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The 2021 season marks the first time that NASCAR’s three top series will head to Circuit of the Americas in Texas. The highly-anticipated trip to the unique road track will not take place until the end of May, but three of Toyota Racing’s top drivers -- Kyle Busch, John Hunter Nemechek, and Daniel Hemric -- recently took part in some test laps. The trip to Texas was part of a FOX Sports production day. The trio of drivers navigated their respective vehicles around the 20-turn road course. The…
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A veteran competitor is back for more racing action. David Gilliland will make his NASCAR return during the weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Gilliland, who previously moved from a driver role into ownership, will be back behind the wheel on Friday, May 26. He will compete in the Craftsman Truck Series race while driving the No. 1 Tricon Garage Toyota Tundra TRD. Serial 1 E-Bikes will join him as the primary partner. https://twitter.com/TRICONGarage/status/1661020902111481860?s=20 “I…
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. is exploring one of NASCAR’s intriguing origin stories as part of a new podcast series from Dirty Mo Media. He will provide a new look at his father’s rookie season. The new series, “Becoming Earnhardt: 1979,” will air every Wednesday in place of the originally scheduled “Dale Jr. Download” episode. July 12 marked the release of the first episode as Earnhardt provided insight into creating this podcast series, as well as the events leading up to Dale Sr.’s rookie debut with…
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Kevin Harvick has an opportunity to make NASCAR Cup Series history during the race weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. He can take the top spot on the all-time track wins list. The driver of the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Mustang has four career Cup Series wins at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. This puts him in a tie with Jeff Burton, who won at the track in four consecutive seasons (1997-2000). Burton’s fourth win featured him leading all 300 laps. https://twitter.com/NASCARonNBC/…
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Two of the top NASCAR series are in action on July 8-9 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. According to the forecast, there is a potential for thunderstorms to cause disruptions. According to the Weather Channel, there is a 15 percent chance of rain and scattered thunderstorms during the day on July 8. This is when the Xfinity Series and Cup Series drivers will be taking part in single-car qualifying. The forecast then calls for a 36-40 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms heading into the nigh…
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NASCAR has made another change to the pit road procedures ahead of the return to Atlanta Motor Speedway. The sanctioning body has changed the speed threshold as drivers head down onto the apron. NASCAR revealed the updated procedures on July 6 with some straightforward info. If the race is in green flag conditions, the speed in Sections 1 and 2 will be 90 mph. It will drop to 45 mph in Sections 3 through 18. If the race is under caution, the speed in all sections will be 45 mph. https://tw…
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All three of the national NASCAR series are in action on July 7-9. The top drivers will take on a packed schedule featuring an afternoon race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and two primetime races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The schedule on Friday, July 7, only includes one event -- the ARCA Menards Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (6 p.m. ET, FS1). However, the Truck Series drivers will practice at the road course at 4 p.m. ET (FS1) before qualifying at 4:30 p.m. ET (FS1). The Truc…
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NASCAR’s weekend in Chicago was a wild and wet event with one race that failed to reach its halfway point and another that featured a first-time winner. There were high and low points alike, but it was a success overall. The action on the track headlines the list of good moments. There was trepidation heading toward the race weekend because both the Xfinity Series and Cup Series drivers were taking on this purpose-built track for the first time. Some drivers talked about the potential for cha…
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Trackhouse Racing has answered an important question. The NASCAR Cup Series organization has revealed the identity of its next Project91 driver. According to an announcement on May 18, three-time Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen will join Trackhouse Racing on July 2 for the Chicago Street Race. He will drive the No. 91 Chevrolet Camaro while making his debut in the NASCAR Cup Series. Van Gisbergen is no stranger to success. He has registered 78 wins in the Supercars Championship and…
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Ross Chastain made history for Trackhouse Racing during the weekend at Nashville Superspeedway. He won the Busch Light Pole for the first time in the Cup Series team’s history. The Florida native achieved this goal during a hot afternoon at the 1.33-mile Tennessee track. He secured his spot in the final round of qualifying and then he went out and became the only driver to post a lap under 30 seconds (29.797). This locked up the pole award and put Chastain in a position to lead the field to t…
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AJ Allmendinger pulled double duty at Nashville Superspeedway on June 24-25. He used the opportunity to tie Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin on an important NASCAR list. The win at the 1.33-mile concrete track was Allmendinger’s 17th in the Xfinity Series. He is now in a tie with Bell and Hamlin for 17th on the all-time series wins list. Allmendinger also broke his tie with Jeff Green and Joe Nemechek. The next two drivers ahead of the veteran are Justin Allgaier and Greg Biffle with 20 wins…
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