced Aug. 31. “After almost two years of being out of the seat, …
After one weekend away from the track following a trip to Dover International Speedway, the NASCAR Cup Series returns to Daytona International Speedway, this time via its traditional oval circuit, for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 on Aug. 29. Forty cars are entered, meaning all will race, barring any entry list changes. Tommy Baldwin Racing …
After nearly three years away from the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Korbin Forrister returns to the circuit in this weekend’s Dover International Speedway doubleheader, driving the No. 36 for DGM Racing. Forrister, a mostly part-time competitor in the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series since 2014 (including seven starts in 2020), is no stranger to Xfinity. …
For the first time in 33 years, an Andretti will lead the Indianapolis 500 field to the green flag from the front row. Marco Andretti paced the field in the final qualifying session for the 2020 Indy 500 Aug. 16 to win the pole for next Sunday’s race. Andretti sported a four-lap average of 231.068 …
The NASCAR schedule isn’t just visiting a new track this weekend when its top series tackle the Daytona International Speedway road course. Some new faces are coming along, too. As is often the case with NASCAR’s road course races, multiple drivers entered this weekend are not full-time competitors on any NASCAR circuit. Instead, they either …
The NASCAR Xfinity Series travels to Daytona International Speedway’s road course for its second road course event in a row on Aug. 15. With 38 cars entered, all teams will race, barring any entry list changes. Two drivers are scheduled to make their Xfinity debuts: Earl Bamber in Richard Childress Racing’s No. 21 and Harold …
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