Parnelli Jones, 1933–2024
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Parnelli Jones, one of the most versatile racers of all time with victories at the Indianapolis 500, Baja 1000, NASCAR Cup Series, among others, died Tuesday after a battle with Parkinson’s.
John Thomas Lundy, who ran the Ranier-Lundy NASCAR Cup Series team alongside a controversial stint as a horse racing owner at Calumet Farm in the 1980s, died Wednesday at the age of 82.
Cale Yarborough, one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history with 3 Cup Series titles and experience at both Le Mans and the Indy 500, passed away Sunday at the age of 84.
Anthony Alfredo has joined Beard Motorsports for a four-race NASCAR Cup Series slate in 2024 at Daytona 500, the Daytona summer race, and both Talladega events.
Freshly reinstated by NASCAR, Noah Gragson will make his Cup Series return in 2024 in the #10 Ford of Stewart-Haas Racing.
Now that he’s made the move to America, Supercars great Shane van Gisbergen will run full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for Kaulig Racing along with 7 races in the Cup Series for Trackhouse.
With his domestic assault charges dropped, Cody Ware was reinstated by NASCAR on Monday. He received an indefinite suspension in April.
NASCAR Cup Series team Trackhouse Racing will become a MotoGP team in 2024 as they partner with Aprilia to field bikes for Miguel Oliveira and Raul Fernandez.
NASCAR’s R&D engineers received the Dino Toso Racecar Aerodynamicist of the Year Award for their successful 24 Hours of Le Mans entry.
The NASCAR Cup Series will have a lucrative TV deal from 2025 to 2031 that retains FOX and NBC, brings back TNT, and adds Amazon Prime Video and Bleacher Report.
Ford now has its own “all-star” car in the form of RFK Racing’s Stage 60, which will run its first race at the Daytona 500 with David Ragan.
Toyota’s 2024 NASCAR Cup Series challenger will be an upgraded Toyota Camry dubbed the XSE.
Despite a winless season, Kevin Harvick’s seventh in his final race was still a storybook ending to a legendary NASCAR Cup Series career.
Leo Jackson, who oversaw the twilight years of NASCAR Cup Series veteran Harry Gant’s career via Leo Jackson Motorsports and the iconic Skoal Bandit #33, died Monday at the age of 90.
Christopher Bell’s brake rotor exploded while the Hendrick duo of Kyle Larson and William Byron had no answer for Ryan Blaney, who cruised to a runner-up at Phoenix for the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series championship.
While 23XI Racing team-mate Bubba Wallace will have an X-Wing livery in the NASCAR Cup race at Phoenix, Tyler Reddick will represent the Galactic Empire in a TIE Fighter-based car.
Ford has upgraded its Mustang for the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, introducing the Ford Mustang Dark Horse.za
