David Starr might be among the oldest NASCAR Xfinity Series regulars. But the 52-year-old will be returning to Jimmy Means Racing in 2020, continuing his full-time driving career. Starr, 52, has spent the past two seasons running the No. 52 Chevrolet for Jimmy Means Racing, earning a best points performance …
Read More »Couch Potato Tuesday: The Matt DiBenedetto Party
Bristol Motor Speedway is always pretty interesting. There’s likely going to be shenanigans. Since the track was reconfigured 12 years ago, there is a higher likelihood of side-by-side racing. That said, Bristol is effectively a bowl. Last weekend, NASCAR teams M.I.X.ed the flour into the bowl. Bass Pro Shops NRA …
Read More »Eyes on Xfinity: David Starr Talks Switch to Jimmy Means Racing
In present-day NASCAR, it’s rare for a driver to move up the proverbial national touring series ladder late in their career. However, that’s exactly what David Starr has done over the past five seasons. Starr, 51, primarily drove in the Gander Outdoors Truck Series between 1998 and 2013, running 27 …
Read More »Cole Custer, John Hunter Nemechek Top Bristol Xfinity Practices
Friday afternoon saw Xfinity Series teams take to Bristol Motor Speedway for two 50-minute practice sessions. Stewart-Haas Racing’s Cole Custer was fastest overall for the day with a lap at 123.722 mph. Practice No. 1 In the first practice session, teams spent part of the session feeling out the surface …
Read More »David Starr Returns to Jimmy Means Racing Full-Time for 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series
David Starr will return to Jimmy Means Racing for the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. He’ll pilot the orange No. 52 Whataburger Chevrolet Camaro for the second straight year with additional sponsors to be announced. Starr announced the news on his Facebook page. Starr, who has four NASCAR Gander Outdoors …
Read More »2018 Xfinity Series Review: Midpack Teams
While all eyes were focused on teams in the playoffs, some of the best racing in the field came in the middle of the Xfinity Series field, where teams are scrounging for positions, knowing that an additional finishing position could be the difference in getting an extra set of tires …
Read More »Suspensions Handed Out after Kyle Busch’s Pit Miscue
NASCAR released the weekly penalty report from last weekend’s races at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Wednesday (Feb. 28). The most notable penalties handed down came in the Camping World Truck Series. Kyle Busch Motorsports’ No. 4 team had an untimely pit miscue on its final stop on Saturday, which resulted …
Read More »David Starr Joins Jimmy Means Racing for 2018
David Starr will compete full-time in the NASCAR XFINITY Series in 2018, driving the No. 52 for Jimmy Means Racing, the team announced Wednesday (Feb. 7). Starr moves over from the No. 99, for which he competed all 33 races in 2017, finishing 25th in the point standings with a …
Read More »2017 NASCAR Cup Team Review: MBM Motorsports
2017 was like a puzzle for MBM Motorsports in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Carl Long had to find the pieces and put them together in order to create a Cup team capable of making the 40-car field each week. It all began after the team, a full-time XFINITY …
Read More »The Underdog House: Small NASCAR Teams Still Fighting Hard
Think Small With just one race to go in 2017, it’s been a mixed bag of a season for the sport’s smaller teams. Furniture Row Racing has set the gold standard for them. It’s taken a one-car, outsider organization to the top echelon of NASCAR’s elite teams within five years. …
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