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Month: May 2024
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NASCAR Weekend Preview: Darlington Raceway
With “silly season” now in full swing, the NASCAR Cup Series returns to historic Darlington Raceway for a Throwback Weekend that pays homage to grass roots racing.
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Michael McDowell announces his departure from Front Row Motorsports at the end of 2024; headed to Spire
Michael McDowell will be parting ways with Front Row Motorsports at the end of this season and join Spire Motorsports.
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A new NASCAR ‘forever highlight’ is added at Kansas Speedway
On Sunday night, in a race that started more than three hours after its scheduled time because of rain, Kyle Larson erased the names of Craven and Johnson from the NASCAR Cup Series record book.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. added to broadcast team at TNT Sports and Amazon Prime starting in 2025
TNT Sports and Amazon Prime announced Tuesday that Dale Earnhardt Jr. will join their respective broadcast teams for coverage of NASCAR events starting in 2025.
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Chris Buescher goes from the joy of victory to the agony of defeat in less than a lap at Kansas
Chris Buescher had a lot to digest Sunday night.
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Another 1.5 mile track another spectacular race as Larson makes history at Kansas
There was a time when races at a mile and a half track in NASCAR’s Cup series meant long drawn-out runs featuring little in the way of passing, or excitement.
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Corey Heim scores second Truck win of the season at Kansas
Corey Heim took control of Saturday night’s Heart of America 200 in the final stage and charged to his second NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series victory of the season, despite fighting a loose handling condition in the closing stages.
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Jimmie Johnson explains Jones’ decision to postpone return
Though Legacy Motor Club announced that Erik Jones has been cleared to return to racing by doctors and by NASCAR, the team convinced Jones it would be in his best interest to
sit out Sunday’s AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway.