Ryan Vargas will both race for CHK Racing for the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series and work as a team consultant.
After one season, Landon Cassill will no longer race on a regular basis for Kaulig Racing. He has not specified if he will remain with the team part-time or race elsewhere.
With KAMAZ-master not taking part, Dakar Rally T5 became a battle of IVECOs as Janus van Kasteren held off Martin Macík Jr. and the van den Brink father/son duo.
For the Daytona 500 and Rolex 24, plus others, Daytona International Speedway will begin using the Vector fully electric fire engine built by REV Fire Group. REV will also provide three other firefighting vehicles for the track.
After four years in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Ryan Vargas will make his first appearance in the Truck Series as he runs at least seven races for On Point Motorsports.
Former driver Elton Sayer has been named NASCAR’s Senior Vice President of Competition, replacing Scott Miller who assumes an advisory position as Competition Strategist. John Probst has also been promoted to Chief Racing Officer, among other changes to the competition team.
As he prepares for his NASCAR Xfinity Series rookie season, Chandler Smith will attempt to make his Cup début at the Daytona 500 in a third car for Kaulig Racing. He will also race at Richmond, the North Wilkesboro All-Star Race, Talladega, and Phoenix.
The Superstar Racing Experience will bring in Kyle Busch and Clint Bowyer for races at Motor Mile and Berlin and Stafford and Motor Mile, respectively. SRX veteran Hélio Castroneves will also return for Motor Mile, Berlin, and Lucas Oil.
At just 18 years of age, Eryk Goczał is the youngest driver to win a Dakar Rally stage and a class overall, holding off reigning World Rally-Raid Champion Rokas Baciuška for the T4 victory.
Austin Jones, the reigning Dakar Rally T4 champion, graduated to T3 and is already a winner as he and fellow American Red Bull racer Seth Quintero held the top two.
Kevin Harvick’s final season of NASCAR will also see him dabble in the Superstar Racing Experience, run by his boss Tony Stewart, at Stafford Motor Speedway and Berlin Raceway.
After fielding the #56 and #5 in 2022, Hill Motorsports will only have the #56 for the 2023 NASCAR Truck Series season. Owners and brothers Timmy and Tyler Hill will split the truck.
Despite rumours of Trackhouse Racing Team’s PROJECT91 entry for special international stars potentially running the Daytona 500, owner Justin Marks intends to limit it to road courses for 2023.
With NASCAR’s Busch Light Clash taking place at the Olympic-savvy Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the top three will have a podium and receive medals.
Travis Pastrana, a man who needs no introduction, hopes to make his NASCAR Cup Series début in the Daytona 500 for 23XI Racing.
Alexandre Giroud is the second rider to win the Dakar Rally’s Quad category in two straight years since its introduction as an official class in 2009.
The Malle Moto class, for riders with no help from teams and very few supplies provided by Dakar Rally organisers, was claimed by Charan Moore in his second try.
