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NASCAR has made a revolutionary change to its premier stock car class this season, with teams no longer fabricating their own cars from scratch but assembling them from a common supply chain to dramatically cut costs. In the video (above) NASCAR’s managing director of vehicle systems Brandon Thomas explains how the chassis has been broken into modular front and rear ‘clips’ that bolt on ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR has made a revolutionary change to its premier stock car class this season, with teams no longer fabricating their own cars from scratch but assembling them from a common supply chain to dramatically cut costs. In the video (above) NASCAR’s managing director of vehicle systems Brandon Thomas explains how the chassis has been broken into modular front and rear ‘clips’ that bolt on ...Keep readingView the full article

Zeigler Automotive Group will serve as the primary sponsor on the car. Bilicki, 26, has 71 previous starts at the Cup level and ran the full 2021 season with Rick Ware Racing. His best result came in the regular season finale at Daytona where he placed tenth. “Zeigler Auto Group is proud to have Josh Bilicki represent Team Zeigler on the track,” said Aaron Zeigler, President of Zeigler ...Keep readingView the full article

Almirola, 37, will complete the 2022 season driving the No. 10 Ford for Stewart-Haas Racing with longtime sponsor Smithfield Foods and then step away following the No. 6 season finale at Phoenix. “I truly enjoy driving race cars and I’m excited to race my heart out in 2022 for Smithfield and Stewart-Haas Racing,” Almirola said. “But to be the best in this business, you’ve got to be ...Keep readingView the full article

Gracie, a two-time Bathurst 1000 starter, is contemplating the move to the U.S. having found fame in the adult entertainment industry on the popular OnlyFans platform, after deciding to end her domestic racing career after the 2017 season. She spoke to Motorsport.com from Las Vegas while on a fact-finding mission to make a new base in America. “I’ve been here for five or six days but I had ...Keep readingView the full article

To help pick a tire to be used on the track for NASCAR’s Next Gen car this season, drivers Chris Buescher, Kurt Busch and Ross Chastain spent days testing various tire combinations. As part of the track’s recently completed reconfiguration, the banking in the corners was increased from 24 to 28 degrees – higher than any other intermediate track on the NASCAR schedule. The track width ...Keep readingView the full article

The Mooresville, N.C.-based team will also see a manufacturer change and SHR drivers running with the organization during the course of the year. SHR will supply the organization with race cars while Roush Yates Engines will provide Ford horsepower. SHR will also provide technical support for the entire 33-race season. “We are thrilled to be part of this new relationship with SS GreenLight ...Keep readingView the full article

Karam, 26, will make several starts in the 2022 season with Alpha Prime Racing, which is co-owned by Tommy Joe Martins and Cesar Bacarella as the organization expands to two fulltime teams. Karam, whose diverse racing background includes IndyCar and the Nitro Rallycross series, made four Xfinity and one Truck series start in 2021 with Jordan Anderson Racing. His best finish was 16th at the fall ...Keep readingView the full article

Harris has quite the resume. Previously, he worked as a car chief with Martin Truex Jr. and Joe Gibbs Racing/Furniture Row. He was part of the 2017 championship-winning team and has been a part of over two dozen Cup victories. “Blake has proven to be championship leader who is ready to take McDowell and our No. 34 team to the next level,” said Jerry Freeze, General Manager, Front Row ...Keep readingView the full article

DiBenedetto, 30, has been full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series since 2015. In 248 starts, he recorded nine top-fives and 31 top-tens with three runner-up finishes. He most recently drove the famed Wood Brothers No. 21 machine, but was replaced by Harrison Burton for the 2022 season. DiBenedetto also has 69 starts in the Xfinity Series with a best finish of ninth, but never has he competed at ...Keep readingView the full article

Moran was the Managing Director of the Truck Series for the last six seasons, a role that will now be filled by Seth Kramlich. Kramlich previously worked as Assistant Director in the Xfinity Series. "Brad and Seth both share a racer’s mentality, and will bring knowledge, passion and strong relationships to these important roles,” said Scott Miller, Senior Vice President of Competition ...Keep readingView the full article

Preece, who most recently competed in the Cup Series with JTG Daugherty Racing, has been hired by the Stewart-Haas Racing organization as its ‘reserve driver’ this season. The 31-year-old native of Berlin, Conn., will perform simulator work for the organization while running a mix of races across each of NASCAR’s top-three series – Cup, Xfinity and Trucks. Preece will be a Ford ...Keep readingView the full article

Lambert, 39, who spent the past eight seasons as a crew chief in the Cup Series and most recently working for drivers Chris Buescher and Ryan Newman at Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing, will take over JRM’s No. 9 Chevrolet team and work with driver Noah Gragson. Gragson finished third in the final standings in the 2021 Xfinity Series season. “I’ve been fortunate to have a lot of really ...Keep readingView the full article

On Tuesday, Stewart-Haas Racing announced Almirola’s current crew chief, Mike Bugarewicz, has been promoted to performance director and Drew Blickensderfer would take the helm of Almirola’s No. 10 Ford team. “With the NextGen car being brand new, there will be continuous development on it every time it turns a wheel. Going into it, we knew we needed to shore up our resources and really ...Keep readingView the full article

Following the inaugural running of The Busch Light Clash at The Los Angeles Coliseum, NASCAR will return to the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway for its biggest race of the year. With six races across four divisions and nearly a dozen other on-track sessions, there will be shortage of action next month as Kyle Larson begins his Cup Series title defense. Michael McDowell and ...Keep readingView the full article

Late Thursday afternoon, a NASCAR spokesperson confirmed to Motorsport.com that the LGBcoin_io sponsorship for Brown has not yet been approved and the team "jumped the gun" in publicizing its announcement Thursday morning. January 4th, 2022 update: NASCAR has officially confirmed that the sponsor will not be approved. LGB.coin.io is a cryptocurrency meme coin on the Ethereum blockchain ...Keep readingView the full article

Keselowski had a very successful career in the ARCA Racing Series, winning 24 races (ninth on the all-time wins list) and the 1989 title. His father John Keselowski was a motorcycle racer who later became a team owner in stock car racing, passing on his love of racing to Bob and his brother Ron. Bob was also a pioneer of the NASCAR Truck Series, competing in the inaugural season in ...Keep readingView the full article

Heim, the 2021 ARCA Racing Series championship runner-up, continues his climb up the NASCAR ladder with an expanded CWTS schedule that includes 15 races. He will again pilot the No. 51 KBM Toyota Tundra with JBL as a primary sponsor. Mardy Lindley will again be atop the pit box as crew chief. In three previous starts, he's managed a best finish of 11th. However, he showed ...Keep readingView the full article

The 550hp aero package with an 8-inch spoiler has been scrapped after offseason testing at Charlotte Motor Speedway showed the cars to be too unstable at the slower speeds. This change will result in higher speeds, more off-throttle time and increased tire wear. The Next Gen car will now have the same spoiler height and horsepower for short tracks, road courses and intermediate tracks. The ...Keep readingView the full article

Mars and its M&M sponsorship has been a part of Joe Gibbs Racing since 2008. The brand has been a prominent sponsor of NASCAR teams since the 1990s, making its departure especially noteworthy. Busch and M&Ms have been one of the most successful driver/sponsor partnerships in NASCAR, winning two Cup titles together in 2015 and 2019. “One of the great things I love about NASCAR ...Keep readingView the full article