When NASCAR’s competition team held their annual media briefing, they provided news like the Next Gen car’s development, revealed fields will be expanded for Xfinity/Truck races without qualifying, and the addition of heat races for Bristol’s dirt race.
NASCAR Cup team owner and former driver Mark Beard has passed away at the age of 72. His team Beard Motorsports, set to attempt the Daytona 500 with Noah Gragson, will continue with their plans.
With Jade Buford not approved to run the NASCAR Xfinity season opener on the Daytona oval, Danny Bohn will instead make his series debut for the newly-formed Big Machine Racing Team.
Denny Hamlin and longtime sponsor FedEx have signed contract extensions with Joe Gibbs Racing, keeping together one of the longest-running driver/sponsor/team combos in NASCAR.
The 2021 Rolex 24 featured various drivers who have raced in NASCAR, whether they be former champs like overall runner-up Jimmie Johnson or road course specialists like GTD runner-up Kenny Habul.
Although Ryan Preece has raced full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series for the last two years and, the lack of a charter and sponsorship for a third of the 2021 schedule may force his JTG Daugherty team to scale back his calendar.
Tate Fogleman will return to Young’s Motorsports for the 2021 NASCAR Truck season, enabling the team to field three full-time trucks as they did two years ago.
Cory Roper’s family team Roper Racing will run the full NASCAR Truck Series schedule in 2021.
Drew Dollar, Danny Bohn enter Daytona Truck opener; Dollar to run 8 races, Bohn hopes for full schedule
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Drew Dollar will make his NASCAR Truck début at Daytona for Kyle Busch on an 8-race schedule, while Danny Bohn returns to On Point Motorsports for the opener and hopes to go full-time of sponsorship works out.
The 2021 Rolex 24 grid features drivers who also have backgrounds in NASCAR. While Jimmie Johnson and Chase Elliott boast championship résumés, others like Earl Bamber and Jack Hawksworth have raced as road course ringers.
Garrett Smithley (Cup), Andy Lally and Ty Dillon (Xfinity) receive part-time schedules for Ware, Our, Gibbs
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Garrett Smithley will return to RIck Ware Racing for a part-time NASCAR Cup schedule in 2021, while Andy Lally joins Our Motorsports for the Xfinity Daytona RC and Ty Dillon gets a part-time Xfinity slate with Joe Gibbs.
In addition to racing for the ARCA championship in 2021, Ty Gibbs will make his NASCAR Xfinity début for Joe Gibbs Racing at the Daytona road course in the #54. Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, and Martin Truex Jr. will also drive the #54.
The eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series, created last spring shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic paused the NASCAR season, will return in March 2021 on a ten-race schedule that includes new races on the real-life calendar.
NASCAR has revealed the stage lengths for the 2021 Cup, Xfinity, and Truck Series races.
Ryan Vargas will race for NASCAR Xfinity Series Rookie of the Year honours in 2021 with JD Motorsports.
NASCAR Truck Series owner/driver Jordan Anderson is moving his operation to the Xfinity Series in 2021.
For the first time since 2016, Timothy Peters will race full-time in the NASCAR Truck Series, driving the #25 for newly-formed Rackley WAR.
