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Denny Hamlin on changes to the appeals panel procedures, his appeal and additional penalties to Hendrick teams this week. View the full article

Larson, who won a dirt Late Model race he sponsored earlier this week, went from sixth to first on the first lap of his 15-lap heat race and held on for the win. Larson collected a total of 15 points (finishing position and pass points) which gave him the pole. It’s his second of the 2023 season and 16th of his career. Austin Dillon, who won Heat 1, will line up second Sunday night, J.J ...Keep readingView the full article

Crafton, 46, will drive the No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford Mustang in Sunday's Cup race on the Bristol Dirt. He will be filling in for Cody Ware, who was forced to step away for the weekend. RWR posted the following statement: "Cody Ware will step away from racing this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway to focus on a personal matter. Matt Crafton will drive the No. 51 Ford Mustang for Rick Ware ...Keep readingView the full article

Looking ahead to Sunday's race at Bristol David Ragan and Kaitlyn Vincie reflect on last year’s wild race and win by Kyle Busch and share who they believe could be the biggest threat to win this weekend including Joey Logano. They then talk about expectations for Daniel Suárez. View the full article

The crew of "NASCAR Race Hub" discussed the new format of the NASCAR all-star race that will will take place at North Wilkesboro Speedway. View the full article

May's All-Star Race will feature one break and one key element — drivers will have to be careful not to wear out their tires. View the full article

For the second time in less than a month, Hendrick Motorsports saw multiple drivers handed points penalties by NASCAR. View the full article

Over the last week, two different three-member National Motorsport Appeals Panels found that four Hendrick Motorsports Cup teams and one from Kaulig Racing had made unapproved modifications to a single-source part (hood louvers). However, one panel rescinded the points penalties entirely for the Hendrick teams while the other panel made only a modest reduction for Kaulig although both were ...Keep readingView the full article

The starting lineup will be determined by two 60-lap heat races. The lineup for the heats will be determined by a pit stop competition where each team must complete a four-tire stop. The All-Star Open will be 100 laps with the top-two finishers advancing into the main event, along with the Fan Vote recipient. There will be a break around Lap 40. The main event will be 200 laps around the ...Keep readingView the full article

Broadcaster Chris Myers shares insight on NASCAR's big personalities and the FOX Bet Super 6 Stage Contest at Bristol featuring Clint Bowyer's $10,000 jackpot! View the full article

NASCAR took William Byron's #24 and Alex Bowman's #48 cars back to the R&D Centre after the Richmond round for what it called “further inspection”. The teams were found to have made illegal modifications to the greenhouse of both cars. The #24 and #48 teams have each been docked 60 driver and owner points, as well as five playoff points. Interim crew chiefs Brian Campe and Greg Ives ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR took William Byron's No. 24 and Alex Bowman's No. 48 cars back to the R&D Center after Richmond for 'further inspection.' Hendrick Motorsports (HMS) finished 1-2 in that race with Kyle Larson beating teammate Josh Berry. Larson's No. 5 car passed post-race inspection without issue. The No. 24 and No. 48 teams have each been handed L1-level penalties. They were 60 driver and owner ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR fined Hamlin $50,000 and docked him 25 points for intentionally crashing into Ross Chastain and sending him into a wall at the end of the Cup race at Phoenix on 12 March. Hamlin wasn’t initially penalised at the time, but was given the penalty after he admitted on his podcast the next day that he intentionally hit Chastain on the final restart of the race. The two drivers have had ...Keep readingView the full article

On March 15, NASCAR fined Hamlin $50,000 and docked him 25 points for intentionally walling driver Ross Chastain at the conclusion of the March 12 Cup race at Phoenix Raceway. Hamlin wasn’t initially penalized at the time but after he admitted on his podcast “Actions Detrimental” the next day that intentionally hit Chastain on the final restart of the race. The two drivers have had ...Keep readingView the full article

Kyle Larson earned his first win of the 2023 season and the 20th of his career at Richmond Raceway. He led a Hendrick Motorsports 1-2 with 'super sub' Josh Berry finishing second. This week, an Appeals Panel mostly upheld the penalties against Kaulig Racing for the modification of the hood louvers on the No. 31 car. The 100-point penalty was slightly reduced to 75pts. The team has not ...Keep readingView the full article

North Wilkesboro Speedway is almost ready for the NASCAR All-Star Race, while progress on Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway has been slower. View the full article

The former factory Hyundai driver had hoped to return to the WRC after losing his drive with the South Korean marque at the end of 2018, but has been unable to return to top-flight competition since. The 2016 Rally Argentina winner was set to join M-Sport for selected rounds in Finland and Australia in 2019, although a testing crash ruled him out of the former, while the latter was cancelled ...Keep readingView the full article

In a statement with its decision, the three-member panel said the team did violate NASCAR rules and upheld much of the harsh penalties issued to the team, including the $100,000 fine and four-race suspension for crew chief Trent Owens and the loss of 10 playoff points. The panel did, however, reduce the 100 owner and 100 driver points penalties to 75 points each. The appeals panel members ...Keep readingView the full article

A look back on what made NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin, possibly the best Cup driver never to win a title, so special. View the full article

Each organisation in the Cup is represented on the council, which is one of several that have regularly scheduled meetings with NASCAR officials. While no official reason for the owners’ absence was given, several news reports cited unnamed sources indicating it was related to the ongoing negotiations between NASCAR and Cup teams over the renewal of charter agreements. The current Cup ...Keep readingView the full article

The No. 31 Cup Series team was originally docked 100 driver/owner points, as well as ten playoff points. Additionally, they were fined $100,000 and the crew chief was to serve a four-race suspension. Kaulig Racing fought the penalties, but they were mostly upheld by a three-person appeals panel on Wednesday. They only reduced the point penalty from 100pts to 75pts. NASCAR penalized ...Keep readingView the full article

Daniel Súarez spoke with the "NASCAR Race Hub" crew after he was fined 50 thousand dollars for post-race pit road contact. He voiced his displeasure with the fine and says he wasn't given fair treatment. View the full article

In a statement with its decision, the three-member panel said the teams did violate NASCAR rules and upheld much of the harsh penalties assessed to the team, including the $100,000 fine and four-race suspension for crew chief Trent Owens and loss of 10 playoff points. The panel did, however, reduce the 100 owner and 100 driver points penalties to 75 points each. The appeals panel members for ...Keep readingView the full article

Each organization in the Cup Series is represented on the council, which is one of several that have regularly scheduled meetings with NASCAR officials. While no official reason for the owners’ absence was given, several news reports cited unnamed sources indicating it was related to the ongoing negotiations between NASCAR and Cup teams over the renewal of charter agreements. The current ...Keep readingView the full article