An Inside Look at Motorsports
NASCAR has a new partner for its upcoming Chicago races: McDonald’s. The fast-food giant was announced as the first founding partner of the upcoming Chicago street races — the NASCAR … Read More
–by Mark Cipolloni– The Chevrolet Camaro is going out of production. General Motors said Wednesday it will stop making the current generation early next year. The future of the car, … Read More
–by Mark Cipolloni– With no F1 race this coming weekend, 57-year-old Haas F1 team boss Guenther Steiner has been invited to be in the FOX TV booth this coming weekend … Read More
Xfinity Series driver Josh Williams will miss Saturday’s race at Circuit of the Americas after NASCAR’s decision to suspend him Tuesday. Williams was upset with NASCAR race control’s decision to … Read More
Three members of the Reaume Brothers Racing No. 33 Craftsman Truck Series team have been suspended for three races by NASCAR after a piece of tungsten ballast came off their … Read More
—by Mark Cipolloni— Some additional context for the ESPN F1 Saudi Arabian GP TV numbers: Viewership was up 17% compared to ’22 #F1 season avg. Audience peak 1.75M viewers It … Read More
–Press Release– Team Penske’s Joey Logano won the NASCAR Cup Series Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday after starting on the pole and leading a race-high 140 … Read More
Seven Cup drivers will do double-duty this weekend at Circuit of the Americas to brush up on their rusty road racing skills. Four Cup drivers are entered in Saturday’s Xfinity … Read More
–Press Release– Quaker State solidified itself as a major player for years to come in the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) with two significant announcements at Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS). Quaker … Read More
After out of control Fords took out all the top Chevy cars, Joey Logano zoomed to his first victory of the NASCAR Cup Series season, edging out former teammate Brad … Read More
Trucks: Eckes ekes out Fr8 208 overtime victory Christian Eckes took the checkered flag in thrilling fashion to capture the Fr8 208 Saturday afternoon at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The win … Read More
Team Penske Fords qualified 1-2-3 for the Ambetter Health 400 NASCAR Cup race at Atlanta. Joey Logano turned a time of 31.256s in Round 2 qualifying to beat his teammate … Read More
Mother Nature got the best of Friday’s afternoon qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway for both the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series, as the respective sessions were canceled … Read More
–Press Release– Dr Pepper and 23XI Racing announced today the return of the Dr Pepper and 23XI SPEED Institute Tuition Program for 2023. The program provides $5,000 each to 23 … Read More
–by Mark Cipolloni– Hendrick Motorsports has turned to a group of staff engineers to guide its four NASCAR Cup teams in the coming weeks after it was hammered by NASCAR … Read More
— Hendrick Motorsports Statement — On Friday at Phoenix Raceway, NASCAR identified louvers on our race cars during a voluntary inspection 35 minutes after the opening of the garage and … Read More
–by Mark Cipolloni– TV Analysis NASCAR: Fox earned a 1.93 rating and 3.4 million viewers for Sunday’s NASCAR race at Phoenix, down 17.2% from a 2.33 rating + 3.991 million … Read More
During last week’s press conference at Phoenix Raceway, Kyle Busch seemed somewhat torn when asked for his reaction about racing against washed up F1 drivers Jenson Button and Kimi Räikkönen at … Read More
Jimmie Johnson‘s second NASCAR Cup Series race of 2023 has been confirmed. Johnson will run the Cup race at Circuit of the Americas, according to the NASCAR entry list. He’s … Read More
NASCAR is starting to ramp up attention on its new $50M Chicago street race, including airing a new admissions-focused ad starting this weekend. The July 1-2 event is part of … Read More
The Taste of Chicago is moving to September this year, the city announced Monday. The Taste of Chicago will return to Grant Park but will now be held on Sept. … Read More
An overtime finish determined the winner of the NASCAR Cup Series’ (NCS) United Rentals Work United 500 at Phoenix Raceway, and it was William Byron and the No. 24 Valvoline … Read More
Kyle Larson and Kevin Harvick hate late-race cautions. William Byron loves them. After a two-tire call under the fourth caution flag in Sunday’s United Rentals Work United 500 at Phoenix … Read More
Toyota development driver Sammy Smith earned his first NASCAR Xfinity Series win at Phoenix Raceway on Saturday afternoon. The 18-year-old High School Senior Iowa-native led 92 of 200 laps to … Read More
After topping the speed chart in yesterday’s practice session, Kyle Larson (No. 5 HendrickCars.com Camaro ZL1) posted a lap of 27.642 seconds, at 130.237 mph, besting Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny … Read More
