AVONDALE, Ariz.—High school senior Sammy Smith made the most of the fastest car in Saturday’s United Rentals 200, becoming the youngest NASCAR Xfinity Series winner Phoenix Raceway at age 18. In a race that featured 11 cautions for 69 laps, Smith held off teammate Ryan Truex after a restart with 15 of 200 laps left […]
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NASCAR Weekend Preview: Phoenix Raceway – Drivers Face Challenge With New Rules Package
March 9, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Even though Chase Briscoe will be driving a race car that features a significantly different competition package at Phoenix Raceway this year, the driver of the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford remains optimistic. Briscoe will take the green flag on Sunday as the defending winner of the United Rentals Work United 500 at the 1.0-mile […]
75th Anniversary Feature: Phoenix Raceway Long The Focal Point Of Motorsports In The West
March 7, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Phoenix Raceway is a major intersection in and of itself. If that seems strange for a track located south of Phoenix—and not all that far from the Mexican border—let’s acknowledge that we’re using the term “intersection” in a figurative sense. Opened in 1964, some 13 years after NASCAR held the first of four Cup Series […]
Dramatic Late Pass Lifts Austin Hill To NASCAR Xfinity Win At Las Vegas
March 5, 2023 by 2 Comments
LAS VEGAS—Austin Hill ran down rookie pole winner Chandler Smith from three seconds back, passed him as the cars approached the white flag and held on to win Saturday’s Alsco Uniforms 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The victory was the second of the year for Hill, who won the season […]
NASCAR Weekend Preview: Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing Looking To Stay Hot In Sin City
March 2, 2023 by Leave a Comment
LAS VEGAS—The first two races of the NASCAR Cup Series season have provided a clear indication that Trackhouse Racing’s breakout campaign last year was no fluke. In 2022, Ross Chastain won two races, showed excellent speed throughout the year and finished second to champion Joey Logano in the final standings. Trackhouse teammate Daniel Suárez claimed […]
NASCAR Weekend Preview: Auto Club Speedway – Last Hurrah At Fontana
February 23, 2023 by Leave a Comment
The love of NASCAR drivers and crew chiefs for Auto Club Speedway is all but universal. With Atlanta Motor Speedway having undergone a recent repave, the 2.0-mile speedway in Fontana, Calif., is the last of its kind on the NASCAR Cup Series circuit. The abrasive asphalt chews up tires. Seams between the racing lanes can […]
Austin Hill Wins NASCAR Xfinity Series Opener In Overtime Photo Finish At Daytona
February 19, 2023 by Leave a Comment
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – After Sam Mayer spun on the roof of his Chevrolet on the backstretch at Daytona International Speedway, trailing a shower of sparks, Austin Hill, Justin Allgaier and John Hunter Nemechek sat in their cars and waited. And after what must have seemed an eternity to the drivers, NASCAR reviewed video of […]
Saturday Daytona Notebook: Enough With Practice, Next Up Is The Great American Race
February 18, 2023 by Leave a Comment
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Toyota drivers hope no practice makes perfect. Ford drivers, on the other hand, think they found something en masse during Saturday’s final practice for the Daytona 500. At least Brad Keselowski believes he did. Needless to say, the final practice for the Great American Race brought radically different approaches from the […]
NASCAR To Name 75 Greatest Drivers As Part Of 75th Anniversary Celebration
February 15, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Voting timeline for NASCAR Hall of Fame class shifting to accommodate selection process NASCAR today announced it will name the 75 Greatest Drivers in NASCAR history as it celebrates the past, present and future of the sport throughout its 75th “Diamond” Anniversary. A blue-ribbon committee comprised of former drivers, team owners, industry personnel, NASCAR executives […]
Brad Keselowski, Bobby Labonte, Ryan Newman And Hailie Deegan To Run SRX Full-Time In 2023
January 31, 2023 by 2 Comments
The SRX Series announced Tuesday that current NASCAR Cup Series full-time driver Brad Keselowski will be part of the roster to compete in all six SRX events in 2023. Other full-time drivers announced for the series Tuesday included former Cup Series champion Bobby Labonte, former Daytona 500 winner Ryan Newman and Xfinity Series and Craftsman […]
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