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When the Daytona 500 begins next Sunday, the entire field will immediately go into fuel conservation mode and it frustrates a portion of the fan base every year. The reason drivers spend large portions of the race at half throttle or less in the Great American Race is that using less fuel will allow them to need less when they come down pit road. Because the competition package with this car ...Keep readingView the full article

In NASCAR, every car number has its own identity, statistics, and emotions around it. Some carry with them nearly 80 years of stock car racing history, evoking strong reactions from fans whenever it appears on the track. Others have yet to find their place in the pages of stock car racing greatness, but numerology has always been an interesting trend to follow in a sport where the car numbers are ...Keep readingView the full article

Over the past year, it’s been a fringe talking point in NASCAR fan circles about whether or not Denny Hamlin’s 23XI Racing bringing a lawsuit against the Sanctioning Body would have consequences on the track. In other words, as The Associated Press brought up in a nearly one hour State of the Sport press conference, what would NASCAR leadership say to fans if race control has to call a ...Keep readingView the full article

Denny Hamlin has two years left on a NASCAR Cup Series contract extension he signed with Joe Gibbs Racing over the summer but the 'deep cut' of how he was denied his first championship on Sunday makes it hard for him to envision coming back. This isn't to say that he is mulling early retirement, but he can't bring himself to think about next season after dominating the championship race ...Keep readingView the full article

Faith is a fundamental component to who Chandler Smith is as a man, father, husband and racer, so it comes to no surprise that he leaned on his convictions in articulating the range of emotions from missing the Daytona 500 to winning in the Truck Series 24 hours later. “Truthfully, I pray a certain prayer before every race, and most of my prayers are very consistent in the certain sense of ...Keep readingView the full article

Johnny Morris, the founder, majority owner, and and CEO of Bass Pro Shops, has published a fiery letter addressed to NASCAR and the France family, focusing on the insults leadership shared amongst themselves while talking about longtime team owner Richard Childress. In text messages produced through discovery as part of the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust lawsuit, the ...Keep readingView the full article

This is now the 21st year of trying for Kyle Busch at the Daytona 500 but there is a lot more at stake for the two-time Cup Series champion than just the elusive Harley J. Earl trophy as it feels like a turning point in his career altogether. ‘Rowdy’ will turn 41-years-old in May and hasn’t won at the highest level since Gateway in June 2023. That’s a 92-race winless streak for those ...Keep readingView the full article

By the end of Tuesday night, Connor Zilisch and Jesse Love were performing a duet of ‘Sweet Caroline’ at the NASCAR Awards afterparty but there was a little awkwardness to get past following the events of Saturday’s Xfinity Series championship race.   Zilisch was the most dominant driver of the season, delivering 10 wins, 20 top-5s and 23 top-10s in 32 races, having missed one for a ...Keep readingView the full article

2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button has done it all. He’s reached the pinnacle of F1, become a champion in Super GT,  competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, raced in the NASCAR Cup Series – he’s even driven a NASCAR stock car at Le Mans! Last year, he announced plans to retire following the 2025 World Endurance Championship finale at the 8 Hours of Bahrain. But like all racers, you ...Keep readingView the full article

With just a few laps to go in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series title race, Denny Hamlin appeared set to win it all, with William Byron ending the season as the championship runner-up. But before Hamlin could reach the white flag, the caution flew for yet another tire failure. This time, it was Byron, who slammed the wall in Turns 3 and 4. His title hopes were over, and Hamlin was put in an impossible ...Keep readingView the full article

Daytona, Atlanta, COTA, Darlington, and now Kansas: Tyler Reddick is now 5/9 for NASCAR Cup wins in 2026, and 23XI Racing co-owner Michael Jordan has been one of the first people to congratulate him after every single one.  The NBA legend has been at the track constantly early in the season, and he has been watching from pit road as Reddick earned each of his five victories thus far. But ...Keep readingView the full article

In the NASCAR Cup Series, there is no driver with as many wins at Kyle Busch (63), although Denny Hamlin is moving ever-closer. The 40-year-old Busch won at least one race every year between 2005 and 2023 in his Hall of Fame career. That final year before the impressive streak came to a grinding halt was his very first with Richard Childress Racing, and the two-time Cup champion came out of ...Keep readingView the full article

At just 13 years old, Keelan Harvick will now follow the highly successful Toyota pipeline as one of the manufacturer's development drivers. “I’m really grateful to have this kind of opportunity with Toyota Racing Development,” said Harvick. “To have their support and be able to represent ExxonMobil, it doesn’t get much better. I’m still getting experience, but it’s going to be a ...Keep readingView the full article

Brent Crews has signed a deal to drive the No. 19 for Joe Gibbs Racing in the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts (formerly Xfinity) Series. The 17-year-old will run 29 of 33 events, and will only miss four due to the fact that he's not old enough to run at all track types. The Toyota Development Driver would be eligible for a playoff waiver as missed races due to age restrictions are an allowable ...Keep readingView the full article

As a byproduct of Judge Kenneth D. Bell ruling on a summary judgment in favor of 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports against NASCAR, the court has also unsealed and unredacted a number of documents regarding the case. That includes a copy of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Charter Agreement made available in full. This particular document, which is the same for all 13 teams that signed it, belongs ...Keep readingView the full article

It will be a battle of the titans at Phoenix Raceway, as two Hendrick Motorsports drivers and two Joe Gibbs Racing drivers advanced into the Championship 4. Denny Hamlin and Chase Briscoe were already locked in via wins at Las Vegas and Talladega, leaving two spots up for grabs at Martinsville. Christopher Bell entered the race with a large margin over the cutline, but only one point between ...Keep readingView the full article

Just one point separated four drivers in Martinsville's Round of 8 elimination race on Saturday, with Kaden Honeycutt besting Layne Riggs for the final transfer spot on a tiebreaker. Meanwhile, Corey Heim, who was already locked in, secured yet another victory in the most dominant Truck season we've ever seen. Meet the four drivers who will face off for the 2025 championship next weekend at ...Keep readingView the full article

Joey Logano and Kyle Larson will share the front row for the NASCAR Cup race at Phoenix as the 'real' season gets underway, following two drafting tracks and a road course to open the 2026 season. Logano lapped the Arizona oval in 26.561s, and the driver of the #22 Team Penske Ford beat Larson's #5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet by 0.117s in an impressive lap. Austin Cindric will start ...Keep readingView the full article

The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season begins now in a manner of speaking. There will be two days of tire testing on Wednesday and Thursday for Goodyear to continue refining its tire combinations for the high-speed half-mile following drastic racing product swings that range from traditional racing to extreme tire wear. The swing is largely believed to be a byproduct of temperatures, with cooler ...Keep readingView the full article

Through two races, the NASCAR Cup Series is 23XI Racing’s world and everyone else is just living in it. Tyler Reddick has won back-to-back races to open season and leads the championship standings over his teammate, Bubba Wallace. NASCAR has made headlines all month now with team co-owner Michael Jordan celebrating on pit road following a year that challenged 23XI on the track and in the ...Keep readingView the full article

This is procedural, but with just under two weeks remaining until the start of the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust lawsuit trial, both parties continue to work on the minutiae of prep work. In the case of Tuesday, it is volleying back-and-forth instructions for the jury and their verdict questionnaire. The trial will be conducted in front of nine jurors over what is ...Keep readingView the full article

In a Monday legal filing, 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports is asking the Western District of North Carolina court to force Rick Hendrick and Roger Penske to subject themselves to a thorough deposition in advance of NASCAR putting them on the witness stand during the antitrust trial next month. The two tenured team owners were placed on a witness list last month by the Sanctioning Body. In ...Keep readingView the full article

After a court decision forced Rick Hendrick and Roger Penske to subject themselves to an oral deposition in advance of the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust trial, Hendrick’s schedule is not agreeing to a date. As a result, 23XI and Front Row are asking the court to not allow the Sanctioning Body to put him on the witness stand. “For Mr. Hendrick, the deposition ...Keep readingView the full article

In a timeline where the parties involved in the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR trial couldn’t agree on anything to the point they have ended up in court, it is no surprise that they could look at the same financial records and end up with two different interpretations. That is the key takeaway from much of Wednesday, which is officially Day 8, of the trial that will determine ...Keep readingView the full article

In the aftermath of a Charlotte federal judge ruling in favor of 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports on the market definition for the lawsuit against NASCAR, plus the dismissal of counterclaims the week before, the two teams have dropped the Section 1 Sherman Antitrust Act portion and will instead continue with its Section 2 claims. Section 1 of the federal antitrust law prohibits agreements ...Keep readingView the full article