McDonald’s and 23XI Racing confirmed on Tuesday that their sponsorship relationship would be extended in 2022, with the restaurant brand supporting the team’s NASCAR Cup Series entries for Bubba Wallace and Kurt Busch. Next year, McDonald’s will be the major sponsor for many races on Wallace’s No. 23 Toyota and Busch’s No. 45 Toyota, including […]
Kyle Larson will be the latest NASCAR Cup Series champion to receive the Champion’s Journal, continuing a tradition began by Jimmie Johnson in 2011. After winning the 2010 championship, Johnson penned the first letter in the little brown leather book, which he passed on to 2011 champion Tony Stewart, at the recommendation of NASCAR vice […]
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and JR Motorsports released the color design for Earnhardt’s No. 88 Hellmann’s Fridge Hunters Chevrolet, which he will drive in the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series event at Martinsville Speedway on April 8. Earnhardt’s Instagram live stream on Tuesday showed the winning wrap from JR Motorsports’ Unilever production session. After the 2017 NASCAR […]
Larson, who started 38th out of 39 cars, not only knocked his Hendrick Motorsports teammate and fellow title contender Chase Elliott off the pole, but he did so convincingly. On a 1-mile circuit like Phoenix Raceway, Larson’s average lap speed of 137.847 mph was over a mile-and-hour faster than Elliott’s (136.939 mph). “I was a […]
Brian Wilson will join Wood Brothers Racing as the crew chief for Harrison Burton’s rookie NASCAR Cup Series campaign next season, the company announced Thursday. Wilson just finished his 18th season with Team Penske, which is connected with Wood Brothers Racing on a technical level. They returned to the Xfinity Championship 4 one year after […]
Noah Gragson, a regular in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, will drive the No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet in an attempt to qualify for the Daytona 500 on February 20. Because the No. 62 is a non-chartered entry, Gragson will have to race his way in. He was unable to do so last year. His car […]
Steve Lauletta, president of 23XI Racing, revealed Tuesday night on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio that the team has secured a second charter. Kurt Busch’s No. 45 car will receive the charter. Bubba Wallace will be his teammate. The charter deal was finalized Tuesday, according to Lauletta on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio’s “Late Shift.” Earlier in the day, […]
The last two NASCAR Cup Series champions, Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott, will participate in the USAC National Midget Championship Hangtown 100 at Placerville (Calif.) Speedway on Nov. 18-20. At Placerville, Elliott will drive a car owned by Kyle Larson Racing. “It’s truly an exciting thing for everyone involved to have Chase Elliott compete at […]
Silver Dollar Speedway, a 1/4-mile high-banked clay oval in Chico, California, will be promoted by Cup champion Kyle Larson and three-time World of Outlaws champion Brad Sweet. Both drivers’ childhood homes are less than two hours away from the track. “I’m so excited to be a part of the future at Silver Dollar Speedway,” said […]
Josh Williams, who has driven the No. 92 entry for DGM Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for the past two seasons, will not be returning in 2022. Williams worked for the group part-time in 2017 and 2018 before joining full-time in 2019. Williams finished 18th in the Xfinity Series points this season. In June, […]