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IROC, which operated from 1973 to 2006, featured some of the greatest racers across the globe, bringing them together to compete in equal equipment on various styles of race tracks.Evernham won three NASCAR Cup titles with legendary driver Jeff Gordon, as well as 47 races. He also helped form the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) alongside fellow NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart and NASCAR ...Keep readingView the full article

While top teams such as Team Penske, Hendrick Motorsports, and Joe Gibbs Racing remain unchanged, there's still plenty to talk about throughout the 2024 field.Stewart-Haas Racing replaces outgoing veteransThe entire organization went winless in 2023 and at season's end, SHR lost tis two most experienced drivers. 2014 Cup champion Kevin Harvick is stepping out of the driver's seat and into the ...Keep readingView the full article

The organization, which has fielded numerous NASCAR Truck and ARCA series entries in recent years, announced on Wednesday it will add a full-time Xfinity team in 2024.Honeyman, who competed in ARCA East in 2022 with Young’s and finished third in the series standings, will drive the organization’s No. 42 car full-time beginning with the Feb. 17 season opener at Daytona International ...Keep readingView the full article

Formula 1 is in the midst of its off-season like many other motorsport championships, but it really is not long until racing gets back underway.The opening round of the new Formula E season is right around the corner, just like it is for the World Rally Championship, with both series starting this month.Other racing categories commence again before F1 like NASCAR and the IMSA SportsCar ...Keep readingView the full article

Purdy, 24, will drive the No. 77 Chevrolet Silverado for Spire Motorsports in 2024. He has 75 starts in the Truck Series, scoring two poles, three top-fives and 16 top-tens.In 2023, he drove for Kyle Busch Motorsports, which was sold to Spire last September. Purdy ended the year 11th in the championship standings. It was with KBM he scored a career-best finish of second at Texas.“I’m really ...Keep readingView the full article

Following the unofficial kickoff to the season with the Feb. 4 Busch Light Clash held at The Los Angeles Coliseum, NASCAR will return to the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway for its biggest race of the year.Over the course of five days, Daytona will host the season openers of the NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, Truck and ARCA Menards Series. For the second consecutive year, there will be no practice ...Keep readingView the full article

Trackhouse Racing announced on Tuesday that van Gisbergen, who is running a full Xfinity and partial Cup schedule in 2024, will also compete in the season-opening ARCA race at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 17.Van Gisbergen, 34, will drive an entry prepared by Pinnacle Racing Group in the ARCA event. The car number and sponsorship details will be announced at a later date.Van Gisbergen is ...Keep readingView the full article

Yarborough was born in the small town of Timmonsville, South Carolina, in 1939. His father was killed in an airplane crash when Cale was just 12-years-old, and as the oldest of three sons, he was forced to grow up fast.He spent some time as a semi-pro football player and as a Golden Gloves boxer, but it was auto racing where he would make a name for himself. After attending the second-ever ...Keep readingView the full article

The weekend began with the sudden passing of 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner Gil de Ferran, and ends with the death of four-time Daytona 500 winner Cale Yarborough. The three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion was undefeated between 1976 and 1978.NASCAR Hall of Fame Executive Director Winston Kelley, speaking on Yarborough's passing, said the following: "First and foremost on behalf of the NASCAR Hall ...Keep readingView the full article

Yarborough was one of the best to ever get behind the wheel of a stock car. In 560 starts, he won 83 races and sits sixth on the all-time wins list.His many victories including four in the Daytona 500 and five in the Southern 500. Yarborough won his three Cup titles consecutively from 1976 to 1978."Cale Yarborough was one of the toughest competitors NASCAR has ever seen," said Jim France, CEO of ...Keep readingView the full article

Yarborough was one of the best to ever get behind the wheel of a stock car. In 560 starts, he won 83 races and sits sixth on the all-time wins list.His many victories including four in the Daytona 500 and five in the Southern 500. Yarborough is also a three-time Cup Series champion, winning three consecutive titles from 1976 to 1978.“Cale Yarborough was one of the toughest competitors NASCAR has ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough, who won three consecutive Cup championships from 1976-78 and is tied for sixth all-time with 83 career wins, has died at age 84. View the full article

Dillon, the 31-year-old grandson of Hall of Fame team owner Richard Childress, will drive Rackley’s No. 25 Chevrolet next season, beginning with the season-opener at Daytona in February.Dillon, who competed last season in the Cup Series with Spire Motorsports, last competed full-time in Trucks in 2013, when he finished with a pair of wins and runner-up in the season standings driving for Richard ...Keep readingView the full article

1. Chicago Street Course is a stunning successThe 2023 NASCAR Cup season had plenty of firsts and perhaps none was bigger than the series’ inaugural street course race, held around historic Grant Park in downtown Chicago. While the weekend faced numerous weather challenges, the racing proved superb and with a surprise winner. Making his first ever start, three-time Supercars champion Shane van ...Keep readingView the full article

Counting down the top stories of the 2023 Cup season, including Chase Elliott's woes, Kevin Harvick's farewell and racing in the streets of Chicago. View the full article

The pressure to win in NASCAR is possibly greater than it has ever been. A win automatically locks a driver into the playoffs, making them one of 16 with a shot at the championship.Looking through the field of full-time drivers, six have gone at least 50 races since their most recent trip to Victory Lane. Let’s take a look at this group and see who has the best chance to end their dry-spell next ...Keep readingView the full article

The 17-year-old Toyota development driver is not yet old enough to compete full-time in any NASCAR national series but will greatly expand his Truck starts next year.After running in six Truck races this past season, Sawalich is scheduled to compete in nine events driving Tricon’s No. 1 Toyota in 2024, making his first starts at the short tracks at Bristol, Tenn., and Martinsville, Va.He will ...Keep readingView the full article

As is typical, Kyle Larson’s successful exploits in the NASCAR Cup were just part of his 2023 motorsport endeavours, which included winning appearances in the Xfinity and Truck Series. He also won numerous sprint car races, including in a series he owns – High Limit Sprint Car Racing – and announced his entry into the 2024 Indianapolis 500.Larson shone brightest in Cup with four wins for ...Keep readingView the full article

The 29-year-old third-generation driver for Team Penske didn’t look like a Cup championship contender early in the season. But when it counted the most – in the playoffs – Ryan Blaney and his #12 Ford team were at their best.Critical playoff wins at Talladega and Martinsville advanced him to the Championship 4 at Phoenix for the first time.After Christopher Bell wrecked out early, Blaney ...Keep readingView the full article

Hendrick Motorsports’ 26-year-old upstart enjoyed a breakout Cup season in which he dominated in virtually every category but one – winning the series title.In his sixth full-time season, Byron took career-bests in victories (six), top-five finishes (15), top-10s (21) and laps led (1016). His season-high win tally came from successes on short tracks, intermediates, superspeedways and road ...Keep readingView the full article