A Tale of Two Strategies for Rick Ware Racing at Daytona

A Tale of Two Strategies for Rick Ware Racing at Daytona

RWR Driver Cody Ware is Locked Into 67th Daytona 500, While Teammate Corey LaJoie Must Race His Way Into the Great American Race

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 10, 2025) – It is a tale of two strategies for Rick Ware Racing (RWR) as the NASCAR Cup Series organization readies for the Daytona 500 this Sunday at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway.

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Christopher Bell Is ‘Outrageously Dependable’

Christopher Bell Is ‘Outrageously Dependable’

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 7, 2025) – The easiest pre-season NASCAR Cup Series prognostication is that Christopher Bell will win races and contend for the championship. With victories in each of his last four seasons and subsequent playoff appearances, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver is proving to be outrageously dependable, just like his co-primary partner for the Daytona 500, Interstate Batteries.

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NASCAR Prepares to Celebrate the Hall of Fame Class of 2025

NASCAR Prepares to Celebrate the Hall of Fame Class of 2025

By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Tenacity, innovation and backflips. Sustained success at NASCAR’s highest levels. Those are some of the defining qualities the 2025 NASCAR Hall of Fame class possess. And on Friday night in downtown Charlotte, former NASCAR Cup Series competitors Ricky Rudd and Carl Edwards will formally be inducted into the sport’s famous Hall, joined by Pioneer ballot recipient Ralph Moody.

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Jimmie Johnson and Marty Smith Team Up for New SiriusXM Podcast

Jimmie Johnson and Marty Smith Team Up for New SiriusXM Podcast

“Never Settle” debuts February 12, during Daytona 500 Week
Listeners can hear the podcast every week on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio and on all major podcast platforms

NEW YORK – February 6, 2025 – SiriusXM announced today that seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion driver Jimmie Johnson and veteran journalist and best-selling author Marty Smith are teaming up for a new SiriusXM podcast, “Never Settle.”

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Clash at Bowman Gray Thrived in Electric Atmosphere

Clash at Bowman Gray Thrived in Electric Atmosphere

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service

It’s not hyperbole to describe Sunday night’s Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium as an unequivocal success.

That was the overwhelming consensus of race fans and competitors alike, after Chase Elliott outlasted hard-charging Ryan Blaney to win the season-opening exhibition race for the first time.

That said, here are three top-line conclusions drawn from Sunday’s race.

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Drivers Commend NASCAR for Getting Back to Its Roots at Bowman Gray

Drivers Commend NASCAR for Getting Back to Its Roots at Bowman Gray

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For the last three years, NASCAR tried a grand experiment, taking its annual preseason exhibition, the Cup Series Clash, to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Much the same as the NFL playing games in London, the idea was NASCAR should stage a race in a new market to grow the sport and let new fans see an event live.

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NASCAR Partners With Xfinity to Award One Point for Fastest Lap

NASCAR Partners With Xfinity to Award One Point for Fastest Lap

by Austin Konenski, Motorsports Wire

Starting in 2025, NASCAR will introduce an unprecedented rule change to all three levels. On Tuesday morning, Sports Business Journal’s Adam Stern reported that NASCAR will partner with Xfinity to award one point to the driver with the fastest lap in a Cup, Xfinity, or Truck Series race. It will be called the “Xfinity Fastest Lap.” (more…)

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