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Justin Nguyen

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Justin is not an off-road racer, but he writes about it for The Checkered Flag.
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NASCAR Cup Series

Martin Truex Jr. signs contract extension with Joe Gibbs Racing

By Justin Nguyen
February 10, 2021
1 Mins read

Martin Truex Jr. has signed a contract extension with Joe Gibbs Racing that will keep him in the #19 beyond 2022. Specifics of the deal like duration were not disclosed.

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NASCAR Cup Series

Bubba Wallace leads Toyotas, Daytona 500 opening practice in Cup Series' first session since pre-COVID

By Justin Nguyen
February 10, 2021
2 Mins read
Bubba Wallace, driving for the newly-formed 23XI Racing, was the fastest driver in the opening Daytona 500 practice on Wednesday, hours before qualifying. Toyotas occupied the top five in the first Cup practice since March 2020.
NASCAR Cup Series

Kyle Busch sneaks by wrecking leaders to steal Busch Clash win

By Justin Nguyen
February 10, 2021
5 Mins read
When leaders Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney collided in the last chicane coming to the finish and spun, Kyle Busch slipped by to steal the exhibition race victory.
NASCAR Xfinity Series

Gray Gaulding to run full 2021 Xfinity Series for Jimmy Means Racing

By Justin Nguyen
February 9, 2021
1 Mins read
After racing part-time in 2020, Gray Gaulding has joined Jimmy Means Racing for the full 2021 NASCAR Xfinity season.
NASCAR Cup Series

Ryan Blaney draws pole for Busch Clash

By Justin Nguyen
February 9, 2021
4 Mins read
For Tuesday night’s Busch Clash, Ryan Blaney will lead the field of twenty-one to the green flag after striking gold on his random draw.
NASCAR Cup Series

Gaunt Brothers Racing to retain Ty Dillon for Daytona RC

By Justin Nguyen
February 8, 2021
2 Mins read
In addition to the Daytona 500, Gaunt Brothers Racing will field the #96 for Ty Dillon in the following week’s race on the Daytona road course.
NASCAR

SEASON PREVIEW: 2021 NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, and Truck Series

By Justin Nguyen
February 8, 2021
11 Mins read
The 2021 NASCAR season is right around the corner and there are storylines galore. Who is racing for what team, where are they racing, and when will it all begin?
NASCAR Xfinity Series

SS-Green Light moves Joe Graf Jr. to #07, renumbers #08 to #17 in continued alliance with Rick Ware

By Justin Nguyen
February 6, 2021
3 Mins read
For the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity season, SS-Green Light Racing has moved Joe Graf Jr. from the #08 to the #07, while the #08 becomes the #17 in alliance with Rick Ware Racing.
NASCAR Xfinity Series

Natalie Decker to make Xfinity debut on Daytona RC as part of 5-race schedule with RSS

By Justin Nguyen
February 6, 2021
2 Mins read
Natalie Decker, who has raced regularly in the Trucks for the last two years, will make her NASCAR Xfinity Series début on the Daytona road course for RSS Racing.
NASCAR Cup SeriesNASCAR Xfinity Series

Friends Garrett Smithley and Robby Lyons join MBM Motorsports for Daytona 500, Xfinity opener

By Justin Nguyen
February 6, 2021
3 Mins read
Garrett Smithley has joined MBM Motorsports’ #13 for next Sunday’s Daytona 500, while his good friend Robby Lyons will drive their #61 in the previous day’s Xfinity race.
Off Road

Great American Short Course launched as LOORRS successor, four rounds planned in spring and fall

By Justin Nguyen
February 5, 2021
2 Mins read
After the demise of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series left a gap in short course off road racing on the West Coast U.S., Great American Short Course aims to fill that hole with 4 weekends in 2021.
Stadium SUPER Trucks

Matt Brabham set for seventh SST season

By Justin Nguyen
February 5, 2021
2 Mins read
After the 2020 season was plagued by COVID, two-time Stadium Super Trucks champion Matt Brabham is ready for his seventh year of competition in the series.
NASCAR Truck Series

Toni Breidinger joins Young's for ARCA and Trucks, first female Arab-American in NASCAR national series

By Justin Nguyen
February 4, 2021
2 Mins read
Toni Breidinger, the winningest female driver in USAC history, will race part-time in the ARCA Menards Series and NASCAR Truck Series for Young’s Motorsports. In running the latter, she will be the first female Arabic-American driver to race in NASCAR’s national series.
NASCAR Xfinity Series

Jason White joins RSS Racing for 2021 Xfinity opener, first NASCAR start since 2014

By Justin Nguyen
February 4, 2021
2 Mins read
Jason White will drive the #23 RSS Racing Ford in the NASCAR Xfinity Series season opener at Daytona. It will be his first NASCAR national series race in seven years.
NASCAR Truck Series

ThorSport Racing returns to Toyota, Christian Eckes to share truck with Grant Enfinger

By Justin Nguyen
February 4, 2021
2 Mins read
ThorSport Racing will return to Toyota after 3 years with Ford while Christian Eckes will split the #98 with Grant Enfinger, ironically making him team-mates with Ben Rhodes whom he flipped off at Texas last season.
NASCAR Cup Series

Ty Dillon to run Busch Clash for 23XI Racing

By Justin Nguyen
February 3, 2021
3 Mins read
As Bubba Wallace is ineligible for the Busch Clash next Tuesday, 23XI Racing will instead run their first (unofficial) race with Ty Dillon behind the wheel of the #23.
IndyCar

Marco Andretti added to SRX lineup, tenth confirmed driver

By Justin Nguyen
February 3, 2021
1 Mins read
Fresh off retiring from full-time IndyCar Series racing, Marco Andretti will go the stock car route as he joins Tony Stewart’s new Superstar Racing Experience.
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