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The Drivers Advisory Council, the formation of which was announced on Friday morning, is the second time in the past 10 years NASCAR’s top drivers have attempted to organize as a collective entity. The most recent council, formed in 2015, typically included around 10 Cup series drivers and met several times a year with NASCAR executives to discuss “big picture” issues affecting the sport ...Keep readingView the full article

The Frenchman has travelled to M-Sport's UK base this week to lend his support to the staff as they work on building up a new Puma from scratch in time to compete on the snow of Rally Sweden at the end of the month. Fourmaux and co-driver Alexandre Coria were lucky to emerge unhurt after a frightening crash in last month's WRC opener in Monte Carlo. The 26-year-old misjudged a left hander ...Keep readingView the full article

Bob Pockrass and several NASCAR drivers give you the rundown on the new Next Gen car for the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season. View the full article

Sunday’s race was the first the time Next Gen car had taken to the track in extended racing conditions, but Wilson thinks the car’s “revolutionary” technology is what made for competitive racing on the tight made-from-scratch ¼-mile asphalt oval. “There’s no question the car was critical to the success of the on-track product and it being to race. This is a revolutionary ...Keep readingView the full article

Since losing a fulltime Cup ride in 2018, Bayne has only made a handful of appearances -- all in the Truck Series during the 2020 season. But in 2022, he will return to the Xfinity Series in top-tier equipment. The two-time NXS race winner will pilot the No. 18 Toyota Supra in seven races later this year. His first start will come at Auto Club Speedway on February 26, followed by Phoenix ...Keep readingView the full article

The winning car normally resides in Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Museum outside Daytona International Speedway until the following year when a new winner is crowned. But with the introduction of the Next Gen car, teams can't afford to lose one of their race cars for the entire year. Supply chain issues, limited parts and delays in development have forced NASCAR to change how things ...Keep readingView the full article

Harvick, who finished 10th in the Bud Light Clash exhibition event at the Los Angeles Coliseum last weekend as the car was run in competition for the first time, says the impact of the revolutionary new machine will be felt throughout the season. He says that puts the onus on teams and drivers to be ready to adapt at short notice. “As you look at the season, you just have to be ready for a ...Keep readingView the full article

The race, held on a made-from-scratch ¼-mile asphalt oval built inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, had served as the official season opener at Daytona each year since its inception in 1981. This year the race had a new venue, new time slot – two weeks before the Daytona 500 – and also featured the racing debut of the NASCAR Cup Series’ Next Generation race car. According to ...Keep readingView the full article

Moving the Clash – held at Daytona International Speedway as part of Speedweeks since its 1981 inception – was a bold step in and of itself. Taking it to a football stadium and run on a made-from-scratch ¼-mile track was unheard of – and there were plenty of doubters, both within NASCAR’s ranks and its fan base, when it was first unveiled. But this weekend’s event showed NASCAR at ...Keep readingView the full article

The non-points event was held at a track other than Daytona for the first time since its inception in 1981 on a made-from-scratch quarter-mile asphalt oval built inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Penske Ford driver Logano held off Kyle Busch's Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to win the 150-lap race, which opened the 2022 season prior to the first championship race at Daytona on 20 ...Keep readingView the full article

The team, which is co-owned by driver Jesse Iwuji and NFL Pro Football Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith, will field the No. 34 Chevrolet and Iwuji will serve as the driver. Iwuji attended the United States Naval Academy and is currently an officer in the Navy Reserve after serving seven years of active duty. He made five career starts in the Xfinity Series between 2020 and 2021, and 15 starts in the ...Keep readingView the full article

However, he was not the only RCR driver who showed strength during the race. His teammate Tyler Reddick led most of the early portion, only to break a transaxle under yellow after about 50 laps. "The guys warned me about it," said Dillon. "He was pretty aggressive all weekend on getting heat in his tires. He did a good job of that. I just feel like once they told me, I was already aware of it ...Keep readingView the full article

The reigning world champion squad has selected three young Japanese rally talents in Hikaru Kogure (20), Nao Otake (21) and Yuki Yamamoto (24) to join the initiative which aims to promote a young Japanese driver to its WRC team. Toyota began the programme in 2015, with it biggest success story being Katsuta, who has since progressed to drive Toyota's fourth WRC entry in 2020, before contesting ...Keep readingView the full article

In the first competitive race for NASCAR’s Next Generation car in the Cup Series, the most revolutionary iteration of stock car in the sport’s history, Logano and Busch and battled up front virtually the entire 150-lap event. Penske driver Logano finally grabbed the lead on lap 116 right before a caution was displayed for an accident involving reigning Cup champion Kyle Larson and ...Keep readingView the full article

Busch and Logano had combined to lead 99 of the 150 laps in Sunday’s Busch Light Clash and as the race drew to its conclusion, Logano led the way but Busch had closed to his rear bumper in the final 10 laps. The crowd on hand could sense a move for the lead was coming from Busch – and potentially some contact – but with just over one lap to go, Busch got loose exiting Turn 2 as his tires ...Keep readingView the full article

How the weekend went could probably be judged by the questions executives took after the race, which instead of focusing on what went wrong, tended to delve more into how Sunday’s unique event could transform NASCAR’s future. The Clash non-points event was held at a track other than Daytona for the first time since its inception in 1981 and not a standard racing venue. The race was held on ...Keep readingView the full article

Aric Almirola commented on Todd Gilliland after wrecking in Clash at the Coliseum. He is not happy. View the full article

Todd Gilliland explains what happened from his view of the Aric Almirola incident when the two collided in the Clash at the Coliseum. View the full article

Martin Truex Jr. describes what happened with his spin on the final lap of The Clash at the Coliseum. View the full article

Logano and Busch and battled up front virtually the entire 150-lap event but Logano finally grabbed the lead on Lap 116 right before a caution was displayed for an accident involving Kyle Larson and Justin Haley. Logano led the final 35 laps on his way to the non-points win but with five laps remaining, Busch had closed to his rear bumper and the crowd on hand was sensing fireworks. With one ...Keep readingView the full article

The unofficial start to the 2022 season ends with a Team Penske Ford Mustang in Victory Lane. Logano passed Busch around halfway and held on through the final green-flag run to take the checkered flag. Read Also: Joey Logano tops Kyle Busch for Clash win at LA Coliseum NASCAR Clash at the L.A. Coliseum heat race and LCQ results Check out the complete race results from the ...Keep readingView the full article

Full highlights from the 2022 Busch Clash at The L.A. Coliseum for the NASCAR Cup Series. View the full article

Joey Logano holds off Kyle Busch in the last five laps to win The Clash at the Coliseum. "This was an amazing event. Congratulation NASCAR. This is such a huge step in our industry. View the full article

Justin Haley wrecked into the wall with 35 laps to go in the Clash at the Coliseum after repeated contact with Kyle Larson and William Byron. After, he gave an interview and talked about how hard it is for rookies to gain respect. View the full article

Richard Childress Racing’s Reddick had led the race for 51 laps on the quarter-mile track, after passing Kyle Busch, until his car suddenly lost power under a caution following Ricky Stenhouse’s spin. Rather than blame the car, Reddick held himself accountable for being too aggressive as he weaved and dumped the clutch on his 670bhp Chevrolet Camaro. “I was trying to get some heat in ...Keep readingView the full article