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Van Gisbergen qualified 28th in the 36-truck field on Friday at the 0.686-miles short track.He quickly made ground early in the race, getting up to 22nd in the running order. But the end of Stage 1, he had gathered up a couple more spots and now ran 20th.He fell back slightly in the second, falling off the lead lap at one point. After a fierce battle with Taylor Gray, he ended Stage 2 in 21st but ...Keep readingView the full article

The first two wins of Majeski’s career came in last season’s playoffs, which helped him advance to the Championship 4 at Phoenix.On Friday night, Majeski used a dominating performance at Indianapolis Raceway Park to overpower his competition and cruise to a 3.422-second win over Christian Eckes and pick up his first victory of the 2023 season.The victory sends Majeski and his No. 98 ThorSport ...Keep readingView the full article

Byron’s No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet failed pre-race inspection three times on Friday with an issue with the right-front fender area of the car showing up in the body scan.The team confirmed it passed on its fourth attempt.With the three-time failure, Byron will not be allowed to qualify on Saturday and will have to start Sunday’s race from the rear of the field. He will be allowed to ...Keep readingView the full article

The three-time Supercars champ is making his NASCAR oval debut in Friday's Truck Series playoff-opener at IRP, driving the No. 41 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado. He completed 16 laps in practice, posting a fast lap of 24.125s, ranking 12th out of the 19 trucks in Group A practice. His time on track was abbreviated by battery issues, as well as multiple red flags that interrupted the ...Keep readingView the full article

Stewart proved early on he was the favorite in Thursday night’s Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) event at Eldora Speedway, winning the first heat race from the third starting position and winning the second after a complete field invert.SRX, founded by Stewart, Ray Evernham, Sandy Montag and George Pyne, features six short track races on a mix of pavement and dirt with drivers running identical ...Keep readingView the full article

The Kiwi has kicked off a full-time transition to the NASCAR system which will come into effect next year.He will make two starts in the States this weekend, firstly in the Truck Series later today (local time) at Indianapolis Raceway Park, before a second Cup Series appearance at the Indianapolis road course on Sunday.Speaking to media in the lead-up to those races, van Gisbergen hinted at a lack ...Keep readingView the full article

The Kiwi has kicked off a full-time transition to the NASCAR system which will come into effect next year.He will make two starts in the States this weekend, firstly in the Truck Series later today (local time) at Indianapolis Raceway Park, before a second Cup Series appearance at the Indianapolis road course on Sunday.Speaking to media in the lead-up to those races, van Gisbergen hinted at a lack ...Keep readingView the full article

Noah Gragson won’t return to Legacy Motor Club, ending a relationship that appeared strained even before his recent NASCAR suspension. View the full article

Ryan Blaney, who helped Roger Penske complete the Indy 500-Coke 600 sweep this season, now looks to grab a win on the Indy road course. View the full article

Last week on 5 August, the NASCAR Cup Series rookie was indefinitely suspended by both the team and then NASCAR.This was in response to an Instagram post that Gragson liked, which appeared to mock the 2020 murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.The 25-year-old immediately apologised for his actions, posting the following statement: "I am disappointed in myself for my ...Keep readingView the full article

Van Gisbergen, who makes his second NASCAR Cup start this weekend on the Indianapolis Road Course for Trackhouse, watched his old sparring partner McLaughlin in Chevrolet’s simulator this week, as his fellow Kiwi prepared for his IndyCar element of the double-header weekend.McLaughlin defeated van Gisbergen in their last three seasons racing together in Supercars and since then he has won ...Keep readingView the full article

Van Gisbergen, who makes his second NASCAR Cup start this weekend on the Indianapolis Road Course for Trackhouse, watched his old sparring partner McLaughlin in Chevrolet’s simulator this week, as his fellow Kiwi prepared for his IndyCar element of the double-header weekend.McLaughlin defeated van Gisbergen in their last three seasons racing together in Supercars, since when SVG has won ...Keep readingView the full article

The team says Gragson "requested to be released from his contract."On August 5th, the NASCAR Cup Series rookie was indefinitely suspended from LMC and then later by NASCAR as well.This was in response to an Instagram post that Gragson liked, which appeared to mock the 2020 murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.The 25-year-old immediately apologized for his actions ...Keep readingView the full article

The three-time Supercars champion will depart the Aussie series at the end of the current season as he looks to build a new career in NASCAR.He has already made a winning start to stock car racing with victory on the streets of Chicago, and will make a first oval start in the Truck Series this Friday night before a second Cup Series start on Sunday.Speaking ahead of those next two outings, van ...Keep readingView the full article

The Kiwi has made his intentions to shift Stateside full-time next year clear despite having a year left on his Supercars contract with Triple Eight.As part of that declaration he made it clear that he wanted to see T8 land a suitable replacement before he jumped ship.By that point speculation was already rife that Will Brown was the preferred option as a replacement, if he could be pried out of ...Keep readingView the full article

Van Gisbergen’s Cup debut was a memorable one as he won the series’ inaugural street course race last month in Chicago driving Trackhouse Racing’s No. 91 Chevrolet Project91 entry.With intentions to run a fulltime NASCAR schedule in 2024, van Gisbergen is running two more races this weekend – Friday night’s Truck race on the oval at Indianapolis Raceway Park and Sunday’s Cup race on ...Keep readingView the full article

Chris Buescher remains the man to beat, earning back-to-back wins at Richmond and now Michigan.It's the first time since 2010 that RFK Racing has won consecutive Cup races. At Michigan, Buescher had to hold off a charging Martin Truex Jr., who further extends his advantage in the regular season championship. He leads Joe Gibbs Racing team-mate Denny Hamlin by 57pts. Truex also revealed at ...Keep readingView the full article

"It doesn't bother me one bit" – Ryan Blaney on the misconception that he has dirt/sprint car experience because of his background. View the full article

Ryan Blaney talked about how much less pressure he feels going into playoffs this year compared to last year. View the full article

"It's more important for us to go do well and win" – Ryan Blaney on trying to win at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend. View the full article