Ernie Francis Jr. returns to SRX for 2022
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2021 Superstar Racing Experience runner-up Ernie Francis Jr. will return to the series in 2022, making sporadic starts in addition to running his rookie campaign in Indy Lights,
What do Daytona 500 champ Austin Cindric and Robby Gordon have in common? They’re the only drivers with NASCAR Cup Series wins and X Games medals. Thanks to rallycross and Stadium Super Trucks, the NASCAR/X Games overlap is quite deep.
Garrett Smithley will drive the #15 for Rick Ware Racing in the West Coast rounds at Auto Club Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and Phoenix Raceway.
NASCAR Cup rookie Austin Cindric, on the 85th birthday of boss Roger Penske, is already a winner just one race into his ROTY campaign as he held off Ryan Blaney and Bubba Wallace to win the Daytona 500.
Chase Elliott’s contract with Hendrick Motorsports will now run through the end of the 2027 NASCAR Cup Series season.
In Austin Hill’s first start as a NASCAR Xfinity Series full-time driver, he already won. However, the win is overshadowed by a massive crash that sent Myatt Snider into the catchfence, though he was able to walk away with an apparent sore leg.
In his first race for Front Row Motorsports, Zane Smith led coming to the white flag before a wreck resulted in overtime, then another wreck on overtime’s white flag clinched him the Daytona win.
RFK Racing, set for its first Daytona 500 under the new identity, won both Duel qualifying races on Thursday with Brad Keselowski and Chris Buescher. Kaz Grala and Greg Biffle clinched their spots in the 500 with their Duel runs.
The worst-kept secret in the NASCAR Xfinity Series garage is finally out: Ty Gibbs will run the full 2022 season for Joe Gibbs Racing.
Kyle Larson continues Hendrick domination with Daytona 500 pole, Gragson and Villeneuve qualify on speed
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Reigning Cup champion Kyle Larson led a Hendrick Motorsports 1–2–3 to win the team’s 7th Daytona 500 pole in the last 8 years. Noah Gragson and Jacques Villeneuve qualified for the 500 with their times.
Tuesday’s two practice sessions for Sunday’s Daytona 500 and Wednesday’s qualifying were largely dominated by Fords as drivers worked with their team-mates and fellow manufacturer allies in the draft.
David Starr has rejoined SS-Green Light Racing for a 28-race NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule in 2022, driving the #08 car.
Longtime NASCAR sponsor Busch Beer has formed Accelerate Her, an initiative to promote female drivers (21+, of course) in stock car racing. The company will invest 25% of its annual NASCAR promotional budget into the campaign.
Drew Dollar, an ARCA regular and NASCAR Truck Series part-timer, will begin racing in the Xfinity Series with a superspeedway-only schedule (Daytona and Talladega) for Joe Gibbs Racing.
Greg Biffle seeks to run his first NASCAR Cup Series race since 2016 when he enters the Daytona 500 for NY Racing Team, who last ran a Cup race in 2018.
The Drivers Advisory Council has formed as a drivers’ line of communication to NASCAR. Jeff Burton is director while Kurt Busch, Austin Dillon, Denny Hamlin, Corey LaJoie, Joey Logano, Kyle Petty and Daniel Suárez are boardmembers.
Alex Labbé will drive the #90 for DGM Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity opener at Daytona, followed by the West Coast Swing in the team’s #36. He currently has 18 races scheduled for the team.
