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“I don’t think tremendous things need to change in the schedule to make fantastic things happen,” Smith, CEO of SMI, said during a Charlotte Motor Speedway preseason media event Monday. “I think that there are opportunities with the new schedule. “But the biggest thing that we have coming up that I am most excited about is the racing this year. I think that what we started with the ...Keep reading View the full article

During this past weekend’s National Motorsports Press Association annual convention in Charlotte, N.C., Harvick was presented with the Richard Petty Driver of the Year award. Harvick was named on 44 percent of the votes cast by the NMPA membership. The award has been presented annually since 1969 to recognize the season’s most outstanding driver. It is named in honor of the seven-time ...Keep reading View the full article

The policy, which covers all personnel who hold a NASCAR license, says members shall not “engage, nor attempt to engage” in any legal or illegal gambling activity in which NASCAR is involved, including (but not limited to) its Monster Energy NASCAR Cup, Xfinity and Gander Outdoor Truck series. The policy also prohibits the same conduct “that in the judgment of NASCAR could represent the ...Keep reading View the full article

After having sat out most of the 2018 season due to circumstances off the track on the business side of the sport, Brennan Poole is getting a chance to get back on the track and compete. Poole will join On Point Motorsports Poole and drive the No. 30 Toyota Tundra and compete for the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Championship this year. “I am extremely excited about driving for On ...Keep reading View the full article

Spire Motorsports announced this week that Houff would handle the driving duties for the team’s No. 77 entry for roughly half of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series schedule. He will make his series debut March 10 at Phoenix. Houff, 21, drew attention after capturing several wins in the CARS Response Energy Tour before moving to the ARCA series in 2017. He has made 10 Xfinity Series ...Keep reading View the full article

Rackley, who made his limited Late Model debut in November at Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Speedway for LFR and finished third, will run the full PRA Tours SouthEast Limited Late Model Series schedule in addition to a handful of other limited late model events. To help guide Rackley’s career, LFR has hired former Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver David Reutimann to serve as crew chief for the ...Keep reading View the full article

Ex-Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso reignited the debate after beginning his quest for the 'Triple Crown' and he won the Le Mans 24 Hours last year with Toyota. NASCAR drivers have previously cited their lengthy season as a reason for not racing in other series, while IndyCar's shorter campaign has led to the likes of Scott Dixon competing in races such as the Daytona 24 Hours. In America ...Keep reading View the full article

The No. 8 has been a part of the Earnhardt family since the beginning with Ralph Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr. all competing with the number at one point in their careers. The car will be shared by several drivers in 2019 including Zane Smith, Jeb Burton, Ryan Truex, Spencer Gallagher and Ryan Preece. It will also take the owner points from the No. 1 previously driven by ...Keep reading View the full article

Chevrolet has launched a NASCAR driver development programme, aimed at getting young talents into competitive seats on the ladder to the Cup series View the full article

In the end, Nemechek’s move to GMS Racing to compete fulltime in the Xfinity Series this season may have been one of the most important of his young NASCAR career. Through 18 Xfinity starts with Ganassi last year, Nemechek won his first series race (Kansas in the fall) and his first series pole (Phoenix in the fall). He racked up six top-five and 11 top-10 finishes. At the end of the year ...Keep reading View the full article

JR Motorsports and GMS Racing, which both compete under the Chevy banner in NASCAR, unveiled a comprehensive new driver development program Thursday at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Called, “Drivers Edge Development,” the program will help groom a next generation of drivers, giving them the opportunity to progress through NASCAR’s ranks while remaining aligned with Chevrolet. Between the ...Keep reading View the full article

Seven-time NASCAR Cup series champion Jimmie Johnson believes that motorsport needs to have more driver crossover between series, as it has in the past View the full article

On Wednesday at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, JTG unveiled a new marketing approach with current sponsor Kroger that will change the livery on the organization’s two entries in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The No. 47 Chevrolet, which will be driven by rookie Ryan Preece, will promote the new Kroger.com shopping and delivery options all season long. The No. 37 Chevrolet, which has ...Keep reading View the full article

After 17 seasons and seven Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championships working with crew chief Chad Knaus, Johnson will begin the 2019 season with a new voice in his helmet. Knaus has moved to Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 24 team, where he will serve as crew chief for driver William Byron. Johnson begins work with Kevin Meendering, just the second crew chief he’ll had during his fulltime ...Keep reading View the full article

McMurray, 42, has added The Clash to his 2019 plans. The former Daytona 500 winner is also a two-time runner-up in the exhibition race, but has to yet to win it in 12 previous appearances. His 2010 victory in the 500 is what makes him eligibile for The Clash. "I am looking forward to getting back in the car at Daytona and to have AdventHealth onboard with us for this race," McMurray said in a ...Keep reading View the full article

Knaus, who won seven championships in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series with driver Jimmie Johnson, takes over as crew chief for 21-year-old William Byron and the No. 24 team this season at Hendrick Motorsports. Not only will Knaus be working with a new driver and new team this year but also navigating NASCAR’s new aero rules. “You have to sit back do this: The expectation is ‘X.’ ...Keep reading View the full article

Sports are filled with rivalries and NASCAR history is replete with many. Yet the battles between the wily seven-time Cup Series champion Earnhardt and the new-kid-on-the-block, Gordon, changed the sport for generations. Fox Sports Films, in collaboration with NASCAR Productions and DLP Media, has developed a 60-minute documentary which explores the racing legends’ relationship, both on and ...Keep reading View the full article

In a scene that will remind longtime fans of the NASCAR Winston Cup and Busch Series previews that used to be held annually, GMS Racing president Mike Beam and racing historian Phil Combs brought that atmosphere to life Saturday. Nearly 1,000 people braved the rain to attend the inaugural Hickory Motor Speedway reunion that featured nearly 100 former and current drivers that have competed at ...Keep reading View the full article

Niece Motorsports announced this week that drivers Chastain and Reid Wilson would share the organization’s No. 45 Chevrolet during the 2019 Gander Outdoors Truck Series season. Chastain, 26, will kick off the season competing in the season-opener next month at Daytona International Speedway, driving a truck featuring a paint scheme designed by Paul Teutul Jr. of Paul Jr. Designs and star of ...Keep reading View the full article

Kyle Larson seemed to finally be closing in on that elusive Chili Bowl win, but the dream slipped away on the final lap of the 55-lap feature. His Keith Kunz Motorsports teammate Christopher Bell closed what was at one point a one-second gap and saw on opportunity at the white flag. Larson slipped up off the bottom and Bell dove under him, making contact as he muscled his way by. Larson tried ...Keep reading View the full article