Ryan Newman, who suffered a head injury in a horror crash in the season-opening Daytona 500, expects to return to action when the NASCAR season resumes. Newman suffered an unspecified closed head injury in a violent last-lap wreck in the Daytona 500 in February. He was transported by ambulance to Halifax Medical Center in Daytona

Bubba Wallace has decided not to participate in this weekend’s eNASCAR Pro Invitational event as long stints of sim racing leave him feeling “burnt out”. Wallace, who lost a real-world sponsor after abruptly quitting the Bristol eNASCAR race earlier this month, a posted a series of messages on his Twitter account in which he said

NASCAR races remain on hiatus as North Carolina, the state where most Cup Series teams are based, has extended its stay-at-home order due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Democrat Governor Roy Cooper on Thursday extended his executive order closing non-essential businesses and prohibiting groups of 10 or more through to 8 May. It was originally set

Several circuits are lobbying to stage the resumption of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series as soon as May despite current coronavirus-forced lockdowns. The NASCAR season has been paused since the 8 March race at Phoenix Raceway due to the COVID-19 outbreak, with the 8-9 May event at Martinsville in Virginia hoped to be the point

The resumption of the coronavirus-halted 2020 NASCAR Cup Series has been delayed further, after the May event at Martinsville Speedway has been postponed. The coronavirus pandemic, which has now infected well over one and a half million people worldwide since the outbreak began at the start of the year, has caused chaos with the 2020

The choice of who to replace Kyle Larson at Chip Ganassi Racing this season seems an obvious one. But then again, maybe it’s not, as JIM UTTER explains. Ross Chastain is a clear favourite to take over the No. 42 Chevrolet once real racing resumes after CGR fired Kyle Larson on Tuesday for the use

Chip Ganassi Racing has released NASCAR Cup driver Kyle Larson following his suspension for the use of a racial slur. Larson had used the racial slur during the livestream of a NASCAR-sanctioned iRacing event on Sunday evening, put together by fellow drivers Landon Cassill and Garrett Smithley, when he appeared to lose communication on his

Kyle Larson has issued an apology after being suspended indefinitely by NASCAR for the use of a racial slur during a live-streamed virtual racing event on Sunday night. Chip Ganassi Racing driver Larson was competing in an iRacing event at Monza when he appeared to lose communication on his headset with his spotter. The 27-year-old,

NASCAR is investigating an incident in which Cup Series driver Kyle Larson used a highly offensive racial slur during a live-stream broadcast of a virtual race on Sunday evening. Chip Ganassi Racing driver Larson was competing in an iRacing event at Monza featuring more than 60 entries, which was put together by fellow NASCAR racers

Ex-Formula 1 driver and inaugural Formula E champion Nelson Piquet Jr is considering a return to NASCAR, having raced in its three lead categories after his F1 career ended. Since losing his Jaguar FE seat to Alex Lynn midway through the 2018-19 season, Piquet has been racing in the Stock Car Brasil championship – frequented

NASCAR has announced its next generation of car will be delayed to the 2022 season due to the uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. The Gen-7 NASCAR machines were intended to lower the cost of competing for entrants, and testing of the machine began in the latter part of last year. It is hoped that the

NASCAR Cup driver Darrell “Bubba” Wallace says social distancing has become the “new normal” since the coronavirus outbreat, but says the series may need it to continue in the future. On March 16, NASCAR postponed all races through May 3 due to the COVID-19 outbreak and hoped to restart its season at Martinsville Speedway on

NASCAR Cup Series driver Joey Logano, in conjunction with his foundation and Elevation Church, is launching a $1million recovery fund for those affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic. The funding will address a variety of needs, including educational equity and access, medical supplies, food distribution, and financial shortages throughout the greater Charlotte area and communities

NASCAR’s hopes of returning to on-track action at Martinsville Speedway next month took a hit on Monday after stricter social distancing measures were implemented in the state of Virginia. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam issued a stay-at-home order for residents of his state to combat the novel coronavirus outbreak. This came into force on Monday and

NASCAR will have to “look outside the box” when it comes to rescheduling its 2020 calendar, believes Kevin Harvick. The 2020 NASCAR Cup season is on hold until at least May due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, with its recent races at Homstead and Atlanta ultimately scrapped after they were due to run behind closed

NASCAR has launched an invitational Esports series to replace its postponed real-life rounds, with reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch among its confirmed drivers. The series was initially going to run its coming rounds at Atlanta and Homestead-Miami behind closed doors, before deciding to fully postpone both events due to the coronavirus pandemic. NASCAR

NASCAR has extended its postponement of races due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus through 3 May. NASCAR had originally intended to ru its Atlanta and Homstead events this week behind closed doors in a bid to avoid calendar disruption while adhering to safety guidelines on quelling the spread of COVID-19. However, the series

NASCAR has postponed the Atlanta round due to take place this weekend and the next round at Homestead-Miami amid the ensuring coronavirus pandemic. It was announced earlier in the week that NASCAR would be holding the two events behind closed doors to minimise any potential virus transmission among the public in attendance. However, given the

The March 20-22 NASCAR race weekend at the Homestead-Miami Speedway has been postponed for the time being due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). On Thursday morning, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez issued a statement suspending several upcoming large public gatherings, including next weekend’s races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. However, NASCAR can still hold

Reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch says he must be “a hell of a lot better” to challenge for 2020 honours after a mixed start to his title defence. Busch dropped to 27th in the series standings after the season’s first two races but has rallied back to 12th with finishes of second and

Joey Logano scored his second NASCAR Cup series victory of the season in overtime at Phoenix, despite having to serve a mid-race penalty for a loose tyre. Logano was slapped with the drive-through penalty on lap 136 of an eventual 316 after his Team Penske crew allowed a tyre to run loose through the pit-lane,

Hendrick Motorsports’ Alex Bowman took his second NASCAR Cup win after claiming victory at Fontana – a venue he previously hadn’t finished in the top 10 at. Bowman, who started third, was one of the fastest drivers across the 200-lap race in his Chevrolet Camaro and was towards the front of the field throughout. He

NASCAR Cup driver Ryan Newman continues to receive treatment for a head injury after his dramatic Daytona 500 accident, but is determined to get back to racing when fit again. Newman, the 2008 Daytona 500 winner and 2014 Cup Series runner-up, was leading the rain-delayed race in the closing stages when his Roush Fenway Racing

Joey Logano won the second round of the 2020 NASCAR Cup season at Las Vegas as a last-lap incident denied Matt DiBenedetto the opportunity to snatch the victory. A caution was brought out just six laps before the chequered flag when Ross Chastain, filling in for Ryan Newman, spun the #6 Roush Fenway Ford. All

Ryan Newman’s NASCAR Cup rivals say they are relieved by his recovery from last weekend’s Daytona 500 crash, which they say offered a warning about the dangers of the series. Newman suffered what was initially described as “serious but non-life threatening” injuries when his car turned into the wall, went airborne and was hit by

Roush Fenway Racing has offered an update on injured NASCAR driver Ryan Newman, saying he is “fully alert and walking around” in hospital in Florida. Newman, 42, was injured in a last-lap wreck in Monday’s rain-delayed Daytona 500, when contact at the final corner tipped him hard into the barrier, which in turn sent him

NASCAR driver Ryan Newman’s Rousch Fenway Racing team says he is “awake and speaking” after suffering serious injuries in a horror crash during the Daytona 500. Newman, 42, was injured in a last-lap wreck in Monday’s race at Daytona International Speedway, which was delayed from its original Sunday slot due to poor weather. He was

Ryan Newman is in a “serious condition” in hospital following his final-lap accident at the NASCAR Cup season-opening Daytona 500, but his injuries are not life threatening. Newman, driving for Roush Fenway Racing, was dicing for the lead of the race in the second round of overtime with Ryan Blaney and Denny Hamlin, with his

Denny Hamlin became the fourth driver in NASCAR history to win back-to-back Daytona 500s with victory in overtime, though a frightening Ryan Newman crash overshadowed the season-opening Cup race’s finish. Hamlin, who joins Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough and Sterling Malin in defending the race, pipped Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney in a photo-finish after Newman’s crash.

The Daytona 500 has been suspended until Monday afternoon for only the second time in the history of the season-opening NASCAR Cup series race after rain in Florida. The race was originally scheduled to begin at 3.18pm local time, but the 40-strong field was held on pit-road for an hour as a light rain shower