Kevin Rutherford

Look. Hey. Look. Check this out. Click the link. “Whew. What an off-season, right?” the naive-as-all-hell NASCAR 101 columnist wrote in February 2018, blissfully unaware of what was to come. Hahahahaha. Haha. Ha. 2019 is a whole other animal. You thought last year’s list of pre-Daytona International Speedway changes were long …

Casey Mears is returning to the driver’s seat in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, and he’s doing it with a familiar team. Mears will attempt to qualify for the 2019 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in the No. 27 for Germain Racing, the team announced today (Feb. 5). …

Christian Eckes and Brandon Jones will again drive for Kyle Busch Motorsports in 2019. Eckes will pilot the team’s No. 51 in seven races in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series this year, the team announced today (Feb. 5). He joins Jones, who was revealed to be part of the …

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 …

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; …

Ross Chastain‘s 2019 season may not go exactly as originally planned, but he will indeed be at Daytona International Speedway in February. Chastain will drive the No. 45 for Niece Motorsports in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series’ season opener at Daytona next month, the team announced Friday, Jan. 18. …

What seems to be the final piece of Young’s Motorsports’ puzzle for the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series is in place. Tyler Dippel will drive the team’s No. 02, long its flagship, in the series, the organization announced Friday, Jan. 18. Dippel moves up from the K&N Pro Series …

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. …

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 …

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 …