NASCAR officials released the weekend schedule Thursday for the annual Speedweek festivities at Daytona International Speedway, revealing details on four season-opening races and an expanded practice schedule for the Daytona 500 main event Sunday, Feb. 16. The schedule arrived in conjunction with NASCAR officials announcing adjustments to the practice and qualifying procedures for its three […]
SHR closure leads to a seat shakeup in NASCAR. A look at who is driving where in 2025
There won't be a Stewart-Haas Racing in NASCAR next season now that Hall of Famer Tony Stewart has left the series and the four-car organization he co-owned with Formula 1 team owner Gene Haas. There also won't be a JTG Daugherty Racing team, but that's merely a rebrand under new ownership of the one-car organization that won Talladega in 2024 with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. There was no driver change for the No. 47 Chevrolet under what is now known as Hyak Motorsports.
GOVX will serve as Presenting Sponsor of NASCAR Miltix program
Daytona Beach, Fla. (Dec. 10, 2024) — NASCAR and GOVX, the online shopping platform exclusively for current and former military, first responders, emergency medical professionals, educators and other government service personnel, announced today an official multiyear partnership that strengthens NASCAR‘s longstanding commitment to the military and first responder communities. Through this new partnership, GOVX will […]
Harvick and Carmichael compare SMX to NASCAR
Kevin Harvick joins Ricky Carmichael to discuss the similarities and differences between SuperMotocross and NASCAR, breaking down the playoff formats of each sport and more.
2025 NASCAR Cup season could be telling for three teams
RFK Racing, Trackhouse Racing and 23XI Racing have had similar results since 2022.
NASCAR’s worst crashes from the 2024 season
Relive the worst and most memorable crashes from the 2024 NASCAR Cup, Xfinity and Truck Series seasons.
Jordan’s NASCAR Suit ‘Baseless,’ CEO France Says in Court Brief
Disparaging the lawsuit brought by Michael Jordan-owned 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports as a “misguided attempt to dress up private business frustrations in antitrust garb,” NASCAR this week motioned a federal judge to dismiss the case altogether. NASCAR CEO Jim France, a co-defendant, separately filed a motion to dismiss, arguing that his inclusion is …
NASCAR recovers from early washouts to produce decent racing in season marred by antitrust lawsuit
NASCAR opened the season with near washouts in the first two races of the year that could have set the tone for a miserable 2024 campaign. There were 18 different winners, including Austin Dillon, who was disqualified from advancing to the playoffs for the aggressive driving that secured his victory. Joey Logano was the controversial Cup Series champion and triggered discussion about the fairness of the playoffs.
NASCAR President Steve Phelps vows that fans will know where to watch Cup races in 2025
The NASCAR president also discussed the cost and value of the Chicago Street Race and upgrades to NASCAR-owned tracks for fans.
From Brazil to Mexico and beyond, NASCAR continues emphasis on global expansion
With vendors selling NASCAR merchandise as far as the eye could see alongside the crowded roads leading into São Paulo, Brazil‘s world-famous Interlagos racing circuit this August, Daniel Suárez knew it was going to be a significant day — for him as a competitor, for the tens of thousands of international fans eager for a […]
Tyler Allen named crew chief for Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Cup team; Jason Ratcliff returns to pit box in Xfinity Series
Tyler Allen will crew chief the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing team with driver Ty Gibbs in the NASCAR Cup Series starting in 2025, JGR announced Monday. Allen advances to the Cup Series after a fruitful rookie campaign in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2024, collecting eight wins as crew chief for JGR‘s No. 20 […]
NASCAR announces Craig Stimmel as Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 2, 2024) — NASCAR announced Monday that Craig Stimmel has been hired to lead all sales efforts for the sanctioning body as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. In this role, Stimmel will oversee all sales aspects for NASCAR, including premier partner and official partner categories, race entitlements, track partnerships […]
Brad Keselowski takes ‘natural next step’ with RFK Racing expansion for 2025
The NASCAR Cup Series’ return to the race track sits exactly two months away, when the season-opening Clash exhibition marks the unofficial kickoff of the 2025 campaign. For RFK Racing team co-owner Brad Keselowski, that in-between time won’t go idly by, not in what he’s characterized as a “really busy offseason.” The dawn of the […]
Statistical leaders for 2024 NASCAR Cup season
A look at who ranked first in such categories as wins, stage wins and highest percentage of laps completed in 2024.
Noah Gragson, others dish on fraternity among young NASCAR drivers
On the track, Noah Gragson has no friends. Few are as aggressive as Gragson, the newest addition to Front Row Motorsports who just completed his first full NASCAR Cup Series season in Stewart-Haas Racing‘s No. 10 Ford. Off the track is a different story though. Once the helmets are off, the smoke settled and the […]