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Majeski, 28, easily cleared for the lead on a restart with 12 of 200 laps remaining and held off Zane Smith by 1.152 seconds to win Thursday night’s race at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. It’s Majeski’s first win in 40 series starts and first in NASCAR national series competition (he’s also made 15 starts in the Xfinity Series). With the victory, Majeski locks himself into the Truck ...Keep readingView the full article

Smith, an 18-year-old development driver for Toyota, held off Xfinity Series regular Brandon Jones in a two-lap dash to complete a dominating victory in which he led the final 189 laps. As Thursday night’s 200-lap race was an ARCA Menards/ARCA East combination event, the victory allowed Smith to win the ARCA East championship for the second consecutive year. He also claimed the Sioux Chief ...Keep readingView the full article

Kansas was won by yet another non-playoff driver as Bubba Wallace scored his second career NASCAR Cup Series victory. However, that No. 45 car is still in the owner playoffs and with the win, is now locked into the next round. An interesting wrinkle to this year's postseason that will be something to keep an eye. Christopher Bell locked himself into the Round of 12 via points, but nothing else ...Keep readingView the full article

In life as a motorsports journalist you’ve got to work hard in the various paddocks around the world to get the scoops and inside steers to stay better informed than your opposition. But, just sometimes, stories truly fall into your lap. And here’s one that’s never been told in full before… It’s race day morning at Daytona International Speedway on February 17, 2019 and I’ve ...Keep readingView the full article

This is the seventh-generation of the famous muscle car which, in road-going form, will be powered by the 2.3-litre EcoBoost and five-litre Coyote V8 powerplants. While the many of the racing cars that will be based on the new model are yet to be formally unveiled, this look at the road car offers a glimpse into the future of Ford's NASCAR, Supercars and NHRA programmes. The new Mustang will ...Keep readingView the full article

The Cup Series will remain at 36 points races in 2023, still beginning at Daytona International Speedway and ending the year with the championship race at Phoenix. The preseason Clash exhibition race will again be held at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. A new race on the Chicago Street Course had previously been announced as had a new home for the NASCAR All-Star Race, at North Wilkesboro ...Keep readingView the full article

The 2023 NASCAR schedule is out! Bob Pockrass has all the details on the Cup Series, Xfinity and truck series dates. View the full article

Had longtime sponsor Mars Inc. and its M&Ms brand decided to continue its NASCAR backing rather than leave the series following this season, the final years of Busch’s Cup Series career would have likely played out as the past 15: driving the No. 18 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing. Certainly, there was the likelihood of many more victories to come – and perhaps championships – as part of ...Keep readingView the full article

With Noah Gragson moving up to Cup and taking over the No. 42 Petty GMS Chevrolet in 2023, JR Motorsports needed to find a new driver for their No. 9 NXS entry. Read Also: Noah Gragson to step up to NASCAR Cup with Petty GMS in 2023 On Wednesday, the team finally named Brandon Jones as Gragson's replacement. "Brandon's been a tough competitor over the years, and he's a ...Keep readingView the full article

The ASO has revised the technical regulations for the next year's Dakar, with the minimum weight of hybrid or electric cars entered in the T1U division increased from 2000kg to 2100kg. No such change has been made to petrol-powered cars that dominate the T1+ category and fight with T1U vehicles for overall wins, with their minimum weight remaining at 2,000kg. This means that ...Keep readingView the full article

Had longtime sponsor Mars Inc. and its M&Ms brand decided to continue its NASCAR sponsorship rather than leave sport following this season, the final years of Kyle Busch’s Cup Series career would have likely played out as the last 15 – driving the No. 18 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing. Certainly, there was the likelihood of many more victories to come – and perhaps championships – as ...Keep readingView the full article

Kyle Busch and Richard Childress could become kindred spirits of old-school racers, or they could implode, Bob Pockrass writes. View the full article

Austin Dillon on why he called Kyle Busch about driving the No. 8 car, how Busch almost hired him to drive an Xfinity car and then Busch on the reaction to getting that call from Dillon. View the full article

How will Kyle Busch fit into the team dynamics of RCR? How will this group of fighters not fight with each other? Austin Dillon explains... View the full article

What Kyle Busch said — now that he will be a Chevrolet driver — on potentially racing in the Indianapolis 500 View the full article

Kyle Busch says he has no ownership stake in RCR. And did he ask about driving the No. 3? He admits that might have been brought up in the discussions. View the full article

Kyle Busch on how things didn’t get done with JGR. “Apparently they’ve got other irons in the fire, maybe other sponsors for other drivers and that’s the road they’re going down.” View the full article

Why not just do a deal for Tyler Reddick to leave early instead of working to get a third charter? Richard Childress says: View the full article

Richard Childress said when he hired Dale Earnhardt, people said it wouldn’t last a year. I said with a half-laugh that the same could be said about him and Kyle Busch. Why he thinks it will work: View the full article

Clements ended a 164-race winless streak with a shocking victory Aug. 28 in the rain-delayed race at Daytona International Speedway and his No. 51 Chevrolet passed post-race inspection at the track. Later that week, however, NASCAR officials penalized Clements’ team for having an unapproved intake manifold on its sealed engine, which was brought to NASCAR’s R&D Center in Concord ...Keep readingView the full article

How successful will Kyle Busch and RCR be in 2023? Bob Pockrass reacts to Tuesday's big news. View the full article

No Gibbs driver has ever been as successful as Kyle Busch, and there's still a few more weeks left for him to add to those impressive numbers. In the Cup Series, 56 of the team's 198 Cup Series victories are courtesy of Busch. He also won the Cup title in both 2015 and 2019. And that's without even mentioning his incredible NASCAR Xfinity Series record. So with the news of his ...Keep readingView the full article

Top Performer - Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe It had been almost a year since Thierry Neuville and co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe last tasted victory, on Rally Spain October last year to be precise. So climbing the top step of the podium in Greece last weekend was described as a "relief". Neuville has been knocking on the door on several occasions this season, but has often been let down ...Keep readingView the full article

The 37-year-old will drive the #8 Chevrolet for team owner Richard Childress beginning in the 2023 season, bringing to an end a fruitful partnership with the JGR Toyota team that began in 2008. “This is probably one of the biggest decisions of my life, my career,” Busch said. “I’m thankful to Joe [Gibbs] for allowing me to be a kid and grow into a man. Most days, most of the ...Keep readingView the full article