Kevin Harvick put some TV rumors to bed this afternoon, at least for the time being, announcing that he and Stewart-Haas Racing had agreed upon a two year contract extension. Harvick’s current deal took him through the 2021 season. His new deal will run through 2023. Harvick joined Stewart-Haas Racing ahead of the 2014 season. […]
It’s time for the Daytona 500. The offseason is over. New and old faces have landed in new places, now it’s time to get to work. Cars will hit the track this weekend for practice and qualifying for the Great American Race, before the traditional ‘Duels’ determine the final starting lineup for the Daytona 500 […]
NASCAR will kick off its 2020 season in traditional fashion with ‘The Clash’ on Sunday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway. Busch beer has even returned as a sponsor, giving the event a bit of a throwback feel. 18 drivers will compete in the 75 lap event, which is set for 3 p.m. ET. 2019 pole […]
The 2020 NASCAR season is here. Before we kick things off in Daytona, let’s take the pulse of the Cup Series with some preseason power rankings. Much like preseason college football polls, these don’t matter — but they sure are fun. Expect plenty of movement early in the year, but here’s where I’m starting. 1. […]
The NASCAR Daily Tune-Up is your daily stop for news and tidbits you may have missed from the day before. Spencer Boyd is returning to Young’s Motorsports in 2020, looking to build off of what he started last season. Boyd, in his first attempt at a full-time season in the Truck Series, ended up winning […]
There’s a certain stigma surrounding NASCAR superspeedway racing these days. “It’s a crapshoot,” is one I hear often. “It’s all about luck,” is another. Well, yes. Kind of. Superspeedway racing, formerly known as restrictor plate racing, is the most difficult discipline to predict and it isn’t all that close. The Daytona 500 typically comes down […]
Change is inevitable in this business, and unfortunately it’s not always performance based in today’s world. The NASCAR offseason featured several faces moving to new places, some in much better spots than before, and some taking big steps backwards. Here’s who won and lost the offseason, across all three major divisions. Winners: Tyler Reddick, Cole […]
We’ve seen the same guys turn into victory lane over the last few years in the NASCAR Cup Series. Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin and so on and so forth. Guys like Alex Bowman, Erik Jones and Aric Almirola have stolen a race or two, but outside of Chase Elliott, we […]
In NASCAR, as in other sports, every top prospect doesn’t hit immediately. That’s the case for Daniel Suarez, who has now been released from two premier rides in the last two seasons. Suarez, the 2016 Xfinity Series Champion, was rushed into a Cup ride by Joe Gibbs Racing after the sudden and shocking retirement of […]
NASCAR wrapped up a two day test at Richmond Raceway on Wednesday, putting a version of its next generation car on the track for the first time. Austin Dillon and Richard Childress Racing handled the on-track duties for the test, shaking down a preliminary version of a car set to debut in 2021. Not many […]