Truckin’ Thursdays: GMS Leaves Fond Legacy & 2024 Silly Season Chaos
GMS Racing leaves behind a great legacy as it ceases operations. It also kicks silly season into high gear.
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Podcast: Colby Howard on Carson Hocevar Wreck, Racing in Trucks
Colby Howard describes his feelings toward Carson Hocevar after getting hooked at Indianapolis Raceway Park.
ARCA Preview: 2022 Dawn 150 at Mid-Ohio
Who will be a factor in the ARCA race at Mid-Ohio?
McAnally Forms GMS Alliance, Switching to Chevy in 2022
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing will switch to Chevrolet and form an alliance with GMS Racing for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2022, the team announced Oct. 13. MHR will operate out of a new shop prepared by GMS in Statesville, N.C. “We are excited about this opportunity to be part of Chevrolet’s racing program in …
Colby Howard Joins McAnally-Hilgemann for 2022
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing has grand plans for the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. The team intends to expand from one entry to two and tabbed Colby Howard to pilot one of its entries next year, it announced Sept. 9. Sponsorship, crew chief, and the truck number were not disclosed in the announcement. “We’re pleased …
Colby Howard Running Full Xfinity Season for JDM
Colby Howard will run full time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2021 for JD Motorsports with Gary Keller, the team announced Dec. 14. Howard will drive the No. 15. In 2020, Howard made his Xfinity debut with JDM, driving the No. 15 in all 22 of his starts. The 19-year-old scored a best finish …
Eyes on Xfinity: Consistency Is Key for Justin Haley in 2020
On paper, Justin Haley has the best numbers for Kaulig Racing since the team formed in 2016. Granted, he’s competed in more races for Kaulig than all but one driver (Blake Koch), but the Indiana native is hoping that consistency pays dividends over the final three months of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. In …
Eyes on Xfinity: Getting to Know Rookie Colby Howard
Prior to the 2020 season, the name Colby Howard was foreign to the casual fan of the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The South Carolina native is trying to change that, running a partial schedule with JD Motorsports this year. Howard, 18, has grown up around racing. His grandfather, Buddy, was a multiple-time track champion at Greenville …
Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2020 Quaker State 400 at Kentucky
The Headline(s): A relatively tame race ended in a chaotic final two laps, a four-wide battle for the lead and a Cup Series triumph for rookie Cole Custer, as NASCAR concluded its four-race stretch (five, including the ARCA Menards Series) over four days in the Bluegrass State. One of the wildest late-lap battles for the …
The Underdog House: Teammates Tangle at ‘Hot’lanta
Atlanta Motor Speedway proved to be a tough (and hot) track for the NASCAR Cup Series underdogs, as only one was able to finish inside the top 20. Christopher Bell, driving the No. 95 Toyota for Leavine Family Racing, ended up 18th. Bell had a run-in with Erik Jones just before the end of stage two while racing four-wide. Jones’s tire went flat and he had to pit, which put him a lap down. The No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing pilot was understandably upset after the contact.
Xfinity Breakdown: AJ Allmendinger Takes First Oval Track Win, Noah Gragson Cashes In
It took from the blooming of his NASCAR career in 2006 to June 2013 for AJ Allmendinger to pick up his first NASCAR win, winning on the road course of Road America in Wisconsin. But it would take from then until Saturday afternoon (June 6) at Atlanta Motor Speedway, for him to finally triumph on …