The 2014 Cup Series champion’s Stewart-Haas Racing Ford will switch from its regular #4 to use the #29 in a throwback paint scheme reminiscent of the design which adorned Harvick’s Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet when he won his first Cup race in 2001. His breakthrough victory at Atlanta over Jeff Gordon came in just Harvick’s third series start with

Kevin Harvick appeared in command on his way to win at Phoenix when a late-race caution for a spin by Harrison Burton sent all the lead-lap cars into the pits. The top six each took on only two new tyres, but Kyle Larson was first off pitroad, only for another crash shortly after the restart

Who knew that Tom Cruise would have such an impact on a nine-year old Jenson Button? Little did we know that the kid from Frome in Somerset, who was just beginning to tear up the kart tracks of the UK and then onwards to Formula 1 stardom, was so in awe of Cole Trickle and

Button will race the #15 Rick Ware Racing Ford Mustang with support from Stewart-Haas Racing at COTA, where he will also face 2007 F1 champion Kimi Raikkonen in a third Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet. It will be Button’s first appearance in any division of NASCAR and comes a few months ahead of his planned assault on

In announcing Project 91 last year, Trackhouse co-owner Justin Marks said its intentions were to field “world class” drivers from other racing disciplines to compete in the highest level of NASCAR. The 2007 F1 champion was the programme’s first driver, debuting last year at the 21 August Cup race at Watkins Glen International. The Finn ran

The track has decided to remove a section of the Turns 3-4 wall, which Chastain’s car slammed against in a daring full-throttle manoeuver known now as the ‘Hail Melon.’ It’s also been referred to as the ‘Martinsville Miracle’ and various other nicknames. He passed five cars on the final lap and broke the track record

Byron, who had dominated the event and won the first two stages having led 176 of 271 laps, lost the lead during a round of late pitstops and it appeared his Hendrick Motorsports team-mate Kyle Larson was set to cruise to victory. But Aric Almirola’s spin seven laps from the end sent the race into

Motorsport is dangerous. It’s an exploit to be taken seriously, and nothing less than peak physical fitness is expected of drivers to reach peak performance. But motorsport is also a highly competitive business, and the stakes are high. When money has been invested, taking the decision to prioritise health over competition isn’t easily made and

The 2020 champion suffered an injury to his left leg while snowboarding in Colorado, a Hendrick team statement said. He was scheduled to undergo surgery on Friday night, and his length of recovery is currently unknown. Elliott will be replaced by Xfinity Series regular Josh Berry, the 32-year-old a five-time race winner at the second tier of NASCAR

Four cars were taken out of the race by the chain-reaction crash, which occurred just before half distance during the final race at the Californian track in its two-mile format. In total, 10 cars were involved in the wreck – making it the largest multi-car crash in the track’s Cup history. Team Penske’s Logano said

Busch, who moved from Joe Gibbs Racing to Richard Childress Racing over the winter, grabbed the lead on lap 143 and held on through a final round of green-flag pitstops to keep clear of Chase Elliott to win by 2.998 seconds. The win gives the 37-year-old the outright record for most consecutive seasons with at

As the race reached its crunch point, Daniel Suarez went off on lap 198 and ended up in the infield grass to bring out a caution and send the race into a first period of two-lap overtime. Stenhouse grabbed the lead for the first time in the race with a shove from Kyle Larson in

NASCAR took a big step in 2012, moving from engines with carburetion to electronic fuel injection, which followed a change in 2011 to the use of Sunoco Green E15 fuel, blended with 15% bioethanol. While NASCAR and its OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) all appear to agree on a next step to a form of hybrid

Contesting the opening duel, Logano grabbed control of the race following his green-flag pit stop on Lap 31 of 60 and held off a last-lap charge by Christopher Bell to claim the win by 0.018 seconds. At the start of the final lap, Bell and his #20 Toyota was able to pull out of line

When it comes to Daytona 500 finishes, Kevin Harvick’s 2007 duel to the stripe with Mark Martin is undoubtedly one of the best ever. Harvick won by 0.02s, the second-closest finish in the Great American Race’s history. Behind them, a huge wreck kicked off, leading to Clint Bowyer somersaulting across the finish line in flames.

Speaking in the first episode this week of his new podcast, Actions Detrimental with Denny Hamlin, he questioned the wisdom of running so many cars on the temporary short track, which has been the non-championship NASCAR Cup Series curtain-raiser for the past two seasons. The Coliseum, site of the 1932 and 1984 Olympic Games, usually

America’s biggest form of motorsport, NASCAR, is very traditional. There’s a staid way of doing things and, even if the unexpected occurs every now and then, the rule of thumb is that the powerhouse teams always win. What doesn’t happen is a start-up operation arrives at its top level, bragging a co-owner who’s a Grammy

Castroneves, 47, ran a partial schedule in the six-race Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) Series this summer on short ovals, and series CEO Don Hawk had told him if he won a race, he’d find him a ride in the Daytona 500. The Brazilian promptly won the next race at Pensacola, even though he wasn’t originally

Garage 56 is the entry that the Automobile Club de l’Ouest sets aside for the “technology of tomorrow and beyond” of innovative machinery. The entry – a modified version of the Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 race car – is a collaboration between NASCAR, HMS, Chevrolet, IMSA, and Goodyear. Representatives from all four entities as

JGR will change the number of the car from 18 to 54 ahead of the 2023 season. The team said in statement that “JGR intends to utilise the No. 18 in the NASCAR Cup Series in future years.” JGR has used the No. 18 in every points-paying Cup race since JGRs entry into the sport

Gibbs’s track record in NASCAR national series competition is relatively short, but his success cannot be questioned. A week after experiencing perhaps the lowest point of his racing career so far, he was enjoying his best last Saturday when he won the Xfinity Series season finale race at Phoenix Raceway, and with it the series

Speaking after Logano scored his second Cup championship in five years, Wolfe – who himself had previously won the title with Brad Keselowski in 2012 – said their confidence multiplied in recent weeks, giving valuable momentum to be the fastest when it mattered in the series finale. Just as in 2018, when he won his

Logano’s win in the Phoenix Raceway season finale gave him a second series championship, after his 2018 success also with Penske. The 32-year-old’s success meant Team Penske now has three Cup Series titles, but its latest success was particularly sweet as it made Penske the first team owner to win the NASCAR and IndyCar championships in

Hours before the start of Sunday’s race, in which Bell was one of four drivers competing for the 2022 Cup series championship, he and his fellow JGR drivers were informed of the death of Coy Gibbs, father of 2022 Xfinity Series champion Ty Gibbs and son of team owner Joe Gibbs, at 49. The news

Chastain started deepest in the field (25th) among the four title contenders on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway but had made his way into the top 10 by the start of Stage 2. By the final laps of the race, his No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet was the fastest car on the track and was closing

In a team statement addressing his death, issued on the eve of the 2022 Cup Series championship race at Phoenix, JGR said: “It is with great sorrow that Joe Gibbs Racing confirms that Coy Gibbs (co-owner) went to be with the Lord in his sleep last night. The family appreciates all the thoughts and prayers and

Approaching the tense last laps of the finale, Alex Bowman, in his first race back after suffering a concussion, collided with Michael McDowell on the back straight on lap 268, which brought out the sixth caution of the race. All the lead-lap cars duly pitted, with Chase Briscoe first off pitroad. During the caution, a

The Team Penske Ford driver posted an average lap speed of 134.389mph to edge his team-mate Ryan Blaney (134.373 mph) for the top spot in Sunday’s title race. Logano’s fourth pole of the 2022 season will give him the edge as he seeks to beat Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet), Christopher Bell (Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota) and

The Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driver has surprised many in how his wildly hot and cold playoff run ended in a shot at the championship. But, as impressive as he was inside the car, much of the credit should also go to the crew chief calling the shots. Adam Stevens brought Bell to pit road

Johnson, who won all of his Cup titles with Hendrick Motorsports, has focused on IndyCar racing and selected outings in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in the past two years since bringing his NASCAR career to a close in 2020. The 47-year-old announced in September that he would step back from full-time racing next year and