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Kurt Busch has become the latest NASCAR driver to be named as a free agent for 2018 as Stewart-Haas Racing has told the 2017 Daytona 500 winner and former Cup Series champion that it will not retain him for next season. Kurt Busch becomes Free Agent as contract is not renewed by Stewart-Haas Racing Stewart-Haas […] READ MORE
The 2017 drought is over for Joe Gibbs Racing. Denny Hamlin took the lead with 33 laps left after a late restart and held off a hard charge from Kyle Larson to take the victory at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Denny Hamlin ends JGR skid at NHMS The Joe Gibbs stable of Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Matt […] READ MORE
If Dale Earnhardt Jr. is going to make NASCAR’s playoff format in his last year of racing, time is running out to get that much-needed win. Time is running out for Dale Earnhardt Jr to make the Chase The sport’s most popular driver for 14 years running is retiring after this season because of the […] READ MORE
Just mere days after Joe Gibbs Racing driver Matt Kenseth said to reporters that he didn’t know where he would drive in 2018, JGR put some rumours to rest. On July 11th, Joe Gibbs Racing announced that 2015 Camping World Truck Series champion Erik Jones would be replacing Matt Kenseth in the iconic #20 car. […] READ MORE
Stage racing favours Martin Truex Jr. The only driver to have won all three stages in a race this season, doing so at Las Vegas in March, Truex pulled off the feat again on Saturday night in Kentucky for the Quaker State 400. In doing so, he extended his series-high 13 mid-race stage victories. Martin […] READ MORE
Following Aric Almirola‘s violent crash last week at Kansas Speedway, doctor’s diagnosed the 33-year-old with a T5 vertebrae fracture in his back. Almirola was involved in a three car incident during last Saturday’s Premier series race at the Kansas Speedway. Regan Smith to relieve Aric Almirola for the All-Star Weekend The accident started when Joey […] READ MORE
Talladega Super Speedway, what more needs to be said? The name alone is enough to invoke flashbacks and unpleasant memories among the drivers, but it might also produce some happy ones as well. The steep banks and high speeds of the 2.666 mile superspeedway have created some of NASCAR’s best races and well as some […] READ MORE
For anyone who follows NASCAR or Motorsport in general, it’s a well-known fact that the drivers are definitely classed as athletes. The conditions under which a driver must race are incredibly challenging both mentally and physically. To quote a fact that’s testament to this: In a race, a NASCAR driver maintains the same heart rate […] READ MORE
Undoubtedly it was a good day for the number 78 Furniture Row Racing driver Martin Truex Jr. After a spectacular performance throughout the race, he came away victorious from the Monster Energy Cup Series Kobalt 400 at the 1.5 mile Last Vegas track on Sunday. Martin Truex Jr wins Kobalt 400 race at Las Vegas […] READ MORE
It was a disappointing day for Kevin Harvick in the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500. Despite winning stages one and two with leads in excess of four seconds and going on to lead 293 of 325 laps at Atlanta, the victory escaped his grasp, falling into the hands of Brad Keselowski. Brad Keselowski wins 2017 […] READ MORE