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Niece Motorsports announced Tuesday that Majeski will compete fulltime in the NASCAR Gander RV& Outdoors Truck Series next season, driving the organization’s No. 45 Chevrolet. “I’m really excited for the opportunity to race full time with Niece Motorsports,” said Majeski, 25. “I’m appreciative of Al (Niece) and everyone at the team for giving me this ...Keep reading View the full article

While the two-day test is closed to fans and media, NASCAR’s social media channels published numerous pictures of the car on Monday, which offered a more thorough glimpse into its design than its appearance in a test at Richmond in October. Austin Dillon drove the car at Richmond, which featured a back-and-white camouflaged wrap, while Joey Logano is handling the test at Phoenix – with a ...Keep reading View the full article

This week's on-track test of NASCAR's new 'Gen-7' Cup Series machine has offered the best opportunity yet to see the car up close on track View the full article

The team announced the news today via a statement stating that Pearn had decided to leave “to pursue opportunities outside of the sport”. Truex and Pearn won the Cup Series at Furniture Row Racing in 2017, which closed down 12 months after their title success. They then joined JGR for the 2018 season, and led Truex and the No. 19 team to a runner-up finish with a series-best seven wins, 15 ...Keep reading View the full article

After more than a year of work, NASCAR unveiled its new sponsor model for its Cup Series this week, highlighted by the announcement of four ‘premier partners’ – Busch Beer, Coca-Cola, GEICO and Xfinity – that will provide the cornerstone of interaction with race fans. Each company will be expanding on an already existing relationship with NASCAR, including the addition of race ...Keep reading View the full article

Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, was named winner of the 2019 National Motorsports Press Association most popular driver award presented by Hooters. The award is the second consecutive of his five-year Cup Series career. The 24-year old native of Dawsonville, Ga. was named through 39 percent of the votes cast by fans. His father, 1988 Cup Series champion Bill ...Keep reading View the full article

Chase Elliott won NASCAR's most popular driver award for the second consecutive year View the full article

Beginning next year, the Cup Series will no longer feature the name of one entitlement sponsor for the entire season. For the past three seasons, Monster Energy has sponsored NASCAR’s premier series. In 2020, four “premier partners” – Busch Beer, Coca-Cola, GEICO and Xfinity – will constitute the cornerstone of consumer marketing and fan development initiatives surrounding the Cup ...Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR moved its annual season-ending celebration to Nashville this year View the full article

RCR announced this week that Alfredo will share driving duties in its No. 21 Chevrolet in the Xfinity Series next season with Myatt Snider. Alfredo, who has competed in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and in Trucks the last two seasons, will drive several races in the No. 21 in 2020. His schedule will be announced at a later date. Both Snider and Alfredo are students at UNC ...Keep reading View the full article

The most notable change is the promotion of crew chief Mike Shiplett to the No. 41 team from its Xfinity Series program. SHR already announced Xfinity driver Cole Custer would move to the No. 41 next season and now his crew chief will come with him. Custer and Shiplett amassed a career-high seven wins and six poles with a runner-up finish in the championship standings in 2019. Crew chiefs ...Keep reading View the full article

Lajoie has re-signed with Go Fas and will pilot the No. 32 Ford Mustang for the second consecutive season. In 2019, he placed 29th in the standings and scored two top ten finishes -- a sixth in the July Daytona race and a seventh in the fall Talladega race. "I'm really happy that we were able to work it out so I'm able to drive the No.32 Mustang in 2020. This group is a lot of fun to go to ...Keep reading View the full article

The annual NASCAR Cup Series awards show and its surrounding activities moved to Nashville this year from Las Vegas and WWE hosted its live “Raw” show in town on Monday night, three days before the Cup Series event. Sitting on the front row were Busch, his wife, Samantha, and the couple’s 4-year-old son, Brexton. During a segment when wrestler R-Truth (Ron Killings of Charlotte, N.C.) ...Keep reading View the full article

HFR announced Tuesday that Friesen would once again compete fulltime in the Truck Series in 2020 but the organization is moving to Toyota with the support of Toyota Racing Development. The team has moved to a new shop in Statesville, N.C., and will purchase its trucks from Kyle Busch Motorsports. “We were all very impressed after spending time with Toyota,” Friesen, a native of Ontario ...Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR Champion Kyle Busch dethrones 24/7 Champion R-Truth: Raw, Dec. 2, 2019 View the full article

The organization announced Monday that Stenhouse, who drove most recently for Roush Fenway Racing, would drive the No. 47 Chevrolet next season and will have Brian Pattie as his crew chief. Pattie has served as Stenhouse’s crew chief at Roush the past three seasons. Pattie has been a crew chief in the NASCAR Cup Series for 16 years, amassing six wins with three different drivers, including ...Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR punishes 4 teams for tampering with season finale View the full article

The three teams worked to ensure the No. 27 car would place higher in the owner standings than the No. 96 Gaunt Brothers Racing entry, making them the highest placing non-charterered team. There is a significant amount of money on the line for the top Open team at season's end. In the closing laps of the race, the No. 15 of Joe Nemechek, the No. 77 Reed Sorenson and the No. 52 of Josh Bilicki ...Keep reading View the full article

Houff, 22, would replace driver Landon Cassill in the No. 00, but in a statement StarCom said it has a commitment with Cassill for the 2020 season that it plans to honor with details coming at a later date. Houff made 17 starts in the Cup series in 2019 between Spire Motorsports and Premium Motorsports. This would be his first fulltime season in a NASCAR national series. Houff’s best ...Keep reading View the full article

Over the weekend, NASCAR celebrated the Xfinity Series championship of Tyler Reddick in Charlotte, N.C., as well as recognized the achievement of the three other drivers – Christopher Bell, Cole Custer and Justin Allgaier – who competed with him for the title at Homestead. Three of the Xfinity Championship 4 will meet next season in the Cup Series, all competing for 2020 rookie of the year ...Keep reading View the full article