NASHVILLE – An abundant and enthusiastic welcome this week was punctuated by a packed ballroom and a litany of genuine feel-good moments as NASCAR celebrated and culminated its 2021 season with the Champion’s Week Banquet in Nashville on Thursday evening. NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson and his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports team was properly […]
NASCAR Celebrates The Stars Of 2021 In Nashville At Champion’s Week Banquet
December 3, 2021 by Leave a Comment
NASCAR Champion’s Week Notebook: Kyle Larson Revels In Reality Of Being Cup Series Champ
December 3, 2021 by Leave a Comment
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Under normal circumstances, Kyle Larson doesn’t relish the media obligations that accompany his status as a top-level NASCAR Cup Series driver. But these aren’t normal times. Securing the series championship on Nov. 7 at Phoenix Raceway caused a substantive shift in Larson’s perspective. “It’s been cool to enjoy all the championship stuff, […]
NASCAR Champion’s Week In Nashville: Lighting Up The Streets In Music City
December 2, 2021 by Leave a Comment
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – If Nashville didn’t know NASCAR was in town, the city found out emphatically on Wednesday night, when the world’s best stock car drivers lit up Broadway in the heart of the Music City’s nightclub district. Some of them lit up Broadway, that is. On a night when veteran 40-somethings ruled the Burnouts […]
Roush Fenway Racing Changes Name To Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing
November 16, 2021 by 4 Comments
Roush Fenway Racing announced today a robust rebranding strategy that will see the organization change its official name to Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing (going by RFK Racing). The team unveiled a new branding campaign and all new marks at a media luncheon at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Tuesday. The branding includes a new organizational logo […]
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Weekend Notebook: Martin Truex Jr. Finishes Second Again
November 8, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Martin Truex Jr. led 72 laps in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway Sunday afternoon and looked to be a real contender for his second title. But he could not get around eventual champion Kyle Larson, whose pit crew got him out first for a restart with 25 laps remaining. The veteran […]
Kyle Larson Comes Full Circles In Winning NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
November 8, 2021 by 5 Comments
AVONDALE, Ariz. – At the end of an almost mythical season came the quintessential story of redemption. Taking advantage of an opportune caution and a blazingly fast pit stop by his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet crew, Larson held off Martin Truex Jr. during a 24-lap green-flag run to the finish in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup […]
NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Weekend Notebook: Austin Cindric Keeps It Classy
November 7, 2021 by 1 Comment
As Austin Cindric leaned against his No. 22 Team Penske Ford Mustang with fireworks going off behind him and Daniel Hemric celebrating a victory and NASCAR Xfinity Series championship in the distance, there was an unmistakable look of disappointment. It was tough ending to the race for the 2020 series champion, who had five wins […]
Daniel Hemric Scores Xfinity Series Championship With Last Lap Win At Phoenix
November 7, 2021 by 3 Comments
AVONDALE, Ariz. – Daniel Hemric picked the perfect time to win his first NASCAR national series race—and a title came with it. Executing an aggressive bump-and-run in Saturday night’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race, Hemric passed Austin Cindric in the final two corners at Phoenix Raceway. Approaching the finish line, the cars collided side-to-side, with […]
Ben Rhodes Wins Camping World Truck Series Title; Chandler Smith Wins Race At Phoenix
November 6, 2021 by Leave a Comment
AVONDALE, Ariz. – A bantamweight boxer in the training room, Ben Rhodes punched like a heavyweight on Friday at Phoenix Raceway. On Lap 142 of 150 in the Lucas Oil 150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship race, Rhodes tapped the tailgate of Zane Smith’s Chevrolet with the nose of his No. 99 ThorSport Racing […]
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship Weekend Notebook
November 6, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Kyle Busch Motorsport’s Chandler Smith finalized his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year honor with a huge walk-off win in Friday night’s season finale at Phoenix Raceway – earning the victory by a healthy 4.674-seconds over Halmar Friesen Racing’s Stewart Friesen. The win was the second of the 19-year old’s young […]
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