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With Chase Elliott’s win in Sunday’s Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway, Chevrolet has earned a Championship 4 berth for the first time in the NASCAR Cup Series since 2016. Elliott … Continue Reading Chevrolet earns first Championship 4 berth since 2016
By Geoff Bodine Earlier this week, Hendrick Motorsports announced that Kyle Larson would return to the Cup Series with the No. 5 car entering 2021. I texted team owner Rick … Continue Reading Geoff’s Journal: The return of the 5, Kyle Larson, and championship outlook
It took 53 laps then 72 hours and another 281 laps, but Kyle Busch snapped a 33-race winless streak in Wednesday’s Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Busch … Continue Reading Fuel mileage, Texas-sized rain delay highlight Autotrader EchoPark 500
By Nick Lewis Hendrick Motorsports announced this morning the signing of Kyle Larson to a multi-year deal to join the team at the beginning of the 2021 season. The organization … Continue Reading Larson returns to NASCAR with Hendrick Motorsports
The Autotrader EchoPark 500 has been rescheduled to tomorrow due to inclement weather. NASCAR announced that the Cup Series race from Texas Motor Speedway will resume Monday (Oct. 26th) at … Continue Reading Postponed: NASCAR at Texas
Martin Truex Jr. has failed pre-race inspection at Texas motor Speedway and will have to start from the rear of the field. NASCAR announced that the sanctioning body confiscated the … Continue Reading Martin Truex Jr. fails pre-race inspection
The NASCAR Cup Series team Denny Hamlin and former NBA star Michael Jordan will field in 2021 for Bubba Wallace will be called 23XI Racing. The team made the announcement … Continue Reading Denny Hamlin, Michael Jordan’s team name and number revealed
As Chase Briscoe makes the leap to the Cup Series in 2021, Briscoe said a successful season would be learning as much as he can. “Those guys are so good … Continue Reading Chase Briscoe: ‘I feel like we can go run up front’
Richard Petty Motorsports announced Wednesday that Erik Jones has signed a multi-year agreement to drive the No. 43 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, beginning in 2021. Jerry Baxter, who is the … Continue Reading Erik Jones signs multi-year deal with RPM
Some people will like it, some will not, and my hope is that NASCAR executives are truly listening to both sides of the conversation to give us the best possible car for 2022 and beyond. 80 percent be damned, NASCAR has a big task to close the divide among fans with a product that satisfies most.