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On Nov. 4, it was announced Johnson, the seven-time Cup Series champion, had entered an ownership agreement with team owner Maury Gallagher and Chairman Richard Petty in what was known at the time as Petty GMS Motorsports. This week, including as part of Johnson’s appearance on Wednesday’s “Today” show on NBC, Johnson’s role has become much clearer – and it’s extensive. On ...Keep readingView the full article

A lot has changed at what was until today known as Petty GMS Motorsports following Johnson's arrival as a co-owner of the team. On Tuesday, Motorsport.com reported on a shakeup within the leadership team, but the changes don’t stop there. Read Also: Johnson's ownership role fosters Petty GMS leadership changes Wednesday morning, Johnson revealed on the 'TODAY' ...Keep readingView the full article

Bruce Mosley, a former executive at Roush Fenway Racing and Chip Ganassi Racing and most recently president of Violet Defense, is slated to take on an executive role at what is currently known as Petty GMS, multiple sources confirmed to Motorsport.com. Mosley, 54, brings more than 30 years of experience in sales and building teams to the organization which recently added seven-time Cup Series ...Keep readingView the full article

In October, the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series announced it would unofficially kick off its 2023 season March 4-5 in Rovaniemi, Finland, with an all-star race where for the first time in history NASCAR cars would race on ice. The series, however, announced Tuesday it has indefinitely postponed the new NASCAR Arctic Ice Race. According to series president and CEO Jerome Galpin, supplying the cars ...Keep readingView the full article

Martin Truex Jr. and his brother, Ryan Truex, have carved different paths in their respective careers. What does 2023 hold in store for the duo? View the full article

The CARS Tour, formed in 2014 by Jack McNelly and built from the former Pro Cup Series, travels primarily on the East Coast and features two divisions: Pro Late Models and Late Model Stocks. On Monday, the series announced Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton, Kevin Harvick and Justin Marks had partnered to acquire series. Aside from the ownership transition, the CARS Tour will remain unchanged ...Keep readingView the full article

Chad Johnston, who previously worked at SHR as crew chief for team co-owner Tony Stewart in 2014 and 2015, returns this season as the crew chief for new SHR Cup driver Ryan Preece and the No. 41 Ford team. In 2016, Johnston moved to the former Chip Ganassi Racing and served as crew chief to driver Kyle Larson and the duo won five races together in five seasons. Johnston returned to the Truck ...Keep readingView the full article

John Hunter Nemechek won seven truck series races over the past two seasons with an aggressive style that has hampered him at times. View the full article

Jeb Burton and Parker Retzlaff have been named as the drivers. Last season, the team ran the full season with Myatt Snider in the No. 31 Chevrolet. He ended the year 18th in points with one top-five and four top-tens. Burton, the son of former Daytona 500 winner Ward Burton, has 109 in NASCAR's secondary division with 13 top-fives and 31 top-tens. He will drive the No. 27 car at JAR. The ...Keep readingView the full article

Stamp, stamp, clap. Stamp, stamp, clap. When the public address system at Rockingham Motor Speedway near Corby blared out We Will Rock You by Queen in the early 2000s, it spelled doubly good news. Firstly, spectators sitting in the chilly grandstands could start to get circulation back into their feet. Second, it signalled that an ASCAR race was about to begin. The largely unimaginative ...Keep readingView the full article

There have been several international drivers who have successfully raced in recent years in NASCAR, the most prominent cases being those of Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya, Brazilian Nelson Piquet Jr. and Mexican Daniel Suárez, the latter being the 2016 champion of the Xfinity Series and became a first-time winner the Cup Series this past season. Read Also: The record NASCAR's Watkins ...Keep readingView the full article

This week, NASCAR released the race format and eligibility. Not much varies from the 2022 race, but most notably is the field size. 23 cars advanced into the main event in the inaugural running, but that number has increased to 27. The purpose-built 0.25-mile track inside the stadium won't see any major overhauls for 2023. All 36 teams in possession of a charter are eligible and open ...Keep readingView the full article

Joey Logano, Austin Cindric and Chase Briscoe are big winners in Bob Pockrass' award selections. See who else he honors. View the full article

In his second year with Toyota’s NASCAR Cup Series juggernaut Joe Gibbs Racing, Christopher Bell rose to the fore of its four-car team perhaps sooner than was intended. Three wins, along with making it to the Championship Four after an opportunistic victory at Martinsville, were a great return for the 2017 Truck Series champ in the #20 car he took over from Erik Jones only last ...Keep readingView the full article

Breakout NASCAR Cup seasons don’t get any bigger than this: Chastain wasn’t even sure that he’d have a ride in 2022 after Trackhouse bought Chip Ganassi Racing – but new team boss Justin Marks put his faith in him, and Chastain paid him back handsomely. After starting the season with full funding for only the first 10 races, he delivered three top threes before his maiden Cup win at ...Keep readingView the full article

Joey Logano joined the two-time club of NASCAR Cup Series champions in 2022. Across the season he produced four victories, but it was his execution in the playoffs that truly sealed this deal. Two wins, including the all-important Phoenix finale, gave team supremo Roger Penske a unique double of NASCAR and IndyCar titles in the same season. It’s Logano’s second title in five years, and in ...Keep readingView the full article

Following the unofficial kickoff to the season with the Feb. 5 Busch Light Clash held at The Los Angeles Coliseum for the second consecutive year, NASCAR will return to the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway for its biggest race of the year. Over the course of five days, Daytona will host the season openers of the NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, Truck and ARCA Menards series. For the first time ...Keep readingView the full article

Dennis Hirtz wants to enter the top class of NASCAR with his 3F Racing team and has already taken some initial steps to get started. Hirtz, 39, has purchased his NASCAR license as an owner and secured the No. 30 entry. 3F Racing has been incorporated as a company and registered in the United States. "Where will be a big surprise in American racing from spring 2023, because from then on ...Keep readingView the full article

Hailie Deegan hopes a team switch will lead to better results as the fan favorite enters her third truck series campaign. View the full article

Take a look at the top 10 moments from this past season's NASCAR 2022 season according to Bob Pockrass. View the full article