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Indianapolis 500 regular James Davison's NASCAR Cup debut has been delayed after series officials have not given him approval to race at Talladega Superspeedway View the full article

Davison has never competed in a NASCAR race at an oval before and due to the lack of practice with the sport's abbreviated weekend schedules, his approval to race Sunday has been reconsidered. The Australian racer tweeted: "I have been contacted by NASCAR and informed that although I was previously approved to race, they had to reconsider their position on Superspeedways, given there won't be ...Keep reading View the full article

From the high banks of Talladega to the short oval of Iowa, the eNASCAR Heat Pro League season rolls on. Fresh off their wins at the Alabama superspeedway, JTG Daugherty Throttlers pilot Justin Brooks (Xbox One) and Team Penske eSports driver Corey Rothgeb (PS4) snagged pole position in their respective races tonight. Brooks has already secured his place in the postseason with his Segment 1 ...Keep reading View the full article

Jarrett, the 1999 NASCAR Cup Series champion, was inducted into the Hall of Fame himself in 2014. He spoke about the weight placed on Earnhardt's shoulders following his legendary father's passing in the 2001 Daytona 500 and how he dealt with the immense pressure placed upon him in just his second full-time season at the Cup level. "I wouldn't have survived any of that if it hadn't been for ...Keep reading View the full article

Three drivers, one from the Pioneer Ballot and two from the Modern Era Ballot, will join the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2021. Dale Earnhardt Jr. will join his father Dale Sr. (2010) as the sixth father-son duo in the Hall. Earnhardt, a 26-time winner at the Cup level and 15-time Most Popular Driver is one of the most recognizable names in racing. The racer-turned broadcaster won the Daytona 500 ...Keep reading View the full article

Indianapolis 500 regular James Davison will make his NASCAR Cup Series debut at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend in the #77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet View the full article

Davison will pilot the No. 77 Spire Motorsports OILFIRE Chevrolet in his NASCAR oval debut. The 33-year-old driver has four previous starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, all on road courses. This will be his Cup Series debut and his first stock car race on an oval. Davison is a veteran of five Indianapolis 500s, placing as high as 12th in 2019. Spire Motorsports has run several different ...Keep reading View the full article

The 35 previous All-Star Races have all been run at 1.5 mile intermediate tracks with Charlotte Motor Speedway hosting 34 and Atlanta Motor Speedway hosting the event once in 1986. July will mark the first time the exhibition race is being held at a short track. Read Also: The NASCAR All-Star Race is moving to Bristol for 2020 On Sunday, NASCAR opened up the ...Keep reading View the full article

Earnhardt, who played his own starring role in Saturday’s Xfinity Series event on his annual race outing, told NBC Sports’ NASCAR America show on Monday that Logano knew exactly what he was doing when he balked Elliott with 30 laps remaining in the Cup race. That allowed Denny Hamlin to pass and he went on to win the race from Elliott by less than a second. After the race, Hamlin said that ...Keep reading View the full article

The NASCAR All-Star Race will move this season to a track other than Charlotte Motor Speedway for just the second time since its inception View the full article

Due to the recent increase of the number of COVID-19 cases in North Carolina and the corresponding increase in the state’s positive rate of infection, the annual All-Star race will be moved to at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway, multiple sources have confirmed to Motorsport.com. Some limited number of fans are expected to be allowed to attend, sources said. An ARCA Menards Series race was also ...Keep reading View the full article

Reddick, 24, is the leading rookie in the 2020 ROTY standings. He was promoted to the Cup Series by Richard Childress Racing after back-to-back Xfinity Series titles in 2018 and 2019. Sunday in Miami, he enjoyed his best showing yet with a fourth-place finish at Homestead. Reddick was up front for the majority of the race, despite starting 24th. He quickly marched forward, placing third in ...Keep reading View the full article

Logano was taken out of the recent race at Bristol by Elliott. Although they discussed the incident afterwards, Logano said he had to “force an apology” from Elliott, which clearly irked him. Logano suffered damage in a pitroad incident in the opening stage at Homestead, which damaged his Penske Ford and put him off the leading pace. He had already hit Elliott from behind when he was a lap ...Keep reading View the full article

Denny Hamlin fended off a late charge from Chase Elliott to record his third win of the season in the heavily delayed NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead View the full article

A delayed start due to a brief rain shower and two red flags, for multiple lightning strikes nearby the Homestead-Miami Speedway, delayed the opening stage by several hours. But the weather relented from there and the race ran as planned to the finish. Hamlin led from the green of the final stage, as Elliott and Reddick battled for second. The sixth caution of the day quickly flew due to Joey ...Keep reading View the full article

The race is the first to take place in front of fans since the coronavirus pandemic halted the sport in mid-March. It was due to take place in March and rescheduled into South Florida’s rainy season by necessity. The race started late due to a rain shower that soaked Turn 4 and the pit entry, and then only four racing laps were completed before the first red flag for lightning within a ...Keep reading View the full article

Fans are sitting in the grandstands at the South Florida oval ahead of today’s Dixie Vodka 400 NASCAR Cup Series race. A total of 1,000 fans are expected in the grandstand, with invited military members and first responders and one guest apiece. They are spread out over about a swath of eight sections of the grandstand opposite the pits. Read Also: Briscoe wins second Miami ...Keep reading View the full article

Briscoe was racing without his crew chief, car chief and engineer – all placed on a four-race suspension after his car shed its ballast on the parade lap Saturday. He benefited from a late yellow flag, that wiped out Gragson’s advantage, and used his superior short-run speed to win. “That was a team win for sure and the caution fell perfect,” said Briscoe, who won his third race of the ...Keep reading View the full article

Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano have backed Bubba Wallace's efforts in publicising the Black Lives Matter movement , and say he should be proud to highlight racial issues via NASCAR View the full article

What time is the NASCAR race today? NASCAR last raced at Homestead in November, 2019 where Kyle Busch took the win and the championship. It will also be the fourth event of this jam-packed weekend of racing. Harrison Burton won the Saturday Xfinity Series race in a two-lap shootout while Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished fifth in his lone start of the 2020 season. Kyle Busch won the Saturday night ...Keep reading View the full article