Hendrick Motorsports driver Bowman was third heading into the final complex of corners that ends the 3.41-mile, 20-turn Texas track behind leader Chastain (Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet) and the Kaulig Racing Chevrolet of road course specialist AJ Allmendinger, who had won Saturday’s Xfinity race.  After Allmendinger had run Chastain wide into the tight Turn 16 left-hander, Chastain retaliated

As a late caution sent the race into a two-lap overtime, Tyler Reddick held the lead – but Chastain used a deft move in the esses to reclaim the lead. Chastain took the white flag – signalling the last lap – as the leader but Allmendinger and Bowman did not let him get away. Coming

As Byron took the white flag to signal the final of 325 laps, Ross Chastain attempted to make a move on Byron for the lead but was thwarted by Christopher Bell who passed him on the inside to take second on the back straightaway. Bell, however, was penalised by NASCAR for passing below the red

Race organiser the Automobile Club de l’Ouest has confirmed that acceptance of the entry from Hendrick Motorsports for the grid slot – reserved for what it describes as an “innovative car” – is dependent on the Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1 running an energy-recovery system. That would give NASCAR the chance to test the hybrid technology on

The project was revealed in a joint announcement between NASCAR and Hendrick Motorsports at the Sebring 12 Hours on Thursday afternoon. They plan to take a modified Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 to the famed French sportscar classic as an homage to NASCAR founder Bill France Sr taking stock cars to the race almost half

The newly reconfigured Atlanta Motor Speedway promises to put on a show similar to what fans would see at a superspeedway, rather than an intermediate track. Atlanta was last reconfigured in 1997, changing to a quad-oval format that measured 1.54 miles. Although it retains the same length, the banking of its turns have been increased

Briscoe, who struggled through his rookie year with Stewart-Haas Racing last season, powered to the lead on a restart with three of the 312-lap race remaining at Phoenix Raceway and held off Ross Chastain by 0.771 seconds to take his first win in 40 career starts. At the end of the race, the top three

Marques, who made 24 starts in F1 between 1996 and 2001, is due to make his race debut at Road America on 3 July. His Chicago-based team, owned by entrepreneur John Stange Jr, has mostly competed in the fourth-tier ARCA series of the NASCAR pyramid, and partnered with Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports on an Indianapolis

Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. were battling back-and-forth for the win when a caution for a wreck with two laps remaining sent the race into overtime, opening up the chance for Bowman to strike. All the lead-lap cars pitted but three Hendrick Motorsports drivers – Kyle Larson, Bowman and William Byron – only took

The race came alive on the restart on lap 179, when Chase Briscoe, who didn’t pit, led the way followed by Elliott, Alex Bowman and Larson. Using a three-wide move, Larson quickly powered to the lead after the restart as Bowman tagged the outside wall, but there was no caution. On the next lap, Larson

Austin’s Daytona victory, which he achieved on team founder Roger Penske’s 85th birthday, cemented his place in the end-of-season Playoffs at the earliest opportunity. His father says the #2 car’s maiden success in the 500 was significant in many ways for the team, since Brad Keselowski left the outfit for an owner/driver role at Roush

The 2020 Xfinity champion, aged 23, came within a whisker of successfully defending his crown in the second-tier series last year and made the dream start to life as a Cup Series full-timer last weekend by beating Bubba Wallace to the flag in the biggest race of the season.  PLUS: How Penske’s rookie sensation opened NASCAR’s

The 23XI Racing driver tried desperately to shove Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney and get in position to race leader Austin Cindric for the win in Sunday’s Daytona 500. He succeeded in the first part but not in the second, just coming up short of winner Cindric at the finish on Sunday. The runner-up finish was

Cindric, in his first full season in Cup Series, led the way on the start of the two-lap overtime following a crash involving Ricky Stenhouse Jr and Chris Buescher.  But as the last lap got underway, he got a big shove out from Penske team-mate Ryan Blaney that took him clear of outside lane runner

The team announced the move prior to the start of Sunday’s Daytona 500, with the #9 Chevrolet driver’s current contract having been set to expire following the conclusion of the 2022 season. “I feel so fortunate to be in this position,” said Elliott. “I have a great team with leadership from Alan (Gustafson, crew chief)

Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driver Hamlin reported that he struggled to stay in the draft during Thursday night’s Duel race. This was after he’d spun entering the pit lane, meaning he starts deep in the pack in 30th position for the first points-scoring race of NASCAR’s Next Generation era. “There’s a lot of factors that

While exiting Turn 2 on the final lap of the second Duel that sets the grid for the Daytona 500, leader Logano came under attack from Chris Buescher, who darted to the inside to attempt a pass. In response, 2015 Daytona 500 winner Logano attempted to block Buescher’s advance but instead got hit from behind and was spun

Keselowski left Team Penske to become an owner-driver for the former Roush Fenway Racing team over the off-season, and got off to a winning start by passing former team-mate Ryan Blaney with four tours of the 60-lap race to go.  The 2012 Cup champion then held off his replacement in the #2 Penske Ford, Austin Cindric,

Villeneuve, who won the F1 title in 1997 two years after his 1995 Indy 500 victory, ensured himself of a starting spot in NASCAR’s biggest race of the season on Sunday in qualifying on Wednesday night. Driving the #27 Hezeberg Ford Mustang, the Canadian takes one of the four non-charter spots on the grid, with Beard Motorsports’ Noah

Larson pipped 2021 poleman and Hendrick team-mate Alex Bowman to secure top spot for the 2022 season opener, the first points-scoring round of NASCAR’s Next-Gen era.  Larson’s average lap speed in the final round was 181.159 mph – the fastest lap recorded in both rounds, after he’d been second fastest in the first runs. His

The 52-year-old was a Cup Series regular between 2003 and 2016, and finished second to Tony Stewart in the 2005 standings. Biffle, the champion of the second-tier Busch Series in 2002, won 19 times in his 510 Cup Series starts for Andy Petree Racing, Petty Enterprises and Roush Fenway Racing. Following the end of his

Busch Light has announced its “Accelerate Her” programme – a three-year, $10 million commitment to provide more funding, track time, media exposure and training to every female driver over 21 currently competing in NASCAR. The programme aims to help women drivers reach the NASCAR Cup Series. “Busch Light has been an iconic sponsor in NASCAR

The advent of the all-new Next Gen car has sparked a high demand for parts and spares from a supply chain that’s been damaged globally by the health pandemic and other outside factors. NASCAR’s recent decision – made in agreement with its three OEMs Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota – to switch from a 550bhp package at

The non-points event was held at a track other than Daytona for the first time since its inception in 1981 on a made-from-scratch quarter-mile asphalt oval built inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Penske Ford driver Logano held off Kyle Busch’s Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to win the 150-lap race, which opened the 2022 season

In the first competitive race for NASCAR’s Next Generation car in the Cup Series, the most revolutionary iteration of stock car in the sport’s history, Logano and Busch and battled up front virtually the entire 150-lap event. Penske driver Logano finally grabbed the lead on lap 116 right before a caution was displayed for an accident

The team has been rumoured to be in the works for years now and will finally attempt their first race later this month. Without a charter, they will have to race their way into the event with driver Kaz Grala. The Money Team Racing (TMTR) will field the No. 50 Pit Viper Chevrolet Camaro in the

Larson, who clinched the 2021 Cup Series title with victory in the 2021 season finale at Phoenix, led the way in average lap speed (131.728 mph) on the first day of a scheduled two-day test at the track on Tuesday. The Next Gen car is a wholesale change from NASCAR cars of years past, but

Since making his debut in NASCAR competition in 2015 with Brad Keselowski’s Truck Series programme, the 23-year-old son of Team Penske President Tim Cindric has faced questions about whether his career advancement was tied to his pedigree. But since joining Team Penske’s Xfinity Series programme for his first race in 2017, Cindric has been one

It was less than four months ago, during an interview at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where Wilson said, “We’re all behind,” when it came to the development and testing of the new car. At that point, NASCAR had conducted just one multi-car test at Daytona International Speedway, and that produced a list of new issues,

Since 1997, the winner of the Daytona 500 has been presented with the Harley J. Earl Trophy in Victory Lane, and the winning car is put on display in its race-winning condition for one year at the Motorsports Hall of Fame and Museum adjacent to Daytona International Speedway. However, with the delays in the development