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The reigning series champion has had a difficult year and is yet to visit Victory Lane in 2020. He showed strength early at NHMS, but it all came to an abrupt end after just 16 laps. The No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry slammed the wall following a right front tire failure. He then immediately drove back into the garage, marking the end of his day. He will finish 38th with no stage ...Keep reading View the full article

During pre-race inspection, the No. 32 Ford of Corey LaJoie and the No. 43 Chevrolet of Bubba Wallace were found to have improperly mounted ballast. The crew chiefs of both teams – Ryan Sparks for LaJoie and Jerry Baxter for Wallace – have been suspended from today’s race. Both cars have also lost their respective starting position and will begin the race from the rear of the ...Keep reading View the full article

What time is the NASCAR race today? Coverage of the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway will begin at 3 p.m. EST. The race will be split into three stages 301 laps (75-110-116) and 301 miles. Kevin Harvick is the defending winner. Race: Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 Date: Sunday, August 2, 2020 Start time: 3 p.m. EST. Location: New Hampshire Motor ...Keep reading View the full article

Hamlin-Harvick duel resumes as Cup Series hits New Hampshire View the full article

Labbe currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with Mario Gosselin. Per a NASCAR spokesperson, the sanctioning body received word Saturday morning that Labbe was participating in a Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) test on the Daytona Road Course. They sent officials over to the track and had him get off the track to inquire what he was doing. He was participating in ...Keep reading View the full article

Two-time Le Mans 24 race winner Earl Bamber will make his NASCAR debut in the Xfinity Series on the Daytona road course on 15 August View the full article

Bamber, a native of Wanganui, New Zealand, is an accomplished sports car racer with experience on the Daytona road course, having scored four podiums in the Rolex 24 there. NASCAR will run nearly the same course with an additional chicane added out of oval Turn 4. Read Also: NASCAR adds new chicane to Daytona road course However, the Porsche factory driver's most ...Keep reading View the full article

Harvick and Hamlin ended last season as two of the four drivers competing for the series title at Homestead, Fla., and this year, the duo has combined to win nine of the season’s first 19 races. Hamlin got the most recent leg up in the one-on-one battle, claiming his fifth win of the season last week at Kansas Speedway. Harvick, however, enters Sunday’s race looking for his third ...Keep reading View the full article

The 14-turn, 3.57-mile course will host the NASCAR Cup, Xfinity and Truck Series, as well as ARCA. The event was created following the cancellation of the Watkins Glen weekend. An additional chicane is being added to the exit of oval Turn 4 in order to slow the cars down before they enter Turn 1 on the road course. Turn 4 Skid Pad Chicane Photo by: NASCAR Media “NASCAR ...Keep reading View the full article

Ed Carpenter's IndyCar team has hired Cole Pearn to be Conor Daly's lead engineer for next month's Indianapolis 500 View the full article

In 2015, Pearn became crew chief for FRR and Truex, and they clinched the 2017 NASCAR Cup title, while last year they earned seven wins, more than any other entrant. Pearn then quit full-time NASCAR competition at the end of 2019 to return to his native Canada and run a business with his wife, but he has served as an analyst for NASCAR.com. He will become lead engineer on Daly’s third ECR ...Keep reading View the full article

Instead, his involvement in a bad wreck while in sight of the checkered flag left him sidelined for three races while recovering from a closed head injury. Also lost was the benefit of the playoff berth that would have come with a 500 victory. A two-month hiatus of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic allowed Newman time to heal and return to his No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford. The ...Keep reading View the full article

Johnson, whose last open-wheel action was piloting a McLaren Formula 1 car in a car swap with Fernando Alonso at Bahrain, was supposed to try an Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet in April at Barber Motorsports Park, but all racing activity was halted by the coronavirus pandemic. Then in late June, it was announced that he was to pilot a Ganassi-Honda on the IMS road course on July 8, but this plan was ...Keep reading View the full article

Jimmie Johnson is more determined than ever to race in the IndyCar Series after his long-awaited test session View the full article

Daugherty, a retired basketball player, previously worked with ESPN as a NASCAR analyst. He will make his debut on the NBC broadcast during the Michigan doubleheader the weekend of August 8-9. He will serve as part of a team of in-studio analysts during pre and post-race coverage alongside Dale Jarrett and Kyle Petty. He will also be in the booth for select NASCAR Xfinity Series ...Keep reading View the full article

Hamlin has won at least one race in all but one of his now 15 fulltime seasons in the Cup Series. He’s finished as high as second in the series standings and holds victories in some of the sport’s most high-profile events such as the Daytona 500, Southern 500 and the All-Star Race. He owns 42 victories in the Cup series and 11 of them have come in the last year-and-a-half while working with ...Keep reading View the full article

The timing couldn’t be better for Cindric, now in his third fulltime season in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The 21-year-old son of Team Penske President Tim Cindric is enjoying his most successful year of NASCAR competition, has earned his first three oval track wins and is poised for even more success as the series heads into a pair of road course events. Until his sweep of the doubleheader ...Keep reading View the full article

Austin Cindric, who led a race-high 132 laps, took the lead on the second overtime restart and appeared headed to his fourth consecutive NASCAR Xfinity Series victory. But on the final lap, Cindric tagged the wall and Jones powered around him to take the lead and held on for the win, his second this season and third of his career. “We were never out of this thing – that’s ...Keep reading View the full article

Maurice Petty, an engine builder who propelled the Petty family dynasty to NASCAR success and younger brother of NASCAR legend Richard, has died aged 81 View the full article

Petty Enterprises was founded by Lee Petty and his two sons, Richard and Maurice. Maurice Petty primarily served the organization as engine builder and crew chief but he also had his own racing career from 1960 to 1964. In 1970, Petty was the crew chief for Pete Hamilton, who won three races for Petty Enterprises, including the 1970 Daytona 500 and both races at Talladega. As an engine builder ...Keep reading View the full article