At Daytona this season, as long as you lead the last lap, one lap is all you need. Joe Gibbs Racing’s Erik Jones won his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race in his sophomore season, holding off Martin Truex Jr. (searching for his first restrictor-plate win) on the restart …
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Toyota Supra Coming to XFINITY Series in 2019
Toyota will race their Supra sports car model in the NASCAR XFINITY Series in 2019. The announcement was made Thursday night (July 5) at Daytona International Speedway. The Supra raced in various sports car series’ in the United States and Japan in the 1980s, also competing in the 24 Hours of …
Read More »Clint Bowyer Leads Cup Practice at Daytona
Thursday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice ahead of Saturday night’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 were led by Clint Bowyer.  The second practice was washed out by rain about five minutes into the scheduled 50-minute session. First practice: In a session where the top 10 cars all eclipsed the 200-mph barrier, …
Read More »Ryan Reed, Chad Finchum Lead XFINITY Practices at Daytona
At the top of the charts in Friday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series practices ahead of Friday night’s Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway were Ryan Reed and Chad Finchum. First practice: Reed, two-time winner at Daytona put the Roush Fenway No. 16 to the top of the leaderboard with a …
Read More »Who’s Hot & Who’s Not in NASCAR: Lots of Drama, Same Results
Yeah, the names at the top of the leaderboard were the same as always, but that was still a race worth watching. For the second time this season, a race threatened by incoming rain was able to make the full distance, and that uncertainty amped up the tension. Like a …
Read More »Johnny Sauter, Todd Gilliland Lead Chicagoland Trucks Practices
Johnny Sauter and Todd Gilliland led Thursday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practices at Chicagoland Speedway, preparing for Friday night’s Overton’s 225. First practice: Sauter’s GMS Racing Chevrolet led the field with a lap of 174.160 mph, and he was followed by teammate Dalton Sargeant with a lap f 174.031 …
Read More »Brennan Poole Sues Chip Ganassi Racing in Sponsorship Dispute
Former NASCAR XFINITY Series driver Brennan Poole is suing his former employer, Chip Ganassi Racing, and his agency, Spire Sports & Entertainment, citing a conspiracy to pull sponsor DC Solar up to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. According to a complaint filed in North Carolina Superior Court (and reported …
Read More »Brett Moffitt Secures Fr8 Auctions Sponsorship for Chicagoland
Camping World Truck Series driver Brett Moffitt was unsure if his Hattori Racing Enterprises team would be able to run the full schedule this season. But Wednesday afternoon (June 27), HRE announced that they have received sponsorship from Fr8 Auctions and Northland Foundation, meaning the No. 16 Toyota Tundra will …
Read More »JR Motorsports Adds 3-Race Sponsorship for Tyler Reddick
JR Motorsports announced Tuesday morning (June 26) a new three-race primary sponsorship in the NASCAR XFINITY Series for Tyler Reddick and the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro. The sponsorship is from online home services company Takl, which connects consumers with providers offering assistance with a variety of projects ranging from junk …
Read More »Who’s Hot & Who’s Not in NASCAR: Right Turns Ahead, All Else as Usual
Road-course racing is a lot like baseball. Things happen, eventually, but those moments of excitement are few and far between. At Sonoma Raceway this weekend, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers took on the first of three road courses this season, and to the surprise of basically no one, …
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