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Couch Potato Tuesday: FOX Still Leaves Question Marks Entering Start of 2022

The start of the 2021 Daytona 500

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

This week, Speedweeks gets truly underway with a buttload of racing to keep you occupied. Most notably, the NASCAR season gets underway today with the first practice sessions of the season. As has been the case since 2015, FOX will start off the season with Cup and Xfinity races. It will also have the full …

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K-PAX Racing Reveals 2022 SRO America Driver Lineup, Spa Plans

K-PAX Racing shows off their Lamborghinis for the 2022 season (Photo: K-PAX Racing)

(Photo: K-PAX Racing)

K-PAX Racing announced Thursday (Feb. 10) that they will return to Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS competition in 2022 with two Lamborghinis. They will also field a car in the Intercontinental GT Challenge.

Kevin Conway on His NASCAR Cup Rookie Campaign, Smooge Racing & ExtenZe

Kevin Conway during the grid walk prior to the Rolex 24 at Daytona, 1/29/2022 (Photo: Phil Allaway)

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

To NASCAR fans, when you mention the name Kevin Conway, a couple of thoughts might come to mind. Newer fans may not know much about him. But for those who have followed the sport for a while, they might remember Conway attempting to race the full NASCAR Cup Series schedule in 2010 with primary sponsorship …

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Couch Potato Tuesday: For Me, Clash Broadcast Was a Nightmare to Watch

Kyle Busch takes the green flag to kick off the NASCAR Busch Clash heat races at the LA Colusseum.

(Photo: Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Welcome back to another year of critiquing of motorsports on TV. This will be my 14th year here at Frontstretch, giving you nuggets to think about in regards to race broadcasts. Crazy when you think about it. This past weekend, NASCAR ventured west out to Los Angeles to enter uncharted territory. The Los Angeles Memorial …

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Racers Edge Motorsports, Wayne Taylor Racing Partner for GTD Pro Sebring Entry

2021 Watkins Glen Gtwca Taylor Hagler Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Wayne Taylor Racing announced Friday (Feb. 4) that they have partnered with Racers Edge Motorsports to field a new entry in the GTD Pro class in March’s Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring.  The team will race the No. 93 Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 with the driver lineup of Ashton Harrison, Tom Long and Kyle …

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Rick Ware Racing Enters WeatherTech Sprint Cup with Ryan Eversley, Aidan Read

Ryan Eversley watches teammate Taylor Hagler qualify their Honda Civic Type-R TCR for the BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona, 1/23/2020 (Photo: Phil Allaway)

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Rick Ware Racing (RWR) announced Wednesday (Feb. 3) that they will be entering the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2022 as part of the WeatherTech Sprint Cup.  The team will field an Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 in the GTD class with Ryan Eversley and Aidan Read as the drivers.  Much like in other series in …

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Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Claims 2nd Rolex 24 Victory

Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian's drivers celebrate their Rolex 24 at Daytona victory, 1/30/2022 (Photo: Phil Allaway)

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian’s Tom Blomqvist, Helio Castroneves, Oliver Jarvis and Simon Pagenaud dominated the final couple of hours Sunday (Jan. 30) to win the Rolex 24 at Daytona.  It is Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian’s second Rolex 24 victory, the first coming in 2012. Wayne Taylor Racing’s Filipe Albuquerque …

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2022 Rolex 24 Hour 18 Update

2022 Daytona Iwsc Mike Rockenfeller Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Wayne Taylor Racing’s Ricky Taylor held the overall lead at the three-quarters mark of the Rolex 24 at Daytona Sunday morning (Jan. 30).  At the 18 hour mark, there were four cars on the lead lap, still fighting hard for every position that they can get. In recent years, the DPi …

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2022 Rolex 24 at Daytona 6 Hour Update

Sebastien Bourdais racing in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, 1/29/2022 (Photo: Phil Allaway)

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The first quarter of the Rolex 24 at Daytona has been attrition-filled with multiple on-track incidents and a number of mechanical issues sending teams behind the wall.  As of the end of the sixth hour, Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon was leading the race overall.  At the time, the race was …

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Stevan McAleer, Eric Filguerias Win BMW M Endurance Challenge

Eric Filguerias and Stevan McAleer in victory lane after winning the BMW M Endurance Challenge at Daytona, 1/28/2022 (Photo: Phil Allaway)

(Photo: Phil Allaway

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Rennsport One’s Stevan McAleer ran down TeamTGM’s Owen Trinkler and drafted by him in turns 3 and 4 of Daytona International Speedway’s tri-oval with 13 minutes to go Friday (Jan. 28).  From there, McAleer pulled away to claim victory for himself and teammate Eric Filguerias in the BMW M Endurance Challenge, …

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Sebastien Bourdais Quickest Overall in Rolex 24 Practices

Renger van der Zande practicing for the Rolex 24 at Daytona, 1/28/2022 (Photo: Phil Allaway)

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Chip Ganassi Racing’s Sebastien Bourdais turned in the fastest practice lap of the entire weekend Friday morning (Jan. 28) with a lap at 135.287 mph in the final practice session for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Practice No. 3 Thursday night (Jan. 27) saw the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams venture …

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Ford Performance To Create New Mustang GT3, GT4 Cars

Ford's rendering of their new for 2024 GT3 entry (Photo: Ford Performance)

(Photo: Ford Performance)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – At Daytona International Speedway Friday morning (Jan. 28), Ford Performance announced that they will be building a brand new Ford Mustang GT3 that will be eligible to race in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s GTD Pro and GTD classes starting in the 2024 season when new GT3 regulation.  It will be …

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