Garage 56 Team takes one last ride before 24 Hour Race
In so many ways, Friday’s annual Grande Parade Des Pilotes through the historic streets of Le Mans could not have been more appropriate or telling for the NASCAR 56 operation.
In so many ways, Friday’s annual Grande Parade Des Pilotes through the historic streets of Le Mans could not have been more appropriate or telling for the NASCAR 56 operation.
After a celebrated eight-year career as a crew chief for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Alex Bowman, Greg Ives stepped away from the position fulltime in the NASCAR Cup Series at the end of last season.
Hendrick Motorsports executive Chad Knaus, who served as crew chief for Johnson’s seven-NASCAR Cup Series championship seasons has joined Ives leading the technical side of the Le Mans venture.
Less than a week removed from his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut, IMSA champion Jordan Taylor flew straight from Portland, Oregon to Paris – a stop in Salt Lake City – then a three-hour car drive to Le Mans.
The room was packed, the smiles flashing and the vibe all-good.
Noah Gragson will not be racing at Sonoma this weekend after suffering concussion-like symptoms following a crash last week at World Wide Technology Raceway.
Of all the motorsports legends roaming around Le Mans’ Circuit de la Sarthe this week – and there are many – one in particular received an exceedingly warm welcome by the NASCAR Garage 56 team.
World-renowned Japanese racer Kamui Kobayashi will add the NASCAR Cup Series to his long list of auto racing competitions.
NASCAR penalized the No. 43 Legacy Motor Club team with an L1-level infraction following the Cup Series race on Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis.
Chase Elliott says he is looking forward to getting back to racing after serving a one race suspension for intentionally crashing Denny Hamlin during the Coca-Cola 600 on May 29.