Harrison Burton Gains Brian Wilson as Crew Chief for Rookie Cup Season
Brian Wilson will call the shots atop Harrison Burton‘s pit box in his rookie season in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2022, Wood Brothers Racing …
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Todd Gilliland Paces Final Truck Practice of 2021
Practice returned to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule for its season finale at Phoenix Raceway, and Todd Gilliland led the field Nov. 5. …
NASCAR 101: Who Didn’t Return to NASCAR in 2021?
A smaller crop of drivers who raced on the national NASCAR stage in 2020, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, equals an altogether more diminutive …
Fire on Fridays: Driver Improvements in 2021 You Might Have Missed
Year-over-year improvement is not a given in any sport, NASCAR included. It’s expected out of some, granted, especially drivers entering their sophomore season or someone …
Austin Hill Moving to Xfinity With RCR in 2022
Austin Hill will move to the NASCAR Xfinity Series for Richard Childress Racing in 2022, RCR announced Oct. 29. Hill will run full time alongside …
Fire on Fridays: Are We Watching the Last (Cup) Races of Ryan Newman?
Plenty of Silly Season dominoes remain to fall before the 2022 NASCAR season begins, and perhaps the most high profile of those is the status …
Fire on Fridays: Michael Annett? Not Half Bad
The conversation around pay drivers in NASCAR has not gone away in recent years. In fact, it’s probably gotten louder. And it’s mostly negative when …
Fire on Fridays: Lower-Series Drivers Who Deserve Late-Season Call-Ups
This would’ve been easier before 2020. Back in the days of qualifying before every NASCAR race (remember those?), anyone approved by NASCAR could show up …
Ty Gibbs Starting From Pole at ARCA Milwaukee Race
Ty Gibbs is back on the pole for an ARCA Menards Series race yet again, starting from first for today’s (Aug. 29) Sprecher 150 at …
Fire on Fridays: Who’s Actually Got a Shot at the Cup Playoffs?
It’s somewhat fitting that this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway has an elimination factor. After all, that’s usually the case at …