Reported by Ken Willis of the Daytona Beach News-Journal….
It’s an early 2025 win for Denny Hamlin, Michael Jordan and the rest of the folks at 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports.
Will they pass through tech (an appeal, in this case) and keep the win? (more…)
Fred Lorenzen, a thinking man’s racer who became one of NASCAR’s biggest money winners during the sport’s rise in the 1960s, has died. The NASCAR Hall of Famer was 89.
Lorenzen’s passing was confirmed by his family. The former driver had battled dementia in his later years. (more…)
Tim Brown: Rookie or Ringer?
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Dec. 17, 2024) – Ever since he was a fresh-out-of-high-school 19-year-old just beginning his racing career, Tim Brown had an eye on competing in the NASCAR Cup Series. Nearly 35 years later, Brown will finally get the opportunity to race in NASCAR’s premier division.
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (December 16, 2024) – Zeigler Automotive Group, one of the largest privately-owned automotive dealer groups in the United States, will return to Spire Motorsports to partner with Michigan native and reigning NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year Carson Hocevar for multiple races in 2025. (more…)
Wood Brothers Racing, the oldest active team in NASCAR and one of the winningest organizations in league history, will celebrate a diamond anniversary in 2025 as it enters its 75th season in competition with multiple fan-focused initiatives planned. (more…)
NASA is excited to announce the formation of Corvette Cup, a new spec series that will include the C5 chassis built between 1997 and 2004 and the C6, which was built from 2005 to 2013. (more…)
Three National Series Move to Simplified Starting Lineup Process; DAYTONA 500 Pre-Qualifying Practice Added to Weekend Schedule
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 12, 2024) – NASCAR today announced that its three national series – the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series – will adjust the practice and qualifying (P&Q) procedures for the 2025 season. The updated P&Q schedule will include more practice time, consistency in procedure across all three series and a return to simplified starting lineup rules. With the exception of the superspeedway events, each qualifying session will be one round, with each vehicle’s starting position determined solely by its qualifying results.
At age 69, Ken Schrader has raced in 48 of the 50 United States and he shows no signs of slowing—he spent more than 100 days in a race car in 2024 (more…)
In an Instagram posting by D2 Motorsports Racing (@d2motorsportsracing), Former NASCAR Cup Series competitor Jeremy Mayfield has just been announced as the team driver for the 2025 season in the Grand National Super Series (@grandnationalsuperseries) (GNSS).
The Grand National Super Series describes themselves as “America’s newest full/steel bodied stock car series!”. More information can be found on their Instagram page and their website.
GNSS races in the North Carolina and Virginia areas, based on their 2024 schedule. Tracks include Carteret County Speedway in NC and Lonesome Pines Raceway in VA.
Featured image is from D2 Motorsports Racing (@d2motorsportsracing)‘s Instagram posting.
Induction Set for March 13 in Las Vegas as Part of NASCAR Race Weekend and Includes AJ Allmendinger, Chuck Gurney, Davey Hamilton, Jeff Jefferson, Justin Marks and Boris Said
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Dec. 9, 2024) – A diverse motorsports career that began more than 40 years ago and continues to this day has earned racing team owner and Los Angeles native Rick Ware a place in the West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame Class of 2025.
