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Veteran crew chief Kevin “Bono” Manion has been named interim crew chief for Dillon, 31, and the No. 77 Chevrolet team beginning with this weekend’s race at Richmond (Va.) Raceway. Manion replaces Kevin Bellicourt.Manion will handle crew chief responsibilities for Dillon in 14 of the remaining 15 races this year. He will miss next month’s race at Daytona International Raceway as he was ...Keep readingView the full article

While fans expressing displeasure with Hamlin isn’t new – especially since his public on-track run-in with Chase Elliott in 2017 – Sunday’s demonstration was particularly vocal.The added intensity was likely the result of Hamlin’s move to shove then-race leader Kyle Larson up the track and into the wall on a restart with just seven laps remaining.Hamlin used the move to take the lead ...Keep readingView the full article

While battling for tenth place with 55 laps to go, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet driver Dillon and his former team-mate Reddick made contact entering Turn 1 as they ran three-wide with Brad Keselowski to their outside.Dillon was the only one who lost out, spinning across the track and slamming the outside wall.The 2018 Daytona 500 winner was able to climb from the car under his own power ...Keep readingView the full article

After the final round of green flag pitstops, Larson and Hamlin battled for the lead on a restart with seven of 160 laps remaining – just after Alex Bowman lost control of his car racing Hamlin and crashed at Turn 3.Hamlin got to the inside of Larson, drifted up the track and nudged him briefly into the wall. Hamlin skirted by to claim the lead and then held off Tyler Reddick until a last-lap ...Keep readingView the full article

While battling for tenth-place with just 55 laps to go, Austin Dillon and his former teammate Tyler Reddick made contact entering Turn 1. It was a three-wide situation with Dillon in the middle between Brad Keselowski on the outside and Reddick on the inside.The No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet was the only one who lost out, spinning across the track and slamming the outside wall.He was ...Keep readingView the full article

Suarez entered Sunday’s race as one of the drivers trying to fight their way into the 16-driver playoff field on points as he so far lacks a victory during the 2023 season.With a runner-up finish at Atlanta two weeks ago and 16th-place run at New Hampshire last weekend, Suarez was hoping to build on some momentum at Pocono.However, both he and his Trackhouse Racing teammate Ross Chastain ...Keep readingView the full article

The result was greatly needed, but Reddick wasn't particularly happy following the runner-up finish.He had tires that were several laps fresher than those he was racing, cutting through the pack and giving himself a legitimate shot at the race win. When Ryan Preece spun with just two laps to go, NASCAR held off on throwing the caution, which would have forced an overtime restart.Instead, they ...Keep readingView the full article

After a final round of pit stops late in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race, Larson, Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. found themselves battling for the lead on a restart with seven of 160 laps remaining.Hamlin lined up behind Larson in the outside lane and as the two entered Turn 1, Hamlin dove to the inside of Larson. Hamlin then drifted up the track and nudged Larson into the wall, knocking him off the ...Keep readingView the full article

Hamlin's seventh win at Pocono was also the 50th of his career. It was also Toyota's 600th NASCAR win, but it was not without controversy. After the final round of green flag stops, Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin – who both took just two new right-side tires – found themselves running first and second and battling for the lead on a restart with seven of 160 laps remaining.Hamlin got to the ...Keep readingView the full article

After the final round of green flag stops, Larson and Hamlin – who both took just two new right-side tires – found themselves running first and second and battling for the lead on a restart with seven of 160 laps remaining.Hamlin got to the inside of Larson, drifted up the track and nudged Larson’s No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet briefly into the wall. Hamlin skirted by to claim the ...Keep readingView the full article

Hill and his No. 21 Richard Childress Racing team were among a handful of teams that were playing a fuel-mileage gamble and trying to make it to the end without another stop to gain track position.A late-race wreck sent up a two-lap overtime with Berry – who had fresher tires and had been the fastest car the whole race – in the lead.Entering Turn 1 on the restart, Berry got loose, and Hill ...Keep readingView the full article

William Byron, currently second in the series standings, saved his best for the last round and won the pole for Sunday’s race.Byron’s average lap speed of 170.629 mph was the fastest lap turned in practice or qualifying and just eclipsed series point leader Martin Truex Jr. (170.235 mph), who won last weekend’s race at New Hampshire.The pole is the third this season for Byron and his No. 24 ...Keep readingView the full article

Van Gisbergen made his NASCAR Cup debut at Chicago earlier this month on the streets of Chicago. After starting third, he was able to win on debut after a dramatic late-race charge to the front.No driver had managed to accomplish the feat at the top level of NASCAR in over 60 years.Just over a month after his Chicago triumph, van Gisbergen will again drive the Project91 entry for Trackhouse ...Keep readingView the full article

Following in the footsteps of fellow Supercars star Shane van Gisbergen, who won on his NASCAR debut in the Chicago street race earlier this month, Kostecki will join the NASCAR field on the Indianapolis road course on 13 August.The 25-year-old will link up with RCR team-mates Austin Dillon and two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch as part of an alliance of sorts between Kostecki's ...Keep readingView the full article

In the previous nine races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Truex had led 768 laps – including winning the pole last year – but had never finished better than third.In Monday’s rain-delayed race at the one-mile oval in Loudon, Truex and his #19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota were again dominant, leading 254 of 301 laps.With three restarts in the final 23 laps, Truex still had to work for the win.He ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR made the call Sunday morning hours before the scheduled start time to postpone the Crayon 301 until Monday. The race will be broadcast live on USA Network.A flash flood warning and tornado watches were in effect around the area of the track in Loudon, N.H., when the race was called at approximately 10:45 a.m. ET.Monday’s forecast calls for much better conditions – partly cloudy with a ...Keep readingView the full article

After contact with Corey LaJoie early in the second stage, Byron received damage to his #24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet and fell a lap down.Thanks to some more cautions and quick repairs, Byron returned to the lead lap and stayed on the track between Stages 2 and 3 to move towards the front of the field.Two laps following the start of the final stage, Byron swept around A.J. Allmendinger to ...Keep readingView the full article

Shane van Gisbergen’s miracle NASCAR win completes the creation of a second dimension for Supercars. It is no longer just a destination category. It can be a pathway as well.The series has always enjoyed a healthy notoriety outside of Australia and New Zealand, largely thanks to the spectacle that is the Bathurst 1000. At least once a year, better-than-casual motorsport viewers around the globe ...Keep readingView the full article

Both the second-tier Xfinity and Cup Series raced on the 2.2-mile, 12-turn course created through Grant Park in downtown Chicago, but the biggest hurdle faced by NASCAR ended up being battles with the weather.NASCAR newcomer Shane van Gisbergen took a dramatic victory in his Cup debut in Sunday’s race. The participation of the three-time Supercars champion came as part of Trackhouse Racing’s ...Keep readingView the full article

The future of the three-time Supercars champion has been a hot topic for some time, based largely on his dissatisfaction with the new Gen3 cars.Speculation of a move to the US has now been turbocharged by van Gisbergen's NASCAR victory in Chicago last weekend as part of Trackhouse Racing's Project91 programme.As it stands, van Gisbergen is under contract with Triple Eight until the end of the 2024 ...Keep readingView the full article