Scott McLaughlin is going IndyCar Racing in 2021 with one of the most iconic teams on the circuit. The 27-year-old New Zealander will officially make the transition from closed to open cockpits as he announced a signing with Team Penske. The move, announced Friday (Oct. 23), means he’ll trade in a Australian V8 Supercar Ford …
GMS Racing continues to fill out its 2021 driver lineup, which will contain two more familiar faces. Tyler Ankrum and Sheldon Creed will continue to drive for the team in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series next season, the team announced Oct. 23. Both made the playoffs for the team this season. For …
BJ McLeod and Matt Tifft are teaming up to form a race team in the NASCAR Cup Series. The duo announced Oct. 23 they have acquired a charter from Go FAS Racing, which announced it will scale back to a part-time operation in 2020. McLeod and Tifft will partner with Joe Falk, who had partial …
We finally know the name of Michael Jordan’s long-anticipated team: 23XI Racing. Of course, Jordan won’t be the first superstar athlete to make the plunge into NASCAR ownership, nor will he be the first multi-billionaire. However, at age 57, Jordan will be a significantly younger face than many of his counterparts competing in the NASCAR …
It was domination at its finest for Chase Briscoe at Kansas Speedway. The winningest NASCAR Xfinity Series driver this season added yet another victory to his tally as he claimed the Kansas Lottery 300 checkered flag. Briscoe’s drive was nearly perfect as he kept his No. 98 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford out front for 159 of …
It may have taken him 20 races in 2020, but Brett Moffitt has finally driven into a NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series victory lane for the first time this season. The 2018 Truck Series champion got the holeshot on an overtime restart and cruised away from his GMS Racing teammate Sheldon Creed to …
Hailie Deegan will have a new home in 2021. The newly crowned 2020 ARCA Menards Series Rookie of the Year is making the jump to the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series with Ford Performance. Deegan will pilot a Ford F-150 for DGR Crosley in all 23 events next season. The 19-year-old Californian will …
In what was one of the closest championship battles in recent memory, the final race of the 2020 ARCA Menards Series did not disappoint. Separated by just eight championship points entering the valedictory race at Kansas Speedway, combatants Bret Holmes and Michael Self had one goal in mind: win the Speediatrics 150. The race victory …
Thirty-six NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers are set to take the green flag for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on Oct. 24. Among them is second-generation driver Jesse Little, who will slip back into his normal No. 4 Chevrolet for JD Motorsports with Gary Keller. Little competed in JDM’s No. 15 in …
The NASCAR Cup Series will have a full field of competitors in the Lone Star State; 40 entries are listed on the preliminary entry list for the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 (Oct. 25) at Texas Motor Speedway. Tommy Baldwin Racing will again bring its part-time effort to the track as Josh Bilicki will pilot the …
James Buescher is back. The 2012 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series champion will return to to the series for the first time since 2015, slated to a Niece Motorsports entry at Texas Motor Speedway (Oct. 25) the team announced Oct. 16. Buescher joins a growing list of former drivers who have returned to …
After a long absence, Timothy Peters is returning to the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series. The 40-year-old Peters will climb aboard the No. 52 Toyota for Halmar Friesen Racing at Kansas Speedway for the Clean Harbors 200 (Oct. 17), the team announced today, Oct. 9. Peters replaces the normal full-time driver and co-owner …
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