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There are clear prospects of F1 star Max Verstappen joining Ford’s GT3 program in the near future, thanks to the Blue Oval's ties to Red Bull Racing, but what about the potential for headline-grabbin…
Katherine Legge will become the first woman to try and contest both the Indianapolis 500 with HMD Motorsports/AJ Foyt Racing and the NASCAR Cup Series' Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte with Live Fast Motor…
Non-yellow flags, push-to-pass and V8/V10/whatever engines among topics driver the RACER Mailbag this week.
Jamie McMurray thought he was going to be Ricky Rudd.Not as a driver. McMurray was already nearing the end of his NASCAR career when, as the last few years wound down, he began to feel confident he w…
Trackhouse Racing will enjoy a well-deserved moment in the sun this week after Shane van Gisbergen’s victory at Watkins Glen. But one Sunday, on a track expected to play well for the organization, do…
Ricky Stenhouse will continue to drive the No. 47 Chevrolet after signing a new deal.
McDowell was perhaps the driver who kept the closest to winner van Gisbergen, though he was still multiple seconds behind.
Connor Zilisch felt yet another sting in a tough rookie season in the NASCAR Cup Series with a lost opportunity Sunday at Watkins Glen.
After starting from the pole, Shane van Gisbergen came from 28.2 seconds behind the field to take the lead and the race win.
Zilisch shot past Jesse Love’s No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet in Turn 7 and won a drag race to the finish line to win Saturday’s Mission 200 at the Glen.
Shane van Gisbergen will start Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen in the same position he ended last year’s.
Austin Cindric was fastest in a weather-modified NASCAR Cup Series practice Saturday at Watkins Glen.
The winless streak of the reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion is thought about by everyone but the reigning champion.
Ryan Preece was hit with a fine and points deduction for his contact with Ty Gibbs in Texas.
A week after chastising himself at Texas for repeated failure to win NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races, Kaden Honeycutt pulled off his first career victory.
Watkins Glen has not held a lap of NASCAR racing yet this weekend, but it has already announced its plans for the future.More specifically, where it will fall on the NASCAR schedule.The 2.45-mile roa…
Travis Pastrana will make a second start in the Craftsman Truck Series this season with a ride for Kaulig Racing in the free agent program.Pastrana will drive the No. 25 Ram at Charlotte Motor Speedw…
Team Penske and Ryan Blaney have agreed to a long-term contract extension.Blaney, the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion, will remain the driver of the No. 12 Ford Mustang. He joined the organization in…
Ryan Preece has been fined and docked points for spinning Ty Gibbs during Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.NASCAR fined the RFK Racing driver $50,000 and docked him 25 champion…
It's a good time to be n the Cup Series' Camry camp.
It's been and up-and-down start to the Cup Series season for Ricky Stenhouse Jr. but the Hyak Motorsports Chevy driver is feeling good about the team's progress.
Carson Hocevar kept the momentum rolling through Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway with a strong showing after winning the pole, finishing seventh after leading 40 laps.
Alex Bowman and his Hendrick Motorsports team turned a car that was on the fringe of the top 10 in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway into another top-three result. A second cons…
In an event that spelled disaster for a handful of the NASCAR Cup Series’ established stars, Chase Elliott ran an impeccable race and was rewarded with victory in Sunday’s Würth 400 Presented by LIQU…
For the third consecutive week, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver was taken out of contention while in contention for a potentially solid day.
During the final caution of Saturday’s Andy’s Frozen Custard 340 at Texas Motor Speedway crew chief Andrew Overstreet radioed an encouraging message to pole winner Justin Allgaier.“Nothing stops a hu…
Carson Hocevar is still the hottest thing in the NASCAR Cup Series, after claiming the pole for Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway.
Bubba Wallace forced to backup car after a crash, while Austin Dillon also will miss qualifying.
Kyle Busch addressed the Richard Childress Racing shop this week and reiterated his commitment to righting the ship as his team begins working with a new crew chief.
“As it stands today, there are no charters that I’m aware of that are for sale,” team co-owner Brad Keselowski said. “If there was, we’d certainly talk to everyone we’d think could potentially sell o…
Carson Hocevar mashed the gas in overtime on Friday night and ran away to victory in the SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway.
You can put down your pitchforks. But that doesn't mean the sanctioning body isn't keeping its options open.
There was a day, not that long ago, that we did not recognize someone singing outlaw ballads at the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday night, still with grease under his nails from running a NASCAR race earl…
Daniel Suarez is showing why he wanted to make the move to Spire Motorsports, and he's already helping the entire organization elevate, too.
Fuel saving, what Apple TV brings F1 and what next for Kyle Busch among topics this week.
Richard Childress Racing has pulled the plug on the Busch, Pohlman pairing after 10 races.
It wasn't taken seriously at first, but Spire Motorsports co-owner Jeff Dickerson believes his team will be a continuous threat from now on.
Watch Carson Hocevar talk through his celebration for the ages at Talladega.
Sunday's race, which featured one of the biggest crashes in the track's history, left drivers irritated over the state of the seventh-generation race car at superspeedways.
“There is a lot of relief to finish and not crash,” said Bowman after crossing the finish line in third place.
Fitting for his first career NASCAR Cup Series win, Carson Hocevar turned in an ultra-original victory celebration sitting on the window ledge of his No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet while driving …
Bowyer and McMurray will take a drive in the "free agent" truck in two upcoming Craftsman Truck Series events.
Tyler Reddick and 23XI Racing have finalized a contract extension to keep the NASCAR Cup Series championship leader in the fold for years to come.
New NASCAR CEO Steve O’Donnell is already locked in and won't be standing still in his new role.
The No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet driver led only the last lap to earn his first trophy in his first full-time season.
Ryan Blaney enjoyed the two days he spent in Joliet, Illinois, earlier this week as he reunited with Chicagoland Speedway. “I think I made 625 laps around that place,” Blaney said. “So, if I’m not re…
Drivers ponder how different things are likely to be under the leadership of new chiefs Steve O’Donnell and Ben Kennedy.
With rain falling at Talladega, Tyler Reddick has been handed the pole for Sunday's Cup Series race.
Steve O’Donnell has replaced Jim France as NASCAR's CEO from Saturday morning.
Corey Day knew how to crash by himself in 2025. Unfortunately, at the start of 2026, he started taking others with him.It overshadowed the start of the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season that the youn…
For the first time in its 70-plus-year history, the man at the helm of NASCAR will no longer be a member of the France family.
Joe Gibbs Racing has been granted part of the preliminary injunction relief it sought against Chris Gabehart.
"Kyle Larson vs. The Double," a feature-length documentary on the Hendrick Motorsports driver attempting the Memorial Day double of competing in both the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 in 2024-25…
Shane van Gisbergen will make a return to the Craftsman Truck Series at Watkins Glen with an entry for Niece Motorsports.
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Changes to stage lengths may have been made, but don't expect dramatic changes to NASCAR's speedway product just yet.
Joe Gibbs Racing has proposed a November 16 date for its trial with Chris Gabehart and Spire Motorsports, with the latter pair pushing for a May 2027 date.
Daniel Dye is set to make for NASCAR Cup Series starts with Live Fast Motorsports this season, starting with Talladega on Sunday.
He's now the all-time lap leader at Kansas Speedway, but Kyle Larson couldn't quite break out of his win slump.
Two laps and a couple extra fresh tires paid significant dividends for a couple of NASCAR Cup Series stars at Kansas Speedway.
Tyler Reddick scraped the outside wall in the closing laps. His fuel system stumbled at a critical moment. He collided with fellow Toyota driver Christopher Bell in overtime. He fell behind defending…
For the second straight race at Kansas Speedway, Denny Hamlin found himself racing one of the cars he co-owns in overtime for the win. This time ended in cleaner fashion with one of 23XI Racing’s car…
The first of the front-runners to pit during the final 95-lap green-flag run in the Kansas Lottery 300, Taylor Gray grabbed the lead during the cycle and held off charging Sheldon Creed to score the …
Less than an hour after he topped the charts in the weekend’s lone practice session, Tyler Reddick followed it up with a 185.3 mph (29.142s) lap to pace a Toyota-dominant qualifying session for Sunda…
The championship leader’s weekend is off to a good start at Kansas Speedway.
Times have been tough for Kyle Busch and Richard Childress Racing. But if you think you’re qualified to criticize the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, he respectfully disagrees.
Patrick Gray, who has been on the No. 21 Ford for Josh Berry at Wood Brothers Racing, will serve as the new jackman as Team Penske's No. 12 team works to address ongoing pit road issues.
The spring race at Talladega Superspeedway (April 26) will be the first of select events in which the company appears on the No. 45 Toyota for the Daytona 500 winner.
Kurt Busch raced to victory at the recent IROC exhibition race staged at Ten Tenths Motor Club, driving the very same IROC Pontiac Firebird he won the IROC crown with back in 2003.
