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Allgaier’s No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet team was one of five that began the race having to serve a pass-through penalty on pit road because of multiple pre-qualifying inspection failures.The penalty left Allgaier a lap down early, but he eventually made his way back up front and took the lead for the first time on lap 85 of 110.He lost the lead to Trevor Bayne but reclaimed it when multiple ...Keep readingView the full article

Briscoe has struggled this year with just six top-10 finishes through 25 races and he’ll need a win in Saturday night’s race at Daytona International Speedway to make the 16-driver playoff field.As the last car to make a qualifying attempt in the final round, Briscoe’s average lap speed of 181.822 mph just edged Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Aric Almirola (181.693 mph), who ended up second ...Keep readingView the full article

The Finn was promoted to Hyundai’s third factory i20 N Rally1 car for WRC rounds in Estonia and Finland, filling the position left by the late Craig Breen.Suninen impressed in both outings on fast gravel stages, finishing fifth in Estonia before following that result up with a fourth at his home event in Finland.The 29-year-old’s season beyond those events had remained unclear until today’s ...Keep readingView the full article

Following the completion of pre-qualifying inspection on Thursday at Daytona International Speedway, NASCAR announced five teams had been penalized for various inspection failures.The No. 7 of Justin Allgaier, the No. 22 of Jeb Burton, the No. 27 of Jordan Anderson and the No. 31 Parker Retzclaff will all have to start from the rear of the field in Friday night’s race.In addition, all four teams ...Keep readingView the full article

After an up-and-down start to his Cup career at Hendrick Motorsports, Byron and his No. 24 Chevrolet team have shown tremendous development over the last year-and-a-half, particularly with the addition of crew chief Rudy Fugle.Any remaining question as to Byron’s role as a legitimate title threat this season should have been answered emphatically with his victory Sunday for two important ...Keep readingView the full article

Holding the final playoff spotWallace, who has never before made the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, sits 32pts ahead of his nearest competition. The pressure is high for the 23XI Racing driver, who admitted that Daytona will be "stressful as hell." A strong run on Saturday would solidify his points cushion, but none of that matters if one of the 16 full-time drivers below him in the standings manages ...Keep readingView the full article

Austin Dillon opens up about his win-and-in mindset heading into Daytona, where we won last year to make the playoffs. View the full article

Bayne, 32, will compete in three Xfinity races in JGR’s No. 19 Toyota during the remainder of the 2023 season, beginning with Friday night’s race at Daytona International Speedway.Bayne, who won the 2011 Daytona 500 at 20 years old with Wood Brothers Racing, made nine Xfinity starts for JGR last season but had yet to enter a race so far this year.The Knoxville, Tenn., native will also compete ...Keep readingView the full article

With William Byron taking his series-leading fifth win of the 2023 season at Watkins Glen, 15 drivers have locked themselves into the playoffs. The 16th and final spot belongs to Bubba Wallace. While Ty Gibbs and Daniel Suarez still have a potential path in on points alone, it's likely a must-win situation for the 16 full-time drivers behind Wallace in the standings.Last year, Austin Dillon won ...Keep readingView the full article

Austin Dillon triumphed last year at Daytona to make the playoffs. Can he do it again Saturday night? His thoughts on last year and repeating the feat. View the full article

Austin Dillon made the first call to Kyle Busch to get him to come to Richard Childress Racing. What has that meant for how people look at him inside the shop? AD: “Everybody knows where my heart is and that’s for RCR to succeed.” View the full article

Austin Dillon steps into history every time he gets in the No. 3 car. Has that changed as far as his notoriety over the years and just how much longer does he plan on racing? View the full article

Bubba Wallace is on the bubble to make the playoffs. Wallace on how his season will be defined by what happens Saturday night and whether he can make his first Cup playoff appearance. View the full article

GMS Fabrication, a separate entity which has operated alongside the Truck teams, will also close its doors following this season’s championship race at Phoenix.“During the past nine years, GMS Racing has become one of the top teams in the Truck and ARCA series garage. The people that made this happen have been the hard-working men and women at GMS Racing and GMS Fabrication,” said team owner ...Keep readingView the full article

Tifft, a former up-and-coming talent in NASCAR, was forced to give up his driving career in 2019 after suffering an epileptic seizure prior to getting on the track for practice at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.His epilepsy diagnosis forced Tifft to give up his driving career, but he returned to NASCAR competition as co-owner of Live Fast Motorsports, which debuted a fulltime entry in the Cup series ...Keep readingView the full article

The two-time Le Mans class winner and former DTM champion was a last-minute fill-in to drive Legacy Motor Club’s No. 42 Chevrolet two weeks ago at the Indy Road Course and again this past Sunday at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International.NASCAR indefinitely suspended the team’s original driver, Noah Gragson, and he has since asked for and received his release from the organization.Read ...Keep readingView the full article

William Byron's latest victory has him battling with Martin Truex Jr. and Denny Hamlin for No. 1 position in this week's rankings. View the full article

Baldwin, 56, is shutting down his NASCAR Whelen Modified team while undergoing treatment. Since April, he has also served as the competition director at Rick Ware Racing.In a social media post, Baldwin said: “Today, I post news that no one ever wants to hear … I have cancer. It’s treatable, but this week of racing will be the last for a while for the Tommy Baldwin Racing team. Going to take ...Keep readingView the full article

The NASCAR Cup playoffs, which features 16 drivers, takes place over the final ten races of the year.Every three races, four drivers are eliminated until there are just four left. They then face-off in a one-race battle to decide the champion at Phoenix Raceway.Following the success of F1's Drive to Survive, both NASCAR and IndyCar have tried to create their own versions with varying results. 100 ...Keep readingView the full article

Wallace entered the road course at Watkins Glen with a 28-point buffer over the competition.Unfortunately, road/street courses have been a struggle for the two-time NASCAR Cup Series winner with no finish better than 18th in the previous four races this year.He needed a solid day, and more than that he needed a repeat winner. In the end, the 23XI Racing driver got both. While William Byron claimed ...Keep readingView the full article

With 15 drivers locked into the Cup playoffs, here's where the others stand entering Saturday's regular-season finale at Daytona. View the full article

Byron, who had not finished better than 14th in the past five races, left little doubt in Sunday’s race, leading 66 of the 90 laps.Byron cycled into the lead following an early caution in the final stage for team-mate Chase Elliott’s stalled car and cruised to a 2.632-second win over polesitter Denny Hamlin.The victory for the #24 Hendrick Motorsports driver is a series-leading fifth triumph ...Keep readingView the full article

Kevin Harvick talked with Bob Pockrass and discussed his 21st place finish at Watkins Glen and clinching a playoff spot. View the full article

Brad Keselowski talked to Bob Pockrass and discussed the progress that he and Chris Buescher have made to get into the playoffs. View the full article