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NASCAR Cup Series

NASCAR to resume Next Gen testing at Dover, Action Express Racing doing own test at Daytona

By Justin Nguyen
August 17, 2020
2 Mins read

NASCAR’s Next Gen car, set to début in 2022, will resume testing next week at Dover with Cole Custer. IMSA’s Action Express Racing conducted its own Next Gen test at Daytona with Felipe Nasr and Austin Cindric.

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NASCAR Cup Series

Chase Elliott snags third straight road course win in Go Bowling 235

By Justin Nguyen
August 16, 2020
5 Mins read
Chase Elliott held off Denny Hamlin to win the inaugural NASCAR Cup race on the Daytona road course. It is his third straight road course victory.
NASCAR Truck SeriesNASCAR Xfinity Series

Michael Self, Austin Cindric, Sheldon Creed score Daytona RC support series victories

By Justin Nguyen
August 16, 2020
7 Mins read
A historic weekend of NASCAR racing at the Daytona road course kicked off with Michael Self, Austin Cindric, and Sheldon Creed taking the victories in the support series.
NASCAR Cup Series

Austin Dillon tests positive for COVID-19, Kaz Grala to make Cup debut at Daytona RC

By Justin Nguyen
August 15, 2020
3 Mins read
Austin Dillon will miss Sunday’s Daytona road course Cup race after testing positive for COVID-19. Kaz Grala will make his Cup début in his place.
NASCAR Cup Series

Justin Marks starting Cup team, targeting 2021 debut

By Justin Nguyen
August 14, 2020
2 Mins read
Former NASCAR driver Justin Marks has launched Trackhouse, a Cup Series gunning for a début in 2021. Unlike other teams, Trackhouse stands out in that it will seek to promote STEM education and minority groups in America.
NASCAR Xfinity Series

NASCAR overturns Alex Labbe Daytona testing penalty

By Justin Nguyen
August 12, 2020
2 Mins read
Alex Labbe’s 75-point penalty for supposedly using a NASCAR Xfinity car at a Daytona road test has been overturned on appeal.
NASCAR Cup Series

Bobby Labonte joins SRX roster, fourth confirmed driver

By Justin Nguyen
August 12, 2020
1 Mins read
2000 NASCAR Cup champion and Hall of Famer Bobby Labonte has joined former team-mate Tony Stewart’s Superstar Racing Experience series.
NASCAR Truck SeriesNASCAR Xfinity Series

Ringers enlisted for NASCAR Daytona road course weekend

By Justin Nguyen
August 11, 2020
6 Mins read
A variety of left-and-right-turn experts, including sports car stars Earl Bamber and Kris Wright, will run the NASCAR weekend on Daytona’s road course.
NASCAR Cup Series

Spire Motorsports confirms Leavine Family Racing acquisition

By Justin Nguyen
August 11, 2020
2 Mins read
Spire Motorsports has purchased Leavine Family Racing and will expand to a two-car operation in 2021.
NASCAR Cup Series

Christopher Bell moves to Joe Gibbs Racing for 2021

By Justin Nguyen
August 10, 2020
1 Mins read
If there was any doubt (there likely wasn’t) that Christopher Bell would move to Joe Gibbs Racing’s #20 in 2021, it’s gone now. The current rookie will officially join JGR for the 2021 Cup season.
NASCAR Cup Series

Kevin Harvick completes Michigan sweep with Consumers Energy 400 win

By Justin Nguyen
August 10, 2020
3 Mins read
Kevin Harvick held off Denny Hamlin to complete the Cup Series’ weekend sweep at Michigan. He is the first driver since Richard Petty in 1971 to win back-to-back Cup races in back-to-back days.
NASCAR Cup Series

Kevin Harvick wins FireKeepers Casino 400 in overtime finish

By Justin Nguyen
August 9, 2020
3 Mins read
Kevin Harvick held off Brad Keselowski in overtime to win the first race in a NASCAR Cup doubleheader at Michigan.
NASCAR Cup Series

Erik Jones confirmed out at Joe Gibbs Racing after 2020

By Justin Nguyen
August 7, 2020
2 Mins read
Erik Jones will not return to Joe Gibbs Racing after the 2020 NASCAR Cup season. A replacement in the #20 was not immediately named, but speculation points toward Christopher Bell.
NASCAR Truck Series

Spencer Davis tests positive for COVID-19, withdraws from Michigan Truck race

By Justin Nguyen
August 7, 2020
1 Mins read
Spencer Davis is the third NASCAR national series driver to have tested positive for COVID-19, and will miss Friday’s Truck Series race at Michigan.
NASCAR

NASCAR to use choose rule, numbers-based starting lineup

By Justin Nguyen
August 6, 2020
1 Mins read
Beginning with the Michigan race weekend, NASCAR will use the choose cone. Starting at the Daytona road course, starting lineups will be determined by a performance-based formula.
NASCAR

2020 NASCAR playoff schedules finalised

By Justin Nguyen
August 6, 2020
2 Mins read
The NASCAR playoff schedules have been revealed. While the Cup Series’ remains the same, the Xfinity (Richmond, Talladega) and Trucks (Darlington, Richmond, Kansas, Texas) add dates.
IndyCarNASCARNASCAR Cup Series

Rick Ware Racing Joining with James Davison for Indy 500 Entry

By Griffin Schmoyer
August 6, 2020
2 Mins read
Rick Ware Racing and James Davison are teaming up for another NASCAR and IndyCar crossover at the Indy 500, adding to a hectic month of August for Davison and RWR.
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