Hamlin holds off Truex in overtime to win at Richmond Raceway
Holly Cain
NASCAR Wire Service
Richmond, Virginia (March 31, 2024) – Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing team gave him a clutch pit stop to emerge with the lead out of the pits and then he was able to hold the advantage on a two-lap overtime shootout to claim the Toyota Owners 400 victory Saturday night at his … Read more
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NASCAR to Manage Bowman Gray
NASCAR to Manage Racing Operations for Bowman Gray Stadium with City of Winston-Salem
Austin Shuford Named New General Manager of Racing Operations for Historic Motorsports Facility
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 21, 2024) – Today, NASCAR announced that it has acquired Winston-Salem Speedway, Inc., the lessee of the historic Bowman Gray Stadium. NASCAR will manage racing operations under the lease with the City of Winston-Salem that runs through Dec. 2050.
“As … Read more
NASCAR Goes to Texas
NASCAR Cup Series
Next Race: EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix
The Place: Circuit of The Americas
The Date: Sunday, March 24
The Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
The Purse: $9,740,789
TV: FOX, 3 p.m. ET
Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 231.88 miles (68 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 15),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 30), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 68)
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Next Race: Focused Health 250
The … Read more
Hamlin Wins Tire Management at Bristol
Denny Hamlin wins battle of NASCAR Cup tire managers at Bristol
Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
BRISTOL, Tenn. (March 17, 2024) — How appropriate.
On a day where tire management was the essential element in a NASCAR Cup Series race, three veterans swept the podium positions, with Denny Hamlin winning Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
In a race that produced 54 lead changes—a record for Cup Series … Read more
Eckes Tops Busch in NASCAR Trucks at Bristol
Christian Eckes finds redemption in NASCAR Truck Series win at Bristol
Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
BRISTOL, Tenn. (March 16, 2024) — Sometimes a victory tastes sweetest when it comes as a chaser for a bitter defeat.
That was certainly the case for pole winner Christian Eckes, who held off Kyle Busch in the closing laps to win Saturday night’s Weather Guard Truck Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
In last … Read more
What’s happening at Bristol
NASCAR Cup Series
Next Race: Food City 500
The Place: Bristol Motor Speedway
The Date: Sunday, March 17
The Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
The Purse: $8,182,531
TV: FOX, 3 p.m. ET
Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 266.5 miles (500 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 125),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 250), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 500)
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Next Race: Focused Health 250
The Place: Circuit … Read more
Chandler Smith wins Xfinity race at Phoenix
Chandler Smith wins Xfinity race at Phoenix
Justin Allgaier wrecks from the lead late
AVONDALE, Ariz. (March 9, 2024) – Chandler Smith had a message for his Joe Gibbs Racing team after taking the checkered flag in overtime in Saturday’s Call811.com Every Dig. Every Time. 200 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Phoenix Raceway.
“We’ll take ’em when we can get ’em,” Smith radioed before celebrating his second career victory with … Read more
Sawalich Wins Rain Shortened ARCA Race at Phoenix
William Sawalich earns redemption with rain-shortened victory at Phoenix
BRANDON WHITE
AVONDALE, Arizona (MARCH 8, 2024)— A late-race spin from the lead at Phoenix Raceway last March prevented William Sawalich from winning in his ARCA Menards Series debut.
The reigning ARCA Menards East Series champion earned redemption in Friday’s General Tire 150 by putting together a typically efficient run from the pole. A thunderstorm descending upon one-mile tri-oval with less … Read more
It’s Larson Again at Vegas
Kyle Larson holds off Tyler Reddick for second straight Las Vegas win
Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
LAS VEGAS, Nv. (March 3, 2024)— Based on the box score alone, you might think Kyle Larson dominated Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
You’d be wrong.
Yes, Larson led 181 of 267 laps at the 1.5-mile track. Kyle Busch led the second-most—18. And, yes, Larson swept … Read more
John Hunter Tops Teammate at Las Vegas
John Hunter Nemechek wins desert duel of Joe Gibbs Racing teammates
Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
LAS VEGAS, Nv. (March 2, 2024) — Chandler Smith won the battle. John Hunter Nemechek won the war.
The Joe Gibbs Racing teammates spent most of Saturday afternoon racing each other for the top spot in The LiUNA!, a 300-mile NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It was Nemechek who proved … Read more