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[motorsport] Amazon gives release date to NASCAR's Garage 56 Le Mans documentary
Titled American Thunder: NASCAR to Le Mans, the documentary will finally release on Amazon's Prime Video on June 12th of this year -- just two days before the 93rd running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The film will follow Hendrick Motorsports and NASCAR's journey throughout the 2023 Le Mans 24 where the stock car entry stole the show and the hearts of all those watching. There were several ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Marco Andretti calls out NASCAR critics of "badass" Katherine Legge
A veteran of four Indianapolis 500s and a multi-time race winner in IMSA, Katherine Legge is a proven racer. But at 44 years old, she is pushing herself outside of her comfort zone and taking on a new challenge entirely as she ventures into the world of stock car racing. The British racing driver became the 17th woman and the first in over seven years when she entered the NASCAR Cup race at ...Keep readingView the full article
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2025 NASCAR odds: Ryan Blaney, Kyle Busch, Joey Logano favorites for Talladega
There's a three-way tie at the top of the oddsboard for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega. Check out the latest lines. View the full article
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2025 NASCAR Talladega Entry List: All 39 drivers for Jack Link's 500
Get the 2025 NASCAR Talladega entry list featuring confirmed drivers, teams, and open entries. View the full article
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Daytona 500: Behind the Broadcast with Kevin Harvick, Clint Bowyer & Mike Joy Like You've Never Seen
Kevin Harvick is back in the booth for his second Daytona 500 with FOX. Go behind the scenes with Harvick, Clint Bowyer, and Mike Joy during race week as they prepare to call NASCAR’s biggest event. From production meetings to race-day chaos, this is the Daytona 500 like you’ve never seen it. View the full article
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[motorsport] Explained: How the NASCAR appeal process works
In NASCAR, teams usually have little hope of overturning penalties issued by the sanctioning body, but it's not impossible. Richard Childress Racing is appealing last weekend's NASCAR Xfinity Series disqualification, aiming to get Jesse Love's Rockingham victory reinstated. Earlier this year, Joe Gibbs Racing successfully won an appeal that rescinded all penalties issued to Chase Briscoe after ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Frankie Muniz "at a new low" mentally after difficult Rockingham race
Frankie Muniz's NASCAR journey has been far from easy, but the 39-year-old has remained committed to his goal of becoming a successful race car driver. This year, he is competing full-time in the NASCAR Truck Series with Reaume Brothers Racing, driving the No. 33 Ford F-150. The year started on a positive note with an impressive top-ten finish at Daytona, but unfortunately, it's been mostly ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Toyota releases wild (and unhinged) NASCAR-themed ad in Japan
Toyota Gazoo Racing has released quite the commercial, but it's unlikely you've seen it unless you live in the island nation of Japan. The video, which has amassed 2.4 million views on YouTube at the time of writing this story, takes the viewer on quite the chaotic journey. It begins with a NASCAR race and generic stock cars digitally added. Racing around Bristol Motor Speedway in what appears ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Jesse Love jokes about locking trophy in his safe after NASCAR disqualification
Jesse Love battled from third to first in an overtime restart to win last weekend's NASCAR Xfinity race at Rockingham. After earning his third career win and his first at a non-drafting track, he was fired up in the post-race celebration that followed. Love climbed through the roof hatch, slid down the windshield and hood, and watched happily as his now-driverless car rolled away. But the ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Kurt Busch "grateful" to be nominated for NASCAR Hall of Fame consideration
Three names will be chosen from the 15 nominees for the NASCAR Hall of Fame and will make up the 2026 class. Among them, 2004 NASCAR Cup Series champion Kurt Busch and two-time NASCAR Xfinity Series Randy LaJoie join the Modern Era Ballot as new nominees. 'Suitcase' Jake Elder, a brilliant crew chief, is the newest name added to the Pioneer Ballot. Other names featured on the Modern Era Ballot ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Nick Sanchez eyeing Texas redemption, entering Truck race with Spire
Currently competing as a rookie in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Nick Sanchez has his hands full as he gets acclimated with the No. 48 Big Machine Racing Chevrolet. After ten races, he's crashed out of three races, but also has one top five and two top tens. But on May 2nd at Texas Motor Speedway, he will return to a series he is very familiar with. Sanchez will run the NASCAR Truck race at Texas ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Talladega entry list features 39 Cup cars, 41 Xfinity, and an Earnhardt
After their only off-weekend for the rest of the year, NASCAR's Cup Series teams will begin their 28-week trek to the championship with a visit to the intimidating Talladega Superspeedway. The Cup field is one shy of being full with the usual 36 chartered teams, but three open entries as well. The three open entries are the No. 44 NY Racing Team with J.J. Yeley, the No. 62 Beard Motorsports ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Jesse Iwuji to make surprise NASCAR return at Talladega
The NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Talladega Superspeedway will feature a name fans haven't seen on the track since February, 2023. Jesse Iwuji, 38, has entered the race as the driver of the No. 91 DGM Racing Chevrolet. Iwuji is an officer in the US Navy Reserve with experience as a driver, team owner and even as a pit reporter in NASCAR. He ran 17 NASCAR Xfinity races between 2020 and 2023 ...Keep readingView the full article
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Rockingham weekend rocked ... but NASCAR needs to be careful on next steps
NASCAR's weekend at Rockingham was a win. But where should the league go from here when it comes to this track? View the full article
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[motorsport] Saudi’s first female racer welcomes a new future for Saudi motorsport at Qiddiya City
“I look at this as a blank canvas”, Reema Juffali says when she discusses not only helping to bring through the next generation of Saudi women racers but increasing motorsports participation in the region as a whole. She is clearly passionate about the subject as she talks with vigour – but she has not been all talk and no action, launching her own team, Theeba Motorsport, and now working ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Saudi’s first female racer welcomes a new future for Saudi motorsport at Qiddiya City
“I look at this as a blank canvas”, Reema Juffali says when she discusses not only helping to bring through the next generation of Saudi women racers but increasing motorsports participation in the region as a whole. She is clearly passionate about the subject as she talks with vigour – but she has not been all talk and no action, launching her own team, Theeba Motorsport, and now working ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Jesse Love disqualified, Sammy Smith wins Rockingham in shocking twist
A chaotic NASCAR Xfinity race isn't done delivering unexpected moments, even several hours after the checkered flag flew. Jesse Love captured the checkered flag in his No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, but he'll have to give both that flag and the winner's trophy back. The RCR driver's car failed post-race inspection after an issue was found with the rear suspension. As a result, Love ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Jesse Love victorious in wild wreckfest at Rockingham
After an action-packed race, slowed by 14 cautions, two red flags, and an overtime — Jesse Love became the lucky driver to take the No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet to Victory Lane at Rockingham. For Love, Saturday's Xfinity win makes his third career win and his second of the 2025 season. It's also the 20-year-old's first series win at a non-drafting track. He excitedly climbed ...Keep readingView the full article
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Jesse Love, Sammy Smith, & more post-race interviews from Rockingham Speedway | NASCAR on FOX
Check out the post-race interviews from the Rockingham Speedway! View the full article
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NASCAR Xfinity Series: North Carolina Education Lottery 250 presented by Black’s Tire Highlights
Check out the best highlights from the NASCAR Xfinity Series: North Carolina Education Lottery 250 presented by Black’s Tire! View the full article
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FINAL LAPS: Jesse Love takes the checkered flag at Rockingham Speedway | Xfinity Series
Jesse Love took the checkered flag at the North Carolina Education Lottery 250, presented by Black’s Tire, at Rockingham Speedway. View the full article
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[motorsport] Kasey Kahne's return hindered by early wreck with Katherine Legge
Kasey Kahne's anticipated return and Katherine Legge run ended early, and quickly Satuday as the two came together just over 50 laps into Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity race at Rockingham, leaving both with significant damage. Kahne, a highly successful Cup driver who was making his first NASCAR start in nearly seven years, ran near the front of the field from the drop of the green flag. He briefly ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Katherine Legge fails to qualify, but will still run NASCAR Xfinity race
Katherine Legge was aiming to qualify for Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity race at Rockingham in the No. 32 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet. It's part of a plan for her to run a dozen races this year between the Cup and Xfinity Series, but things did not go her way. Legge bobbled at the tricky exit of Turn 2 and lost valuable time in the process. Her 23.397s lap was still enough to beat five other ...Keep readingView the full article
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Three projects in one week: A tail of Collaboration, Cooperation, & Compromise
As a former student of linguistics, and someone who reads as much as he writes, alliteration has always been one of my favorite literary tropes. Alliteration is when the first letter of each word in a sentence or phrase is the same. So in the case of this article’s subtitle, “Collaboration, Cooperation, and Compromise” is […]View the full article
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Tread Lightly! – Pinnacle Creek with USF&W
While first in chronological order, the Pinnacle Creek project was the last one added to my list. This was a project I only had cursory knowledge of having been put in motion a few years ago. I heard it was finally happening during the West Virginia Motorsports and Adventure Travel Day event at the West […]View the full article