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Rank Driver Team Manufacturer Wins Best Result 1 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 3 10th (2019) 2 Zane Smith GMS Racing Chevrolet 2 -- 3 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 2 5th (2019) 4 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 3 5th ...Keep readingView the full article

Dillon, an afterthought by many entering the playoffs, blazed through the first-round races of Darlington, Richmond and Bristol with a pair of top-five finishes and a 12th, easily advancing to the Round of 12. He and his No. 3 Richard Childress Racing team were hoping for a strong start in the second-round last weekend at Las Vegas, but it was not meant to be. Instead, Dillon experienced ...Keep reading View the full article

Both Darlington and Nashville will utilize the 750hp package, low-downforce package as opposed to the 500hp, high-downforce package, which all ovals bigger than 1.1 miles in length ran this year. 2021 will be the final year for the Gen-6 before the 'Next-Gen' Cup carhits the track the following year. The low-downforce package will also include the following changes: — A significantly ...Keep reading View the full article

Following the completion of the 2020 Cup season, Hendrick Motorsports and Richard Childress Racing (via ECR Engines) will formalize a joint venture focused on engine research and development and establishing common Chevrolet engine specifications. “While our two championship-winning organizations will collaborate on research and development, our respective engine shop operations will continue ...Keep reading View the full article

Klaus, who will retire and hand over the reins of HPD to David Salter in December, was asked by Motorsport.com about the occasional rumors of Honda tackling NASCAR once the Gen. 2 car was brought online. Last October, former HPD president Art St. Cyr told Motorsport.com that the company would consider such a move only if it made sense from a budgetary perspective. Almost a year on ...Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR RaceHub reacts to the news that the NASCAR Cup Series will race on the dirt at Bristol Motor Speedway next season in Spring 2021. The track hosted a dirt race for the World of Outlaws in 2000 and 2001. View the full article

On Wednesday afternoon, NASCAR has announced that the NASCAR Cup Series will visit Road America in Wisconsin for the first time. The NASCAR Xfinity Series has held races there the past decade. View the full article

The IndyCar and Cup Series will compete at IMS Aug. 14-15 in 2021 but this time the Cup series will also compete on the IMS Road Course. This year, when the series’ combined for their first joint event on July 4 weekend, IndyCar and the NASCAR Xfinity Series ran on the road course while the Cup race remained on the 2.5-mile oval track. The Cup Series has run on the iconic oval for 27 ...Keep reading View the full article

The NASCAR Cup Series 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 View the full article

According to a copy of the 2021 Cup Schedule obtained by Motorsport.com, with a majority of the dates independently confirmed, the Cup Series will see more road racing, less races on intermediate tracks and its first race since 1970 on dirt. The copy of the schedule obtained is the most recent distributed but is not final. More road courses Among the highlights of the schedule, which will ...Keep reading View the full article

Knaus, along with Jeff Andrews, are both being promoted to leadership roles within HMS. Knaus, 49, has won 82 races atop the pit box and seven championships including a record five in succession. His driver has also made the Cup Series playoffs every year the system has been in place since 2004, doing so with Jimmie Johnson and later William Byron. VP of Competition But now, the veteran ...Keep reading View the full article

Kurt Busch chats with Vince Welch after winning his first NASCAR Cup Series race in his home town of Las Vegas, Nevada at the South Point 400. View the full article

Busch’s only series title came in 2004, the first year NASCAR used a 10-race playoff which it then called the Chase to determine its series champion. Entering Sunday night’s South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Busch was ranked lowest among the 12 remaining playoff contenders. In other words, he was probably the least likely to be considered a lock for the Round of 8. Read ...Keep reading View the full article

DiBenedetto found himself in a great position when a timely caution during green-flag pit stops put him at the front of the field. Unfortunately, he was unable to capitalize as he lost the lead to Kurt Busch on a Lap 242 restart and spent the rest of the race trying to snatch it back. But Busch had an advantage beyond being a seasoned veteran. Restarts the key A different gear ratio ...Keep reading View the full article

Following an up-and-down night at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, Busch managed to salvage a pretty good finish – sixth. However, with his older brother, Kurt – who entered the race last in points among the 12 playoff drivers – winning the race – even a sixth leaves Kyle Busch as one of the four drivers below the cutoff line to advance to the semifinal round. Read ...Keep reading View the full article

Kurt Busch became the first NASCAR Cup Series driver to book his spot in the next round of the Playoffs with victory in overtime at Las Vegas View the full article

He found some but could have used a little more. Hamlin clearly had the best car in Sunday night’s South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, leading 121 of the 268 laps but an untimely caution during a late-round of green-flag pit stops turned the race upside down. At first, it looked like Hamlin could be in for another rough night – initially getting caught a lap down – but he and ...Keep reading View the full article

After a late caution that shook up strategy among the top 10 drivers, Kurt Busch was one of the lucky ones to stay out and get a timely caution. In overtime, he held off Matt DiBenedetto and Denny Hamlin in OT. View the full article

Busch held off Matt DiBenedetto in a wild, two-lap overtime to win the SouthPoint 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, his first victory at his hometown track in 22 career starts. The win is Busch’s first of the 2020 season and couldn’t come at a better time, locking him into the semifinal round of the playoffs regardless of how he finishes at Talladega, Ala., and the Charlotte Roval over the ...Keep reading View the full article

Full highlights from Sunday night's NASCAR Cup Series Round of 12 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the South Point Hotel & Casino 400. View the full article