2025 season preview: 23XI Racing

Editor‘s Note: Today‘s 23XI Racing preview continues NASCAR.com‘s countdown of team previews for the 2025 Cup Series season. 23XI RACING Manufacturer: Toyota Engine: Toyota Racing Development Driver-crew chief pairings: Bubba Wallace-Charles Denike (No. 23), Riley Herbst-Davin Restivo (No. 35) Tyler Reddick-Billy Scott (No. 45) Team outlook: This is certainly a significant season for the team […]

Father of former NASCAR champion Martin Truex Jr. dies at 66

Martin Truex Sr., the father of former NASCAR champion Martin Truex Jr. has died, Truex and his brother said in a statement. “We are devastated by the loss of our father,” Martin Jr. and Ryan Truex said. Truex Sr. was a former driver in in NASCAR’s second-tier Xfinity Series, where he made 15 starts from 1989 to 1998.

Longtime racer Martin Truex Sr. dies at 66

Martin Truex Sr., a veteran racer in the former NASCAR Busch North Series whose sons became next-generation stars, has died. He was 66 years old. The news was announced Friday in a statement from sons Martin Truex Jr. and Ryan Truex and daughter Marsha McVey, stating: “We are devastated by the loss of our father […]

Jimmie Johnson tabs Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600 as his 2025 Cup races

NASCAR Hall of Famer Jimmie Johnson will attempt to qualify for the 2025 Daytona 500 (Feb. 16, 2:30 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), the seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion announced Thursday. He‘ll pilot the No. 84 Legacy Motor Club Toyota and attempt to qualify for his 22nd career Daytona 500 as part […]

NASCAR to launch first FAST Channel with exclusive partner Tubi

NASCAR announced today it will launch a FAST (Free Ad-Supported Television) Channel called the NASCAR Channel. The NASCAR Channel goes live with exclusive launch partner Tubi on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Fans can watch NASCAR content 24/7 without a subscription fee or registration. Programming and content on the NASCAR Channel will include classic races, re-airs of […]

JR Motorsports enters Justin Allgaier into Daytona 500 in partnership with Chris Stapleton

The NASCAR team owned by Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. will attempt to make its Cup Series debut in the Daytona 500 with a champion driver and a partnership with a Grammy Award-winning artist. JR Motorsports has entered reigning Xfinity Series champion Justin Allgaier into next month's season-opening “Great American Race” in a Chevrolet sponsored by the whiskey label created by 10-time Grammy winner Chris Stapleton. Allgaier will have to qualify for the Daytona 500 — a race his boss has won twice — on either speed in time trials or via one of the qualifying races.