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The likelihood of the three-time Supercars champion departing Australia at the end of this season has been growing since his sensational win on debut in the NASCAR Cup Series earlier this month.He is under contract with Triple Eight in Supercars next year, but the team has been clear that it will release him if needed.An early exit is now all but a certainty, van Gisbergen confirming to media in ...Keep readingView the full article

Kostecki will become the second Supercars driver to make a NASCAR cameo this year following Shane van Gisbergen's sensational debut victory in Chicago earlier this month.Kostecki and van Gisbergen will both be on the Indy road course grid, the latter making a second start for Trackhouse Racing, while the former makes his debut in an extra RCR Camaro.The major backing for the Kostecki car is coming ...Keep readingView the full article

Hocevar ran into trouble before the race even began when he was forced to pit during pace laps for a flat tire and had to line up at the rear of the field.Hocevar, 20, methodically made his way back up the field and while Ty Majeski – who led the most laps – tried to race to the finish without pitting for new tires, Hocevar was among those who pit under green for the fresh rubber.The new tires ...Keep readingView the full article

Seven drivers entered the 250-lap race already locked into the playoffs, leaving three spots up for grabs.Matt DiBenedetto, Nick Sanchez, and Matt Crafton managed to score enough points to secure their place in the postseason, while Stewart Friesen was the first driver to miss the cut. He ended up 39pts outside of the playoffs at the checkered flag.Ty Majeski was the class of the field, but Carson ...Keep readingView the full article

Kostecki will become the second Supercars driver to make a NASCAR cameo this year following Shane van Gisbergen's sensational debut victory in Chicago earlier this month.Both Kostecki and van Gisbergen will both be on the Indy road course grid, the latter making a second start for Trackhouse Racing, while the former makes his debut in an extra RCR Camaro.The major backing for the Kostecki car is ...Keep readingView the full article

Karam, competing for the first time this season for Sam Hunt Racing, ran up front all day in the No. 24 Toyota Saturday at Road America and nearly pulled off an upset win.Instead, after briefly taking the lead in the second of two overtimes, Karam ran off course after going through speedy dry left on the track after a fluid spill and still managed to score a career-best fourth-place finish.It was ...Keep readingView the full article

Hamlin made his NASCAR Cup Series debut in 2005, and has had a front row seat to how the racing has evolved over the last two decades.With more aggressive drivers coming up through the ranks, cars that have made passing increasingly difficult, and a playoff format that rewards winning over anything else, veteran drivers have been forced to change the way they approach race weekends.Hamlin has won ...Keep readingView the full article

Mayer, a 20-year-old native of Franklin, Wisc., got around Parker Kligerman for the lead exiting Turn 14 and just before the start of the final lap of double overtime.Mayer then deftly navigated the 4.048-mile course one last time and held off Kligerman by a scant 0.368 seconds to earn his first career win in his 71st start.Mayer’s chance at the win came after his JR Motorsports teammate Justin ...Keep readingView the full article

Reddick’s average lap speed of 113.689 mph in the final round of Saturday’s qualifying session was enough to hold off the Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet of Kyle Busch (113.636 mph) and win the pole for Sunday’s race at Richmond (Va.) Raceway. While Reddick has four wins in his three-plus seasons in Cup, the 23XI Racing driver has never led a lap on a short track. The pole is his ...Keep readingView the full article

The top speeds all came from the first 20-minute session with Byron leading the way with an average lap speed of 117.101 mph.Byron turned out to be the only car in practice to top the 117-mph mark.“It will be slick. Richmond is always that way,” Byron said. “I noticed they painted the frontstretch – they put lines on the frontstretch, so I don’t know if that’ll play into running the ...Keep readingView the full article

Allmendinger set a blistering pace in the final round of Friday’s qualifying, turning a track-record average lap speed of 111.666 mph on the recently repaved 4.048-mile, 14-turn road course in Elkhart Lake, Wisc.It’s the second pole this season for Allmendinger, who is making his fourth start of the year this weekend. He hasn’t finished worse than second in his three previous races.He’s ...Keep readingView the full article

The agreement is for seven years, lasting through the 2031 season. There were rumors that a streaming service such as Amazon could pick up the NXS races, but it never materialized. The Xfinity Series, formed in 1982, is the final step before the top-level of the sport and has produced several future Cup champions over the years.NASCAR has yet to announce a broadcast partner for its Cup and Truck ...Keep readingView the full article

The immediate future of the three-time Supercars champion is subject to fevered speculation following his stunning win on debut in the NASCAR Cup Series earlier this month.He has now locked in a second Cup start at Indianapolis next month and is widely expected to make a full-time move into the NASCAR system next year.Should he head Stateside, it will require a contract release from Triple Eight ...Keep readingView the full article

Legge, 43, one of nine women to have competed in the Indianapolis 500, will drive SS Greenlight Racing’s No. 07 Chevrolet in four Xfinity races this year with sponsorship from Blast Equality Collab (BEQ), Team Schuler of Compass Real Estate and the Women’s Premier Basketball Association (WPBA).In addition to Saturday’s race at Road America, Legge will compete on Aug. 12 at the Indy Road ...Keep readingView the full article

Lapcevich, 19, led every lap in the first of the 125-lap doubleheader Wednesday night at Sutherland Automotive Speedway, a 1/3-mile bank, asphalt oval.In the second race, he had to overcome an early challenge from Alex Guenette to cap off a perfect evening. No driver had ever swept a double-header at Sutherland previously.“I’m speechless,” Lapcevich said. “What a great day for this No. 20 ...Keep readingView the full article

Even before van Gisbergen’s victory for Chevrolet squad Trackhouse Racing on his NASCAR debut, there had been growing international attention on NASCAR’s top series this season.NASCAR’s Hendrick Motorsports-run Garage 56 Chevrolet at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours, which included 2009 Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button and 2011 Le Mans winner Mike Rockenfeller, was well-received by fans ...Keep readingView the full article

Denny Hamlin took a controversial victory last weekend at Pocono after pushing Kyle Larson into the outside wall on a late-race restart.He claimed the checkered flag to a chorus of boos, but there were no apologies from the veteran driver after earning his 50th career win and Toyota's 600th in NASCAR.He led a Toyota 1-2-3 with 23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick in second and Hamlin's Joe Gibbs Racing ...Keep readingView the full article

Even before van Gisbergen’s victory in the inaugural Chicago Street Race for Trackhouse Racing, there had been growing international attention on NASCAR’s top series this season.NASCAR’s Garage 56 entry at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours, which included international racing stars Jenson Button and Mike Rockenfeller, was well-received by fans and Button, the 2009 Formula 1 World Champion, also ...Keep readingView the full article

Wells, 68, has recently served as a consultant to the organization and will assume his new role immediately. The move was announced Wednesday by team co-owners Jimmie Johnson and Maury Gallagher.“Cal’s start with Legacy MC is the start of a new era,” said Gallagher, who currently serves as chairman of Allegiant Travel Co. and chair of the 2024 Super Bowl LVIII Committee in Las Vegas. “With ...Keep readingView the full article

Jones and the Legacy Motor Club organization were already off to a difficult start when it was announced in May that LMC would move from the Chevrolet to Toyota camp at the end of the year.Such changes and the interim transition period that comes with it typically don’t help a team that’s trying to improve its on-track product.Following the Charlotte race on Memorial Day Weekend, Jones and his ...Keep readingView the full article