Following earlier rain, officials got the track dry in time to fire engines at approximately 3:35pm ET, but as cars were taking pace laps, it began pouring with rain again. With no lights at Talladega Superspeedway, NASCAR would not be able to complete the race once the track was dried again and it was postponed

The 2021 season had been a breakout one for Bowman, after taking over the iconic No. 48 Chevrolet at Hendrick Motorsports this season made famous by seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson and amassed a career-best three wins in the 26-race regular season. That allowed him to start the 16-driver playoffs as the sixth seed, just

Sunday’s win means Hamlin progresses regardless of how he finishes in the next two races at Talladega and the Charlotte Roval. With the final stage going caution-free, the Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driver successfully navigated a round of green-flag pit stops and cycled back to the lead on lap 229 of 267. Hamlin’s team-mates Kyle

With Elliott a lap down but still upset over contact with Harvick earlier in the race, he repeatedly blocked Harvick – the race leader – from getting around him which allowed Larson to close in for a pass for the lead. Larson finally got around Harvick with three of 500 laps remaining, and after a

A series which just two years ago was overwhelmingly dominated by oval tracks – including 19 of 36 races held on tracks with 1-mile, 1.5-mile or 2-mile configurations – will in 2022 feature a far more diverse portfolio. Cup Series racing in 2022 will include competition on four superspeedways, six road courses, a dirt track,

The Clash at the Coliseum on 6 February will be a signature event as a part of the venue’s centennial celebration and marks the first time NASCAR’s prelude to the annual Daytona 500 will take place somewhere other than the Daytona International Speedway. The Coliseum’s traditional surface will be converted into a quarter-mile, asphalt short

Truex, who was penalised by NASCAR for jumping the start of the race and ended up last in the running order, grabbed control of the race in the final stage and never looked back. Truex emerged as the leader following a round of green flag pitstops on Lap 350 of 400 at Richmond Raceway and

Hamlin fought off a wild charge from Kyle Larson in Turns 3 and 4 and hung on to win Sunday night’s Southern 500 at Darlington – his first win of the year, which automatically advances him into the Round of 12 in the NASCAR playoff regardless of where he finishes in the next two races at

Eight Cup Series teams will take part in the 7-8 September Goodyear tyre test at Daytona, the most cars that have participated in an on-track test of the new car so far. The teams scheduled to attend include Richard Childress Racing (Austin Dillon), Joe Gibbs Racing (Denny Hamlin), Roush Fenway Racing (Chris Buescher), Team Penske

Chris Buescher led the way entering the two-lap overtime – one of six drivers in the top 10 running order still trying to make the playoff in the regular season finale. With one lap to go, Corey LaJoie gave Blaney a shove that allowed him to clear for the lead. A multi-car wreck erupted when

Busch, the 2004 Cup Series champion, will drive the #45 Toyota for 23XI Racing beginning with the 2022 season. The announcement did not indicate the length of the deal. Bubba Wallace will continue to pilot the team’s #23 machine. The #45 was the number worn by 23XI Racing co-owner and NBA legend Michael Jordan when

Fabian has a 27 September court date in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, for two felony counts of cruelty to animals and one misdemeanour count of cruelty to animals. It remains unclear when and where Fabian was arrested, but Mecklenburg County records confirm he has not been arrested there. On Thursday, NASCAR issued a brief statement

Hendrick Motorsport Chevrolet racer Byron led the way on a restart with eight of 200 laps remaining and Blaney was the first car to pick the inside lane on the restart. When the race went green, Kyle Busch’s Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota gave Blaney a huge push that helped to shoot him past Byron and

In response to the increased quantity of cases, NASCAR reintroduced a policy to require all team personnel and media wear a face mask in enclosed areas of the track at all times, regardless of vaccination status. This week, NASCAR has announced several additional changes – effective with this weekend’s races at World Wide Technology Raceway

The race on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval once boasted the largest crowd of the season, with over 250,000 attending at its peak, but in recent pre-pandemic years has struggled to attract 50,000 fans in the stands. Ever since the 2008 race – which featured NASCAR throwing competition cautions every 10 laps or so to

Larson got ahead of Martin Truex Jr after the two made their final green-flag pitstop of Sunday’s race at Watkins Glen International and moved out to a big lead. But over the final 15 laps Larson’s Hendrick Motorsports team-mate, Chase Elliott, began running down the leader andpassed Truex for second place on lap 82 of

Prior to last year’s cancellation due to COVID-19, Elliott had won the last two races at Watkins Glen, including his 2018 victory which was his first career win. Should he win again on Sunday, Elliott would join NASCAR Hall of Famers Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon as the only drivers since track’s first race in

Chastain will pilot the #1 Chevrolet Camaro alongside teammate Daniel Suarez in the No. 99 as the team expands to a two-car operation with the acquisition of CGR. The 28-year-old joined Ganassi full-time at the start of the 2021 season, scoring two top-fives and six top-tens with a career-best result of second at Nashville. He

Karam will drive Jordan Anderson Racing’s #31 Chevrolet in the Xfinity Series race on the IMS Road Course on 14 August, just the second time the series has competed on the 14-turn, 2.439-mile layout. The 26-year-old has made 24 IndyCar Series starts, including a seventh-place finish in this season’s Indianapolis 500 driving for Dreyer &

Keselowski, 37, has competed for Team Penske since he went full-time in the Cup Series in 2010. In 2012, he delivered ‘The Captain’ his first Cup title and has won 34 races with the team, but after 12 seasons with the prestigious organisation, he has elected to move on from the team to accept a

In a memo sent to Cup drivers and teams over the weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, NASCAR said it was “pleased with the assessments” from the expert panel that reviewed all crash test data of the car, including a crash test of the current spec Next Gen performed on 30 June at Talladega Superspeedway

Almirola entered Sunday’s race 27th in the series standings and with no chance to make the 16-driver playoffs without a victory. With Stewart-Haas Racing’s struggles this season, Sunday’s race on the 1.056-mile oval did not appear to present an obvious opportunity to pick one up. But with darkness closing in due to an earlier 1

Cindric was previously announced as transitioning to the Cup Series full-time next season, driving the #21 Wood Brothers Ford, but Harrison Burton will now take that seat next year. Penske said 2012 Cup Series champion Keselowski was leaving the team “to pursue other opportunities within the sport”, which opens the door to the potential Roush-Fenway-Keselowski

Plenty is still to be revealed for the game, including the official name, but there have been some tidbits confirmed. It’s known that after Studio 397’s acquisition earlier in the year that rFactor 2 physics will be the basis for the new NASCAR title. With five sparkly new images to dissect and some words from

After spending much of the race swapping the lead, Kyle Busch emerged as the leader on lap 213 of 260 following the final round of green-flag pitstops. But Kurt did not go away and methodically began chasing Kyle back down. With the help of Ross Chastain, Kurt’s Chip Ganassi Racing team-mate, slowing up Kyle, Kurt regained

Harvick is currently ninth in the series standings – and still likely headed for the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs – but he is far off his stellar 2020 season in which he won a career-high nine races and led more than 1500 laps. Harvick has yet to earn a win this season and has led

Ganassi entered NASCAR in 2001 and (currently winless in 2021) will likely leave it with a fairly meagre total of 14 wins at Cup level and 20 in the second-tier Xfinity Series. Compare those stats to its IndyCar and IMSA/Grand-Am sportscar numbers – 117 and 59 race wins respectively. Granted, two of those 14 Cup

At one point in the race, Busch was dejected and ready to call it a day but he and his #18 Joe Gibbs Racing persevered, emplyoing a fuel-mileage strategy that ultimately provided him his second win of the 2021 season. “Yeah, stuck in fourth gear. About out of gas. Just saving, just riding, playing the

Larson had worked furiously late in the race to get around Bowman, who had grabbed the lead on a restart on Lap 112 of 130. Larson finally got in front of Bowman with four laps remaining and appeared to be on his way to his fifth win of the 2021 season when he suddenly slowed

Larson’s extensive sprint car background, including his continued participation in numerous races during the Cup season, has often raised questions over whether NASCAR was where he really wanted to be racing full-time. Following his victory Sunday in the inaugural Cup race at Nashville Superspeedway – his fourth consecutive win including the All-Star Race – Larson