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NASCAR Will Take Wins Away from Rule Breakers in 2019

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NASCAR officials announced a major change on Feb. 5 to the post-race inspection and penalty process used across all three national series beginning with the 2019 season: if a team wins the race by bending or breaking the rules, it’ll lose the victory. “I think for us, we’re really looking at a total culture change,” …

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Entry List: Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona

The Advance Auto Parts Clash kicks off the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season on Feb. 10 for a 75-lap shootout at Daytona International Speedway. 20 cars are eligible for the event due to either winning a pole last season, previously winning a Daytona 500 pole, previously winning the Clash or making the playoffs …

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Tyler Reddick to Enter Daytona 500 With RCR

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Tyler Reddick will attempt his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut at the Daytona 500 later this month. The defending NASCAR Xfinity Series champion will drive the No. 31 for Richard Childress Racing in the event, Reddick announced Friday, Feb. 1, on Twitter. Reddick noted in the tweet that sponsorship announcements would be forthcoming. Super …

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Quin Houff to Make Cup Debut for Spire at ISM

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Spire Motorsports has found one of its drivers for 2019. Quin Houff will make his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut for the team’s No. 77 at ISM Raceway, Spire announced Tuesday, Jan. 22. Houff is the first driver to be announced for multiple races for the newly formed organization; previously, it was revealed that …

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Jamie McMurray Driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, Spire Motorsports in Daytona 500

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Jamie McMurray has found a ride for the 2019 Daytona 500. McMurray, who lost his full-time ride in Chip Ganassi Racing’s No. 1 in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series during the offseason to Kurt Busch, will return to the team for at least one more race, driving the No. 40 for the team in …

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Ryan Truex, Tommy Baldwin Racing Making Cup Return at Daytona 500

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Two names that have recently been out of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will return at the 2019 Daytona 500: Ryan Truex and Tommy Baldwin Racing. Truex and TBR are teaming up to field the No. 71 in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series’ opening race of 2019, the team announced Wednesday (Jan. 16). …

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Joey Gase Moves to MBM in Xfinity Series, Will Run Part-Time in Cup

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Joey Gase has a new ride for 2019, even though he’ll be running the same number. The Iowa driver will pilot the No. 35 for MBM Motorsports in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2019, the team announced Wednesday (Jan. 16). Gase moves from Go Green Racing, for whom he piloted the No. 35 in the …

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J.D. Gibbs, Co-Founder of Joe Gibbs Racing, Dies at Age 49

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Joe Gibbs Racing announced late Friday night that team co-chairman J.D. Gibbs had died at the age of 49 “following a long battle with a degenerative neurological disease.” It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Joe Gibbs Racing Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, J.D. Gibbs, who passed away earlier tonight at the age …

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Oscar Mayer Sponsoring Ryan Newman for 2019

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Roush Fenway Racing announced Thursday morning (Jan. 10) that Oscar Mayer will sponsor Ryan Newman in the No. 6 Ford Mustang for several races during the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, beginning at the Daytona 500 on Feb. 17. The maker of bacon, hot dogs and lunch meat will also be the primary sponsor …

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Daniel Suárez Joins Stewart-Haas Racing for 2019

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Daniel Suárez is officially part of Stewart-Haas Racing. The team announced Monday (Jan. 7) that Suárez will pilot the No. 41 in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in 2019. Suarez replaces Kurt Busch, who had driven the No. 41 since its inception; he moves to Chip Ganassi Racing and the No. 1 for 2019. …

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Corey LaJoie Signs with Go Fas Racing for Full 2019 Season

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Go Fas Racing announced late Thursday morning (Dec. 20) at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte that Corey LaJoie will drive the No. 32 Ford Mustang for the entirety of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series schedule. Longtime team sponsor Keen Parts will return, and Lajoie brings tile company Schluter Systems to the …

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NASCAR Announces Drivers Eligible for 2019 Clash

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NASCAR announced Thursday (Dec. 13) the drivers eligible for the 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. “There’s no better way to start the season,” Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer, stated in a press release. “The close, door-to-door action you see in the …

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