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Closure of Stewart-Haas Racing Will Impact Over 300 Employees

by MikeAugust 21, 2024

The end of Stewart-Haas Racing at the end of the NASCAR season will lead to the loss of 323 jobs. Some of those employees may find jobs with a smaller team moving forward in 2025 with just half of the current ownership duo.

NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Tony Stewart and Gene Haas formed the Kannapolis-based team before the start of the 2009 season, and together collected 69 wins, the last coming in November 2022. In May, the pair announced this season will be the last for the four-car Cup team, which also has two cars racing in the second-tier NASCAR Xfinity Series. (more…)

Kubota Tractor Corporation Partners With Kansas Speedway for Kubota Tractor 200 in Upcoming Truck Series Race

by MikeAugust 21, 2024

The marketer and distributor of the #1-Selling Compact Tractor in the USA* is partnering with Kansas Speedway for one of the most important races of the 2024 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series season.

Kansas Speedway announced today that its NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race on Friday, Sept. 27, will be named the Kubota Tractor 200. It will serve as the final race in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoffs’ Round of 10, with two drivers eliminated from championship contention by the end of the night. (more…)

“NASCAR Nonstop” – NBC Sports To Show Every Green Flag Lap Of NASCAR Cup Series Superspeedway Racing At Daytona, Atlanta, And Talladega

by MikeAugust 21, 2024

STAMFORD, Conn. – August 21, 2024 – NBC Sports is going “NASCAR Nonstop” for Cup Series superspeedway racing at Daytona International Speedway, Atlanta Motor Speedway, and Talladega Superspeedway on NBC and USA Network this season, providing live coverage of every green flag lap at those tracks so viewers never miss a moment of the action.

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Interstate Batteries Racing: Christopher Bell August Daytona Advance

by MikeAugust 21, 2024

Outrageously Dependable for 33 Years and Counting: Interstate Batteries has 11 primary sponsorships on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule in 2024, a similar number of schemes to last year’s expanded presence among all four Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Toyota Camry XSEs. Bell and Ty Gibbs have been slated for the majority of the Interstate Batteries races this season with eight primaries in all between the two drivers. Denny Hamlin piloted the Interstate Batteries machine for two races this season and Martin Truex Jr. once. After this weekend in Daytona, Bell will see Interstate return as co-primary sponsor on his No. 20 Camry in the season finale in November at Phoenix Raceway. (more…)

Competition Is Close At Both Ends Of Potential NASCAR Cup Playoff Standings

by MikeAugust 21, 2024

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A dramatic race at Michigan International Speedway over the weekend has meant that for the second consecutive week the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff outlook has undergone a major change – both atop the standings and on the all-important cutoff line as the series heads to Daytona International Speedway for Saturday night’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 (7:30 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

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Red-Hot Ty Majeski Gets A Home Game In Playoff Opener

by MikeAugust 21, 2024

Winner of the final two NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series regular-season races, Ty Majeski enters the Playoffs with colossal momentum.

Not only that—the Seymour, Wisconsin, native gets to run Sunday’s postseason opener on his “home” track, the Milwaukee Mile Speedway.

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For Regular Season Champion Christian Eckes, It’s All Or Nothing

by MikeAugust 21, 2024August 21, 2024

After heartbreak at Homestead-Miami Speedway last year, Christian Eckes takes an all-or-nothing mentality into the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoffs this season.

A disappointing 20th-place finish at the South Florida track knocked Eckes out of the Playoffs by a mere four points.

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Corey Heim Eager To Return To Championship 4 Race At Phoenix

by MikeAugust 21, 2024August 21, 2024

Last year, Corey Heim’s Playoff effort was remarkably consistent—until he and his No. 11 Toyota team got to the season finale at Phoenix Raceway.

Heim started on the pole as the championship favorite but tangled twice with fellow Playoff driver Carson Hocevar and finished 18th. NASCAR penalized Heim for retaliating against Hocevar in the second incident, dropping Heim to fourth in the final standings.

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Ben Rhodes Readies Sneak Attack On Other Truck Series Contenders

by MikeAugust 21, 2024August 21, 2024

Defending champion Ben Rhodes is the stealth bomber of the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series.

In 2021, Rhodes passed Zane Smith with eight laps left in the title race at Phoenix and finished third to Smith’s fifth to secure his first series championship.

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NASCAR Cup Series Race at Kansas Speedway Renamed Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by ESPN BET

by MikeAugust 21, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Aug. 19, 2024) – Kansas Speedway’s NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs race on Sept. 29 has a new name. The track announced today that the race will now be called the Hollywood Casino 400 presented by ESPN BET.

ESPN BET is PENN Entertainment’s online sportsbook that is live in Kansas. Additionally, Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway is rebranding its physical sportsbook to become “ESPN BET Sportsbook” this month. The casino has been the entitlement partner of Kansas Speedway’s fall NASCAR Cup Series race since 2011, and the excitement it produces continues to grow.

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