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After two years at David Gilliland Racing (now Tricon Garage), Deegan will move to ThorSport and compete in its No. 13 Ford next season. She will have the benefit of being surrounded by experienced veteran drivers – including former Truck champions Matt Crafton and Ben Rhodes – and a championship-winning crew chief in Rich Lushes. Read Also: Hailie Deegan joins ThorSport for 2023 ...Keep readingView the full article

The move comes as ThorSport, which has fielded Toyotas the past two seasons, will return to partner with Ford Performance while continuing to run four fulltime Truck teams. “With 28 years in the Truck Series, we look forward to the partnership with Ford Performance in NASCAR,” said team owner Duke Thorson. "Our pursuit of wins and championships remains at the forefront of our ...Keep readingView the full article

Speedway Motorsports' plan to renovate Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway has been in the works for five years. Bob Pockrass has the latest. View the full article

The iconic track was re-opened earlier this year and will welcome back the NASCAR Cup Series in 2023 with the All-Star Race. The surface will remain unchanged for the big event, which was last paved about 42 years ago. Winston Cup logos are still visible around the facility, which ceased being the title sponsor of NASCAR at the end of the 2003 season. The track, beloved by fans, is a relic of a ...Keep readingView the full article

With less than five months before the historic 0.625-mile short track will host upwards of 30,000 fans and its first NASCAR race since 1996, Speedway Motorsports’s multi-million-dollar process of transforming and updating the track is well underway. The entire infield has been cleared except for two historic buildings and will be paved to house garages for the NASCAR Truck and Cup series. The ...Keep readingView the full article

The fourth-generation NASCAR driver will pilot the No. 44 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Camaro. The son of Kerry and grandson of the late NASCAR icon Dale Earnhardt Sr., he has been competing in top three levels of NASCAR since 2009 with over 200 combined starts. However, the 33-year-old hasn't run every race on the NXS schedule since 2014 where he ended the season 18th in the standings. In ...Keep readingView the full article

America’s biggest form of motorsport, NASCAR, is very traditional. There’s a staid way of doing things and, even if the unexpected occurs every now and then, the rule of thumb is that the powerhouse teams always win. What doesn’t happen is a start-up operation arrives at its top level, bragging a co-owner who’s a Grammy Award-winning megastar. It then buys an entire team from one of ...Keep readingView the full article

The stock car racing series, which has brought in names from several corners of the motorsport worlds, is set for its third season in 2023. While Stewart himself won the inaugural title, it was Marco Andretti who claimed the championship this past year. The races were broadcast on CBS for the first two seasons. In 2023, all six races will air on Thursday nights at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN ...Keep readingView the full article

The move marks the organization’s first fulltime entry in the series and includes a change in manufacturer from Chevrolet to Ford and a technical alliance with Stewart-Hass Racing. SHR will supply the Statesville, N.C.-based team with race cars, while Roush Yates Engines will provide engines. Moffitt, 30, will compete in the No. 25 Ford beginning with the Feb. 18 season opener at Daytona ...Keep readingView the full article

America’s biggest form of motorsport, NASCAR, is very traditional. There’s a staid way of doing things and, even if the unexpected occurs every now and then, the rule of thumb is that the powerhouse teams always win. What doesn’t happen is a start-up operation arrives at its top level, bragging a co-owner who’s a Grammy Award-winning megastar. It then buys an entire team from one of ...Keep readingView the full article

Sawalich, 16, will compete in the ARCA Menards Series in 2023 driving JGR’s No. 18 Toyota. His first race will be March 10 at Phoenix Raceway. The native of Eden Prairie, Minn., started racing at the age of nine and found success in quarter midgets and Legends cars. He currently competes in Pro and Super Late Model, Late Model Stock, and the TA2 racing series. This past season, he amassed ...Keep readingView the full article

RCR introduced a new stylized No. 8 that will adorn the two-time Cup Series champion’s Chevrolets in 2023. The revamped stylized No. 8 was personally designed by Busch and his team with input from team owner Richard Childress and RCR. The revised number honors the past while embracing the future and the new era that Busch’s presence brings to the 54-year-old organization, essentially ...Keep readingView the full article

"I would like to win a few races and make the Championship 4. And I think that is realistic," Daniel Suarez said. View the full article

Kaz Grala will complete the full season behind the wheel of the No. 26 Toyota, while the No. 24 will use multiple drivers. Connor Mosack will have the lion's share of races in the second car, slotted in for 20 of 33 events. “Timing and patience have been pivotal components of our growth process at SHR. Expanding to two full-time teams in 2023 brings an excitement level only matched by the ...Keep readingView the full article

JGR announced on Thursday that Nemechek will compete fulltime in the Xfinity Series in 2023 and drive its No. 20 Toyota. Ben Beshore, who served as Kyle Busch’s crew chief in the Cup Series this past season, will lead Nemechek’s team. “I’m appreciative of the opportunity to get back to competing full time in the Xfinity Series,” said Nemechek. “JGR is a group that I know I can ...Keep readingView the full article

Smith, 18, will drive Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 18 Toyota next season with sponsorship from Pilot Flying J, TMC Transportation, Allstate Peterbilt, among others. Jeff Meendering will serve as his crew chief. Smith competed in nine Xfinity races this season for JGR with one top-five and three top-10 finishes. His best result was third at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International. He also claimed the ...Keep readingView the full article

Eckes, who has advanced to the Truck Series playoffs twice, will drive MHR’s No. 19 Chevrolet, sponsored by NAPA Auto Care. Garcia, a native of Monroe, Ga., will compete fulltime in the No. 35 Chevy sponsored by Adaptive One beginning with the March 3 race at Las Vegas. He turns 18 years old that day. Eckes replaces Derek Kraus in the No. 19. “I’m ecstatic to get the season started,” ...Keep readingView the full article

GMS Racing announced Tuesday that Caruth, 20, will compete fulltime in the Camping World Truck Series in 2023, driving the organization’s No. 24 Chevrolet. Caruth is coming off his first season of fulltime competition in the ARCA Menards Series where he drove for Rev Racing and finished third in the series standings. He ended the year with eight top-five and 14 top-10 finishes, with a ...Keep readingView the full article

Castroneves, 47, ran a partial schedule in the six-race Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) Series this summer on short ovals, and series CEO Don Hawk had told him if he won a race, he’d find him a ride in the Daytona 500. The Brazilian promptly won the next race at Pensacola, even though he wasn’t originally scheduled to take part in it. Hawk later clarified that the “intention ...Keep readingView the full article

Castroneves, 47, ran a partial schedule in the six-race Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) Series this summer on short ovals, and series CEO Don Hawk had told him if he won a race, he’d find him a ride in the Daytona 500. The Brazilian promptly won the next race at Pensacola, even though he wasn’t originally scheduled to take part in it. Hawk later clarified that the “intention ...Keep readingView the full article