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Former NBA star Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin will field a NASCAR team in the Cup Series in 2021, purchasing Germain Racing’s charter. “Tonight, I’m excited to announce MJ and … Continue Reading Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin form NASCAR team
28 weeks ago, the NASCAR Cup Series began its trek toward the playoffs with a rain-soaked, harrowing thrill ride of a Daytona 500 that saw one driver seal a playoff … Continue Reading 2020 Coke Zero Sugar 400: What to Watch For
The heart in the “heartland” may belong to Denny Hamlin as he has now claimed two consecutive Cup wins at Kansas Speedway, a track in the heartland of the U.S. … Continue Reading Hamlin claims second consecutive Kansas victory; Super Start Batteries 400 recap
On Fourth of July weekend, NASCAR finds itself at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a venue once thought to be an unfathomable location for NASCAR during this holiday weekend, for a new … Continue Reading 2020 Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 at the Brickyard: What to Watch For
On Tuesday afternoon (June 23), U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, of the Northern District of Alabama, concluded in a statement that there was no hate crime committed during a reported … Continue Reading “No federal crime was committed”: U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town on Talladega noose incident
By Dominic Aragon and Jonathan Fjeld NASCAR president Steve Phelps met with members of the media on a teleconference Sunday (June 22) to share more information about the noose found … Continue Reading NASCAR president: Culprit of noose incident will be ‘banned for life’
Martin Truex Jr. was the latest NASCAR Cup Series driver to earn their first win of 2020 with his victory in the Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500. Truex led … Continue Reading Martin Truex Jr. earns first win of 2020
Heading into tonight (June 10)’s Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500, new eyes will be on the NASCAR Cup Series as it heads to the series’s oldest track, Martinsville … Continue Reading 2020 Blue Emu 500 at Martinsville: What to Watch For
After eight races in 2020, 56 free passes have been given out to the highest running driver one or more laps down at the time of caution. Below is a … Continue Reading 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Free Pass Breakdown after Alsco Uniforms 500k at Charlotte
Timmy Hill hit the century-mark in NASCAR Cup Series starts in the Alsco Uniforms 500 Thursday (May 28). Hill started the 312-mile race in 34th and finished 33rd, becoming the … Continue Reading Timmy Hill completes 100th Cup Series race
When the Cup cars last raced in the Phoenix metro area, they graced the surface of what was known as ISM Raceway which joined names such as Phoenix International Raceway … Continue Reading 2020 FanShield 500: What to watch for
“We just stayed mistake free and Martin (Truex Jr.) was a little quicker I felt like those last few runs,” Elliott said. “The track position was key and I didn’t mess up into Turn 1 this time, so that was good.”
FORT WORTH — Bubba Wallace will start 10th in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Sunday, his first top-10 start of 2018 and second of his career in the Cup Series. … Continue Reading Bubba Wallace earns top-10 start at Texas
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Jamie McMurray will close out his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series with a 22nd-place finish in the season-opening Daytona 500. McMurray, who led six laps in … Continue Reading McMurray: ‘Thankful I’m safe’ after Daytona 500 crashes
This Sunday’s running of the Big Machine Vodka Brickyard 400 will set the field for the 16-driver Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. Fourteen drivers are already locked into the … Continue Reading 14 drivers can still make the playoffs
“It’s a great team to be a part of,” Wallace said. “Family-oriented sport, family-oriented team, so we have a blast each and every weekend at the racetrack, away from the racetrack.”