Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin to run at least one Xfinity race each in No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing entry; Ty Gibbs to make Xfinity debut in entry.
Posted: January 26, 2021, 6:44 pm
NASCAR stars will compete in a 10-race virtual series beginning March 24 on Bristol's dirt layout. NBC Sports will air the final five races.
Posted: January 26, 2021, 3:53 pm
The next generation of NASCAR drivers is developing throughout the three national series, and there‘s a good crop of them heading into their respective 2021 seasons. NASCAR.com‘s Power Rankings guru, Pat DeCola, recently ranked the top 10 NASCAR prospects 23 years of age and younger. His No. 1 pick — spoiler — was Austin Cindric, […]
Posted: January 26, 2021, 3:40 pm
By making his Rolex 24 at Daytona debut, Austin Dillon is benefiting from extra laps on one of many road courses he'll be racing in NASCAR this season.
Posted: January 26, 2021, 3:30 pm
The series featuring virtual races among real drivers was launched during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Posted: January 26, 2021, 2:48 pm
Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch are closing in on 60 Cup wins. Denny Hamlin seeks to make history in the Daytona 500.
Posted: January 26, 2021, 12:00 pm
NASCAR announced the pit road speed limits for the 2021 season for each venue. Track Pit Road Caution Vehicle Atlanta Motor Speedway 45 55 Bristol Motor Speedway 30 35 Bristol Motor Speedway – Dirt 30 35 Canadian Tire Motorsports Park 40 45 Charlotte Motor Speedway – Oval 45 55 Charlotte Motor Speedway – Road Course […]
Posted: January 26, 2021, 10:47 am
DAYTONA BEACH, FL — After a historic debut season that set the high watermark in viewership for televised esports programming, the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series is set to return in 2021. NASCAR and iRacing jointly announced today a new-look Pro Invitational will see NASCAR Cup Series stars compete virtually in a 10-race schedule that […]
Posted: January 26, 2021, 9:29 am
Today‘s Richard Petty Motorsports preview continues NASCAR.com‘s countdown of team previews for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, starting with new chartered teams then ranked in reverse order of best finish in last year‘s owner standings. MORE: Changes to know for 2021 season RICHARD PETTY MOTORSPORTS Manufacturer: Chevrolet Engine: ECR Engines Driver-crew chief pairings: Erik […]
Posted: January 26, 2021, 8:24 am
The lessons Kyle Busch teaches son Brexton about racing are some of the same lessons he's learned in his career, particularly last season.
Posted: January 26, 2021, 12:00 am
The Rolex 24 at Daytona is special enough that it doesn't need a pair of NASCAR champions to boost its appeal. The gritty, twice-round-the-clock journey through Daytona International Speedway is a celebrated event that draws pure racers capable of competing in anything with four wheels. Johnson and Elliott want in on the action, even though it means giving up an open weekend for a long grind in an unfamiliar car.
Posted: January 25, 2021, 11:14 pm
Ryan Vargas has secured a full-time ride for the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.
Posted: January 25, 2021, 9:57 pm
Ryan Vargas finished last season with JD Motorsports with Gary Keller and returns to the team this season.
Posted: January 25, 2021, 9:23 pm
Bubba Wallace has been named the overall winner of the 2020 National Motorsports Press Association’s Pocono Spirit Award.
Posted: January 25, 2021, 9:14 pm
NASCAR has released stage lengths for the 2021 season.
Posted: January 25, 2021, 6:24 pm
Truck Series driver/owner Jordan Anderson will go for Xfinity Series rookie of the year honors this season in his No. 31 Chevrolet.
Posted: January 25, 2021, 6:10 pm
Alex Labbe is currently set to run half of this season's Xfinity Series races with DGM; team is pursuing sponsorship to have him run all 33 races.
Posted: January 25, 2021, 4:18 pm
NASCAR announced the 2021 stage lengths for the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. SCHEDULES: Cup Series | Xfinity Series | Camping World Truck Series See the full lists below, with the number under each stage indicating the lap number in which the stage ends. * signifies […]
Posted: January 25, 2021, 11:59 am
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The boys from Brazil have taken a shine to the kid from Dawsonville. Chase Elliott still is six days away from making his Rolex 24 at Daytona debut, but the reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion already is earning the praises of his Action Express Racing teammates. After Pipo Derani and Felipe
Posted: January 25, 2021, 11:00 am
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR and SPEED SPORT, America‘s Motorsports authority since 1934, today announced they will continue their streaming partnership started last year. SPEED SPORT Network will again distribute select NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series events in 2021. NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series tracks that choose to participate can work directly with SPEED […]
Posted: January 25, 2021, 11:00 am
LAKE WALES, Fla. — Building on last year‘s results in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Alex Labbe� of Saint-Albert, Quebec, will continue his partnership with DGM Racing in 2021 as he seeks funding for another full-time season on American soil. “I‘m excited to announce another year with DGM Racing and for the chance to build on […]
Posted: January 25, 2021, 10:30 am
Cup team owner Tony Stewart scored his first sprint car victory of 2021, taking the checkered flag Sunday at Arizona Speedway.
Posted: January 25, 2021, 4:22 am
Action Express Racing put one of its two Cadillacs - the one featuring NASCAR champion Chase Ellott - on the pole for the Rolex 24 at Daytona in a first-of-its-kind qualifying race for the crown jewel endurance event. The No. 31 Cadillac DPi will be driven next week in the twice-round-the-clock race by Felipe Nasr, Pipo Derani, Mike Conway and Elliott in Elliott's IMSA sports car debut.
Posted: January 24, 2021, 10:19 pm
A final 2020 snapshot each week on a few drivers in NASCAR's top three series showing results and what we know about their 2021 plans. (Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports)
Posted: January 24, 2021, 7:45 pm
Led by vice president of competition Chad Knaus, a delegation of five Hendrick Motorsports team members are helping Jimmie Johnson at the Rolex 24.
Posted: January 24, 2021, 6:00 pm
The 55th World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing is the unofficial green flag to the short-track season. Drivers from all over the United States — in addition to international entries — travel annually to the high-banked half-mile during Speedweeks to shake off the winter rust and get fired up for the upcoming season. New […]
Posted: January 24, 2021, 12:48 pm
Which channels have NASCAR programming this week? We answer that and give the weekly NASCAR television listings here in the NASCAR TV schedule. Note: All times are ET. MORE: How to find NBCSN | Get the NBC Sports App | How to find FS1 | Get FOX Sports App Tuesday, January 26 On MRN 7 p.m., NASCAR Live Wednesday, January 27 6 […]
Posted: January 24, 2021, 11:40 am
Driver movement came fast and furious during the closing weeks of the 2020 season, providing a preview of the 2021 landscape that includes three new NASCAR Cup Series teams, a two-time championship crew chief switching rides and new drivers at powerful Joe Gibbs Racing, Hendrick Motorsports and Stewart-Haas Racing. Our 2021 Silly Season Tracker is […]
Posted: January 24, 2021, 9:18 am
Making a transition from stock to sports cars for the Rolex 24 hours at Daytona International Speedway, Chase Elliott and Jimmie Johnson will adapt in myriad ways.
Posted: January 23, 2021, 8:00 pm
Three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin seeks to run a Super Late Model this year with a goal of competing in the Snowball Derby.
Posted: January 23, 2021, 6:54 pm
Company will serve as a two-race primary and full-season associate sponsor in the 2021 and 2022 Cup seasons.
Posted: January 22, 2021, 9:03 pm
After step back from racing last season, Landon Cassill will return to fulltime competition in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2021.
Posted: January 22, 2021, 4:46 pm
Landon Cassill returns to full-time status as driver of the No. 4 JD Motorsports entry for the 2021 Xfinity Series season.
Posted: January 22, 2021, 4:21 pm
Denny Hamlin is looking for a three-peat while champion Chase Elliott is going to try to pick up where he finished last season.
Posted: January 21, 2021, 9:19 pm
The Daytona 500 will kick off the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season and feature a mix of new teams like Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing along with more established units such as Hendrick Motorsports, home to defending series champion Chase Elliott. This year’s Daytona 500, the 63rd running of The Great American Race, is scheduled for […]
Posted: January 21, 2021, 9:59 am
Today we’re looking at Spire Motorsports, as we continue NASCAR.com‘s countdown of team previews for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, starting with new chartered teams then ranked in reverse order of best finish in last year‘s owner standings. MORE: Changes to know for 2021 season SPIRE MOTORSPORTS Manufacturer: Chevrolet Engine: Hendrick Motorsports Driver-crew chief pairings: […]
Posted: January 21, 2021, 9:11 am
NASCAR Nation was treated to the news Tuesday of a familiar face returning to the cockpit to make another run at a second Daytona 500 win. Spire Motorsports announced that Jamie McMurray will return to NASCAR Cup Series competition next month, driving the No. 77 Chevrolet in the Daytona 500. Having last competed in NASCAR‘s […]
Posted: January 20, 2021, 5:34 pm
Big Machine Racing Team plans to run the No. 48 Chevrolet full-time this Xfinity season with Jade Buford as the driver.
Posted: January 20, 2021, 3:55 pm
NASCAR Xfinity champion Austin Cindric will aim to make his Cup series debut next month at the Daytona 500
Posted: January 20, 2021, 3:36 pm
NASCAR.com's Alex Weaver and Jonathan Merryman break down the 2021 season expectations for Live Fast Motorsports.
Posted: January 20, 2021, 3:23 pm
Kevin Harvick tells NASCAR.com that his son, Keelan, has a goal of racing against him in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
Posted: January 20, 2021, 2:12 pm
Ty Dillon described his suiting up for a Tuesday afternoon video conference as “unique,� and with understandable reason. As he donned a short-sleeved polo for his media session, he glanced in the mirror and noticed the logo of Toyota’s overlapping ellipses below his left shoulder. In any other instance over the course of a NASCAR […]
Posted: January 20, 2021, 10:16 am
The 2021 Daytona 500 is less than a month away with plenty of unknowns heading into what might be the most anticipated NASCAR Cup Series season in history. While drivers such as defending champion Chase Elliott, Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin — just to name a few — are poised for more success this year, […]
Posted: January 20, 2021, 9:52 am
Austin Cindric’s plans to graduate to the NASCAR Cup Series received a dose of Wednesday morning clarity, with Team Penske announcing a fourth Daytona 500 entry reserved for the reigning Xfinity Series champion. Cindric is set to drive Penske’s No. 33 Ford in an attempt to qualify for The Great American Race (Feb. 14, 2:30 […]
Posted: January 20, 2021, 9:20 am
In what's being billed as his final Daytona 500 start, the 62-year-old Cope will drive the No. 15 Chevrolet for Rick Ware Racing.
Posted: January 19, 2021, 11:30 pm
The Ally 400 is scheduled for Father's Day, Sunday, June 20, and serves as the opening race for NBC Sports' NASCAR coverage this season.
Posted: January 19, 2021, 10:40 pm
On-track action is set to begin Tuesday night, Feb. 9 with the exhibition Busch Clash on the Daytona road course.
Posted: January 19, 2021, 8:48 pm
LEBANON, Tenn. (Jan. 19, 2021) — Ally Financial will make history in June as the presenting sponsor of the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway, track and company officials said Tuesday. Ally, a leading digital financial-services company and the primary sponsor of Alex Bowman and the iconic Hendrick Motorsports No. 48 Chevrolet, will […]
Posted: January 19, 2021, 4:31 pm
Ty Dillon landed a Daytona 500 ride with Gaunt Brothers Racing, a pairing of a driver and team both trying to rebuild in 2021. Gaunt Brothers last year ran its first full Cup season but struggled in part because COVID-19 protocols wiped out almost all practice, qualifying and testing. Bass Pro Shops and Black Rifle Coffee Company will sponsor the No. 96 Toyota as Dillon attempts to qualify for NASCAR's Feb. 14 opener at Daytona International Speedway.
Posted: January 19, 2021, 4:11 pm
Jamie McMurray will make a return to NASCAR Cup competition, and will race in February's Daytona 500 for the Spire Motorsports team
Posted: January 19, 2021, 3:54 pm
Jamie McMurray is getting another chance to become a two-time Daytona 500 champion.
Posted: January 19, 2021, 3:40 pm