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Kyle Busch said he doesn't anticipate being emotional in his final race with Joe Gibbs Racing. Bob Pockrass looks at the split and what's next. View the full article

The change comes just days after Ogier scored his first WRC win of the season in Rally Spain alongside Benjamin Veillas, who took over the co-driver seat this year following the retirement of long-time navigator Julien Ingrassia at the end of 2021. In a decision taken with the team after securing the manufacturers' title, eight-time world champion Ogier has decided to offer an opportunity to ...Keep readingView the full article

Despite not winning a points-paying so far this year – he did win the All-Star Race – Blaney has proven to be one of the most consistent performers all season. He and his No. 12 Penske team have still been able to advance through the playoffs to the semifinal round, even without the benefit of the many bonus points that come with wins. “It’s been a decent year. Obviously, we would have ...Keep readingView the full article

Toyota Racing Development President David Wilson said losing Kyle Busch is like losing a member of the family and they will sit down at Phoenix and say good bye “the right way.” View the full article

Joe Gibbs says the 15 years with Kyle Busch was awesome, and he expects Busch to be especially motivated next year to win a bunch of races: View the full article

Following lackluster racing on the short tracks of Richmond (Va.) Speedway and Martinsville earlier this season, Goodyear developed and tested a new compound for left and right-side tires which it believes will help put rubber down on the track. The spring Richmond race turned into a tire strategy affair as the lack of cautions (five total, including two stage breaks) and multiple green-flag ...Keep readingView the full article

Kyle Busch, at the announcement he was going to Richard Childress Racing, on why he couldn’t get a deal done to stay at JGR. View the full article

Petty GMS Motorsports announced Tuesday it had hired veteran crew chief Luke Lambert to serve to lead its No. 42 Cup team next season. The team had previously announced that Gragson would join the team in 2023 as driver. Lambert currently serves as crew chief of Gragson’s No. 9 JR Motorsports team. The driver has a series-leading eight wins this season and will compete for the 2022 title in ...Keep readingView the full article

With one race left to clinch a spot in the championship race, Bob Pockrass breaks down what each driver must do to advance at Martinsville. View the full article

A matter of hours after finishing fourth at Rally Spain, Ott Tanak announced that he'd exercised an option in his deal to end his contract with Hyundai a year early. It is a bold move from the 2019 world champion and one that is set to trigger a number of potential driver line-up changes in the service park. The background to Tanak's bombshell announcement Before assessing the make up of the ...Keep readingView the full article

The official European NASCAR series will feature six grand prix weekends for a total of 24 total championship races. The series will also hold two All-Star non-points events this season. The 2023 season will unofficially kick off 4-5 March in Finland, in the breath-taking scenery of frozen lakes, where for the first time in history NASCAR cars will race on ice in the new NASCAR Arctic Ice ...Keep readingView the full article

The official European NASCAR series will feature six grand prix weekends for a total of 24 total championship races. The series will also hold two All-Star non-points events this season. The 2023 season will unofficially kick off March 4-5 in Finland, in the breath-taking scenery of frozen lakes, where for the first time in history NASCAR cars will race on ice in the new NASCAR Arctic Ice ...Keep readingView the full article

What the seven drivers vying for three spots had to say about their situation going into Martinsville View the full article

Although it often goes unnoticed, NASCAR awards two championships each season in its three national series – Cup, Xfinity and Trucks. The most prominent is the driver’s championship, which currently goes to the driver that is the highest finisher among four finalists in the season’s playoff championship race (held at Phoenix Raceway). The other is the owner’s championship, which is ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR Hall of Famer Stewart, 51 – who runs his own NHRA team as well as co-owning a championship-winning NASCAR outfit with Gene Haas – is married to Top Fuel drag racing star Leah Pruett. Stewart took part in two multi-day sessions at Frank Hawley’s Drag Racing School, as well as a handful of dragster tests over the last two years. He will make his debut behind the wheel in the Top ...Keep readingView the full article

Drivers who spoke with Bob Pockrass were in agreement that NASCAR needed to draw the line on recent incidents. View the full article

The eight-time and outgoing world champion sealed his first WRC victory since securing the 2021 title at Rally Monza last November with a faultless drive on Spain’s asphalt roads. After securing the rally lead last Friday, the 38-year-old reeled off eight stage wins to take a relatively comfortable victory by 16.4s from Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville, while new world champion Rovanpera was ...Keep readingView the full article

Kyle Larson didn’t think he would have passed Martin Truex Jr. until the caution came out for the Tyler Reddick crash to set up a late restart. View the full article

Chase Elliott said he was playing defense all day at Homestead-Miami Speedway. View the full article

Fast Thoughts with Bob Pockrass: Can Denny Hamlin rally at Martinsville to get into the Championship 4? View the full article

Ryan Blaney was frustrated with himself for making a mistake leaving pit road at Homestead-Miami Speedway. View the full article

Ross Chastain said he was just a little too tight to be able to make the moves he needed to catch Kyle Larson. View the full article

Denny Hamlin said his lack of short-run speed made the difference at Homestead: View the full article

Kyle Larson is no longer a championship contender, but he rallied Sunday to record his first career win at Homestead, Bob Pockrass writes. View the full article