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Beard Motorsports Tabs Jesse Love for Texas and Indy

by MikeApril 17, 2025

20-Year Old Californian and Second-Year Xfinity Series Regular To Pilot No. 62 C4 Energy Chevrolet in Upcoming Cup Series Outings

MT. PLEASANT, Mich. (April 16, 2025) – Beard Motorsports has announced the addition of a pair of NASCAR Cup Series races on its 2025 schedule that will feature 20-year-old NASCAR Xfinity Series regular Jesse Love behind the wheel of its No. 62 Chevrolet for the first time – the May 4 Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, and the iconic Brickyard 400 July 27 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Kasey Kahne Enjoying NASCAR Return With Richard Childress Racing

by MikeApril 17, 2025

By Dustin Albino, NASCAR

After grinding as a full-time NASCAR competitor for nearly two decades, Kasey Kahne needed time away. He was forced to miss the final 11 races of the 2018 Cup Series season with Leavine Family Racing while battling extreme dehydration, which ultimately ended his full-time NASCAR career.

It took some time for Kahne to reconnect with the sport he dedicated his life to. But after glancing at the 2025 national series schedules, one race stuck out to the 18-time Cup Series winner.

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NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Off Week, Looking Ahead To Talladega

by MikeApril 16, 2025

NASCAR Cup Series
Next Race: Jack Link’s 500
The Place: Talladega Superspeedway
Track Length: 2.66 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Sunday, April 27
The Time: 3 p.m. ET
The Purse: $11,055,250
TV: FOX, 2 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 500 miles (188 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 60),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 120), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 188)

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NASCAR Xfinity Series News & Notes – Rockingham Speedway

by MikeApril 16, 2025April 16, 2025

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Next Race: North Carolina Education Lottery 250 presented by Black’s Tire
The Place: Rockingham Speedway
Track Length: 0.94 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Saturday, April 19
The Time: 4 p.m. ET
The Purse: $1,651,939
TV: CW, 3 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 235 miles (250 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 60),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 120), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 250)

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series News & Notes – Rockingham Speedway

by MikeApril 16, 2025April 16, 2025

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series
Next Race: Black’s Tire 200
The Place: Rockingham Speedway
Track Length: 0.94 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Friday, April 18
The Time: 5 p.m. ET
The Purse: $782,900
TV: FS1, 5 p.m. ET
Radio: NRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 188 miles (200 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 45),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 90), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 200)

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Go West, Young Woman: Sprint Car Racer McKenna Haase is Going Pavement Late Model Racing in California

by MikeApril 16, 2025

DALLAS (April 16, 2025) – McKenna Haase has always blazed her own trail en route to becoming a professional sprint car racer. But after more than a decade of traversing a dirt-covered career path, the 28-year-old has decided to pave that path with asphalt. Haase is making a career change from 900-horsepower sprint cars to pavement-pounding late model stock cars.

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Nicokick and zone™ Partner to Sponsor Kyle Busch’s No. 8 Car at Talladega

by MikeApril 16, 2025

Nicokick’s first co-branded campaign with zone™ accelerates online engagement and brand visibility in motorsports

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nicokick.com, the leading U.S. platform and preferred digital retail partner for zone™ premium nicotine pouches, is revving up its motorsports presence with a new sponsorship of Kyle Busch’s iconic No. 8 car at the upcoming Talladega race on April 27.

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Rinnai America Corporation Partners with Front Row Motorsports and Team Partner

by MikeApril 15, 2025

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (April 15, 2025) – Things are getting heated thanks to Rinnai America Corporation. Front Row Motorsports (FRM) and its team partner, Long John Silver’s, announce a new partnership with Rinnai America Corporation that will feature Todd Gilliland racing the No. 34 Rinnai Ford Mustang Dark Horse this summer at the Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway. Rinnai will also be a full season associate partner of Gilliland with Rinnai featured on Gilliland’s car and uniform.

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Stacked ARCA Menards East Series Field Ready For Historic Return To Rockingham Speedway

by MikeApril 15, 2025

By Adam Fenwick www.arcaracing.com

For the first time in more than a decade, the ARCA Menards Series East will return to historic Rockingham Speedway this Saturday (1 p.m. ET on FloRacing) for the running of the Rockingham ARCA 125.

The event marks the eighth East Series race in the history of Rockingham Speedway and only the second standalone event at the track for the series. Six of the previous seven East Series races held at Rockingham were combination races with the NASCAR Xfinity Series. (more…)

Kyle Larson’s Admirable Drive At Bristol Deserves Applause, Not Criticism

by MikeApril 15, 2025

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service

In auto racing, a blowout is an easy target for derision and dissatisfaction. It’s human nature to prefer suspense and excitement that last until the final seconds.

After Kyle Larson won his second straight race at Bristol Motor Speedway in overwhelming fashion on Sunday, however, it’s time to stop bashing the lopsided nature of his victories and start lauding the talent that enabled him to achieve them.

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