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After experimenting with the idea of a 'choose rule' for restarts during the All-Star Race, NASCAR will implement the procedure for all events excluding those run at superpseedways and road courses. The rule compels each driver to choose which line they wish to restart in as they approach a designated area on the track, which could prove pivotal at circuits where one line is favored heavily ...Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR confirmed Thursday that Davis had reported he had tested positive this week for the novel coronavirus and his family-owned team has decided to withdraw from this weekend’s race at Michigan International Speedway. Seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson and part-time Cup driver Brendan Gaughan have both tested positive in the last couple months. Johnson missed the Brickyard 400 ...Keep reading View the full article

The Cup Series postseason will kick-off at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway on Sunday, Sept. 6 and culminate with the crowning of a series champion for the first time at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday, Nov. 8. In the Xfinity Series, one new venue, Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, has been added as the second race in the opening round of the playoffs on Saturday, Oct. 3 while Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway ...Keep reading View the full article

Brad Keselowski is slowly cutting into Kevin Harvick's commanding points lead in NASCAR's top series View the full article

The revised Pinty’s Series schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic will now feature two races apiece at Sunset Speedway (Aug. 15), Flamboro Speedway (Aug. 29) and Jukasa Speedway (Sept. 12). No fans will be allowed at any of the races. All races will air tape-delayed on TSN and RDS in Canada and MAV-TV in the United States. The full broadcast schedule, including start times, will be released at ...Keep reading View the full article

Team owner Mario Gosselin was fined $50,000 and penalized 75 owner points for the team’s violation of the testing policy. Last Saturday at Daytona International Speedway, NASCAR officials halted driver Alex Labbe’s participation in an SCCA event on the Daytona road course after he completed approximately seven laps. Labbe was listed as driving a 2019 Chevrolet Camaro and photos clearly ...Keep reading View the full article

In a statement, the team said engineer Phil Surgen would take over as crew chief for Kenseth’s team beginning with this weekend’s doubleheader at Michigan International Speedway and would remain in the role for the rest of the 2020 season. Surgen replaces Chad Johnston, who had served as crew chief of the No. 42 since the start of the 2016 season. Johnston previously worked with ...Keep reading View the full article

Chip Ganassi Racing has made a crew chief change for the No. 42 driven by Matt Kenseth, with engineer Phil Surgen taking over for the remainder of the season View the full article

Leavine Family Racing has sold its NASCAR team but will finish the season with driver Christopher Bell View the full article

The team, which has been in existence since 2011 and fielded a fulltime entry in the Cup Series since 2016, currently fields the No. 95 Toyota with rookie Christopher Bell and enjoys a technical alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing. “It’s with great sadness today that I announce the sale of the Leavine Family Racing team, assets and charter. Since 2011, Sharon and our entire family have enjoyed ...Keep reading View the full article

One-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski has renewed his contract with Team Penske into 2021, ending speculation that he would leave upon the expiry of his current deal View the full article

Brad Keselowski finally got a contract extension from Team Penske View the full article

Keselowski, who just won his third race of the 2020 season Sunday at New Hampshire, has raced for Penske since the 2010 season.After much speculation, it was revealed Monday that he will stay with Penske for the 2021 season. He has scored 32 of his 33 NCS victories with the team and currently sits second in the championship standings. “We are pleased that Brad will continue to be a part of ...Keep reading View the full article

After earning his third victory of the 2020 season Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, one would assume Keselowski would be in great position to re-sign with his current team, should he want to. He’s already qualified for the Cup Series playoffs and his No. 2 Ford team has proven to be just as strong as Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin, who have dominated the series thus ...Keep reading View the full article

With Brad Keselowski in a contract year at Team Penske he says negotiations over his future have altered as the "bar" to reach the NASCAR Cup Series has "lowered significantly" View the full article

Hamlin and eventual winner Brad Keselowski combined to lead 18 times for a combined 276 of the 301 laps with Hamlin and Keselowski swapping the lead among themselves on 13 occasions, many following restarts. Keselowski took the lead for the final time on Lap 221 and from there the race remained green, an unlikely result considering the race featured 11 previous cautions. Fuel conservation ...Keep reading View the full article

Full highlights from Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race from New Hampshire Motor Speedway View the full article

Team Penske's Brad Keselowski dominated the latter stages of the NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire for his third win of 2020, his first at the venue since 2014 View the full article

The two drivers combined to lead 18 times for a combined 276 of the 301 laps with Keselowski taking the lead for the final time on Lap 221. From that point, Keselowski stayed out front with his only concern hoping to make his fuel last to the finish – a situation several of the race contenders had to contend with as the race wound to a close. The win is Keselowski’s third in ...Keep reading View the full article

Brad Keselowski won at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for his third victory of the NASCAR season and the 33rd win of his career View the full article