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.
Bubba Wallace leads Toyotas, Daytona 500 opening practice in Cup Series' first session since pre-COVID
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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.
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.
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.
In addition to the Daytona 500, Gaunt Brothers Racing will field the #96 for Ty Dillon in the following week’s race on the Daytona road course.
Friends Garrett Smithley and Robby Lyons join MBM Motorsports for Daytona 500, Xfinity opener
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Garrett Smithley has joined MBM Motorsports’ #13 for next Sunday’s Daytona 500, while his good friend Robby Lyons will drive their #61 in the previous day’s Xfinity race.
As Bubba Wallace is ineligible for the Busch Clash next Tuesday, 23XI Racing will instead run their first (unofficial) race with Ty Dillon behind the wheel of the #23.
NASCAR Cup team owner and former driver Mark Beard has passed away at the age of 72. His team Beard Motorsports, set to attempt the Daytona 500 with Noah Gragson, will continue with their plans.
Denny Hamlin and longtime sponsor FedEx have signed contract extensions with Joe Gibbs Racing, keeping together one of the longest-running driver/sponsor/team combos in NASCAR.
Although Ryan Preece has raced full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series for the last two years and, the lack of a charter and sponsorship for a third of the 2021 schedule may force his JTG Daugherty team to scale back his calendar.
Garrett Smithley (Cup), Andy Lally and Ty Dillon (Xfinity) receive part-time schedules for Ware, Our, Gibbs
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Garrett Smithley will return to RIck Ware Racing for a part-time NASCAR Cup schedule in 2021, while Andy Lally joins Our Motorsports for the Xfinity Daytona RC and Ty Dillon gets a part-time Xfinity slate with Joe Gibbs.
The eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series, created last spring shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic paused the NASCAR season, will return in March 2021 on a ten-race schedule that includes new races on the real-life calendar.
A.J. Allmendinger will run his first NASCAR Cup race since 2018 when he enters the Daytona road course event for Kaulig Racing.
Reigning NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Austin Cindric will make his Cup Series début in the season-opening Daytona 500, driving a newly-opened #33 car for Team Penske.
Former Daytona 500 winner-turned-NASCAR announcer Jamie McMurray will return to the driver’s seat for the 2021 race, once again driving for Spire Motorsports.
Josh Bilicki to run full 2021 Cup season for Rick Ware Racing, Derrike Cope tabbed for Daytona 500
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Rick Ware Racing has added Josh Bilicki for a full-time Cup campaign in the #52, while 1990 Daytona 500 winner Derrike Cope returns to the race in the team’s #15.
Ty Dillon will drive a Toyota for the first time in his career as he joins Gaunt Brothers Racing for the Daytona 500.
