Prior to the start of the season, 2020 looked to have been a year of change, progression and optimism for the fledging StarCom Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series. Instead, it was filled with controversy, disappointment and poor decisions. The single-car organization cleaned house at the end of 2019, parting ways with veteran driver Landon …
GMS Racing will again have a full stable of drivers once again in 2021 with the promotion of Chase Purdy to a full-time role, the team announced Nov. 13. The 21-year-old driver from Alabama will complete GMS’ roster, joining returning teammates Sheldon Creed, Zane Smith and Tyler Ankrum. Purdy effectively replaces Brett Moffitt, who just …
After a breakout rookie season in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2020, Harrison Burton will return to his familiar No. 20 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2021, the team announced Nov. 13. Burton’s announcement completes JGR’s Xfinity lineup for next season, as he will join JGR newcomer Daniel Hemric and the tenured Brandon Jones, …
Superstar Racing Experience series will include a dirt race for its inaugural season. Per a Nov. 13 announcement, SRX will make a stop at Eldora Speedway in 2021. The Ohio track, which is owner by SRX co-founder Tony Stewart, will host some of racing’s most accomplished drivers for a unique dirt track challenge. While the …
With three laps to go in Friday’s (Nov. 6) Lucas Oil 150, Brett Moffitt had his second career NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series championship all but locked up. A 2020 Truck title appeared a mere formality. Meanwhile, back in the field, Dawson Cram was on pace to have a lackluster 24th-place result… until …
Looking back at the Martinsville Speedway race in the NASCAR Cup Series, would you have officiated anything that happened there any differently? Or did the race play out as it should have? Luken Glover: Chase Elliott asked the question, “What more could you ask for?” in his post-race interview. He was exactly right. That race …
It was a nearly full-moon Friday night for the first-ever NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series night race at Martinsville Speedway, and the action did not disappoint. At the end of the day, it was Grant Enfinger who survived a wild NASCAR Hall of Fame 200 to claim his first career win at Martinsville …
Austin Hill is returning to the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series in 2021. The 26-year-old will again wheel his familiar No. 16 Toyota for Hattori Racing Enterprises in 2021, Hill announced Oct. 30. In addition, the Georgia native will also pilot a yet-to-be-numbered HRE entry part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. “I can’t …
It is the last hurrah in 2020 for the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, and 33 trucks are slated to make the trip west for the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix Raceway. Although it will be the smallest field since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent field size increase, there are …
The season finale for the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Phoenix Raceway sees 37 cars on the preliminary entry list for the Diamond Casino West Valley 200. Among the changes will be David Starr, who will return to the seat of the No. 07 Chevrolet for SS-Green Light Racing. Daniel Hemric is back in the No. …
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