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NY Racing has announced that Biffle will pilot the No. 44 Grambling State University/HBCU League Pass Plus Chevrolet Camaro. The car is not locked in, so Biffle has to race his way into the event. Jay Guy will be atop the pit box as crew chief. Biffle, 52, has 510 starts at the Cup level and 19 race wins. He also has 20 victories in the Xfinity Series and 17 wins in the Truck ...Keep readingView the full article

Busch Light has announced its "Accelerate Her" programme – a three-year, $10 million commitment to provide more funding, track time, media exposure and training to every female driver over 21 currently competing in NASCAR. The programme aims to help women drivers reach the NASCAR Cup Series. "Busch Light has been an iconic sponsor in NASCAR for decades and we've been lucky to witness some ...Keep readingView the full article

Busch Light on Monday announced its "Accelerate Her" program – a three-year, $10 million commitment to provide more funding, track time, media exposure and training to every 21-years old-plus women driver currently competing in NASCAR. The program is targeted toward helping women drivers reach NASCAR's premier Cup Series. "Busch Light has been an iconic sponsor in NASCAR for decades and ...Keep readingView the full article

Noah Gragson will have the unique experience of driving for JR Motorsports in Xfinity and for Kaulig Racing in Cup this year, meaning he will compete against Kaulig drivers on Saturdays and then for the team on Sundays. He already is ready to make apologies. View the full article

Todd Gilliland admits he’ll be racing against his heroes in the Daytona 500. "It's different really surreal." He’ll try to stay calm. View the full article

Noah Gragson describes what it means to have 15 races on his NASCAR Cup Series schedule this year. "It's everything you've ever dreamed of." View the full article

The advent of the all-new Next Gen car has sparked a high demand for parts and spares from a supply chain that’s been damaged globally by the health pandemic and other outside factors. NASCAR’s recent decision – made in agreement with its three OEMs Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota – to switch from a 550bhp package at intermediate tracks to 670bhp motors has added further demand to the ...Keep readingView the full article

The advent of the all-new Next Gen car has sparked a high demand for parts and spares from a supply chain that’s been damaged globally by the health pandemic and other outside factors. NASCAR’s recent decision – made in agreement with its three OEMs Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota – to switch from a 550bhp package at intermediate tracks to 670bhp motors has added further demand to the ...Keep readingView the full article

Wendell Scott Sr. became the first African-American winner in the NASCAR Cup Series in 1964, and remained the only one until Bubba Wallace won at Talladega in 2021. He had seven children. Among them Wendell Scott Jr., who was a fixture on his famous father's race team. A statement from the Wendell Scott Foundation, released by his brother William, read: "It is with profound sadness that we ...Keep readingView the full article

The Drivers Advisory Council, the formation of which was announced on Friday morning, is the second time in the past 10 years NASCAR’s top drivers have attempted to organize as a collective entity. The most recent council, formed in 2015, typically included around 10 Cup series drivers and met several times a year with NASCAR executives to discuss “big picture” issues affecting the sport ...Keep readingView the full article

Bob Pockrass and several NASCAR drivers give you the rundown on the new Next Gen car for the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season. View the full article

Sunday’s race was the first the time Next Gen car had taken to the track in extended racing conditions, but Wilson thinks the car’s “revolutionary” technology is what made for competitive racing on the tight made-from-scratch ¼-mile asphalt oval. “There’s no question the car was critical to the success of the on-track product and it being to race. This is a revolutionary ...Keep readingView the full article

Since losing a fulltime Cup ride in 2018, Bayne has only made a handful of appearances -- all in the Truck Series during the 2020 season. But in 2022, he will return to the Xfinity Series in top-tier equipment. The two-time NXS race winner will pilot the No. 18 Toyota Supra in seven races later this year. His first start will come at Auto Club Speedway on February 26, followed by Phoenix ...Keep readingView the full article

The winning car normally resides in Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Museum outside Daytona International Speedway until the following year when a new winner is crowned. But with the introduction of the Next Gen car, teams can't afford to lose one of their race cars for the entire year. Supply chain issues, limited parts and delays in development have forced NASCAR to change how things ...Keep readingView the full article

Harvick, who finished 10th in the Bud Light Clash exhibition event at the Los Angeles Coliseum last weekend as the car was run in competition for the first time, says the impact of the revolutionary new machine will be felt throughout the season. He says that puts the onus on teams and drivers to be ready to adapt at short notice. “As you look at the season, you just have to be ready for a ...Keep readingView the full article

The race, held on a made-from-scratch ¼-mile asphalt oval built inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, had served as the official season opener at Daytona each year since its inception in 1981. This year the race had a new venue, new time slot – two weeks before the Daytona 500 – and also featured the racing debut of the NASCAR Cup Series’ Next Generation race car. According to ...Keep readingView the full article

Moving the Clash – held at Daytona International Speedway as part of Speedweeks since its 1981 inception – was a bold step in and of itself. Taking it to a football stadium and run on a made-from-scratch ¼-mile track was unheard of – and there were plenty of doubters, both within NASCAR’s ranks and its fan base, when it was first unveiled. But this weekend’s event showed NASCAR at ...Keep readingView the full article

The non-points event was held at a track other than Daytona for the first time since its inception in 1981 on a made-from-scratch quarter-mile asphalt oval built inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Penske Ford driver Logano held off Kyle Busch's Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to win the 150-lap race, which opened the 2022 season prior to the first championship race at Daytona on 20 ...Keep readingView the full article

The team, which is co-owned by driver Jesse Iwuji and NFL Pro Football Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith, will field the No. 34 Chevrolet and Iwuji will serve as the driver. Iwuji attended the United States Naval Academy and is currently an officer in the Navy Reserve after serving seven years of active duty. He made five career starts in the Xfinity Series between 2020 and 2021, and 15 starts in the ...Keep readingView the full article

However, he was not the only RCR driver who showed strength during the race. His teammate Tyler Reddick led most of the early portion, only to break a transaxle under yellow after about 50 laps. "The guys warned me about it," said Dillon. "He was pretty aggressive all weekend on getting heat in his tires. He did a good job of that. I just feel like once they told me, I was already aware of it ...Keep readingView the full article