Despite hopes of a Daytona 500 run in 2023, Hélio Castroneves will not take part as a deal wasn’t reached with The Money Team Racing. TMT is reportedly eyeing fellow IndyCar driver Conor Daly for the seat.
Chase Briscoe has added more seasons to his contract with Stewart-Haas Racing, keeping him with the team beyond the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.
For NASCAR Cup testing at Phoenix this week, Brad Keselowski’s #6 RFK Ford Mustang will sport a tribute to Ken Block’s rallycross Ford Fiesta that he ran in the Projekt E series in 2020.
As he prepares for his NASCAR Xfinity Series rookie season, Chandler Smith will attempt to make his Cup début at the Daytona 500 in a third car for Kaulig Racing. He will also race at Richmond, the North Wilkesboro All-Star Race, Talladega, and Phoenix.
The Superstar Racing Experience will bring in Kyle Busch and Clint Bowyer for races at Motor Mile and Berlin and Stafford and Motor Mile, respectively. SRX veteran Hélio Castroneves will also return for Motor Mile, Berlin, and Lucas Oil.
Kevin Harvick’s final season of NASCAR will also see him dabble in the Superstar Racing Experience, run by his boss Tony Stewart, at Stafford Motor Speedway and Berlin Raceway.
Despite rumours of Trackhouse Racing Team’s PROJECT91 entry for special international stars potentially running the Daytona 500, owner Justin Marks intends to limit it to road courses for 2023.
With NASCAR’s Busch Light Clash taking place at the Olympic-savvy Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the top three will have a podium and receive medals.
Travis Pastrana, a man who needs no introduction, hopes to make his NASCAR Cup Series début in the Daytona 500 for 23XI Racing.
2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson will enter the 2024 Indianapolis 500 for Arrow McLaren in partnership with his NASCAR team Hendrick Motorsports.
After twenty-three years, 2023 will be the final season of NASCAR Cup competition for Kevin Harvick. He is the last driver from the Winston Cup era to still race on a weekly basis.
With the addition of Jimmie Johson to the Petty GMS Motorsports ownership, the team will undergo an identity change to LEGACY Motor Club. Johnson will race part-time in the #84.
The 2023 Busch Light Clash at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum will see a four-car increase in the field, while the format will remain generally the same.
Front Row Motorsports will retain the Todd Gilliland/Michael McDowell duo for the 2023 NASCAR Cup season. The team will also run a third car in 2023 for Zane Smith in select starts.
Josh Bilicki will run “multiple races” in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series for Live Fast Motorsports beginning at Circuit of the Americas in March.
After racing with Ford for their first two years, Live Fast Motorsports will become a Chevrolet team for the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.
NASCAR Cup Ford teams RFK Racing and Rick Ware Racing have partnered for the 2023 season. RWR worked with fellow Ford outfit Stewart-Haas Racing in 2022.
