Brett Moffitt will return to the NASCAR scene when the NASCAR XFINITY Series races at Iowa Speedway on July 29 for the US Cellular 250 Presented by American Ethanol. The Iowa native will climb behind the wheel of the No. 96 GMS Racing entry for the event, which was piloted by Ben Kennedy in its …
The pieces to the puzzle of the NASCAR Silly Season have started to come together. Alex Bowman has been declared as the driver that will replace Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the Hendrick Motorsports No. 88 Chevrolet following Earnhardt’s retirement at the conclusion of this season. The announcement was made Thursday morning (July 20) following a …
Australian dirt track racer Max Johnston will trade in his sprint car for a Chevrolet Silverado to compete in the Camping World Truck Series’ Aspen Dental Eldora Dirt Derby at Eldora Speedway. The event will mark Johnston’s CWTS debut and his first foray into the NASCAR scene. He will pilot the No. 02 Chevy for Young’s …
NASCAR’s changing of the guard is not only happening in the driver’s seat. Thursday, NASCAR announced in a press release that Brent Dewar will be the new president of the governing body. Dewar becomes the fourth president in NASCAR history and the first since previous President Mike Helton was promoted to Vice Chairman in 2015. …
In a Nutshell: Christopher Bell held off a hard-charging Brandon Jones to win the Buckle Up Your Truck 225 on Thursday night. Bell recovered from an early spin to take the lead from John Hunter Nemechek on a restart early in the final stage of the race. While Jones was faster at the end, Bell …
The drivers and crews of the XFINITY Series will have to do a bit of guesswork in their preparation for the Alsco 300 at Kentucky Speedway, as all three scheduled practice sessions for the race were rained out on Thursday (Jul. 6). Patches of rain was the story of the day at Kentucky. Whenever the Air …
Johnny Sauter will start Thursday night’s (July 6) Kentucky 225 at Kentucky Speedway from the top spot after qualifying for the event was rained out earlier Thursday. Qualifying was scheduled for 5 p.m. ET. but constant on and off showers prevented the trucks from ever taking the track. The top 26 spots were set by owners …
Canadian D.J. Kennington is going south of the border again to drive in the the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. But this time, it’ll be with a different team after attempting the first two restrictor plate events with Gaunt Brothers Racing. Next month, he’ll run the No. 15 for Premium Motorsports at Daytona International Speedway. …
A familiar face will be seen in the Team Penske shop this summer. The team announced Thursday morning (June 15) that it has signed former driver Sam Hornish Jr. to a three-race deal in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. The Defiance, Ohio, native is slated to drive the No. 22 Ford Mustang at both of the …
ONE: Give Him a Second Kevin Harvick is becoming one of the greatest bridesmaids of all time. With his runner up finish in the Pocono 400 on Sunday, he passed Lee Petty for 10th in all-time second place finishes. Harvick has finished second 49 times in his career. The 2014 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series …
The No. 4 became a fixture at the top of the leaderboard at Texas Motor Speedway on Thursday night (June 8), as Christopher Bell laid down the fastest lap in all three of the Camping World Truck Series practice sessions. Bell’s speed of 182.877 mph was enough to top the first session of the triple header. …
Rookie Noah Gragson left the rest of the competition in the dust as the rookie cruised to first place in both of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practices at Dover International Speedway on Thursday (June 1). Gragson topped the speed charts in the first practice session with a fast lap of 156.209 mph. Ben …
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