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The project was revealed in a joint announcement between NASCAR and Hendrick Motorsports at the Sebring 12 Hours on Thursday afternoon. They plan to take a modified Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 to the famed French sportscar classic as an homage to NASCAR founder Bill France Sr taking stock cars to the race almost half a century ago. Further details, including technical elements of the car ...Keep readingView the full article

Radioactive for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway. View the full article

Not only in the offseason did Atlanta undergo a repaving – which raises grip and thus speeds on its own – the track also altered its banking from 24 to 28 degrees in corners and significantly narrowed the racing surface. As a result, NASCAR is utilizing an aero package on the Cup Series cars this week used only at its superspeedways of Daytona and Talladega – 510 horsepower and a 7-inch ...Keep readingView the full article

The newly reconfigured Atlanta Motor Speedway promises to put on a show similar to what fans would see at a superspeedway, rather than an intermediate track. Atlanta was last reconfigured in 1997, changing to a quad-oval format that measured 1.54 miles. Although it retains the same length, the banking of its turns have been increased from 24 degrees to 28 degrees and the track has been narrowed ...Keep readingView the full article

As a result of a wheel coming off driver Corey LaJoie’s No. 7 Chevrolet in Sunday’s race at Phoenix Raceway, NASCAR has suspended crew chief Ryan Parks for the next four points races. Crew members Blaine Anderson and Allen Holman were also suspended for the next four races. On Lap 46 of 312 on Sunday, the right-front wheel of LaJoie’s came off and he hit the wall, which brought out a ...Keep readingView the full article

Toyota NASCAR Cup Series star Kyle Busch says Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at the revamped Atlanta Motor Speedway is “going to be crazy” as he anticipates superspeedway-style racing on the 1.5-mile oval. Atlanta was last reconfigured in 1997, changing to a quad-oval format that measured 1.54 miles. Although it retains the same length, the banking of its turns have been increased ...Keep readingView the full article

Nemechek, who is competing fulltime this year in the Truck Series with Kyle Busch Motorsports, is going to return to JGR and drive its No. 18 Toyota in Xfinity races April 2 at Richmond, Va., April 30 at Dover, Del., and Sept. 24 at Texas. In three races with JGR in Xfinity last season, Nemechek, 24, had one victory (Texas) and two top-10 finishes. “I am really excited to have this ...Keep readingView the full article

Look at the relief of Tyler Reddick after solving the leg numbness issues by adjusting the pedal location in the car. View the full article

Chase Briscoe explains why he thinks drivers used to competing on dirt have an advantage with the Next Gen car after Phoenix. View the full article

Bob Pockrass shares his "Fast Thoughts" on Chase Briscoe's win at Phoenix and what it means for Stewart-Haas racing. View the full article

With the new debut of the Next Generation race car and its radical technology change, it seemed a prime opportunity was at hand – at least for a while – for a more level playing field throughout the field. In four races so far, the Cup Series has seen two first-time winners and even though established Hendrick Motorsports drivers have won the other two races, there have been plenty of new ...Keep readingView the full article

It’s been no secret the Toyota camp has struggled with the performance of the Next Gen car since the start of the 2022 season and bad finishes are taking their toll on some of group’s top drivers. Once again on Sunday at Phoenix – the track on which the NASCAR Cup Series championship will be decided in November – Toyota teams were beset by numerous issues. Martin Truex Jr. wrecked ...Keep readingView the full article

Briscoe, who struggled through his rookie year with Stewart-Haas Racing last season, powered to the lead on a restart with three of the 312-lap race remaining at Phoenix Raceway and held off Ross Chastain by 0.771 seconds to take his first win in 40 career starts. At the end of the race, the top three drivers – Briscoe, Chastain and Tyler Reddick – were all looking for their first career ...Keep readingView the full article

Briscoe, who struggled through his rookie year with Stewart-Haas Racing last season, powered to the lead on a restart with three of 312 laps remaining at Phoenix Raceway and held off Ross Chastain by 0.771 seconds to take his first win in 40 career starts. At the end of the race, the top three drivers – Briscoe, Chastain and Tyler Reddick – were all looking for their first career ...Keep readingView the full article

Briscoe claimed the checkered flag at Phoenix Raceway for Stewart-Haas Racing, winning his first NCS race in his 40th start. Briscoe also becomes the 200th different race winner in NASCAR Cup Series history. Ross Chastain and Tyler Reddick, who were also hunting their first Cup win, finished second and third. Ryan Blaney (Stage 2) and William Byron (Stage 1) each earned a playoff bonus point ...Keep readingView the full article

Highlights from Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway. View the full article

Martin Truex Jr. slams the wall after tire goes down in turn 2 at Phoenix Raceway during Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race. View the full article

Gragson led a race-high 114 laps on his way to the checkered flag. He has finished inside the top three in each of the first four NXS races. The race was slowed by four cautions, but none during the final stage. Trevor Bayne (Stage 1) and Gragson (Stage 2) each won stages. There were 16 lead changes and six different drivers who led laps. Read Also: Noah Gragson tops Jones for ...Keep readingView the full article

Noah Gragson passed Brandon Jones with 13 laps to go and captured his first win of the season at Phoenix Raceway View the full article

Gragson led the most laps and captured the checkered flag in Arizona for his first win of the 2022 NXS season and the sixth victory of his career. Brandon Jones, who got the lead through the final cycle of green-flag pit stops, was not able to hold back Gragson's charge. He lost the lead with 13 laps to go after a brief battle. Josh Berry, Trevor Bayne and John-Hunter Nemechek rounded out ...Keep readingView the full article