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Ex-Formula 1 racer Kobayashi added his name to the growing list of international racers to try their hand at NASCAR in recent times when he joined Toyota squad 23XI Racing for the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard in August, finishing in 33rd place.In doing so, the current Toyota World Endurance Championship and Super Formula racer became the first Japanese driver to contest a Cup race since Hideo ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR on Tuesday announced it had penalized Majeski and his No. 98 ThorSport Racing team for a violation of the Truck Series rulebook Sections 14.16.A: Wheels and Tires; 14.16.1.A&c Wheel Assembly.The issue relates to a right-rear tire confiscated from the No. 98 during pre-qualifying inspection last weekend at the Milwaukee Mile.The team’s crew chief, Joe Shear, has been suspended for the ...Keep readingView the full article

Chris Buescher picked up his third win of the season Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway and both he and Keselowski will compete in the 16-driver playoffs, Buescher now as the No. 4 seed.That’s a giant turnaround from last season, when both teams failed to make the playoff field, although Buescher did secure a late-season win.Since Keselowski joined the organization as a driver and ...Keep readingView the full article

In a series of social media posts, Team Penske on Monday announced Cindric’s No. 2 Ford team would swap crew chiefs with the No. 21 Ford team owned by Wood Brothers, which has a technical alliance with Penske.Effective with this weekend’s race at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, Brian Wilson will take over as Cindric’s crew chief and Jeremy Bullins will return to the Wood Brothers and take over as ...Keep readingView the full article

When Austin Dillon won his way into the playoffs with a victory in last summer’s regular season finale at Daytona, that left Truex – who had not yet won a race – out of the 16-driver playoff field.Truex ended up going the entire 2022 season without a win – his first winless season since 2014 and finished 17th in the series standings.One year later, Truex entered Saturday night’s regular ...Keep readingView the full article

From Martin Truex Jr. to Joey Logano to Bubba Wallace, here's how the Cup Series playoff participants stack up. View the full article

On Saturday at Daytona International Speedway, Kurt Busch decided to publicly declare what many have suspected – he has competed in his last NASCAR event.The 2004 Cup Series champion suffered a closed head injury in a wreck during qualifying at Pocono Raceway last July. He hasn't raced since but has made sponsor and TV appearances while serving as a mentor for drivers Bubba Wallace and Tyler ...Keep readingView the full article

On Saturday at Daytona International Speedway, Kurt Busch decided to publicly declare what many have suspected – he has competed in his last NASCAR event.The 2004 Cup Series champion suffered a closed head injury in a wreck during qualifying at Pocono Raceway last July. He hasn't raced since, but has made sponsor and TV appearances while serving as a mentor for drivers Bubba Wallace and Tyler ...Keep readingView the full article

The 20-year-old native of Portage, Mich., will make just his second career Cup start in Sunday night’s Southern 500 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway.Earlier this season, he made his Cup debut at World Wide Technology Raceway for Spire Motorsports, but wrecked out of the race after only 91 laps.Hocevar is a top contender for the Truck title this season with three wins and has finished fourth and ...Keep readingView the full article

Few drivers make the playoffs after not qualifying in their first five seasons. But Bubba Wallace has found a way to continue to progress. View the full article

Check out the highlights from the Clean Harbors 175 at the Milwaukee Mile in Wisconsin. After a smooth start, Grant Enfinger won Stage 1 with a 1.844 second lead over Nicholas Sanchez. Stage 2 was filled with more high speed action as Grant Enfinger won Stage 2 with a 2.149 second lead over Corey Heim. In Stage 3, Grant Enfinger stayed out in front to take the checkered flag in the second race of the Truck Series Playoffs. View the full article

Just more than a week after the organization announced this would be its final season in the NASCAR Truck Series, GMS Racing’s driver Enfinger pulled off an important playoff win at the Milwaukee Mile.Enfinger dominated much of the race – winning both stages and leading 95 of 175 laps – but got mired in traffic late when he and several others decided to pit for new tires under a late-race ...Keep readingView the full article

Tyler Reddick discussed having both 23XI cars in the playoffs. He then had a little fun reminding Bob not to just look at the results page from earlier this year when trying to figure out how good he might be at a track. View the full article

Chris Buescher described what it’s like to be Chris Buescher with three wins in the last five weeks. View the full article

Brad Keselowski was really happy with Chris Buescher’s win and his own momentum going into the playoffs after the 1-2 finish Saturday night. View the full article

Bubba Wallace talked about the range of emotions he felt leading up to the Coke Zero Sugar 400 and during the race as his playoff hopes hung in the balance, and what making the playoffs says about his legacy as a driver. View the full article

NASCAR Race Hub Crew: “The latest on Ryan Preece after his violent crash Saturday night at Daytona. He has been released from Halifax Health Medical Center.” View the full article

Martin Truex Jr. talks to Bob Pockrass about winning the regular-season title and keeping the same consistency throughout the playoffs. View the full article

Bob Pockrass gave his playoff picks and discussed who makes it out of each round and who wins the Cup Series title? View the full article

Denny Hamlin said the only goal this year at 23XI Racing was to get both cars in the playoffs. So he was a proud team owner Saturday night at Daytona. View the full article