Many pieces of the Next Gen puzzle in the NASCAR Cup Series came together Oct. 11, as NASCAR revealed horsepower and spoiler settings for the majority of the tracks on the 2022 schedule. According to Fox Sports’s Bob Pockrass, the cars will feature 670 horsepower and a 4-inch spoiler on short tracks and road courses …
After a very obvious disagreement over their respective roles in the finish of the Bristol playoff race last month, neither Chase Elliott nor Kevin Harvick conceded that the spat was over. After another go-round at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL on Sunday (Oct. 10), it might still not be. Contact between the front bumper of …
Rick Ware Racing will partner with Ford Performance and Stewart-Haas Racing in its NASCAR Cup Series program in 2022, the team announced Oct. 10. It will run Roush Yates engines in the Next Gen Fords as part of a multi-year deal through 2023. “I am really excited about what 2022 has in store for RWR,” …
Ty Dillon returns to full-time competition next season in the NASCAR Cup Series, piloting the No. 94 Chevrolet for GMS Racing, the team announced Oct. 10. The program will be in alliance with Richard Childress Racing with engine support from ECR Engines. Dillon ran full time in Cup from 2017-2020 for the now-defunct Germain Racing. …
Loris Hezemans, the 2019 Whelen Euro NASCAR champion, will pilot the No. 27 Ford for Team Hezeberg in select NASCAR Cup race in 2022, the team announced Oct. 9. The team is owned by Hezemans’ dad Toine Hezemans and Dutch entrepreneur Ernst Berg. Reaume Brothers Racing will build the cars for the team and manage …
The NASCAR Cup Series’ last playoff race in the Round of 12 is this Sunday (Oct. 10) and Denny Hamlin is on the pole at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL. The current points leader finished seventh in Monday’s rain-shortened race at Talladega Superspeedway. Team Penske’s Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano will start second and third …
The NASCAR Cup Series field heads to the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL this weekend for what will be the final road course race of the 2021 season and the last event in this year’s playoff Round of 12. A total of 39 drivers grace the entry list and will all automatically qualify and race on …
Sports car veteran Joey Hand will debut in the NASCAR Cup Series at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL for Rick Ware Racing, the team announced Oct. 5. Hand will pilot the No. 52 for the team, which has been driven by Josh Bilicki in every race so far in 2021. Bilicki moves to the No. …
LINCOLN, Ala. – Daytona and Talladega have been two of Bubba Wallace‘s strongest tracks since he first arrived in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2017. He’s finished second in the Daytona 500 (2018) and been right up in contention to win on multiple occasions. Monday [Oct. 4] saw Wallace just barely avoid the crash that …
LINCOLN, Ala. – Talladega Superspeedway is a tricky place to race in general. Add the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs to the equation and it just churns your stomach. For Hendrick Motorsports teammates Alex Bowman and William Byron, they’re feeling a little stomach sick this evening. Talladega effectively derailed their championship hopes going forward, barring a …
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