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Hendrick Motorsports announced Tuesday that Byron had signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him in the team’s No. 24 Chevrolet through at least the 2022 season. Byron’s extension was signed on Aug. 8. Saturday night’s victory at Daytona International Speedway locked Byron, 22, into this season’s playoffs, which open Sunday night at Darlington (S.C.) ...Keep reading View the full article

Hendrick Motorsports announced Tuesday that Byron had signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him in the team’s No. 24 Chevrolet through at least the 2022 season. Byron’s extension was signed on Aug. 8. Saturday night’s victory at Daytona International Speedway locked Byron, 22, into this season’s playoffs, which open Sunday night at Darlington (S.C.) ...Keep reading View the full article

An official announcement from the team will come later this week, several sources said. A report by Sports Business Journal on Tuesday quoted Smithfield executive John Pauley confirming the deal was completed. UPDATE: Almirola confirmed the news Tuesday afternoon on social media. The 2021 season will mark the 10th year Smithfield has sponsored Almirola, dating back to his ...Keep reading View the full article

An official announcement from the team will come later this week, several sources said. A report by Sports Business Journal on Tuesday quoted Smithfield executive John Pauley confirming the deal was completed. The 2021 season will mark the 10th year Smithfield has sponsored Almirola, dating back to his fulltime debut in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2012 with Richard Petty ...Keep reading View the full article

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Bayne hasn't raced since November, 2018 in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. He has 187 starts at the Cup level and 152 in the Xfinity Series, but Darlington will be his first appearance in the Truck Series. In his career, the 29-year-old won two Xfinity races and one Cup race, famously coming in the Daytona 500 in just his second ever start with the Wood Brothers. Bayne ...Keep reading View the full article

Bayne hasn't raced since November, 2018 in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. He has 187 starts at the Cup level and 152 in the Xfinity Series, but Darlington will be his first appearance in the Truck Series. In his career, the 29-year-old won two Xfinity races and one Cup race, famously coming in the Daytona 500 in just his second ever start with the Wood Brothers. Bayne ...Keep reading View the full article

Reddick, a rookie in the NASCAR Cup Series, was on the outside of the playoffs entering the regular season finale at Daytona International Speedway. The Richard Childress Racing driver came close to Victory Lane earlier this year with a second-place finish at Texas, and came close again Saturday night at Daytona. But with a possible playoff berth on the line, aggression got the best of the ...Keep reading View the full article

Reddick, a rookie in the NASCAR Cup Series, was on the outside of the playoffs entering the regular season finale at Daytona International Speedway. The Richard Childress Racing driver came close to Victory Lane earlier this year with a second-place finish at Texas, and came close again Saturday night at Daytona. But with a possible playoff berth on the line, aggression got the best of the ...Keep reading View the full article

And it served them well throughout the race. From Knaus’ decision to forego track position to pit for four new tires late in the race, to Byron’s daring three-wide move to split Joey Logano and Bubba Wallace and avoid an ensuing multi-car wreck with one lap remaining in regulation, Byron and his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team took full advantage of “one of those do-or-die ...Keep reading View the full article

And it served them well throughout the race. From Knaus’ decision to forego track position to pit for four new tires late in the race, to Byron’s daring three-wide move to split Joey Logano and Bubba Wallace and avoid an ensuing multi-car wreck with one lap remaining in regulation, Byron and his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team took full advantage of “one of those do-or-die ...Keep reading View the full article

First-time NASCAR Cup Series winner William Byron has credited a ploy "to be aggressive" with helping him qualify for the playoffs in the regular season final round at Daytona View the full article

First-time NASCAR Cup Series winner William Byron has credited a ploy "to be aggressive" with helping him qualify for the playoffs in the regular season final round at Daytona View the full article

The final stage went green with 44 laps to go and Eckes attempted to take the lead from Gilliland on the inside. He came close to clearing the dominant truck, but was forced to fall back. Soon after, Eckes' made contact with Mayer and cut down a tire, forcing him to make an unscheduled green-flag pit stop. With 38 laps remaining, the look of the race changed drastically as Creed made an ...Keep reading View the full article

The final stage went green with 44 laps to go and Eckes attempted to take the lead from Gilliland on the inside. He came close to clearing the dominant truck, but was forced to fall back. Soon after, Eckes' made contact with Mayer and cut down a tire, forcing him to make an unscheduled green-flag pit stop. With 38 laps remaining, the look of the race changed drastically as Creed made an ...Keep reading View the full article

Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson said he "did all we could" after missing out on the playoffs in his final full-time season View the full article

Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson said he "did all we could" after missing out on the playoffs in his final full-time season View the full article

William Byron clinched his first NASCAR Cup victory at Daytona as a late race crash denied seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson a place in the playoffs View the full article

William Byron clinched his first NASCAR Cup victory at Daytona as a late race crash denied seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson a place in the playoffs View the full article

With his postseason hopes hanging on by a thread, Jimmie Johnson crashes with two laps to go after a solid run all night and ends his hopes for an eighth title at Daytona View the full article