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With his third consecutive NXS victory this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway, Noah Gragson solidified his place atop the standings entering the playoffs. He will be one of four JR Motorsports drivers who made the cut. Ryan Sieg snatched away the final spot in the playoffs with a top-ten finish, helped by misfortune befalling his rivals Sheldon Creed and Landon Cassill. Daniel Hemric, the ...Keep readingView the full article

Almirola, the second of the 10 drivers to qualify Friday night in the final round, posted an average lap speed of 128.382 mph to claim the top starting position. Almirola withstood a stout challenge from fellow Ford driver Chase Briscoe, who ended up second (128.193 mph) as the final driver to qualify. The last Ford driver to win a pole at Bristol was Greg Biffle for the spring race in March ...Keep readingView the full article

Hamlin ended up fastest in Group B and fastest overall with an average lap speed of 125.847 mph. Following his first run in his 20-minnute practice, Hamlin reported an issue with the power steering and his team worked under the hood of his No. 11 Toyota for several minutes before he returned to the track. The top-five overall speeds all came from Group B as Austin Cindric ended up second ...Keep readingView the full article

HMS announced on Friday that Kyle Larson, 30, and sponsor HendrickCars.com have agreed to concurrent contract extensions through the 2026 season. Larson’s most recent contract went through the end of next year. HendrickCars.com will remain primary sponsor of Larson’s No. 5 Chevrolet team for 35 Cup races and will continue to support him in all non-NASCAR events in which he ...Keep readingView the full article

Ty Majeski wins his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race and advances to Championship 4 at Phoenix Raceway. View the full article

Majeski, 28, easily cleared for the lead on a restart with 12 of 200 laps remaining and held off Zane Smith by 1.152 seconds to win Thursday night’s race at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. It’s Majeski’s first win in 40 series starts and first in NASCAR national series competition (he’s also made 15 starts in the Xfinity Series). With the victory, Majeski locks himself into the Truck ...Keep readingView the full article

Smith, an 18-year-old development driver for Toyota, held off Xfinity Series regular Brandon Jones in a two-lap dash to complete a dominating victory in which he led the final 189 laps. As Thursday night’s 200-lap race was an ARCA Menards/ARCA East combination event, the victory allowed Smith to win the ARCA East championship for the second consecutive year. He also claimed the Sioux Chief ...Keep readingView the full article

Kansas was won by yet another non-playoff driver as Bubba Wallace scored his second career NASCAR Cup Series victory. However, that No. 45 car is still in the owner playoffs and with the win, is now locked into the next round. An interesting wrinkle to this year's postseason that will be something to keep an eye. Christopher Bell locked himself into the Round of 12 via points, but nothing else ...Keep readingView the full article

In life as a motorsports journalist you’ve got to work hard in the various paddocks around the world to get the scoops and inside steers to stay better informed than your opposition. But, just sometimes, stories truly fall into your lap. And here’s one that’s never been told in full before… It’s race day morning at Daytona International Speedway on February 17, 2019 and I’ve ...Keep readingView the full article

This is the seventh-generation of the famous muscle car which, in road-going form, will be powered by the 2.3-litre EcoBoost and five-litre Coyote V8 powerplants. While the many of the racing cars that will be based on the new model are yet to be formally unveiled, this look at the road car offers a glimpse into the future of Ford's NASCAR, Supercars and NHRA programmes. The new Mustang will ...Keep readingView the full article

The Cup Series will remain at 36 points races in 2023, still beginning at Daytona International Speedway and ending the year with the championship race at Phoenix. The preseason Clash exhibition race will again be held at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. A new race on the Chicago Street Course had previously been announced as had a new home for the NASCAR All-Star Race, at North Wilkesboro ...Keep readingView the full article

The 2023 NASCAR schedule is out! Bob Pockrass has all the details on the Cup Series, Xfinity and truck series dates. View the full article

Had longtime sponsor Mars Inc. and its M&Ms brand decided to continue its NASCAR backing rather than leave the series following this season, the final years of Busch’s Cup Series career would have likely played out as the past 15: driving the No. 18 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing. Certainly, there was the likelihood of many more victories to come – and perhaps championships – as part of ...Keep readingView the full article

With Noah Gragson moving up to Cup and taking over the No. 42 Petty GMS Chevrolet in 2023, JR Motorsports needed to find a new driver for their No. 9 NXS entry. Read Also: Noah Gragson to step up to NASCAR Cup with Petty GMS in 2023 On Wednesday, the team finally named Brandon Jones as Gragson's replacement. "Brandon's been a tough competitor over the years, and he's a ...Keep readingView the full article

Had longtime sponsor Mars Inc. and its M&Ms brand decided to continue its NASCAR sponsorship rather than leave sport following this season, the final years of Kyle Busch’s Cup Series career would have likely played out as the last 15 – driving the No. 18 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing. Certainly, there was the likelihood of many more victories to come – and perhaps championships – as ...Keep readingView the full article

Kyle Busch and Richard Childress could become kindred spirits of old-school racers, or they could implode, Bob Pockrass writes. View the full article

Austin Dillon on why he called Kyle Busch about driving the No. 8 car, how Busch almost hired him to drive an Xfinity car and then Busch on the reaction to getting that call from Dillon. View the full article

How will Kyle Busch fit into the team dynamics of RCR? How will this group of fighters not fight with each other? Austin Dillon explains... View the full article

What Kyle Busch said — now that he will be a Chevrolet driver — on potentially racing in the Indianapolis 500 View the full article

Kyle Busch says he has no ownership stake in RCR. And did he ask about driving the No. 3? He admits that might have been brought up in the discussions. View the full article