CBS Sports revealed the announcers for the upcoming Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) series Wednesday, April 14. Four will cover all six summer events: host Lindsay Czarniak, play-by-play announcer Allen Bestwick, roaming analyst Brad Daugherty and pit reporter Matt Yocum. Additionally, three driver analysts will join the series for two races each. Danica Patrick will be …
After a two-week break, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is back in action, this time at Richmond Raceway. Ben Rhodes begins on the pole after finishing second at the Bristol Motor Speedway dirt track. Hattori Racing Enterprises’ Austin Hill joins Rhodes on the front row. Rhodes’ ThorSport Racing teammate Grant Enfinger lines up third and Stewart Friesen …
Martin Truex Jr. will take the helm at the start of the NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway Sunday, April 18. The No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing pilot claimed the pole after winning at Martinsville Speedway last week. JGR teammate Denny Hamlin lines up next to Truex on the front row. Hendrick Motorsports cohorts …
Ryan Reed will drive for CMI Motorsports in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race this weekend at Richmond Raceway, the team announced April 14. Reed, who hasn’t run in NASCAR since March 2019, will pilot the No. 49 truck. Ray Ciccarelli was originally scheduled to run the event. We are excited to announce that …
Did You Notice? … Dale Earnhardt Jr. casually mentioned he and sister Kelley have had conversations about moving JR Motorsports to the NASCAR Cup Series? Earnhardt spoke after Josh Berry’s NASCAR Xfinity Series win Sunday (April 11) and said it would be “irresponsible” not to consider a climb up the ladder with the introduction of the …
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For decades, about this time every year – when the Dogwoods and Azaleas are in full bloom throughout the South – the NASCAR Cup Series schedule consisted of three short track races and one that was at its oldest superspeedway, Richmond Raceway, sometimes either the second or third race of the year, was the season’s …
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Perfection was the name of the game for Vicente Salas in Tuesday night’s (April 13) event at the virtual Richmond Raceway, the first short track race of the 2021 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series season. And perfection is exactly what he achieved. The Spacestation Gaming driver became the sixth different winner in six races so far …
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What’s up with Ross Chastain? He spun out Brad Keselowski and Erik Jones this past week and doesn’t seem to be living up to expectations this year. — Rick G., Davie, Florida It’s a real shame Chastain hasn’t run better this year. An all-around nice guy who people seem to root for easily, he’s paid …
We’re all familiar with NASCAR’s roots originating in the southern part of the United States: the foundation of NASCAR occurred in Daytona Beach, Fla., while the first ever race was held in North Carolina. But Virginia is another one of these old-timey states with plenty of NASCAR history to sift through. Martinsville Speedway, where NASCAR …
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Since 2014, Mercedes has been the dominant team in Formula 1. Winning every single driver’s and constructor’s championship for the last seven years, most F1 fans have grown accustomed to seeing the Silver Arrows at the front on race weekends. However, one area where the team has struggled has been with its young driver program. …
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