Why NASCAR Europe has Switched to a Sequential Gearbox

Why NASCAR Europe has Switched to a Sequential Gearbox

The NASCAR Euro Series has flown the flag for American stock car racing on the eastern flank of the Atlantic since 2009.

It has used the same chassis, built by series promoter Team FJ, since the beginning. Around that reliable and no-frills base, the organisers have established a cost-effective and popular formula that simulates the loud, rough and tumble NASCAR brand of racing for an audience that otherwise wouldn’t get to see this breed of car in competition. (more…)

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Blaney Finds Solace in Team Penske’s 1-2 Finish As He Reflects On His Season

Blaney Finds Solace in Team Penske’s 1-2 Finish As He Reflects On His Season

AVONDALE, Ariz. – Ryan Blaney climbed out of his No. 12 Team Penske Ford on Phoenix Raceway pit road Sunday and took a few minutes to himself, then hugged his fiancé Gianna and shook hands with his team – clearly exhausted mentally and physically after racing to a mere .330-seconds – the blink of an eye – away from a second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series championship.

It hurt.

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Arianna Casoli Confirms Her Presence in the NASCAR Brasil Series Final

Arianna Casoli Confirms Her Presence in the NASCAR Brasil Series Final

The NASCAR Euro Series driver will be the first woman to compete in the Brazilian series, reinforcing the female role in motorsports. The stage that inaugurates the oval track of the Circuito dos Cristais (MG), unprecedented in Brazil, will be this weekend, between November 15th and 17th.

 Arianna Casoli, an Italian NASCAR Euro Series driver, is the confirmed guest to participate in the final stage of the NASCAR Brasil Series 2024 and will be the first woman to race in the competition’s history. The event, scheduled to take place between November 15th and 17th in Curvelo (Minas Gerais), will also mark the inauguration of the first 100% oval circuit in the country, within the Autódromo Circuito dos Cristais. (more…)

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William Byron Is Ignoring ‘Outside Noise’ as Title Race Approaches

William Byron Is Ignoring ‘Outside Noise’ as Title Race Approaches

William Byron stood anxiously next to his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet last Sunday on Martinsville (Va.) Speedway’s pit lane as NASCAR officials settled a points tiebreaker between Byron and Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell—the winner receiving a ticket to the Championship Four, the other forced to wait until next year for a title opportunity.

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