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Preece, driving the No. 17 Ford for David Gilliland Racing, passed Grant Enfinger with seven of 150 laps remaining and held off Todd Gilliland to win Friday’s night’s Rackley Roofing 200 – NASCAR’s first race at the track in a decade. The win is just Preece’s third in NASCAR national series competition. He won Xfinity Series races in 2017 and 2018. “This truck was just ...Keep reading View the full article

Eddie D’Hondt was reinstated by NASCAR and Hendrick Motorsports after the charges against him were dismissed due to “insufficient evidence to warrant prosecution.” D’Hondt’s attorney, Heather Higgins of Hickory, N.C., provided Motorsport.com the following statement: “Mr. D'Hondt is very pleased with today’s announcement of dismissal. He is grateful that based on the diligent ...Keep reading View the full article

The charters were purchased from Spire Motorsports and Kaulig will use one to field a fulltime entry in Cup next season with driver Justin Haley, who currently drives for the organization in the Xfinity Series. Haley, 22, has signed a multi-year contract extension with the organization, team owner Matt Kaulig said at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway. Kaulig also announced that A.J ...Keep reading View the full article

Bowman and sponsor Ally Financial announced Friday morning that Bowman had agreed to a contract extension through the 2023 season, which aligns with Ally’s current sponsorship on the No. 48 Chevrolet with HMS. “I’m super-thankful for the opportunity and I’m really proud to work with you guys and get to continue to drive the Ally No. 48 car,” Bowman said during an announcement at the ...Keep reading View the full article

With some help from Monster Jam, the motorsports competition which features drivers competing in 12,000-pound trucks on dirt and pulling off gravity-defying feats, Keelan was able to surprise his dad with a special paint scheme for Sunday’s Cup Series race at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway, which falls on Father’s Day. Kevin Harvick’s No. 4 Ford will feature the iconic artwork of the ...Keep reading View the full article

The season was originally set to begin on May 23 but continued effects from the pandemic forced its rescheduling. The series ran just six races last year in what was called the Pinty’s FanCave Challenge. No series champion was crowned. The Canadian NASCAR touring series is now set to kick off its 2021 on Aug. 1 at Sunset Speedway in Innisfil, Ontario, with a doubleheader event. The ...Keep reading View the full article

Larson started on the pole and won the first of six rounds in the 100-lap event, but an inversion set him back in the field in Round 2 and suddenly Larson’s chances at contending for the win looked dire. His No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet didn’t handle near as well in traffic and Larson struggled to keep what track position he had. Daniels said a strategy decision before the race ...Keep reading View the full article

Keselowski used a three-wide move in the final 10-lap segment of Sunday night’s All-Star Race to grab the lead, only to see Hendrick driver Kyle Larson use his own risky maneuver to move out front with seven laps to go. Larson managed to hold off Keselowski the rest of the way to win at Texas Motor Speedway, his second career All-Star Race win. Hendrick drivers have amassed eight wins ...Keep reading View the full article

Kyle Larson, who has already won four times this season in the Cup Series, grabbed the lead from Brad Keselowski seven laps remaining in the final 10-lap segment and held on to win the annual All-Star Race and its $1 million first prize. It’s Larson’s second All-Star victory. His first came in 2019 when he was with Chip Ganassi Racing. Chase Elliott finished third, Joey Logano ...Keep reading View the full article

Full highlights from Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway. View the full article

Kyle Larson secured the one million dollar prize for his second All-Star Race victory after an impressive run at Texas Motor Speedway. View the full article

Chastain, Reddick and Almirola won the first three rounds, respectively, of the All-Star Open to advance to the field for the main event. Joining them is Matt DiBenedetto, who won the fan vote among the drivers not otherwise eligible. “It means a lot to get the votes from the fans,” DiBenedetto said. “Thank you so much.” In the third stage, Almirola started on the pole and led all ...Keep reading View the full article

Full highlights from Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Open at Texas Motor Speedway. View the full article

Bubba Wallace brought out the first caution of the day after he spun out coming out of turn two at Texas Motor Speedway. View the full article

Kyle Busch Motorsports closes out the day with two wins after Kyle Busch holds on for the Xfinity victory in overtime at Texas Motor Speedway. This comes after John Hunter Nemechek won the NASCAR Trucks series race earlier in the day. View the full article

Busch led the way at the start of a two-lap overtime and got a big push from Austin Cindric which helped him pull away and he held off Justin Allgaier for the win at Texas Motor Speedway, his 10th victory at the track. Busch is now two-for-two in the Xfinity Series this season and will try to make it three wins in three starts next weekend at Nashville Superspeedway. Busch has said ...Keep reading View the full article

Chastain, a regular in the Cup Series was driving Niece Motorsports’ No. 45 Chevrolet in the race. He contended for the win and finished third but his truck failed post-race inspection. NASCAR said his truck violated a rule which provided, “The throttle body must be used as supplied by the NT1 engine supplier without modification.” The team is allowed to appeal but not immediately ...Keep reading View the full article

Elliott, making his first start in the series of the year, led the way before a final round of green-flag pit stops. However, Nemechek’s No. 4 Toyota was faster than Elliott’s and his team had him wait several more laps than Elliott before making his final stop. When Nemechek finally completed his stop, he re-emerged the leader with nearly a 2-second lead over Elliott. Elliott could never ...Keep reading View the full article

The RaceHub crew discuss what challenges drivers will face this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway and if the All-Star race should continue to move around. View the full article

JGR announced on Friday that Nemechek would drive its No. 54 Toyota later this fall, beginning with the Sept. 17 race at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. Nemechek, 24, will also run the Oct. 16 race at Texas and the Nov. 6 event at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 6. “I am very excited about this opportunity,” said Nemechek. “Just like I’ve said all year on the trucks side, I’m here to win ...Keep reading View the full article