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The NASCAR Cup Series including Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in the 2025 season schedule is a remarkable move for the sport, which has been pushing for an international Cup race for some time. Cup cars haven't raced outside of the United States in over 25 years, and not in a points-paying championship event since 1958. Prior to the Mexico City decision and announcement, the series had also been ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR announced it will take the Cup Series to Mexico City next year with a summer date on the same track where Formula 1 competes. View the full article

NASCAR Legend Kevin Harvick teams up with co-hosts Kaitlyn Vincie and Mamba Smith to discuss whether or not there is a problem with NASCAR's playoff integrity. View the full article

Unless he wins the regular-season finale Sunday at Darlington, Austin Dillon won't compete in the Cup playoffs after his final appeal was denied. View the full article

Going into NASCAR's second-to-last race of the regular season at Daytona, Harrison Burton sat at 34th in the points among his full-time Cup competitors -- dead last. A solid battle between he and seasoned Cup veteran Kyle Busch, found Burton just ahead as they crossed the line with the checkered flag waving, etching his name in the history books. It's a win that also landed Burton a permanent ...Keep readingView the full article

As Motorsport.com earlier reported, NASCAR will race at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City next year. Scheduled for the weekend of June 14-15 in 2025, it will replace the spring Richmond race on the schedule. The track layout will feature 14 turns, but will skip Turns 5 and 6, going right at Turn 4 instead of left. Beyond that change, it will follow the F1 track layout for the Mexican ...Keep readingView the full article

Amind recent driver movement at Trackhouse Racing, mainstays Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez remain focused on on-track performance. View the full article

Check out the greatest moments from the LiUNA! 175! View the full article

The 23-year-old son of NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Burton only led one lap on Saturday night at Daytona, but it was one that mattered most. Burton entered the penultimate round of the regular season 34th -- dead last in the championship standings among full-time drivers."As a person, I’ve just grown a lot in the hardship," he said of the struggles. "That’s where you grow as a person, is when ...Keep readingView the full article

Parker Retzlaff said he wanted to be in position to push Kyle Busch, a Chevy, at the end but didn’t want to give up a row on the restart. He also said that giving Harrison Burton the big push was the best chance for himself to win. He finished seventh. View the full article

Michael McDowell spoke on his car getting airborne as he was challenging for the win late at Daytona. View the full article

Daytona delivered on the drama Saturday night when Harrison Burton surged ahead in the #21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford to out-duel Kyle Busch and win his way into the 2024 playoffs.Parker Retzlaff shoved Burton ahead of Busch on the final, a fellow Chevrolet driver. Burton then blocked aggressively, crossing the finish line and finally becoming a winner in the NASCAR Cup Series after 98 career ...Keep readingView the full article

This time, it was Josh Berry. The driver of the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford was leading Saturday's race at Daytona International Speedway when chaos struck at the front of the field. Austin Cindric shot to the right after getting destabilized due to a bad push from behind. He caught the right-rear of Berry's Ford Mustang, sending both drivers spinning down onto the backstretch apron. Despite ...Keep readingView the full article

Kyle Busch was in control of the race when the white flag flew at Daytona, but as space grew between him and pusher Christopher Bell, an opportunity arose from the outside lane. In the most unlikely of combinations, Parker Retzlaff, making just his second-ever NASCAR Cup Series start, pushed Burton ahead of the 2x NASCAR Cup Series champion. Burton threw some blocks and kept the car pointed ...Keep readingView the full article

Daytona delivered on the drama Saturday night when Harrison Burton surged ahead in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford to out-duel Kyle Busch and win his way into the 2024 playoffs.Parker Retzlaff shoved Burton ahead of Busch on the final, a fellow Chevrolet driver. Burton then blocked aggressively, crossing the finish line and finally becoming a winner in the NASCAR Cup Series after 98 career ...Keep readingView the full article

He will drive the No. 88 Chevrolet Camaro for Trackhouse as they expand to a three-car operation next year. They have already acquired the necessary charter. Stephen Doran, who currently works with Zane Smith, will serve as the crew chief. The team released Smith from his contract in an announcement on Saturday.SVG will race alongside teammates Ross Chastain in the No. 1 and Daniel Suarez in the ...Keep readingView the full article

Following some wind tunnel testing this week, NASCAR's sanctioning body chose to introduce and mandate an air deflector above the right-side window for all Cup cars running this weekend at Daytona. It matches an existing 'shark fin' on the left-side of the car, designed to make the liftoff speed higher. In essence, cars will have to be going faster to reach a point where blow-over crashes become ...Keep readingView the full article

"Obviously, I am disappointed that I've been put in a tough spot," said Smith in a release on Saturday."I am diligently exploring quality driving opportunities and hope to quickly wrap up my plans for next year. Meanwhile, kudos to our No. 71 Cup team. We've turned our year around this summer with six top-20 finishes in the last ten races, which includes a top-10 last weekend and a runner-up ...Keep readingView the full article

Michael McDowell beat teammate Todd Gilliland to pole position with a lap of 49.136s around the 2.5-mile superspeedway. Both drivers are facing a must-win situation and led a legion of Fords at the front of the field, sweeping the first three rows.For McDowell, this is his fourth pole of the season and his third on a drafting track. He had zero poles in the previous 16 years of his Cup career, but ...Keep readingView the full article

Erik Jones needs a win to qualify for this year’s NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. He, along with more than 20 other drivers, has just two weeks to grab four remaining spots. It’s a result of modern NASCAR’s cutthroat championship format, where no driver can win the title before the last lap of the year. Jones sits a distant 27th in points after a growing season with his team, Legacy Motor ...Keep readingView the full article