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RFK Racing to Field Fourth Daytona 500 Entry, Bringing Back No. 99 with Corey LaJoie Driving Trimble Ford Mustang

by MikeJanuary 22, 2026

Trimble Expands Sponsor Partnership, Bolstering RFK Racing Lineup With Corey LaJoie for the Great American Race

CONCORD, NC (January 20, 2026) – RFK Racing today announced it will field a fourth entry in next month’s Daytona 500, with Trimble serving as the primary sponsor. RFK Racing will reprise the No. 99 – a number the organization ran from 1996-2014 – with Corey LaJoie set to drive the Trimble Ford Mustang in the Feb.15 race.

The No. 99 carries a storied legacy within RFK Racing, standing as one of the most successful numbers in the organization’s history. Over a 19-consecutive-season stretch, the No. 99 delivered 40 NASCAR Cup Series victories for RFK Racing. Jeff Burton piloted the No. 99 from 1996 to 2004, earning 17 wins. That success continued with Carl Edwards, who carried the number from 2004 to 2014, adding 23 victories.

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Flores Or The Field, Who Has The Edge At 10th Allentown Indoor Series Opener

by MikeJanuary 5, 2026

Allentown, PA – When the Indoor Auto Racing Series returns to the PPL Center in Allentown, PA for a tenth time on January 9 and 10 for the Ironton Global race weekend, Huntersville, N.C. driver Ryan Flores will once again be the odds-on favorite to win at least one of the two TQ Midget features contested on Friday and Saturday night.

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Full Field Set for Fifth Straight Year to Open 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Season

by MikeDecember 12, 2025

Capacity Grid Set Again for 64th Rolex 24 At Daytona IMSA — Photo by IMSA

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – For the fifth consecutive year, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will open its new season with a capacity grid set to run the Rolex 24 At Daytona. The full field of 61 cars set to contest the 64th running has been revealed with roughly six weeks to go until cars hit the track for the mandatory Roar Before the Rolex 24 test January 16-18, then Rolex 24 At Daytona race weekend January 22-25.

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William Byron Makes Championship Field With 11th-Hour Win At Martinsville

by MikeOctober 27, 2025

William Byron wins Martinsville — Getty Images / NASCAR Media

MARTINSVILLE, Va.—With a heroic, gloves-off drive on Sunday in the crucible that is Martinsville Speedway, William Byron earned a shot at the NASCAR Cup Series title and simultaneously saved the rest of the Championship 4 field from its worst nightmare.

Byron led three times for 304 laps—a career best for a single race—and beat Ryan Blaney to the finish line by 0.717 seconds after a restart with 11 laps left to win the Xfinity 500 elimination race under most exigent circumstances.

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Gateway Race Will Set NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff Field

by MikeSeptember 5, 2025

While the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs are in full swing at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff field won’t be solidified until after Saturday night’s Nu Way 200 Sauced by Blues Hog at the 1.25-mile track (7:30 p.m. on CW, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

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Maynard Troyer Classic VI Presented By F/A Products And Planter Box Direct To Host Star-Studded Field Including Defending Event Champions Ron Silk, Mike Leaty, And Matt Hirschman For Race Of Champions Modified Series

by MikeAugust 18, 2025

The Biggest Race Of Champions Event of the Year at Spencer Speedway Features More Prizes and Awards Than Ever Before

Williamson, N.Y. – (August 18, 2025) – The Maynard Troyer Classic VI, presented by F/A Products and Planter Box Direct, will take center stage at Spencer Speedway on Friday, August 29. Widely recognized as one of the premier events on the Race of Champions Modified Series schedule, the Classic annually brings together the region’s best asphalt Modified competitors for a night of high-stakes racing.

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NCTS Race Recap: Corey Heim Wins Richmond Finale As NASCAR Truck Playoff Field Set

by MikeAugust 16, 2025

RICHMOND, Va. – Corey Heim earned a NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series’ best seventh victory of the season in the eero 250 at Richmond (Va.) Raceway Friday night, but this first short track victory for the Regular Season Champion took a fast Toyota truck, some real perseverance and a bit of racing good fortune.

The 23-year-old Georgia native started from pole position in the series’ regular season finale on the historic three-quarter mile venue, but he quickly had to deal with his front row starting mate, Ty Majeski who pressed him all night. Majeski swept both stage wins and his race best 143 of the 250 laps out front was more laps led than he turned in the entire season.

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Packed Field of USAC Silver Crown Cars Set For Saturday – Forty Entries for Bettenhausen 100 at Illinois State Fair

by MikeAugust 14, 2025August 14, 2025

August 13, 2025 Springfield, IL-A forty car entry list featuring eleven series rookies, six former winners and two past national champions await race fans attending the 62nd USAC Bettenhausen 100 Saturday at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. The 100-mile championship race on the historic Springfield Mile continues a tradition that began in 1934 and is slated for 2 p.m.

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Star-Studded Field Set for ASA STARS National Tour Michigan 300 at Owosso Speedway

by MikeAugust 14, 2025

Owosso, MI – The Michigan 300 is set to deliver one of the most competitive fields of the 2025 season, as 25 Super Late Model drivers prepare to battle for ASA STARS National Tour glory at Owosso Speedway on Wednesday, August 20. The midweek classic will bring together a mix of NASCAR stars, short track veterans, and rising young talent for 300 laps on the challenging .375-mile oval.

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Star-Studded IROC field Ready To Steal The Show At Monterey Historics

by MikeAugust 13, 2025

Marshall Pruett of Racer reports that (s)omething extraordinary is on the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion schedule this week at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca… IROC.

Separate from the event-wide celebration of Formula 1’s 75th anniversary and many of the familiar classes that appear every August, a field of 26 cars hailing from all eras of the International Race of Champions – the former IROC series – will bring a new wrinkle to North America’s version of the Goodwood Road Racing Festival.

Read the rest of Pruett’s article by clicking here.