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There is no questioning the unreal levels of talent Shane van Gisbergen possesses on road and street courses. And the NASCAR world has now learned what happens when you take a three-time Supercars champion at the top of his game, and place him in a stock car. SVG won on debut in 2023 at the Chicago Street Course in a feat not seen in over 60 years. After going full-time with Trackhouse in 2025 ...Keep readingView the full article

When it comes to the debut of the new short track package at Darlington Raceway, there might be a Venn Diagram overlap between those who had really good cars and those who felt like it improved the racing. As a result, there may also be a similar overlap for the opposite.   Ultimately, most drivers said the increased horsepower and reduced downforce configuration did not fundamentally ...Keep readingView the full article

Before the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v. NASCAR antitrust lawsuit was settled during the trial, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and sister/business partner Kelley Earnhardt-Miller took to their podcast studio to discuss some of their thoughts at the time. One of those topics was the revelation that NASCAR felt threatened by a certain degree by the Superstar Racing Experience and even reacted to ...Keep readingView the full article

Dale Earnhardt Jr. largely enjoyed the All Star Race on Sunday afternoon at Dover Motor Speedway but largely as a standard race and not as part of the lineage it represented. To that end, the Hall of Famer and winner of the 2000 running of ‘The Winston’ has his own ideas with what to do with the event. “We’re doing too much,” Earnhardt said on his Dale Jr. Download podcast on ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR Hall of Famer and two-time Daytona 500 winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. recently spoke with Hard Rock Bet  (for whom he is a brand ambassador) about various topics, ranging from the upcoming season, regrets from his career, and even about a possible cameo in the 2028 Fast and Furious movie.  The son of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Sr., he was also asked about his Formula 1 fandom and modern ...Keep readingView the full article

Dale Earnhardt Jr. believes something was lost in translation in the back-and-forth between Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch. The two-time Cup Series champion took exception to comments Hamlin made about him last week on the Actions Detrimental podcast. Specifically, Hamlin pondered if this is the end for Busch as a contender at the highest levels and suggested that Busch needs to consistently ...Keep readingView the full article

Today marks 25 years since we lost Dale Earnhardt. Heading into the 2026 Daytona 500, Motorsport.com already put together a special feature in remembrance of that day and his impact on the sport, but today, we want to do something different. In this simple story, we're going to focus on seven of Dale's most impressive and memorable NASCAR Cup Series wins, in honor of the seven-time ...Keep readingView the full article

JR Motorsports is running it back in the Daytona 500 in 2026 with Justin Allgaier after a successful Cup Series debut in which they scored a top 10 in the No. 40 car with Traveller Whiskey. It was a meaningful race for co-owners Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kelley Earnhardt-Miller, whom aren’t sure if racing full-time in the Cup Series will ever come to fruition, so having made at least one ...Keep readingView the full article

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has made clear that he believes electric SUVs would ‘kill’ what is now called the NASCAR O’Reilly Series but agrees the second-tier division needs updates and has a solution for that too. The NASCAR Hall of Famer and co-owner of JR Motorsports discussed the topic this week on his Dale Jr. Download podcast amidst a Sports Business Journal report that stated an interest ...Keep readingView the full article

Dale Earnhardt Jr. was one of those present for NASCAR's announcement earlier in the month, revealing the return of The Chase and more emphasis put on points-racing. He was a big fan of the changes, which those within the sport say adds legitimacy to the championship, even if the NASCAR Hall of Famer still prefers a full, 36-race format. He confirmed that in a recent episode of the Dale Jr ...Keep readingView the full article

Dale Earnhardt Jr. hypothesized on Tuesday what would happen to the NASCAR Cup Series if the lawsuit brought by 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports reached a settlement and by Thursday the frameworks of the ‘what if’ were made a reality. Speaking with his sister and business partner Kelley Earnhardt-Miller on their podcast, Earnhardt said permanent charters would effectively make the Cup ...Keep readingView the full article

Daly, an Indiana native, made his full NASCAR Cup debut last year at the Charlotte Roval and was classified 34th, three laps down on winner Christopher Bell. He will drive the #50 Chevrolet Camaro for The Money Team once again as an open entry, in an increasingly strong entry list for the 500 on 19 February. With no charter, Daly will have to fight his way into the 40-car field through ...Keep readingView the full article

Daniel Dye, 22, has been indefinitely suspended by NASCAR and will be required to undergo sensitivity training if he hopes to get back behind the wheel. Kaulig Racing has also indefinitely suspended Dye from the organization, "effective immediately after becoming aware today of comments he made on social media." Dye was competing full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series as part of Kaulig ...Keep readingView the full article

Following insensitive comments made against IndyCar star David Malukas on a whatnot livestream, Daniel Dye was suspended from NASCAR until he completed sensitivity training. He also lost his full-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ride with the Kaulig Racing Ram team. Since being reinstated, Dye made his return this past weekend, finishing second in the ARCA Menards Series race at Kansas ...Keep readingView the full article

Daniel Dye was suspended by both NASCAR and Kaulig on March 17 after he was recorded making homophobic remarks about Team Penske IndyCar Series driver David Malukas over a live stream. During the Whatnot live stream, Dye made an imitation and said, “As soon as I start doing a David Malukas gay voice, I get a gold so let’s keep it going.” He made other comments as well, and later ...Keep readingView the full article

Daniel Suarez has been with several teams throughout his NASCAR Cup career, but none as long as Trackhouse Racing. He was a founding member of the organization, and its first driver in 2021. The team's first top five, top ten, and laps led all came with Suarez. The Mexican-born driver went on to win two Cup races with Trackhouse in both 2022 at Sonoma and at Atlanta in 2024, where he won in the ...Keep readingView the full article

In 'The Long Run' vlog, which you can watch HERE, Daniel Suarez offered additional comments regarding the on and off-track clashes with Ross Chastain at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The two drivers were teammates at Trackhouse Racing between 2022 and 2025, before Suarez and the team parted ways. Now driving for Spire Motorsports, Suarez explained the entire sequence of events that led to the ...Keep readingView the full article

After five seasons with Trackhouse Racing, Daniel Suarez will have a new home in 2026, but he will still be with the same manufacturer. NASCAR’s top Mexican-born driver will replace Justin Haley as the driver of the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet. Suarez is the only foreign-born driver to ever secure a national-level title, winning the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship.  This will ...Keep readingView the full article

Spire Motorsports has announced Daniel Suarez as the driver of the team's No. 71 Chevrolet Silverado next weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway. Freeway Insurance will fund the effort. Suarez is a winner at all three national levels of the sport, including the Truck Series. He has 28 Truck starts, but none since 2021. In those 28 previous starts, he has 10 top fives, 16 top tens, a pole, and a ...Keep readingView the full article

When looking at the field for Saturday's first-ever street race for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS), one name in particular may jump out at you -- Dario Franchitti. The 52-year-old Scotsman has won four IndyCar titles, three Indianapolis 500s, and is even a winner in prestigious endurance racing events like the Rolex 24 and Sebring 12 Hours. And now, he will be part of the first ...Keep readingView the full article

Rucker joins an ownership group that includes seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Jimmie Johnson and Knighthead Capital Management. NASCAR legend Richard Petty, who owned the team before it morphed into Legacy, now works as a team ambassador.  The acclaimed country singer and Hootie & the Blowfish frontman announced this on the Dan Patrick Show, noting how he has loved NASCAR for years. He is a ...Keep readingView the full article

Nick Payne was resolute in advance of the Daytona 500. The fourth-year spotter of the 23XI Racing No. 45 team needed to do some soul searching too. It’s been well-documented that Tyler Reddick and Billy Scott did some reflecting over the winter to better understand what produced a winless season one year after a three-win final four appearance. Payne wanted them to know he was working too ...Keep readingView the full article

Niece Motorsports has announced Ricky Stenhouse Jr. as the driver of the No. 45 Chevrolet Silverado in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season-opener at Daytona International Speedway. Stenhouse is a veteran of the NASCAR Cup Series with over 400 starts and four wins -- all at superspeedways. He won the summer Daytona race in 2017, but his crowning achievement came in 2023 as the winner of the ...Keep readingView the full article

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season-opener at Daytona International Speedway will feature several interesting names, including Cleetus McFarland (real name Garrett Mitchell), and Travis Pastrana. As previously announced, they will be teammates at Niece Motorsports with Mitchell driving the No. 4 Chevrolet Silverado and Pastana behind the wheel of the No. 42. While Mitchell is making his ...Keep readingView the full article

Denny Hamlin believes NASCAR on FOX has a stage break caution length issue and detailed those frustrations on Monday during his latest Actions Detrimental podcast episode. "Apparently, what's happening is Fox feels they need to see the pit stops," Hamlin said. "So, the end of the stage break happens, green-checkered (stage break flag0 and boom, we're under caution. The pace car comes out, they ...Keep readingView the full article