KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (Jan. 6, 2022) – Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) has hired Ryan Preece as its reserve driver for the 2022 NASCAR season.
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30 Days Away: Kevin Harvick Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum
While 2022 marks the 74th year of the NASCAR Cup Series, it also ushers in a new era for stock-car racing’s premier division. A new car debuts on a new track, with the NextGen car seeing its first racing action Feb. 5-6 on a purpose-built, quarter-mile, asphalt oval inside the confines of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum kicks off the 2022 season at a track other than Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway for the first time since 1981 when the series opened its schedule on a road course at Riverside (Calif.) International Raceway, approximately 50 miles east of Los Angeles. Riverside is long gone, the site now home to the Moreno Valley Mall, but the L.A. Coliseum was at 311 Figueroa Street 34 years before Riverside opened its doors in 1957 and it’s still there today. It’s a juxtaposition of old and new, a microcosm of this brave new NASCAR world. (more…)
Corey Lajoie Headlines Seven Driver Lineup for Swamp Rabbits Racing Night
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits announced NASCAR Cup Series and Spire Motorsports driver Corey LaJoie and other NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers will be in attendance for the team’s Racing Night on Saturday, January 15, 2022 against the Florida Everblades at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. (more…)
Luke Lambert Named Crew Chief for Gragson, No. 9 Team at JRM
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Jan. 4, 2021) – JR Motorsports has named veteran NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series crew chief Luke Lambert to lead its No. 9 Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber®/Black Rifle Coffee team with driver Noah Gragson for the 2022 season. Lambert takes over JRM’s highest-finishing team from 2021, as Gragson finished third in the 2021 NXS point standings. (more…)
Stewart-Haas Racing Bolsters Competition Leadership with Key Promotion and New Addition
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (Jan. 4, 2022) – Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) has bolstered its competition leadership by promoting Mike “Buga” Bugarewicz to the newly formed role of performance director and by adding Drew Blickensderfer to its crew chief lineup.
Amber Balcaen and ICON Direct join Rette Jones Racing for ARCA Championship Journey
MOORESVILLE, N.C.: Rette Jones Racing (RJR) announced today that professional race car driver Amber Balcaen has joined the organization to campaign a full season ARCA Menards Series championship effort beginning at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway on Feb. 19, 2022. (more…)
Brandonbilt Motorsports Statement on Sponsor Approval
Brandonbilt Motorsports submitted our most recent sponsors and paint scheme to NASCAR, following the standard approval process that we have undertaken many times before without issue. We received written approval on the sponsors from a NASCAR Racing Operations official on December 26, 2021. The team subsequently moved forward with an announcement only after being provided with this approval. (more…)
“Refuses to Lose” – Corey LaJoie Weighs In on the NASCAR ‘Greatest of All-Time’ Debate
Irrespective of the sport being considered, the Greatest of All-Time question is pretty much the most difficult one to answer. This is because there are so many parameters to consider as far as the personalities are concerned; when they were in their prime, regulations, driving style, and other factors. NASCAR is also not immune to the ‘GOAT’ debates, and they have quite a few worthy candidates. Recently, this question ignited a massive debate, and even Corey LaJoie chimed in. (more…)
LGBcoin.io Announced as Full Season Primary Partner for BMS
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (December 30, 2021) – Brandonbilt Motorsports (BMS) announced today that cryptocurrency meme coin LGBcoin.io (LGBcoin / $LGB) has signed on as the team’s full season primary partner for the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) season. (more…)
Fast Fact: Joey Logano
Joey Logano’s lone win in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season was his 25th on the tour with Team Penske. Logano has won at least one Cup race in every year with the organization, including a career-best six victories in 2015 – a year that also saw his best stats to date in top-fives (22), top-10s (28), average finish (9.2) and laps led (1431). Logano is from Middletown, CT