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Only one car – with Ford driver Chris Buescher – took part in the test and spent much of two days making single-car runs around the 2.5-mile oval. “Daytona was an important test for us, because when we come back here in 2022 we have to make sure we hit the speed targets that we’re looking for,” said John Probst, NASCAR’s senior vice president of racing innovation. “We came here ...Keep reading View the full article

Since he debuted in his first NASCAR national series race at the age of 16 during the 2013 Truck Series season, Jones’ entire career has involved Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota and driver Kyle Busch. That all will change in 2021 as Jones becomes the driver of Richard Petty Motorsports’ iconic No. 43 Chevrolet, replacing Bubba Wallace, who is moving to a new team. A fresh start Jones ...Keep reading View the full article

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On Monday, the NASCAR Cup Series team – co-owned by NBA great Michael Jordan and NASCAR star Denny Hamlin – announced five “founding partners” – DoorDash, McDonald’s, Columbia Sportswear, Dr. Pepper and Root Insurance. All but Dr. Pepper were sponsors Wallace had prior relationships with while driving for Richard Petty Motorsports. He’s had a relationship with McDonald’s since ...Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR is set to make its first appearance at the Circuit of the Americas next year as part of a major calendar shakeup featuring increased road racing, including six races on road courses, fewer intermediate oval tracks and its first race on dirt since 1970. NASCAR considered the smaller 2.2-mile course before deciding to the run the same layout utilised by Formula 1 for the United States ...Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR will use the 3.41-mile grand prix track layout when the series visits Circuit of the Americas for the first time in 2021 View the full article

NASCAR considered the smaller 2.2 mile course before deciding to the run the same layout utilized by Formula 1 for the United States Grand Prix. IndyCar also ran the longer course when they raced there in 2019. The Austin, Texas road course opened in 2012 and has hosted a variety of motorsports events since then. NASCAR will be competing there for the first time next year, bringing all three ...Keep reading View the full article

All three national series races will be spread among FOX, FS1, NBC, and NBCSN once again in 2021. CNBC will air the Xfinity race at Watkins Glen due to the Olympics. The first seven NCS events of the year will all be broadcast on FOX. NBC, which broadcasts the playoffs, will split the ten events evenly among NBC and NBCSN. With the exception of Indianapolis, no other day race on Cup ...Keep reading View the full article

Stewart-Haas Racing announced Thursday that Herbst will drive its No. 98 Ford Mustang during the 2021 Xfinity Series season with primary sponsorship from Monster Energy. Herbst’s No. 98 team will be the same one that won a series-best nine races and led more than 1,000 laps with driver Chase Briscoe in 2020, including crew chief Richard Boswell. Briscoe will be a rookie in the Cup Series in ...Keep reading View the full article

On Thursday, Richard Childress Racing announced it would field Snider in a fulltime ride in the series next season, competing in the No. 2 Chevrolet with primary sponsorship from TaxSlayer. Snider, 25, ran a partial Xfinity schedule with RCR in 2020 and ran with remaining races on the schedule with RSS Racing. He ended the year with two top-five and six top-10 finishes and was 16th in the ...Keep reading View the full article

Bowman is taking over the driving duties of the Ally-sponsored Hendrick Motorsports No. 48 Chevrolet in the Cup series in 2021, following the retirement of seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson from fulltime competition. Ally announced Thursday it is donating $75,000 to the Humane Society of Charlotte, which expects to transfer more than 600 animals into their shelter in the next two months. The ...Keep reading View the full article

Letarte, a former crew chief for Cup Series stars Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr., is now serving as a consultant for Spire Motorsports, an up-and-coming Cup Series organization that will field at least two fulltime rides in the 2021 season. Letarte has served as a consultant on some projects for the group in the past but has taken on a more formal role with the organization in recent weeks ...Keep reading View the full article

The 27-28 February race weekend planned for Auto Club Speedway in Fontana has been cancelled, and instead NASCAR will host Truck, Xfinity and Cup series races the weekend after the Daytona 500 at the venue's road course - which was used as a replacement venue during the pandemic-altered 2020 schedule. The Xfinity and Cup series will then move to Homestead-Miami Speedway, which was originally ...Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR's 2021 Cup Series schedule has already undergone minor changes due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, which will include the return to the Daytona road course View the full article

Due to the raging COVID-19 pandemic, especially in California, the Feb. 27-28 race weekend planned for Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., has been canceled, Motorsport.com has learned. Instead, NASCAR will host Xfinity and Cup series races the weekend after the Feb. 14 Daytona 500 on the Daytona International Speedway Road Course, which it used as a replacement venue during the ...Keep reading View the full article

Smith, 18, will compete for the 2021 series title driving KBM’s No. 18 Toyota. Christian Eckes drove the truck during the 2020 season. Next season will mark Smith’s third driving for KBM, but first as a fulltime competitor. He has made 16 starts over the last two seasons with KBM with a career best finish of second at Bristol, Tenn., in 2019. Safelite Auto Glass will serve as Smith’s ...Keep reading View the full article

With veteran Chad Knaus’ move to a management position at Hendrick Motorsports, Byron will be on his third crew chief when he starts his fourth fulltime Cup season in 2021. Byron, however, has a successful history with Rudy Fugle, having won seven races in 23 starts in the Truck Series in 2016 while both worked at Kyle Busch Motorsports. “I’ve kind of been put with a lot of different ...Keep reading View the full article

Moffitt, who previously announced he would compete fulltime in the Xfinity Series next season with Our Motorsports, will also drive fulltime in the Truck Series for Niece Motorsports in 2021, the team confirmed Wednesday evening. Moffitt, 28, will compete in Niece’s No. 45 Chevrolet and will start the 2021 season racing for points in the Truck series. “I am so thankful to Al Niece, Cody ...Keep reading View the full article

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Daytona International Speedway announced Wednesday the track will host a limited number of fans for the 63rd annual Daytona 500, the season-opener of the NASCAR Cup Series season scheduled for Feb. 14. The track did not provide an exact number of fans that could attend but said it would work to accommodate fans that have already purchased tickets for the ...Keep reading View the full article

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Daytona International Speedway announced on Wednesday the track will host a limited number of fans for the 63rd Daytona 500, the season-opener of the NASCAR Cup Series season scheduled for 14th February. The track did not provide an exact number of fans that could attend but said it would work to accommodate fans that have already purchased tickets for the ...Keep reading View the full article