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NASCAR Cup Series

NASCAR Cup Series

NASCAR Cup COTA race dubbed Texas Grand Prix, tyre test set for early March with former champs

By Justin Nguyen
February 25, 2021
4 Mins read

The NASCAR Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas will be named the EchoPark Texas Grand Prix (a term not common in NASCAR). In advance, Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr., and Brad Keselowski will do a tyre test next Tuesday.

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NASCAR Cup SeriesNASCAR Truck Series

Friday practice, heat races confirmed for NASCAR Bristol dirt weekend

By Justin Nguyen
February 24, 2021
2 Mins read
When the NASCAR Cup and Truck Series run the Bristol dirt race for the first time, heat races and a Friday practice session will precede the main events.
NASCAR Cup SeriesNASCAR Xfinity Series

Points leaders Denny Hamlin, Austin Cindric to start on poles for Homestead

By Justin Nguyen
February 24, 2021
4 Mins read
NASCAR Cup points leader Denny Hamlin will start on the pole for Sunday’s race at Homestead, while Xfinity championship leader Austin Cindric will do the same for his series’ race the previous day.
NASCAR Cup Series

Steve Letarte to crew chief Corey LaJoie in first race since 2014, filling in for Ryan Sparks due to COVID-19 protocol

By Justin Nguyen
February 24, 2021
1 Mins read
NBC analyst Steve Letarte will return to being a NASCAR Cup Series crew chief at Sunday’s Homestead race for Corey LaJoie. Regular CC Ryan Sparks is out due to COVID protocol.
NASCAR Cup Series

USAC ace Chris Windom joins Rick Ware Racing for Cup debut on Bristol dirt

By Justin Nguyen
February 23, 2021
2 Mins read
Dirt track star Chris Windom has joined Rick Ware Racing for his NASCAR Cup Series début in the Bristol dirt race in March.
NASCAR Cup Series

NASCAR fines, gives 1-race suspension to Chip Ganassi for COVID-19 protocol violation

By Justin Nguyen
February 22, 2021
1 Mins read
Chip Ganassi has been fined $30,000 and suspended for one race by NASCAR for violating the sanctioning body’s COVID-19 protocols during the Daytona road course weekend.
NASCAR Cup Series

Christopher Bell wins maiden Cup race with late pass in O'Reilly Auto Parts 253

By Justin Nguyen
February 21, 2021
10 Mins read
With an overtake on Joey Logano coming to the white flag, Christopher Bell is a NASCAR Cup Series race winner. The 2021 season has now started with two first-time winners.
NASCAR Cup Series

Roush Fenway Racing becomes first NASCAR team to achieve carbon neutrality

By Justin Nguyen
February 19, 2021
1 Mins read
Roush Fenway Racing is the first NASCAR team to become carbon neutral. To celebrate the achievement, Ryan Newman’s #6 Castrol car will be all white.
NASCAR Cup Series

Scott Heckert to make Cup Series debut on Daytona RC for Live Fast

By Justin Nguyen
February 18, 2021
3 Mins read
Scott Heckert, a Pirelli World Challenge/Blancpain GT veteran and NASCAR Xfinity Series road course specialist, will make his Cup Series début on Sunday at the Daytona road course for Live Fast Motorsports.
NASCAR Cup Series

Michael McDowell gets by last-lap wreck, wins rain-delayed Daytona 500 and first Cup race

By Justin Nguyen
February 15, 2021
14 Mins read
In his 14th year and 358th start in the NASCAR Cup Series, Michael McDowell is a winner for the very first time, in the Daytona 500 no less. Contact between leaders Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano resulted in a major wreck that McDowell got by to win.
NASCAR Cup SeriesNASCAR Xfinity Series

Rain disrupts Daytona 500 and Xfinity final sessions, Austin Cindric placed on pole for Beef 300

By Justin Nguyen
February 13, 2021
6 Mins read
Rain cut short the Cup Series’ second Daytona 500 practice on Saturday morning and cancelled both Xfinity qualifying and the final Cup practice later in the day. With no qualifying, Austin Cindric will start the Xfinity race from the pole.
NASCAR Cup Series

Aric Almirola, Austin Dillon win Bluegreen Vacations Duels

By Justin Nguyen
February 12, 2021
9 Mins read
Aric Almirola won the first Bluegreen Vacations Duel, an event marred by debate surrounding Ty Dillon and Austin Cindric. A rain delay later, Austin Dillon made a dramatic final pass on Bubba Wallace to win the second Duel.
NASCAR Cup Series

Lights go out, Alex Bowman turns out in Daytona 500 qualifying to win pole

By Justin Nguyen
February 11, 2021
4 Mins read
Daytona 500 qualifying was delayed when the lights at the track shut off. When they turned back on, Alex Bowman shone the brightest as he set the fastest time to sit on the pole for Sunday’s race, leading a Hendrick Motorsports front row lockout.
NASCAR Cup Series

Martin Truex Jr. signs contract extension with Joe Gibbs Racing

By Justin Nguyen
February 10, 2021
1 Mins read
Martin Truex Jr. has signed a contract extension with Joe Gibbs Racing that will keep him in the #19 beyond 2022. Specifics of the deal like duration were not disclosed.
NASCAR Cup Series

Bubba Wallace leads Toyotas, Daytona 500 opening practice in Cup Series' first session since pre-COVID

By Justin Nguyen
February 10, 2021
2 Mins read
Bubba Wallace, driving for the newly-formed 23XI Racing, was the fastest driver in the opening Daytona 500 practice on Wednesday, hours before qualifying. Toyotas occupied the top five in the first Cup practice since March 2020.
NASCAR Cup Series

Kyle Busch sneaks by wrecking leaders to steal Busch Clash win

By Justin Nguyen
February 10, 2021
5 Mins read
When leaders Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney collided in the last chicane coming to the finish and spun, Kyle Busch slipped by to steal the exhibition race victory.
NASCAR Cup Series

Ryan Blaney draws pole for Busch Clash

By Justin Nguyen
February 9, 2021
4 Mins read
For Tuesday night’s Busch Clash, Ryan Blaney will lead the field of twenty-one to the green flag after striking gold on his random draw.
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