After a short Olympic break, NASCAR is cranking up the engines, and this weekend marks the first time in a NASCAR Cup Series points-paying race that the drivers and teams will have multiple options on the type of tire they would like to compete with in Sunday’s Cook Out 400 (6 p.m. ET on USA, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
While the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series head back to the action at Richmond Raceway after a two-week Olympic break, the NASCAR Xfinity Series will be taking one more week off before heading to Michigan International Speedway on Saturday, August 17 for the Cabo Wabo 250 at 3:30 p.m. ET on the USA Network, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
With just one race left in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series regular season, Richmond Raceway has set the stage for some Saturday night short track racing with the Clean Harbors 250 on August 10 at 7:30 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Justin Haley, driver of the No. 51 Pinnacle Home Improvements Ford Mustang for Rick Ware Racing (RWR), will make his eighth NASCAR Cup Series start at the .75-mile Richmond (Va.) Raceway. In the series’ last outing at Richmond in March, Haley finished 32nd. He has a best finish of 21st at the short track, earned in August 2022. (more…)
Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) today announced executive leadership changes as David Wilson, group vice president and president of TRD, U.S.A. (Toyota Racing Development), will retire on December 16 after 35 years with the organization. General Manager Tyler Gibbs will succeed Wilson as president of TRD, a subsidiary of Toyota Motor North America (TMNA). (more…)
Bristol Motor Speedway, one of NASCAR’s most iconic tracks, will host a regular season MLB game between the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds in 2025, multiple sources told The Athletic on Tuesday. (more…)
Connor Zilisch, one of the hottest young race car drivers in America, will showcase his talents full time in the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series driving the No. 88 Chevrolet for the perennial championship-contending JR Motorsports organization. (more…)
Richmond Notes: Denny Hamlin grew up in nearby Chesterfield, Virginia and attended races at Richmond Raceway as a child. Throughout his racing career, that hometown connection has provided Hamlin plenty of on-track success.
RICHMOND, Va. (August 5, 2024) – After a two-week break during the Olympics, NASCAR is back as the world’s greatest drivers will compete for supremacy at Richmond Raceway in the Cook Out 400 at 6 p.m. on Sunday. And with just four races to go before the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs begin, teams will utilize any advantage they can get to leave Richmond with the checkered flag.
As Michael McDowell makes the jump from Front Row Motorsports to Spire Motorsports for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series campaign, he’ll be bringing a familiar face along for the ride. (more…)
