After months of waiting for the dawn of a new season, the NASCAR Cup Series will fire up its engines for Sunday’s Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (8 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN Radio, SiriusXM). No, the race doesn’t pay any official points, and it features a unique format at a unique track, but it will give us a first look at some of this season’s new faces in new places for 2025. (more…)
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Years of Champ 4 Experience Have Given Joey Logano Sanguine Perspective
At 34 years old, Joey Logano is competing in his 16th full-time season of NASCAR Cup Series racing, and on Sunday, he’ll try for his third series title in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway (3 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Sedgwick and PT Autosport Have Plenty to Play For at Road Atlanta
MILLVILLE, NJ (October 8, 2024) – PT Autosport with JDX Racing and driver Alex Sedgwick head to the penultimate Porsche Carrera Cup North America this weekend with a clear set of goals in mind: finish the season strong, add to the win column, and capture a hard-fought second place in the series championship.
For Sedgwick, who earned two podium finishes in the Carrera Cup weekend three weeks ago at Indianapolis behind the wheel of the No. 98 PT Autosport Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car, and competed in the Porsche Endurance Challenge by Yokohama two weeks ago at Sonoma Raceway, a recent test at Road Atlanta completed the clean sweep – recalibrating the 25-year-old Warwickshire, UK native’s top three favorite U.S. racetracks. (more…)
Here’s How The New England Drivers And Those Who Have Connections With The Six State New England Area Did Over The Weekend At Talladega
21 Team Confident They Will Have a Good Run at Bristol
Harrison Burton and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team are headed to the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway needing a stellar run to advance to the Round of 12 in the Cup Series Playoffs.
Burton is 16th in the standings, 20 points below the cutoff for advancement to the next round. After Saturday night’s 500-lapper on the high-banked half-mile, the bottom four drivers in the Playoff standings will be eliminated from championship contention. (more…)
For the First Time Cup Competitors Will Have Options on Goodyear Tires at Richmond
After a short Olympic break, NASCAR is cranking up the engines, and this weekend marks the first time in a NASCAR Cup Series points-paying race that the drivers and teams will have multiple options on the type of tire they would like to compete with in Sunday’s Cook Out 400 (6 p.m. ET on USA, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Anthony Alfredo, Our Motorsports Have Unfinished Business in 2024
Once a driver departs a race team, it’s rare that they ever return to that organization. Anthony Alfredo, however, knew Our Motorsports felt like home following a stressful 2023 season with BJ McLeod Motorsports.
Starting Upfront: 27 NASCAR Cup Series Wins Have Come From the Pole at Bristol
Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney is once again the NASCAR Cup Series point standings leader, after becoming the only driver this season to post three top-five finishes in the first four races of the season. The reigning Cup champion currently holds a 10-point lead over second place Kyle Larson and third place Martin Truex Jr. in the standings as the series heads to Bristol Motor Speedway for the Food City 500 on Sunday, March 17 at 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
How Have Safety Measures Improved in Motorsports?
The history of motorsports is marked by incidents that show just how critical need for robust safety measures is. As a result, driver protection advancements that ensure the safety of drivers in various motor racing disciplines has improved significantly in recent years. Here are some of the ways safety measures have improved in motorsports. (more…)