For the first time since 2018, AJ Allmendinger will attempt a NASCAR Cup Series race. Allmendinger, who retired from full-time Cup competition after the 2018 season, will attempt the Cup race at the Daytona International Speedway road course for Kaulig Racing next month, the team announced Jan. 21. Allmendinger will …
Read More »2021 NASCAR Preseason Power Rankings No. 24: Chris Buescher
Roush Fenway Racing will enter the 2021 season with the same driver lineup for the first time since 2018. That comes after a 2020 season that saw Chris Buescher return to RFR for the first time since his 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series title. Buescher replaced what many thought to be …
Read More »2021 NASCAR Preseason Power Rankings No. 25: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
In his ninth season of full-time NASCAR Cup Series action, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will return to the seat of the No. 47 JTG Daugherty Chevrolet for the second straight season. While the team has not made many announcements this offseason, the general understanding is that Stenhouse’s contract he signed prior …
Read More »2021 NASCAR Preseason Power Rankings No. 26: Michael McDowell
After completing his best NASCAR Cup Series season to date, Michael McDowell looks to build on his success in 2021. He’ll do so with 21-year-old Anthony Alfredo, McDowell’s third Front Row Motorsports teammate in as many years. Alfredo replaces John Hunter Nemechek in the No. 38 Ford, after Nemechek signed …
Read More »Austin Cindric to Make Cup Series Debut with Daytona 500 Attempt
Defending NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Austin Cindric will attempt to make his Cup Series debut in the Daytona 500, Team Penske announced Wednesday (Jan. 20) morning. Cindric, 22, will pilot the No. 33 Ford for Team Penske at Daytona International Speedway with crew chief Miles Stanley atop the pit box. …
Read More »Stock Car Scoop: New Drivers Entering Daytona 500
Two NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers recently announced they will be attempting to make their first Daytona 500 start. Who are these two drivers? Find out in the latest edition of Stock Car Scoop. Frontstretch‘s podcast focused on the motorsports news of the week also will reveal which former Camping World …
Read More »2021 NASCAR Preseason Power Rankings No. 27: Ryan Preece
Things get pretty real for Ryan Preece as 2021 rolls off the grid. Preece, 30 years old, will return to the seat of the No. 37 Chevrolet for JTG Daugherty Racing. which wasn’t always a sure thing. He’s not going to have an easy time of it to start the …
Read More »2021 NASCAR Preseason Power Rankings No. 28: Daniel Suarez
Daniel Suarez is getting a fresh start – again. For the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, Suarez will compete with Trackhouse Racing Team, a brand-new operation created by former driver Justin Marks. Having secured a charter and established a technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing, Trackhouse will race full time …
Read More »2021 NASCAR Preseason Power Rankings No. 29: Corey LaJoie
The driver with a ‘stacking pennies” mentality will now look to pile them up in a new stable in 2021. It’s a new era for both Corey LaJoie and Spire Motorsports in 2021, with the third-generation racer having moved on from Go Fas Racing after competing in the No. 32 …
Read More »Derrike Cope to Compete in Daytona 500
Derrike Cope, the winner of the 1990 Daytona 500, will wheel the No. 15 Chevrolet in another attempt to claim his second trophy at Daytona International Speedway, Cope confirmed to FOX Sports reporter Bob Pockrass on Tuesday. Cope’s No. 15 car will be entered under Rick Ware Racing, though it will be …
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