NASCAR Xfinity champion Austin Cindric will aim to make his Cup series debut next month at the Daytona 500. Team Penske has announced Cindric will attempt to make the season-opener in the #33 Ford, with Miles Stanley, a race engineer for Penske’s #12 and #22 Cup teams, serving as crew chief. Cindric, 22, is planning

Team Penske has announced Cindric will attempt to make the season-opener in the #33 Ford, with Miles Stanley, a race engineer for Penske’s #12 and #22 Cup teams, serving as crew chief. Cindric, 22, is planning to run a limited Cup schedule this season in preparation for his full-time move to the Wood Brothers’ No.

McMurray, who stopped competing on a full-time basis in the NASCAR Cup following the 2018 season, will drive the #77 Chevrolet run by Spire Motorsports in partnership with Chip Ganassi Racing. The effort will be sponsored by AdventHealth, one of the largest faith-based healthcare systems in the United States. McMurray, 44, currently works as a

Jamie McMurray will make a return to NASCAR Cup competition, and will race in February’s Daytona 500 for the Spire Motorsports team. McMurray, who stopped competing on a full-time basis in the NASCAR Cup following the 2018 season, will drive the #77 Chevrolet run by Spire Motorsports in partnership with Chip Ganassi Racing. The effort

Trackhouse Racing, founded by Justin Marks, is making its Cup Series debut in February’s Daytona 500. With Monterrey native Daniel Suarez at the wheel of the No. 99 Chevrolet, the team intends to run the entire Cup Series schedule. Suarez is the only foreign-born national NASCAR series champion in the sport’s history, winning the Xfinity

Grammy award-winning music artist Pitbull has secured an ownership stake in the Trackhouse Racing NASCAR Cup Series team. Trackhouse Racing, founded by Justin Marks, is making its Cup Series debut in February’s Daytona 500. With Monterrey native Daniel Suarez at the wheel of the No. 99 Chevrolet, the team intends to run the entire Cup

Larson is gearing up for his return to the NASCAR Cup Series this year after being sacked by Chip Ganassi Racing and suspended by NASCAR last April for using a racial slur during a virtual racing event run in the COVID-19 enforced pause to the season. The NASCAR Cup race winner missed the remainder of

Kyle Larson has lost his new spotter Chris Monez at Hendrick Motorsports just days after being announced due to controversial social media posts. Larson is gearing up for his return to the NASCAR Cup Series this year after being sacked by Chip Ganassi Racing and suspended by NASCAR last April for using a racial slur

NASCAR has completed a two-day test at Daytona International Speedway with its Next Gen car earlier this week, focusing on hitting speed targets. Only one car – with Ford driver Chris Buescher – took part in the test and spent much of the two days making single-car runs around the 2.5-mile oval. “Daytona was an

Only one car – with Ford driver Chris Buescher – took part in the test and spent much of the two days making single-car runs around the 2.5-mile oval. “Daytona was an important test for us, because when we come back here in 2022 we have to make sure we hit the speed targets that

NASCAR will use the 3.41-mile grand prix track layout when the series visits Circuit of the Americas for the first time in 2021. NASCAR is set to make its first appearance at the Circuit of the Americas next year as part of a major calendar shakeup featuring increased road racing, including six races on road

NASCAR is set to make its first appearance at the Circuit of the Americas next year as part of a major calendar shakeup featuring increased road racing, including six races on road courses, fewer intermediate oval tracks and its first race on dirt since 1970. NASCAR considered the smaller 2.2-mile course before deciding to the

NASCAR’s 2021 Cup Series schedule has already undergone minor changes due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, which will include the return to the Daytona road course. The 27-28 February race weekend planned for Auto Club Speedway in Fontana has been cancelled, and instead NASCAR will host Truck, Xfinity and Cup series races the weekend after

The 27-28 February race weekend planned for Auto Club Speedway in Fontana has been cancelled, and instead NASCAR will host Truck, Xfinity and Cup series races the weekend after the Daytona 500 at the venue’s road course – which was used as a replacement venue during the pandemic-altered 2020 schedule. The Xfinity and Cup series

NASCAR will begin its 2021 season the way it ended 2020, with limited fans in attendance for the opener at the Daytona 500. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Daytona International Speedway announced on Wednesday the track will host a limited number of fans for the 63rd Daytona 500, the season-opener of the NASCAR Cup

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Daytona International Speedway announced on Wednesday the track will host a limited number of fans for the 63rd Daytona 500, the season-opener of the NASCAR Cup Series season scheduled for 14th February. The track did not provide an exact number of fans that could attend but said it would

Two former Cup Series champions – Kurt Busch and Martin Truex Jr – took part in this week’s two-day test at Charlotte, with Busch driving a car prepared by Richard Childress Racing in collaboration with NASCAR and Truex in a car built by Action Express. The drivers spent several hours Monday testing on the Charlotte

NASCAR’s 2022 Next Gen car received better reviews from its drivers on the Charlotte road layout than on the oval course, says senior vice president of racing innovation John Probst. Two former Cup Series champions – Kurt Busch and Martin Truex Jr – took part in this week’s two-day test at Charlotte, with Busch driving

Busch and Truex spent much of Monday testing the new-design Cup car at Charlotte, the first involving more than one car. Busch drove a car prepared by Richard Childress Racing in collaboration with NASCAR, with an engine built by ECR Engines, and was previously tested at Auto Club Speedway and Dover. Truex drove a car

Martin Truex Jr says NASCAR Cup’s Next Gen car “does everything a little bit better”, having tested it along with Kurt Busch at Charlotte’s ‘roval’ circuit. Busch and Truex spent much of Monday testing the new-design Cup car at Charlotte, the first involving more than one car. Busch drove a car prepared by Richard Childress

The seven-time series champion will switch to IndyCar next season with a street and road course-only programme with Chip Ganassi Racing, ending a run of 19 seasons with Hendrick Motorsport. Johnson was the highest of the drivers not in title contention on his 686th career start as stablemate Chase Elliott came through from last after

Jimmie Johnson said it “still stings” that his full-time NASCAR Cup career ended with a “bittersweet” final year, but was pleased to bow out with a fifth place at Phoenix. The seven-time series champion will switch to IndyCar next season with a street and road course-only programme with Chip Ganassi Racing, ending a run of

Elliott’s #9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet had been due to start on pole position, but the machine failed the pre-race technical inspection twice, which under NASCAR rules mandates falling to the rear on the formation laps. But Elliott, son of 1988 Cup champion Bill, quickly carved through the pack around the one-mile short track, rising into

Chase Elliott recovered from a pre-race penalty to dominate the NASCAR Cup Series finale at Phoenix and clinch his first Cup drivers’ title. Elliott’s #9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet had been due to start on pole position, but the machine failed the pre-race technical inspection twice, which under NASCAR rules mandates falling to the rear on

NASCAR president Steve Phelps says it is an “extraordinary achievement” that all three of its categories have been able to complete a full season in 2020, despite the coronavirus pandemic. NASCAR will officially close its 2020 season on Sunday with the season finale of the Cup Series at Phoenix Raceway. When that race is over,

NASCAR will officially close its 2020 season on Sunday with the season finale of the Cup Series at Phoenix Raceway. When that race is over, NASCAR will have run the entire number of races it had originally planned for its three national series this year – Cup, Xfinity and Trucks. PREVIEW: The major players in

As the world’s attention has been drawn towards Phoenix this week looking for any inkling as to which way the results of that race in the state of Arizona will go, there is also the small matter of the NASCAR Cup Series weekend finale. While some are hoping for a handful of electoral votes to

Kevin Harvick’s career-best NASCAR Cup season still has one more race, but it won’t include a chance at a second championship having been knocked out of title contention at Martinsville. Coming off a subpar finish at Texas Motor Speedway the previous weekend, Harvick entered last Sunday’s race at Martinsville Speedway with a 42-point cushion over

Chase Elliott booked his place in the NASCAR Cup playoffs final with victory at Phoenix, as regular season champion Kevin Harvick was eliminated in a thrilling conclusion to the race. Elliott will be joined in the Phoenix finale by 2018 champion Joey Logano, 2012 title-winner Brad Keselowski and 2010 runner-up and triple Daytona 500 champion

Denny Hamlin says he will be a “hands on” NASCAR team owner in his new venture with NBA legend Michael Jordan, taking inspiration from veteran owner Joe Gibbs. Hamlin and Jordan’s 23XI Racing outfit, which has signed Bubba Wallace to drive its #23 Toyota and will operate out of the former Germain Racing workshop in