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The small, one car family-owned operation announced on Wednesday it would field its No. 62 Chevrolet entry in at least four Cup races in 2024, beginning with the season-opening Daytona 500.Beard Motorsports made its Cup debut in the 2017 Daytona 500 with former driver Brendan Gaughan.Alfredo, 24, will drive the car in two of the four events – the Daytona 500 and the April 21 race at Talladega ...Keep readingView the full article

Williams worked with AM Racing and driver Brett Moffitt throughout the 2023 season, scoring one top-five, nine top-tens and ending the year 15th in the final standings.Prior to that, he worked with SS GreenLight Racing and won at Auto Club Speedway in 2022 with Cole Custer behind the wheel.“I am excited about the chance to continue to lead AM Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series,” said Williams ...Keep readingView the full article

Last year, a raced version of Ross Chastain's wall-ride car was the top-selling diecast for Lionel. After Kevin Harvick announced his plans to retire from NASCAR Cup Series competition at the end of the year, there were many tributes to the veteran driver, but one in particular stood out.In NASCAR's long-awaited return to the resurrected North Wilkesboro Speedway for the 2023 edition of the ...Keep readingView the full article

The Indianapolis, Ind.-based Lucas Oil Products has served as the official lubricant of RCR and ECR Engines since 2014 and is the official motor oil of ECR Engines.In 2024, the company will expand its sponsorship of Kyle Busch, serving as primary sponsor of Busch’s No. 8 Chevrolet in several Cup races.In addition, Lucas Oil will serve as primary sponsor for Kyle when he competes in the Micro ...Keep readingView the full article

Adam Wall will lead JRM’s No. 8 team and new driver Sammy Smith while Phillip Bell returns as crew chief for the No. 9 team and driver Brandon Jones.Reprising their roles with the No. 1 and No. 7 teams, respectively, will be Mardy Lindley and Jim Pohlman, who led drivers Sam Mayer and Justin Allgaier both to the Championship 4 in 2023.Bell spent seven seasons as a lead engineer with JRM before ...Keep readingView the full article

1. An improved short track packageI think we all want this. NASCAR recently held a test at Phoenix in yet another attempt to find ways to produce better racing at oval tracks of one-mile in length or shorter. While the Next Gen car was an obvious success in improving the racing at intermediate tracks, the show at both short tracks and road courses has suffered. Unfortunately, it appears the recent ...Keep readingView the full article

From an epic Daytona 500 finish to Chase Elliott's supsension to Ryan Preece's scary crash, here are 2023's most memorable Cup Series moments. View the full article

Van Gisbergen became the first driver in over 60 years to win a NASCAR Cup race on debut when he took the checkered flag at the inaugural Chicago Street Course race.Now just a few months later, he's uprooted his entire life with just one year to learn stock car racing before an anticipated full-time move to the Cup Series."It's been a whirlwind since Chicago," he said during a Thursday media ...Keep readingView the full article

Check out the most-memorable moment of the 2023 NASCAR season including Ryan Preece's scary barrel roll at Daytona. View the full article

Riggs, 21, made his NASCAR Truck debut in 2022, finishing seventh in his very first race. He's contested five more Truck races since then, finishing as high as third at IRP earlier this year.He also made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in 2023, running three races with Kaulig Racing and finishing as high as tenth at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Photo by: John Harrelson / NKP / Motorsport ...Keep readingView the full article

Noah Gragson opens up about being suspended by NASCAR for liking a meme that mocked the death of George Floyd and what he learned in his time away. View the full article

In late 2022, GT Sprint Race formed a partnership with NASCAR was rebranded as the NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race for 2023.Now as conversations intensify about a possible Cup race outside of the US, the nation of Brazil keeps popping up in the discussion. Nelson Piquet Jr. is the only Brazilian to ever win a national-level NASCAR race, winning once in the Xfinity Series and twice in the Truck ...Keep readingView the full article

Check out this memorable moment from the 2023 NASCAR Season which includes the final race at Fontana. View the full article

Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) announced on Wednesday that Gragson would replace Aric Almirola in the No. 10 Ford Mustang, beginning with the 2024 season. Almirola retired from full-time competition at the conclusion of the 2023 season, and will now compete part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with Joe Gibbs Racing.“Noah deserves to be in the NASCAR Cup Series and we’re very happy to have him as ...Keep readingView the full article

SHR announced Wednesday the signing of Noah Gragson to a multiyear deal to replace Aric Almirola in the team’s No. 10 Ford starting in 2024. View the full article

Van Gisbergen took the stock car world by storm when he won on debut at the Chicago Street Course, driving Trackhouse Racing's Project 91 entry. He was the first driver in over 60 years to win a Cup race in their first attempt.Now he moves stateside, leaving behind Supercars for a chance to take on a very different challenge with stock car racing.The three-time Supercars champion will run the ...Keep readingView the full article

With John-Hunter Nemechek moving up to the Cup Series and Sammy Smith departing the team for JR Motorsports, there were multiple openings at Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) for 2024.These are highly sought-after rides, with all three of Gibbs' Xfinity cars reaching Victory Lane this past year. They won a total of eleven races with five different drivers.Adding a fourth car for SmithThe team has added the ...Keep readingView the full article

Ware was indefinitely suspended in April of this year after he was charged with felony assault by strangulation (inflict serious injury), as well as misdemeanor assault on a female.The charges have since been dropped by the Iredell County district attorney’s office, and NASCAR issued the following statement on Tuesday: "Cody Ware's indefinite suspension has been lifted and he is approved to ...Keep readingView the full article

A veteran member of the industry, Burdett joins the third LMC Toyota Camry XS entry, which will run part-time with Johnson driving. Three races have already been announced including the Coke 600 at Charlotte, with several more expected.Burdett has enjoyed great success as a JR Motorsports crew chief in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, winning 18 times in nearly 300 races atop the pit box.He was an ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR has reinstated Cup Series driver Cody Ware, who was suspended in April following an altercation with his then-girlfriend. View the full article