Spire Motorsports wants the court of the Western District of North Carolina to have Joe Gibbs Racing finalize what trade secrets they allege have been stolen.The organization argued Thursday, through counsel Troy Homesely, that they have received a new list of things Gibbs has classified as a trade secret about...
Brad Keselowski and RFK Racing are splitting at the end of the 2026 season, and the timing couldn't be more complicated. RACER's Kelly Crandall breaks down what the separation means for Keselowski as both a driver and an owner, where he could land in 2027 with few open Cup Series seats, whether a reunion with Dodge is realistic, and who could fill the No. 6 at RFK.
NASCAR has tweaked its superspeedway rules package for the Oct. 25 Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. The package utilized for August's race at Daytona International Speedway will be retained for Talladega, but with the spoiler blade size reduced by an additional half-inch, to 3.5 inches. At Daytona, the original...
How new teammates will collaborate, old race cars on new tires, and what drivers get out of pre-race track walks among the musings in the RACER Mailbag this week.
The news that Brand Keselowski and RFK Racing are splitting was certainly a surprise, and it leaves a lot to unpack.
The move brings an end to a five-year driver/co-owner partnership, with Keselowski intending to continue his driving career.
Tyler Reddick was left dumbfounded after Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway.“[I was] just trying to stay alive, really,” Reddick, who finished 11th, said of his race, where he had to come from outside the top 30 at times. “I truly don’t know. That was a lot like...
Kyle Larson's gap to the field widened after a perfect day at Kansas Speedway as Tyler as Reddick was the Chase's biggest loser.
Denny Hamlin wasn't far behind his NASCAR Cup Series championship rival at the end of Sunday’s race at Kansas Speedway. The only problem, however, is that rival Kyle Larson won the race. And with that win, Hamlin, who finished third, fell further behind in the championship standings.
Kyle Larson made a statement in Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway.Retaking the lead from Chase Briscoe with seven laps left, Larson won for the second time in three races and took control of the NASCAR Cup Series Chase presented by Mobil 1.Larson’s fourth victory at the 1.5-mile track...
Chase Briscoe thought a win was within grasp Sunday at Kansas Speedway, but his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota didn’t cooperate.
Erik Jones will remain with Legacy Motor Club for the foreseeable future after signing a multi-year contract extension with the organization.
Kaden Honeycutt led 111 of 134 laps on Saturday to leave Kansas Speedway with a victory in the Race to Stop Suicide 200 and control of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Chase.
Ryan Blaney described Sunday night’s Southern 500 as “scrappy,” and it applied to more than just the night for his Team Penske group. The track nicknamed “Too Tough to Tame” again delivered as the opening race of the postseason, with multiple championship contenders encountering trouble.
Kyle Larson’s Hendrick Motorsports team taking its chances on older tires in the final stint of the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway did not turn out to be the winning call. However, it was not a bad call, either.“We had talked about that was probably going to be a pretty...
Chase Briscoe had a third straight Southern 500 victory in sight but failed to execute when it mattered most.Briscoe did not want to see the last caution of the night, which flew with 33 laps to go. He had taken the lead from Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell off...
Christopher Bell snapped a 33-race winless streak, claiming his first victory of the year in Sunday night’s Cook Out Southern 500, coming after a record-breaking mark of seven runner-up efforts on the season. And the timing of his trophy hoist could not have been better for the perpetual championship contender.Bell’s...
“Can we do this? Can we win a championship? Yes,” said the Joe Gibbs Racing driver. “Can we win a championship without winning a race? No. I don’t believe so.”
It took 138 races for Sheldon Creed to finally claim his first career NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series victory at Atlanta this February. On Saturday night, he earned his second trophy – and the timing couldn’t be better, with the Californian opening the nine-race Chase for the season championship with...
NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying were canceled Saturday at Darlington Raceway because severe weather lingered over the area.
Chase Briscoe made a run to the NASCAR Cup Series championship race last year, but the Joe Gibbs Racing driver feels this time is actually his best chance yet to win the title.
A newly built space (not an existing race shop) will be in Mooresville, N.C., and construction is currently underway. Legacy Motor Club will race out of the building beginning in 2028. However, it will be a three-car team starting next year with the addition of Riley Herbst in the No. 84 Toyota.
Ryan Blaney might be the thorn in Toyota’s side. Or at least that is how one can look at the NASCAR Cup Series championship standings as the Chase begins at Darlington Raceway on Sunday.
NASCAR reintroduced the Chase format coming into this season, and now it’s time for it to play out.
Denny Hamlin begins the NASCAR Cup Series Chase as the No. 1 seed, and still seeking what has been an elusive championship.So, quite frankly, why could this year be different? Or what is the message this time around?“I think that being a favorite in years past, you always knew this...
Legacy Motor Club will part ways with John Hunter Nemechek at the end of the current NASCAR Cup Series season.“We are grateful for John Hunter’s contributions to Legacy Motor Club and appreciate his professionalism and commitment to the organization throughout his time with the team,” a statement read. “We remain...
Austin Cindric understands why Team Penske swapped its pit crews this week, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a bit of frustration.The organization informed Cindric and Ryan Blaney earlier this week that they will be working with different crews as the NASCAR Cup Series goes into the Chase. All three...
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The biggest challenge on the path toward Joey Logano potentially winning a fourth NASCAR Cup Series championship is the race right in front of him.“Darlington at the moment,” Logano told RACER and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. “That was one of our hardest races in the spring. So, a lot of focus...
At the start of the year, RACER's Kelly Crandall made some bold predictions about the NASCAR season ahead. How are they looking? It depends...
The revised technical package NASCAR Cup Series drivers ran Saturday night produced either marginal improvements or had no effect at all, depending on who you polled afterward.
Brad Keselowski looked like a proud father Saturday night at Daytona after his driver Ryan Preece won his way into the Chase. “It’s such a clutch moment…. Those are nights that you remember.”
The Trackhouse Racing driver's chance to make the Chase came down to the wire Saturday, but as he was collected in a crash on the final lap, rival Ryan Preece drove to victory lane and swung the points in his favor.
Short on fuel in the late going, but with no dearth of tenacity, Preece won Saturday night’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway in overtime to force his way into the NASCAR Cup Series Chase.
RFK Racing has three different scenarios in play Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway.
Christopher Bell has had a hard time dealing with his winless streak, but he’s finding solace in how consistently close he is coming to breaking it.
Richmond Raceway will host the opening round of The Chase for both the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series in 2027.The O’Reilly Series will kick off its Chase on Friday, Sept. 10, 2027, followed by the Cup Series Chase opener the following evening.“Richmond Raceway has always been...
Mars, Incorporated will make a special return to NASCAR competition with its M&M’s brand to honor Kyle Busch at Bristol Motor Speedway.Busch’s widow, Samantha, announced Thursday through social media that M&M’s will sponsor the No. 54 Toyota of Ty Gibbs next month. The car will not only have its recognizable...
The new criteria is that in the Cup Series a driver can have no more than 12 starts prior to the season they want to declare for Rookie of the Year. It is 10 starts in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and eight in the Craftsman Truck Series.
Dover Motor Speedway and North Wilkesboro Speedway will reverse course in 2027 as the NASCAR All-Star Race returns to the North Carolina short track.
Championship domination conspiracy theories, tougher paths for newcomers and Corvette Daytona memories among topics in the RACER Mailbag this week.
Darlington Raceway will be the regular-season finale for the NASCAR Cup Series in 2027.South Carolina’s famed track was the regular-season finale in 2024, but it has typically fallen as the first race of the postseason. However, given the schedule lineup for next season, Darlington's traditional Labor Day Weekend slot shifts...
Could Ty Gibbs win the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series crown? Absolutely, writes Kelly Crandall.
Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway shuffled the order of some key players in the championship picture.
The driver of the No. 20 for Joe Gibbs Racing finished second for the seventh time in a NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday at Iowa Speedway. This time, Bell was unable to overtake his teammate, Ty Gibbs, in the run to the finish after the cycle of green-flag pit stops.
NASCAR plans to meet with Shane van Gisbergen and Austin Hill this weekend despite having chosen not to penalize the two drivers for their dustup at Chicagoland Speedway.
Toyota signed Corey Heim with an eye on the future. All the signs suggest that future they'd prepared for is now arriving.
Alex Bowman is the Cinderella story of this year’s NASCAR in-season challenge.Bowman, from the No. 32 seed, is headed to the third round after dispatching of Austin Cindric on Sunday night at Chicagoland Speedway. The Hendrick Motorsports driver advanced out of the first round by beating Tyler Reddick in the...
William Byron and his Hendrick Motorsports team were jumped on the final pit cycle Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway, but the driver didn’t think that was what made the difference.“Ultimately, he pulled away from me in that run anyway,” Byron said of race winner Chase Briscoe. “I got close with probably...
Christopher Bell was again on the wrong end of a Joe Gibbs Racing sweep, and again put the responsibility on his shoulders Sunday night at Chicagoland Speedway.
In the closing laps of the eero 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, Briscoe stayed off the charge of his equally determined Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell to win for the first time this season.
Stealing the lead from Chase Elliott on the final restart, Brandon Jones celebrated NASCAR’s return to Chicagoland Speedway with a dramatic victory in Saturday night’s rain-delayed Cuervo 300.
The 1.5-mile oval in Joliet, Illinois, has been sitting dormant for seven years. It grew weeds and aged during that time, adding to its many characteristics that figure to serve up a memorable spectacle.
Denny Hamlin is on the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series… again.Hamlin earned his fourth straight pole on an oval at Chicagoland Speedway with a lap of 178.241 mph (30.296 seconds). It held up, giving him the top starting spot for the fourth time in the last six races and...
Christopher Bell has reached one of the benchmarks in his wrist healing by moving from a cast to a splint for Sunday’s race at Chicagoland Speedway.“I think it’s pretty much on schedule,” Bell said of the splint. “The goal was to be out of the cast for Chicago, and I...
Chicagoland Speedway re-opening its gates for NASCAR Cup Series drivers on Friday was a much-anticipated moment after seven years of silence, but it was also a session that Chase Elliott believed would be almost a reintroduction to the facility.
Riley Herbst topped NASCAR Cup Series practice in the return of Chicagoland Speedway to the NASCAR schedule.
Historic Sportscar Racing takes its racing heritage to one of motorsport’s most hallowed venues this weekend as the HSR NASCAR Classic presented by Goodyear joins the Le Mans Classic Legend at Circuit de la Sarthe from July 3-5.The event marks HSR’s first overseas race and will showcase more than 30...
There are no more right turns on the NASCAR schedule for this year, but the road and street courses have provided entertainment.
Three elite drivers are the latest additions to the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
Kurt Busch will compete in the 2026 Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) NASCAR Classic at Circuit de la Sarthe, near Le Mans, France. The event runs from July 2-5, and will celebrate 50 years since NASCAR’s first attempt in the 24-hour race.Busch, who collected 34 victories throughout his NASCAR Cup Series...
Constant changes to the location and the format have left the All-Star race feeling like a regular points race, says Kelly Crandall.
For the second time in his celebrated career, Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race from pole position.
Chase Briscoe had a shot at one million dollars, and that’s all he could ask for after how his weekend started at Dover Motor Speedway.
Connor Zilisch had a reason to be disappointed with the result Sunday at Dover Motor Speedway, but the positives outweighed the negatives.
Sunday’s NASCAR All-Star Race lost two all-star drivers before the main event even began.
It took a chaotic and crash-marred two segments, but the All-Star Race field has been set at Dover Motor Speedway.
Ryan Preece provided the first drama of the All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway when the rear of his Ford burned down after a crash in Turn 1.
Day took the lead from veteran Justin Allgaier with four laps remaining to claim his second career NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series victory Saturday in the BetRivers 200 in his first Dover Motor Speedway start.
Carson Hocevar kept the momentum rolling through Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway with a strong showing after winning the pole, finishing seventh after leading 40 laps.
Alex Bowman and his Hendrick Motorsports team turned a car that was on the fringe of the top 10 in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway into another top-three result. A second consecutive top three, at that.
In an event that spelled disaster for a handful of the NASCAR Cup Series’ established stars, Chase Elliott ran an impeccable race and was rewarded with victory in Sunday’s Würth 400 Presented by LIQUI MOLY at Texas Motor Speedway.
For the third consecutive week, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver was taken out of contention while in contention for a potentially solid day.
During the final caution of Saturday’s Andy’s Frozen Custard 340 at Texas Motor Speedway crew chief Andrew Overstreet radioed an encouraging message to pole winner Justin Allgaier.“Nothing stops a hungry gator,” said Overstreet, referencing Allgaier’s Little Gator nickname. “Not even the so-called ‘Greatest of All-Time.’”But Kyle Larson, the G.O.A.T Overstreet...
Bubba Wallace forced to backup car after a crash, while Austin Dillon also will miss qualifying.
Kyle Busch addressed the Richard Childress Racing shop this week and reiterated his commitment to righting the ship as his team begins working with a new crew chief.
“As it stands today, there are no charters that I’m aware of that are for sale,” team co-owner Brad Keselowski said. “If there was, we’d certainly talk to everyone we’d think could potentially sell one, and they know our interest.”
Carson Hocevar mashed the gas in overtime on Friday night and ran away to victory in the SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway.
A final incident report released by Gaston County Fire Services noted that the heat source and cause of the ignition were undetermined.
The team has filed a federal lawsuit against former competition director Chris Gabehart, alleging a scheme to steal the organization’s information.
As it always does, the Daytona 500 went right down to the bitter end last Sunday and Riley Herbst in the No. 35 Monster Energy Toyota was smack in the middle of the multi-car fray headed towards the checkered flag.
Denny Hamlin has a thought on how to stop Cup Series teams from playing superspeedway fuel-saving games, but it's important to note that, for now at least, it's only an idea.
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After a tough time off-track for Tyler Reddick, 23XI and its co-owner Denny Hamlin, the Daytona 500 provided a perfect start to the season for them.
“The [No.] 35 just wrecked me out of nowhere for no reason,” Keselowski said. “That was one of the dumbest things I’ve ever seen."
Tyler Reddick waited for the last possible moment to make his move—and it paid off with victory in Sunday’s 68th running of the Daytona 500.
Jimmie Johnson will make his final NASCAR Cup Series start in next year's season opener.
Chandler Smith came from the middle of nowhere to win Friday’s Fresh from Florida 250 at Daytona International Speedway.
Chase Elliott's decade of experience in the Daytona 500 has taught him that winning his Thursday night qualifying race has its benefits, but there is still plenty of work to do.
The winner of the 2018 Daytona 500 was the fastest among a large contingent of Chevrolet drivers who swept the top 10.
The pair of qualifying races is meant to serve two purposes: to finalize the Daytona 500 field and to give drivers a chance to learn the characteristics of their race cars. The lesson this time around seems to be to get ready to hang on.
The field for the 68th running of the Daytona 500 is now official, with Kyle Busch, in his Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, set to lead the field to the green flag in his 21st attempt to win the sport’s biggest race.
BJ McLeod inherited the final spot for the 68th running of the Daytona 500 after his car cleared inspection late Thursday night and Anthony Alfredo’s did not.Both drivers competed in the second qualifying duel race, with Alfredo crossing the finish line in 18th position and well ahead of McLeod. It...
Chase Elliott took the honors in the second duel race on Thursday night, while Anthony Alfredo claimed the final spot in the Daytona 500.
Joey Logano claimed victory in the first Daytona 500 qualifying duel race, as a crash on the final lap determined which Open driver claimed a spot in Sunday’s field.
JR Motorsports will make its second start in the Daytona 500 with Justin Allgaier this Sunday, but here's why the team feels it will be racing there for the first time.
Matt Kaulig doesn’t believe he’s previously attended a Craftsman Truck Series race, and now he’s a day away from fielding five teams in the series.“Well, it’s a whole different ballgame for us,” Kaulig says. “We’re excited. It’s business as usual for our Cup teams… But for us to announce this...
Spire Motorsports has signed Carson Hocevar to a long-term agreement that will go “into the next decade” of NASCAR Cup Series competition.
Ryan Preece won on Wednesday night’s Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium, and he isn’t interested in any conversation or comment about it being unofficial as an exhibition race.
Neither rain nor sleet nor snow nor gloom of night could keep Ryan Preece from his appointed rounds at Bowman Gray Stadium on Wednesday night.On wet-weather tires, on a track peppered with a wintry mix during the 100-lap break, Preece navigated the glazed asphalt at the historic quarter-mile track to...
Josh Berry advanced into the Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium with another top-two performance in the Last Chance Qualifier race, but this time, he won it.Berry took control of the Wednesday evening race for the final time on lap 17 and led to the finish. The driver of the No....
Hendrick Motorsports drivers Kyle Larson and William Byron locked down the front row for Wednesday night’s Clash race at Bowman Gray Stadium as the organization looks to make it two straight wins in the event.Larson will start from the pole. The reigning Cup Series champion laid down the fastest lap...
The hits keep coming for Denny Hamlin.On Wednesday afternoon, ahead of the Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium, in his first media availability since leaving Phoenix Raceway after losing the NASCAR Cup Series championship, Hamlin revealed he’ll have to compete with a torn shoulder this season.It is the same shoulder –...
Kurt Busch officially went into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on January 23, 2026. For Busch, who was the 2004 NASCAR Cup Series champion, as well as the 2017 Daytona 500 winner, the honor meant everything. From 776 Cup Series starts, Busch won 34 races and placed in the top...
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Speedway Motorsports has confirmed that the NASCAR Cup Series fall race at Charlotte Motor Speedway will be held on the oval.The move puts an end to the Roval event, which had been on the schedule since 2018. All three NASCAR national series will compete on the oval in October in...
Dario Franchitti will make his return to NASCAR in a one-off appearance at St. Petersburg with defending Craftsman Truck Series champions Tricon Garage.
RFK Racing will honor its former driver Greg Biffle through the number styling on its cars for the season-opening Daytona 500.
Jack Roush has become the first individual to be presented the Bill France Award of Excellence twice after receiving the award ahead of the 2026 season.
RFK Racing will enter a fourth car for the season-opening Daytona 500 with Corey LaJoie behind the wheel.LaJoie, the reserve driver at RFK Racing who will substitute for the injured Brad Keselowski in the Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium, will attempt to qualify in Daytona behind the wheel of the...
With no more 'win and your in', could questionable moves at the end of races now be a thing of the past?
Rallying and rallycross champion Travis Pastrana is heading back to NASCAR.
NASCAR has updated several sections of its rule book ahead of the 2026 season.Included in the updates were wording on provisionals for new manufacturers, how NASCAR will handle waivers under its new postseason format and eligibility for the fastest-lap point. On the first point, Ram is making its return to...
The Chase compromise was step 1, but NASCAR President Steve O’Donnell admits there is still a lot of work ahead for NASCAR regarding the relationships it has within the garage.
Kyle Larson made it count when it mattered most, winning the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship after a dramatic late-race restart in the Phoenix Raceway finale. But will the now-two-time champ get your vote for NASCAR Driver of the Year? The Hendrick Motorsports driver started his 2025 campaign with three...
Tuesday mornings are a Dale Earnhardt Jr. cheat day.It happens inside JR Motorsports. Earnhardt sits at a large rectangular wooden table to the right when you're coming in the door. The room is outfitted with racing memorabilia and other trinkets. In addition to the table where Earnhardt takes up residence,...
NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps will step away from the series before the end of the month. His exit comes after he was thrust into the spotlight during the recent antitrust lawsuit over inflammatory text messages directed at a team owner.
Legacy Motor Club has added Justin Alexander to its program as the crew chief for Erik Jones and the No. 43 Toyota team, beginning this season.Alexander most recently worked at Richard Childress Racing, where he served as Austin Dillon's crew chief for three of the last four seasons. Across 270...
NASCAR icon Mark Martin joins Paul Tracy on Racers Unchained for a wide-ranging, brutally honest conversation about racing, confidence, aging, and the evolution of the sport.
As we prepare to usher in the new year, we take a moment to salute some of the key figures from the world of motorsport that we farewelled in 2025, listed in chronological order of their passing.
Chassis makers, engine rules and the likely next NASCAR OEM among topics in the final RACER Mailbag of 2025.
And, so long to the 2025 season.The book is about to be closed and put on the shelf, and the shift comes to what’s ahead in 2026. After how the month of December has played out for the NASCAR community with multiple tragedies, it's perhaps not a minute too soon....
Dennis Hamlin, the father of NASCAR Cup Series veteran Denny Hamlin, has died from injuries suffered in the house fire that occurred Sunday night. Hamlin was 75.Gaston County EMS confirmed the news Monday night. Dennis Hamlin, along with Mary Lou Hamlin, the 69-year-old mother of Denny Hamlin, had been transported...
A house owned by NASCAR Cup Series driver and owner Denny Hamlin was a complete loss after a fire that broke out at the property on Sunday night.
Investigators have recovered the black box from the wreckage of the plane crash that killed NASCAR driver Greg Biffle along with his family and three others in North Carolina on Thursday. Biffle, his wife Cristina, daughter Emma and son Ryder were killed along with Dennis and Jack Dutton and Craig...
RFK Racing announced Friday that team co-owner and driver Brad Keselowski suffered a broken leg while skiing with his family."First and foremost, our hearts remain heavy with the news of yesterday's tragic events," the team's statement on social media read. "The RFK Racing family, as well as the NASCAR community...
Veteran stock car racer Greg Biffle died Thursday in a crash of his private jet at Statesville Regional Airport along with his wife Cristina, his two children Emma and Ryder, and fellow passengers Craig Wadsworth and Dennis and Jack Dutton. Biffle was 55. A native of Vancouver, Wash., Biffle began...
NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his immediate family were among seven killed when a private jet crashed at Statesville Regional Airport on Thursday morning.
Charlotte's WSOC-TV is reporting that a Cessna C550 business jet owned by NASCAR driver Greg Biffle crashed while landing at Statesville Regional Airport Thursday morning, resulting in fatalities, according to the FAA and local authorities.
Fresh off capturing his second NASCAR Cup Series championship Larson joined Race Industry Week for an in-depth conversation that pulled back the curtain on one of the most versatile and driven competitors in modern motorsports.
Bubba Wallace says 2025 was "successful" despite missing out on a top-10 points fini
The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. However, all NASCAR Cup Series teams, including 23XI and Front Row, will be granted permanent (or "evergreen") charters.
NASCAR began presenting its defense with Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer John Probst and a discussion of the thinking that led to the Next Gen race car.
Finishing his testimony under cross-examination, NASCAR Chairman and CEO Jim France said he wasn’t comfortable agreeing to permanent charters because he didn’t know what the future of the sport would look like.
NASCAR has now run its Next Gen car for five seasons, and some have adapted to the change better than others. Who has it helped (or hurt) the most? We asked the drivers themselves, and here's what they said.
Rick Ware Racing will compete under the Chevrolet umbrella in 2026
Michael Annett, who made race starts in all three NASCAR national series, has died at the age of 39.
NASCAR president Steve O’Donnell acknowledged to the court Thursday afternoon that there was concern within his organization over what the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) was turning into.
NASCAR President Steve O’Donnell took the stand early Thursday morning in a North Carolina federal courtroom and admitted CEO Jim France was not open to a new business model.
Video games, the ideal rules package, and whatever happened to Oliver Askew among questions to the RACER Mailbag this week.
NASCAR used Denny Hamlin’s own words against him Tuesday to paint the picture that what he has stated about the sport doesn’t match what he’s accusing them of in the ongoing antitrust lawsuit.Hamlin began the day on the witness stand to pick up where he left off Monday during the...
Daniel Suarez is once again embracing the winds of change as they carry him onward to the next chapter of his NASCAR career.“The last year has been very difficult and I haven’t been happy,” Suarez tells RACER. “A lot of things have changed, like everything in life. People change. Business...
Two-time and reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson has joined the lineup of featured speakers for the 6th Annual Race Industry Week, taking place Monday through Thursday, December 1–4, 2025. No charge to attend. Click here to register.Race Industry Week is brought to you by EPARTRADE and RACER. For...
Kyle Busch and his new crew chief have plenty of runway ahead of them to build a relationship.
Austin Cindric will turn months’ worth of work into action as he takes to the track in Adelaide this weekend for a cameo appearance in the Supercars finale. “I feel comfortable in the car (with) sitting position and different things,” said Cindric (main image, with Mark Winterbottom). “But all in...
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Jim Pohlman is happy to list off the highlights of his NASCAR resume, although he’ll tell you that the list of things he hasn’t done is certainly shorter. One thing that he does make sure to mention, however, is something special.“One of the things you can put on there is...
Richard Childress Racing stated Monday that “legal action is being contemplated” after its owner was insulted by NASCAR executives, as revealed by text messages in the antitrust lawsuit.
The price of charter sales in the NASCAR Cup Series is no longer a closely guarded secret.
The 19-year-old Californian will drive Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 17 Chevrolet full-time in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series next year.
A string of text messages between NASCAR executives from 2023 boiled over into insults about one of its team owners in a bout of frustration about the economics of the sport.
John Hunter Nemechek is browsing a thrift shop in Tokyo, Japan, when he finds a piece he has to buy.“I found a Jimmie Johnson rookie season polesitter shirt for the Daytona 500 from 2002,” Nemechek told RACER. Nemechek, along with Johnson and other Toyota executives, was on a tour of...