From Paul Menard in his first race since 2019 to Kevin Harvick, from the bevy of sports car stars to the reigning Xfinity champ, NASCAR’s COTA weekend has a multitude of unique entries in store.
All four Hendrick Motorsports drivers, led by Alex Bowman, finished 1–2–3–4 at Dover in a dominating performance that saw them lead a combined 382 of 400 laps.
Austin Cindric led the final 51 laps in Satuday’s NASCAR Xfinity race at Dover to score his third win of the year.
Tyler Reddick will run his first NASCAR Xfinity Series road course race since his championship season two years ago when he enters the Circuit of the Americas race for Jordan Anderson Racing.
Due to COVID-19 protocol, Justin Haley will have to miss this weekend’s NASCAR Xfinity and Cup races at Dover. Zane Smith replaces him for the former while Josh Berry will make his début in the latter.
ARCA Menards Series driver Jack Wood will run two NASCAR Truck races for GMS Racing at Circuit of the Americas and Charlotte. They will mark his first starts in the Trucks.
Kyle Sieg, younger brother of NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Ryan Sieg, will join his brother in Saturday’s race at Dover. It will be the younger Sieg’s first NASCAR national series start.
Noah Gragson’s disqualification after Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity race at Darlington has been overturned on appeal, restoring his 4th-place finish and Dash 4 Cash prize.
Martin Truex Jr. and Daniel Hemric will start the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series races at Dover from the poles, respectively.
The 2021 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series will have some competition tweaks such as Race #1 podium finishers receiving a “success handicap” that impact their starting spots for the second.
Team Penske drivers Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano will not have crew chiefs Jeremy Bullins and Paul Wolfe for Dover. Bullins remains out due to protocol while Wolfe is suspended for a lug nut violation.
Rolex 24 LMP2 winner Kyle Tilley to make NASCAR debut at COTA, running 4 races for Live Fast
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Kyle Tilley, who won the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona’s LMP2 class in February, will run 4 NASCAR Cup races for Live Fast Motorsports beginning with Circuit of the Americas.
Ty Majeski will run the NASCAR Truck races at Charlotte and Nashville in a fifth truck for ThorSport Racing. It will be his first races in the series since losing his full ride midseason last year.
Cole Custer will make his first NASCAR Xfinity Series start since 2019 when he enters the race at Circuit of the Americas for Rick Ware Racing/SS-Green Light Racing.
The 2021 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series season opener from Circuit Ricardo Tormo will see fifty drivers in thirty cars.
Martin Truex Jr. led 248 of 293 laps and kept Kyle Larson at bay as he scored his third NASCAR Cup win of 2021 and second at Darlington.
Justin Allgaier beat JR Motorsports team-mate Josh Berry in overtime to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Darlington.
