156 races. That’s how many starts it took for Matt DiBenedetto to have a top five in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series competition. After a Cup career that began in 2015 and yielded four top 10s prior to 2019, DiBenedetto wheeled his No. 95 to a fourth-place run at Sonoma Raceway, scoring his first top …
In 2018, Kaulig Racing first upped its organization to two entries in one race. Now, it’s adding a third. The NASCAR Xfinity Series team will field three cars in next month’s race at Daytona International Speedway, the organization announced Thursday, June 27. Full-time driver Justin Haley had already been announced for the No. 11, as …
You might think that Greg Biffle, who rolled into victory lane last weekend at Texas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series, has a case for the longest time spent out of the winner’s circle in the series’ history. And that’s, uh, right. Kind of. It all depends on what value you use. …
Jeff Green will miss the remainder of the 2019 NASCAR season after the Xfinity Series race at Kentucky Speedway, his primary team, RSS Racing, announced Tuesday, June 11. Green has driven the Nos. 38 and 93 for RSS in the Xfinity Series in 2019. The former Xfinity champion is undergoing rotator cuff surgery after Kentucky; …
Here’s a fun one to explain: Ross Chastain‘s not running for NASCAR Xfinity Series points anymore. Instead, as of this weekend’s race at Texas Motor Speedway, he’s switching to title contention for the Gander Outdoors Truck Series. Cool, right? I mean, it makes sense. He’s competed in all eight races in the Truck Series in …
Raphael Lessard has added to his 2019 schedule in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series. Lessard will drive for DGR-Crosley at Iowa Speedway and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, the team announced Thursday, June 6. A truck number wasn’t announced, though it’s assumed Lessard will pilot the team’s part-time No. 15, as DGR-Crosley’s full-time Nos. 17 …
Beginning this month at Iowa Speedway, JD Motorsports with Gary Keller will have a new driver in its stable. Ryan Repko will make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut for the team, JDM announced Thursday, June 6. Repko comes to JDM with a pair of ARCA Menards Series starts since 2017, led by an eighth-place run …
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series’ first trip of 2019 to Michigan International Speedway happens this weekend with a 36-car field, meaning all teams will make the race, barring any entry list changes. A small handful of notable driver and team changes for the event exist, including most prominently the entry of Garrett Smithley in …
39 cars are on the entry list for the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ only race of the 2019 season at Michigan International Speedway. One team will miss the field after qualifying, barring any entry list changes. Jeb Burton steps into the No. 8 for JR Motorsports for his third start of the season with the team, …
Greg Biffle returns to his old stomping grounds, the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series, as the circuit travels to Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. 33 trucks are entered for the race, meaning one will fail to qualify, barring any entry list changes. Biffle is the talk of the entry list, entering his first Truck Series …
Where have all the owner-drivers gone? Well, it certainly ain’t the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Which is probably a different story from when many who read this first started following NASCAR. The story of the owner-driver — the do-it-all wheelman who can balance a checkbook just as well as he can drive a car …
Being a NASCAR fan over the last decade or more has brought plenty of changes, few more prominent than the integration of social media into the sport (and, well, pretty much all things). Getting to know NASCAR’s personalities on a personal level used to be left to in-person meetings at the racetrack or other appearances; …
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