After Martin Truex, Jr. said that his team would communicate with suspended crew chief Cole Pearn via FaceTime at Phoenix International Raceway, NASCAR announced it’s looking for way to limit communication with suspended crew members. Is this something that needs to be done, or is remote communication enough of a hindrance on its own? Mark Howell, …
Late Wednesday evening Joey Gase posted on his Facebook page that he will return to the Sprint Cup Series for Go FAS Racing at Martinsville Speedway on April 3. The Iowa native raced for the No. 32 team at Phoenix International Raceway last week, finishing 32nd. Gase is an XFINITY Series regular and currently sits 24th in …
Kyle Busch Motorsports announced Thursday that Harrison Burton, 15, will make his NASCAR touring series debut on Oct. 29 at Martinsville Speedway behind the wheel of the No. 18 truck. Burton is the son of 21-time Sprint Cup winner Jeff Burton and is currently running for rookie of the year honors in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. …
For the third consecutive week, Kyle Busch dominated the NASCAR XFINITY Series, this week at the Phoenix International Raceway. He went on to lead 175 of the 200 laps en route to his ninth checkered flag in the desert. Starting in third, it took Busch only five laps to gain the top spot, where he …
In both of the Sprint Cup Series practices on Saturday it was a Stewart-Haas Racing car that led the way in preparation for the Good Sam 500 on Sunday. In the first session it was Kurt Busch who paced Kevin Harvick. In Happy Hour it was the opposite, the No. 4 car was faster than …
Joe Gibbs Racing remained dominant out West in the NASCAR XFINITY Series, sweeping the first three starting positions led by Erik Jones. For the first time in series history the three teams have qualified in the top-three, three consecutive weeks. Jones laid down a lap in the final round of qualifying at 136.789 mph. Rather than just …
Matt Kenseth, who entered the season as a title favorite, has yet to score a top-10 finish through three races. Is it time for the No. 20 team to hit the panic button, or is the slow start just a bump in the road? Dustin Albino, Contributor: Matt Kenseth has had an opportunity to win …
Regan Smith will reunite with JR Motorsports in the XFINITY Series for one race at Bristol in August, the team announced Wednesday. Dale’s Pale Ale will sponsor the No. 88 car while he is behind the wheel. It was just last October that Smith found out that he would not be back with JR Motorsports …
Jimmie Johnson’s win tied him with Dale Earnhardt for seventh all-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. How high will Johnson rise on the list before he retires? Can he catch mentor Jeff Gordon, who sits third with 93 wins? Amy Henderson, Senior Editor: I think Jimmie Johnson’ll slot in just behind Jeff Gordon. He …
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series paced around Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Thursday for a total of five hours to test the new aerodynamic package on a 1.5-mile speedway. In all, 38 cars hit the track, with teams whose cars number in the forties having especially good days. Session 1: Jimmie Johnson posted the fastest …
UPDATE: Kyle Busch’s qualifying time was disallowed after he failed post-qualifying inspection for an issue with the rear end of the car, rewarding Kurt Busch the pole and moving everyone forward one position. The defending champion will start 40th on Sunday; no further penalties are expected. Kyle Busch captured his first career pole at the Atlanta …
As the Camping World Truck Series heads to Atlanta, teams had over four hours to prepare their cars for qualifying and race conditions on Saturday. Throughout the three sessions, the same names remained up front with Grant Enfinger pacing two of the sessions. Practice 1: Enfinger led the way on Friday morning in the first of …
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