NASCAR great Junior Johnson dies at 88
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Junior Johnson, one of the greatest NASCAR team owners and most iconic names in the sport’s history, has passed away. He was 88.
After two seasons with Toyota, Hailie Deegan has become a Ford Performance development driver. In addition to a full-time ARCA Menards Series schedule, she will race in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge.
Drag racer turned stock car driver Tanner Gray to run full 2020 NASCAR Truck Series season
After two decades of working with Chip Ganassi, Felix Sabates will retire from motorsport ownership in 2020. The two have enjoyed success in NASCAR’s Cup Series and sports cars, from Daytona 500 to 24 Hours of Le Mans victories.
As Front Row Motorsports downsizes from three to two cars for 2020, Michael McDowell returns to the #34 while John Hunter Nemechek will compete for Rookie of the Year in the #38.
After racing with Toyota, DGR-Crosley will switch to Ford for the 2020 NASCAR Gander Trucks season.
Brennan Poole, who ran part-time in the NASCAR Gander Trucks in 2019, will race for Cup Series Rookie of the Year in 2020 with Premium Motorsports.
Joey Logano spent Monday and Tuesday testing NASCAR’s Next Gen car. From a diffuser to improve downforce to a larger wheel to swapping spoiler sizes, the car hopes to be NASCAR’s future in 2021.
After a successful five years as Martin Truex Jr.’s crew chief, Cole Pearn will step away from NASCAR in 2020 to spend time with his family. Together, Truex and Pearn enjoyed 24 race wins and a Cup championship in 2017.
To the surprise of not many, Chase Elliott is your 2019 NASCAR Cup Series Most Popular Driver. It is his second straight MPD award.
NASCAR has revealed the logo for the Cup Series starting in 2020. Busch Beer, Coca-Cola, GEICO, and Xfinity will all serve as premier sponsors of the series.
Justin Allgaier and Ross Chastain have been voted the Most Popular Drivers of the NASCAR Xfinity and Truck Series in 2019.
Corey LaJoie will return to Go Fas Racing for the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.
After reaching the NASCAR Gander Trucks Championship Round with Chevrolet in 2019, Stewart Friesen and Halmar Friesen will switch to Toyota for 2020.
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After it was discovered that the three conspired to manipulate the results of the 2019 NASCAR Cup owners’ championship during the season finale to better one of their cars’ positions for a better payout, Spire Motorsports, Premium Motorsports, and Rick Ware Racing have received penalties. In addition to fines and indefinite suspensions, they have received points deductions.
Quin Houff has signed a two-year contract with StarCom Racing, enabling him to race full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2020 and 2021.
