Moffit, making his first start of the 2023 season in a second entry for Front Row Motorsports, took control of the race late in the third stage but lost the lead to Christian Eckes just before a late wreck sent the race into a two-lap overtime. On the restart, Moffitt edged out front, only to see Eckes reclaim the lead before he eventually got shuffled out of the lead on the final lap. Moffitt held off a late charge from Ben Rhodes to claim his 13th career victory and first since the 2020 season. “Man, this is pretty awesome,”…
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NASCAR and Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) both confirmed the news on Thursday. The Brickyard 400 has long been considered a crown jewel on the NASCAR calendar, first joining the schedule in 1994. But following the 2020 NASCAR Cup season, it was removed. NASCAR still competes at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but now on the road course layout. The event was not without drama and action, but the longer it went on, the louder voices grew for NASCAR to give the oval another chance. The push to revive the Brickyard 400 gained momentum with the introduction of the Next Gen car, which…
William Byron locked himself into the Round of 8 with a big victory last weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Ross Chastain was second and Bubba Wallace, who led a race-high 111 laps, finished third. A late-race crash while battling for the lead dropped Kyle Larson down to just two points ahead of the elimination zone. He is just ahead of Wallace, whose 23XI Racing team-mate Tyler Reddick is three points out. Ryan Blaney is 11pts behind and Kyle Busch is 17pts out. Chase Elliott is the defending winner of the playoff race at Talladega, with Busch being the most recent…
Charlotte Motor Speedway hosted the annual event every year from 1987 to 2019. In 2020, the sanctioning body tried Bristol Motor Speedway before moving to Texas Motor Speedway for the two years that followed. But now, it may have finally found a new home. In 2023, the unlikely resurrection of North Wilkesboro Speedway saw the return of the NASCAR Cup Series action for the first time since 1996, running the All-Star Race there earlier this year. Kyle Larson won the event. The track is one of eight that was part of the original Cup Series schedule back in 1949. Its…
The purchase includes Rowdy Manufacturing’s chassis building operation and CNC machine shop, as well as the 77,000-square-foot facility that houses Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) and Rowdy Manufacturing in Mooresville, North Carolina. Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) has been in operation since 2010, winning a total of 100 races in the Truck Series. Kyle Busch himself delivered the organization its 100th win earlier this year at Pocono Raceway. Kyle Busch, Kyle Busch Motorsports, Zariz Transport Chevrolet Silverado celebrates his win Photo by: Gavin Baker / NKP / Motorsport Images The team won the 2015 and 2017 drivers’ championships with Erik Jones and…
Two crew members each from the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Cup team of Austin Dillon and Rick Ware Racing’s No. 51 team, as well and two from the Xfinity Series team of driver Jeb Burton were suspended and found in violation of “Safety Sections 8.8.10.4.A & C: Loss or separation of an improperly installed tire/wheel from the vehicle. Note: Loss of tire/wheel during the event.” Both Dillon and Todd Gilliland, who was driving RWR’s No. 51 Sunday at Texas, had wheels come loose on track during the Cup race. Burton had a similar incident in Saturday’s Xfinity race. Austin…
HMS have entered a car in select NXS races so far this year, running five races in total. All four for Hendrick’s Cup stars have gotten behind the wheel of the No. 17 Chevrolet Camaro at some point. William Byron was the first, finishing second at COTA. Kyle Larson then finished third at Sonoma after starting from pole position, followed by Chase Elliott who finished third at Pocono, and Alex Bowman finished ninth at Watkins Glen. Larson drove the car most recently at Darlington, and is the only driver make multiple starts with the team this year. He finished 38th…
Blaney, the only remaining Team Penske driver still in contention for the 2023 Cup Series championship, had an up-and-down day Sunday at Texas that mirrored much of his season. He and his No. 12 Ford team struggled in the early going, used a two-tire pit strategy to gain traction position and appeared to change his fortunes. However, the third stage took a turn for the worse when Blaney was penalized for speeding on pit road during a pit stop and then got caught up in an accident on the frontstretch on the next-to-last restart after Tyler Reddick slammed the Turn…
SHR announced that Wonder Bread and Old Spice have joined the team as primary sponsors for this weekend’s playoff race at the 2.66-mile Alabama track. The team is co-owned by Gene Haas and NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart. The cars should be instantly recognizable to anyone who has seen the 2006 sports comedy Talladega Nights, with Ryan Preece driving Ricky Bobby’s Wonder Bread car (portrayed by Will Ferrell) and Chase Briscoe driving Cal Naughton Jr.’s Old Spice car (portrayed by John C. Reilly). “This is an entertaining promotion that allows us to work with two innovative brands in Wonder Bread and Old Spice…
Smith, 19, has been a Toyota development driver and currently competes for Joe Gibbs Racing, but the two-time ARCA East champion will drive JRM’s No. 8 Chevrolet beginning in 2024. Smith’s No. 8 will be sponsored by Pilot Flying J, TMC Transportation and the Allstate Peterbilt Group. “I am very appreciative for the support of Pilot Flying J, TMC Transportation and all my partners that helped make this happen,” said Smith, a native of Johnston, Iowa. “The opportunity to race for JR Motorsports is one I am looking forward to and cannot wait to see what we all accomplish together.”…