NASCAR is making some changes for the 2019 All-Star Race. But they aren’t anything like the rules changes the sanctioning body made for the 2018 race. Specifications for cars in the 2019 race will be very similar to what they have been for points races this season. The changes come in the form of a […]
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Nine races down, 27 more to go. Saturday night’s race at Richmond marked the conclusion of the first quarter of the 2019 Cup Series season. With an off weekend for Easter coming up on Sunday, now is a good time to take a look at some statistics through the first 25 percent of the year. […]
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BOSTON (AP) — Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson didn’t have many problems on the Boston Marathon course Monday, finishing in 3 hours, 9 minutes, 7 seconds. It was only after receiving his medal from 2014 winner Meb Keflezighi that Johnson ran into a road block: On his way to a postrace media availability, security wouldn’t […]
Read MoreOn Saturday, seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson raced in the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond, finishing 12th. Less than 48 hours later, he traded his head-to-toe racing suit for a different type of racing apparel: running sneakers, shorts and a T-shirt. The 43-year-old was part of the field in the 123rd Boston Marathon — wearing […]
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Latest on the NASCAR Cup race Saturday night at Richmond Raceway (all times local): 10:50 p.m. Martin Truex Jr. held off Clint Bowyer in a long duel and then Joey Logano for four laps to win the NASCAR Cuper Series race at Richmond Raceway. Truex gave Joe Gibbs Racing its […]
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NASCAR’s rules surrounding the free pass are pretty clear. Or so we thought According to NASCAR rules, the first driver a lap down gets his lap back when a caution comes out. These are the only two caveats in the NASCAR rule book. “A vehicle is not eligible to receive the ‘Free Pass’ until the […]
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BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Kyle Busch was in the race Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway, so of course, he won. Busch grabbed his third Cup win of the season, eighth overall at Bristol, and 10th this year spanning all three of NASCAR’s national series. He beat his older brother, who said if given the chance […]
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BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — In the shadows of the Darrell Waltrip Grandstands, ol’ DW officially launched the second victory lap of his second NASCAR career. The Fox Sports analyst kicked off his retirement tour Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway, where Waltrip is a 12-time winner and an entire grandstand is named for the Hall of […]
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Fox Sports PR FONTANA, Calif. – Sipping on a glass of red wine, Jeff Gordon can’t turn his reflexes off. There’s an Xfinity Series race on, and his eyes are naturally drawn to the action on screen inside his RV at the infield of the Auto Club Speedway the day before the 400 in mid-March. […]
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NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip is retiring as a broadcaster upon the conclusion of Fox Sports’ final Cup race in June, he announced Thursday. “I could’ve waited until Charlotte or somewhere else down the road, but it’s been hanging over my head,” Waltrip told The Tennessean. “I just wanted to clear the air, let […]
Read MorePenske, who runs multi-car teams in both the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and NTT IndyCar Series, says the lessons learned by IndyCar in reducing its costs-per-car should be taken on board as NASCAR plans the extent of its new platform. Both he and fellow IndyCar team chief Chip Ganassi are believed to have lobbied […]
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NASCAR travels to Northeast Tennessee this weekend for its first visit of the year to Bristol Motor Speedway. Cup and Xfinity Series teams will be in action on the .533-mile track. Here’s the full weekend schedule, including TV and radio info: (All times are Eastern) Friday, April 5 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. – Cup […]
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Kevin Harvick fired back Wednesday at a NASCAR executive for wondering if drivers parked at the end of pit road during group qualifying to force a change back to single-car qualifying. Harvick made his comments on his “Happy Hours” show on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. The show played comments Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR’s chief racing development officer, […]
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2007 Dodge Charger Ryan Newman NASCAR Cup Car This race car was originally commissioned as a test vehicle for Team Penske and was used in 2004-2005 NASCAR Cup test sessions, but never competed in actual races. While driving for Team Penske in 2007, Ryan Newman earned seven top-fives, 15 top-10s, five pole positions, led 9873 […]
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Busch explains his costly Texas crash Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch has explained his crash in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas that took him out of victory contention. Busch – who leads the Cup standings after two wins and five podiums in seven races – had won the Truck series and Xfinity series […]
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FORT WORTH, Texas – NASCAR announced after Sunday’s race that it will take six cars to the wind tunnel. Two cars were taken from each manufacturer for evaluation. From Toyota, NASCAR took Martin Truex Jr.‘s No. 19 of Joe Gibbs Racing (finished 12th) and Erik Jones‘ No. 20 of JGR (fourth). From Chevrolet, NASCAR took […]
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FORT WORTH, Texas — After more complaints from drivers about group qualifying Friday, a NASCAR official said the sanctioning body would do “whatever steps we have to to clean it up so we don’t have this problem again.” Confusion, chaos and consternation were the themes of a Cup qualifying session at Texas Motor Speedway that […]
Read MoreBiffle, a former Truck and Xfinity series champion who also amassed 19 wins in the Cup Series during his career, will drive KBM’s No. 51 Toyota in the June 7 race at Texas Motor Speedway. Before his first Truck start in 15 seasons, Biffle, 49, did get time on Thursday running some laps in the […]
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The 2020 Cup season will finish at ISM Raceway, marking the first time since 2001 that NASCAR’s premier series has ended its year at a track other than Homestead-Miami Speedway. The finale will be held Nov. 8. It will mark the earliest end of the Cup season has ended since 1998 when that season ended […]
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Should NASCAR implement Kyle Busch’s suggestion that any Cup driver can run as many races in a lower series until they miss one? So if they run the first 10 Xfinity races and miss one, they can’t compete in that series the rest of the year? Nate Ryan: It’s an idea with merit. One of […]
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