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I’m pleased to say we have positively settled this matter. Representing 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports in its antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR, lead attorney Jeffrey Kessler made the announcement to Judge Kenneth D. Bell at 10:03 a.m. in the Potter Courtroom on the second floor of the Western District of North Carolina. There was still more work to be done to formalize the end of ...Keep readingView the full article

It is impossible to understate the impact Dale Earnhardt had on NASCAR, and the void left when he died on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500.  At the time, he was holding back several cars while the two he owned -- the No. 15 of Michael Waltrip and the No. 8 of his son, Dale Earnhardt Jr., drove off to a Dale Earnhardt Inc. (DEI) 1-2 finish. But mere seconds from finishing third right ...Keep readingView the full article

If just two more drivers had spent a single lap out in front of the field, Sunday's 500-mile NASCAR Cup race at Talladega would have matched the record for different race leaders in a single race. This is the first time since the era of the tandem draft NASCAR has seen these kinds of numbers. The 2010 Aaron's 499 at Talladega holds the record with 29 different race leaders, followed by the ...Keep readingView the full article

Long before Larson vs. Hamlin or Earnhardt vs. Gordon, there was another clash of titans that divided the NASCAR world. And this battle was between the Silver Fox -- David Pearson, and The King -- Richard Petty. These two drivers combine for ten championships and an astonishing 305 NASCAR Cup Series wins. On this day, February 15, 1975, they came together for one of their most memorable ...Keep readingView the full article

Adam Andretti, 46, will pilot the No. 5 TRICON Garage Toyota Tundra TRD Pro in five NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races this year, beginning with this weekend's race at Atlanta. He will also compete at road/street course events in St. Pete, Watkins Glen, and San Diego. Nick Leitz drive the No. 5 in the 2026 season-opener at Daytona. In case you're wondering about his place within the famous ...Keep readingView the full article

Joey Logano went from feeling immense relief after a lucky escape to seeing his race end on the slowest part of the race track: pit road.  The defending Texas winner was running up inside the top 15 when William Byron went spinning in front of him. Byron got on the throttle, keeping his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet off the wall, but also bringing it back down the track in front of ...Keep readingView the full article

Josh Williams was initially slated to drive the No. 92 DGM Racing Chevrolet in this weekend's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series (NOAPS) race at Watkins Glen International.  Williams has been driving the car in every NASCAR O'Reilly race this year (but DNQed at COTA and Phoenix), and sits 28th in the standings. However, DGM announced on Tuesday that Williams will not be driving the car at ...Keep readingView the full article

After clearing whatever snow falls in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, over the next 24 hours, temperatures will be lucky to reach 30 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday when NASCAR plans to race at Bowman Gray. The low will be around 12, and the green flag does not fly until 8pm EST (unless they postpone the entire event until Monday). With some wind expected, the wind chill will bring the feel like ...Keep readingView the full article

AJ Allmendinger will be the next driver in Kaulig Racing's 'free agent' No. 25 Ram 1500, driving the truck at Watkins Glen International next weekend. That race will feature several other notable names, including Connor Zilisch, Shane van Gisbergen, Ross Chastain, and Carson Hocevar. Kaulig has used a variety of drivers in its No. 25 truck this year, and recently announced Jamie McMurray (San ...Keep readingView the full article

Kaulig Racing will put A.J. Allmendinger behind the wheel of the #10 Kaulig Racing Ram 1500 at Darlington Raceway this weekend, replacing Daniel Dye. Dye was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR and Kaulig for mocking IndyCar driver David Malukas with a homophobic voice on a recent livestream, making inappropriate inferences about the Penske driver's sexuality. He has since apologized and will ...Keep readingView the full article

Circuit of the Americas is one of Alex Bowman's best tracks, but Sunday's result was far from what he wanted. The Hendrick Motorsports driver was struggling behind the wheel, feeling extremely ill. Bowman also desperately needed points after a rough first two races, which left him 32nd in the championship standings. "Points don't matter," the team told him over the radio. "Whatever you need ...Keep readingView the full article

Hendrick Motorsports has confirmed that Alex Bowman will be back behind the wheel of the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet for this weekend's NASCAR Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway. He has been battling symptoms of vertigo for the past month. The 32-year-old had to get out of the car mid-race at COTA, with Myatt Snider bringing the car to the checkered flag. After Anhony Alfredo filled ...Keep readingView the full article

Alex Bowman got the ‘all clear’ from his doctors a week earlier than anticipated and he’s back in the Hendrick Motorsports No. 48 with a goal to methodically make the most he can out of the remainder of the season. Bowman has missed the last four races due to a bout of vertigo and was cleared after passing his medical tests and then turning competitive laps in a street car around the Ten ...Keep readingView the full article

Alex Bowman, 32, was forced to get out of ht #48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in the middle of the March 1 NASCAR Cup race at COTA, with Myatt Snider finishing the race for him. He was later diagnosed with vertigo. Since then, he has missed both Phoenix and Las Vegas with HMS sim driver Anthony Alfredo and 2024 NASCAR O'Reilly Series champion Justin Allgaier filling in for him. Hendrick ...Keep readingView the full article

32-year-old Alex Bowman had to step out of the #48 Hendrick hevrolet in the middle of last weekend's NASCAR Cup race at Circuit of the Americas. The team lost five laps as Myatt Snider got behind the wheel. Over the past few days, Bowman was evaluated by medical professionals and has been diagnosed with vertigo. He will sit out the Phoenix race this weekend entirely, and has been replaced by ...Keep readingView the full article

In 2025, we got accustomed to seeing the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet in Victory Lane, courtesy of Connor Zilisch and his ten wins. For this year, it was already announced that Rajah Caruth will pilot the car in 23 of 33 NOAPS races during the 2026 season. However, we  now know who will drive the car in the other ten events. With Hendrick Motorsports taking its No. 17 full-time with ...Keep readingView the full article

The nominees have been announced for the 38th edition of the Autosport Awards, and you can be part of it by participating in The Fan Vote. NASCAR has a presence across the list of nominees, which we will highlight below: Rookie of the Year Connor Zilisch, JR Motorsports Chevrolet Photo by: Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images Two NASCAR drivers were nominated for the 'Rookie of ...Keep readingView the full article

The 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust trial is raging on as the two sides do battle inside a North Carolina courtroom with the future of the sport likely to be reshaped by the outcome. Here, you can find a recap of some of the most important and interesting moments from each day of the trial, with links back to more in-depth stories from our Senior NASCAR Editor Matt ...Keep readingView the full article

Tyler Reddick has romanticized so much about this moment over the past two decades because it was so unfathomable. He won the Daytona 500. But even after crossing the finish line, Reddick did not allow himself to feel literally anything. There was no immediate joy. No exuberance. He wasn’t even on the microphone’s button celebrating with his team. “I didn't know if I'd won the race ...Keep readingView the full article

On December 18th, 2025, a plane crashed in Statesville, North Carolina. There were seven lives lost in that accident -- Dennis Dutton and his son Jack,  Craig Wadsworth, but also NASCAR legend Greg Biffle alongside his wife Cristina, their son Ryder, and his daughter Emma. Biffle was a champion of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, as well as the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series. He went on ...Keep readingView the full article

There have been 206 different winners in the history of NASCAR's top division, dating back to 1949. Richard Petty holds the record for most wins in Cup Series history at 200, while Kyle Busch leads active drivers at 63. The 206th different driver joined this list early in 2025 when Josh Berry drove the Wood Brothers to Victory Lane at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which means that the last five ...Keep readingView the full article

Alpa Prime Racing runs three entries in the NASCAR Xfinity Series -- the No. 4, No. 44, and No. 45. Tommy Joe Martins is a co-owner of the team, and he was celebrating like they had just won the race as their cars crossed the finish line. Why? Well, that's because the No. 44 car driven by Brennan Poole finished high enough to snag a spot inside the top 20 in the owner's championship (by a ...Keep readingView the full article

Nothing has been heard from the AM Racing (AMR) NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series team since withdrawing from the Rockingham race at the end  of March, but Motorsport.com can now confirm that the team has formally ceased operations. Per our Senior NASCAR correspondent Matt Weaver, Vice President of Competition Matthew Lucas informed employees that they were being released from their duties ...Keep readingView the full article

Surprisingly, Am Racing has withdrawn from this weekend's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Rockingham. Nick Sanchez was set to drive the No. 25 Ford Mustang, as he has for the entire 2026 season. The team has ran every O'Reilly race so far this year. Sanchez earned an impressive third-place finish at Atlanta, but beyond that, they have just one other finish higher than 25th in the ...Keep readingView the full article

Anthony Alfredo's Daytona 500 dream has come to a bitter end. After racing his way into the 2026 season-opener, his No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet failed post-race inspection. Alfredo finished 18th in Duel #2, besting both BJ McLeod and JJ Yeley to race his way into the 500. He failed to qualify for the race in 2025, and was extremely emotional over the prospect of competing in NASCAR's ...Keep readingView the full article