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Another loss for NASCAR on Monday when Judge Kenneth D. Bell of the US District Court denied the series' request to delay the transfer of the Stewart-Haas Racing charter to Front Row Motorsports. The request was in response to last week's ruling, when Judge Bell had granted a preliminary injunction to 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports that will allow them to keep their charters, while the ...Keep readingView the full article

The host track of NASCAR's finale changed often in its early years. It really wasn't until the 1970s when the series began to see some sort of consistency, with Ontario Speedway hosting the final race from 1974 to 1980, and then Riverside International Raceway until 1986. From 1987 through the year 2000, the season concluded at Atlanta Motor Speedway. 2001 would be an outlier year due to the ...Keep readingView the full article

The 2025 MotoGP season will be upon us within a few weeks. And while cost-saving regulations limit bike development for most of the motorcycle manufacturers, fuel suppliers are relishing the chance to chase even more performance in year two of the renewable fuels era. 2024 was a significant year for the fuel companies involved, which include French giant TotalEnergies. In line with the global ...Keep readingView the full article

Just like any other sport, tomorrow's champion is always waiting in the wings and in the pinnacle of stock car racing, the final two steps before the big show are the NASCAR Truck and NASCAR Xfinity Series. We looked at the most promising drivers under 25 from these two divisions, choosing the ten brightest prospects based on their history of on-track successes, their backing, but also their ...Keep readingView the full article

He was agonisingly close to becoming the first driver to win back-to-back titles in NASCAR's knockout format, but there was still plenty to be proud of for Ryan Blaney in 2024. It was a year that mirrored his championship season in many ways, including how the final two races went. Despite losing the title fight, his drive in the closing laps at Phoenix was still mightily impressive, erasing a ...Keep readingView the full article

Kyle Larson had one of the strongest seasons in the NASCAR Cup field, winning a series-leading six races. He nearly won the regular season title despite missing a race while making his Indianapolis 500 debut and secured a NASCAR crown jewel at Indy later in the year by winning the Brickyard 400. But his most impressive victory came at Bristol, where Larson led 462 of 500 laps in the iconic ...Keep readingView the full article

Joey Logano is now a three-time Cup champion, becoming just the 10th driver to ever win that many titles. His season was an odd one in truth, but something we’ve come to expect from the Penske Ford man. He was very quiet in the regular season, winning just once to make the playoffs. But when the time came, he did exactly what he needed to do in order to advance through each round. At ...Keep readingView the full article

'Fast Freddie' Lorenzen was just a couple weeks shy of his 90th birthday when he passed away on Wednesday. The Elmhurst, Illinois native was an early star of the sport of NASCAR, competing from 1956 to 1972. He had many nicknames including 'Golden Boy,' 'Fearless Freddie,' the 'Elmhurst Express' and was beloved by fans. Lorenzen was a two-time recipient of the sport's Most Popular Driver ...Keep readingView the full article

Two teams — Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports — are suing NASCAR alleging a violation of antitrust laws. Here is the latest news and everything to know about the saga. View the full article

23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports have been granted the preliminary injunction to keep their charters for the 2025 season while the antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR and the France family continues. The ruling is just for next year and states that the disputed sections of the 2025 Charter Agreement that caused this lawsuit are not enforceable while the legal battle is ongoing. The ruling ...Keep readingView the full article

Simulation has become a vital part of modern racing. Drivers from multiple series and racing disciplines have put digital tracks and cars through their paces to familiarize themselves with the tracks they’ve never raced, or cars they’ve never tracked. As an added bonus, they don't have to put actual miles on the car, or spend the money to run it. This approach to testing and racing has ...Keep readingView the full article

It’s been a long year for Shane van Gisbergen. In his first season racing full-time in the USA, the New Zealander clocked up 33 starts in the NASCAR Xfinity series and 11 in the Cup series. After already changing bases once in his career, to Australia, he has criss-crossed North America and had to learn how to adjust to a new life. Understandably, what he is most looking forward to in the ...Keep readingView the full article

There's been a call for changes to NASCAR's practice and qualifying formats, and the Series plans to deliver on some of those requests, in some way, next year. The 2025 season will feature some alterations to both that will appeal to both fans and competitors alike, with changes to practice times, practice prior to Daytona 500 qualifying, and the return of single-round qualifying. Since the ...Keep readingView the full article

The 2024 NASCAR Cup Series has been one of the more dramatic seasons in recent memory, and the drama was not limited to the track. Perhaps the biggest news of the year came when Charter negotiations fell apart, leading to a closely followed court battle between the dynastic France family that has ruled NASCAR since its inception and the teams of 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports. It's an ...Keep readingView the full article

When Stewart-Haas Racing announced the imminent closure of its four-car NASCAR Cup Series operation, it sent shockwaves through the sport, while scattering a lot of talented people throughout the paddock. It's end became the catalyst to what has become one of the silliest silly seasons in some time. Several drivers are making a change, new entries are popping up across the grid, and lawsuits with ...Keep readingView the full article

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NASCAR is known for its nail-biting finishes, and this year was one for the history books. All three national divisions — Truck, Xfinity, and Cup — had races come down to a winner crossing the line just a few thousandths of a second ahead of their competitor. Now, this list is usually dominated by drafting tracks, and while they do make up about half of this year's top ten highlight, but it ...Keep readingView the full article

For the Las Vegas GP we’re doing something we've never done before: We’re bringing you into the room with us — and a few special guests. Come on to the Motorsport ClubhouseDuring the Las Vegas Grand Prix, we have Parker Kligerman and Landon Cassill, former racers, commentating on the action via livestream — plus a Discord and prize giveaways. No doubt it will be a little chaotic, just ...Keep readingView the full article

23XI Racing, co-owned by NBA legend Michael Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin, will add a third full-time car next year. Alongside the No. 23 of Bubba Wallace and the No. 45 of Tyler Reddick, they will also field the No. 35 Toyota Camry with Riley Herbst behind the wheel.Herbst, 25, brings Monster Energy with him as a primary sponsor, which already backs 23XI's Tyler Reddick ...Keep readingView the full article

In June, fresh off of an eighth-place finish in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Portland International Raceway, Parker Kligerman went for a run in the mountains. He’d spent years chasing the top levels of motorsport, reaching them, falling out of them, then climbing them again. During that time, he’d have waves of emotions about how his driving career would end. When morale was low, he’d ...Keep readingView the full article