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Martin Truex Jr. to Drive No. 51 Auto-Owners Insurance Tundra at Bristol Dirt Race

by MikeMarch 17, 2021

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (March 17, 2021) – Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) announced today that 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. will pilot the No. 51 Tundra March 27 in the Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. Truex’s Tundra will carry primary sponsorship from Auto-Owners Insurance, one of the nation’s largest insurers. Noble Aerospace, one of the largest and most capable aerospace metal finishing business in the United States, will serve as a major associate sponsor. (more…)

Logano Left Puzzled After Runner-up Finish at Phoenix

by Lou ModestinoMarch 15, 2021

Joey Logano didn’t lose the Instacart 500 at Phoenix Raceway because of a lousy last restart or a vibration. Logano admitted afterward that even if he had broken away from Martin Truex Jr. on the final restart, he would probably have been overtaken by Truex at some point during the run to the checkered flag.

Logano, however, was still left puzzled Sunday night. (more…)

5 Races, 5 Winners… Truex Wins in the Desert

by MikeMarch 15, 2021March 17, 2021

Martin Truex, Jr. was certainly a contender for a win at Phoenix but not the first name that came to mind. He was a no show in Stage 1 after brushing the wall but was running second to Joey Logano at the end of Stage 2. (more…)

Transcript: NASCAR Cup Series Phoenix Winner Martin Truex Jr.

by MikeMarch 15, 2021

Click on through to read the post-race transcript of the interview with Martin Truex, Jr., the winner of the 2021 NASCAR Instacart 500, from Phoenix… (more…)

NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Phoenix Raceway

by MikeMarch 11, 2021

Under the warm, dry desert sun and amidst the cacti in the Estrella Mountains sits a gem of a facility known as Phoenix Raceway, and this weekend it sets the stage for the NASCAR Cup Series competitors to do battle on its 1-mile track for the 50th-time in series history. (more…)

NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Las Vegas Motor Speedway

by MikeMarch 4, 2021

The NASCAR Cup Series 2021 season has started off with three different winners in as many races with Michael McDowell (Daytona 500), Christopher Bell (Daytona Road Course) and William Byron (Homestead-Miami) all celebrating in Victory Lane. (more…)

McDowell Starts NASCAR Cup Series Season with Back-to-Back-to-Back Top-10 Finishes and Alfredo Scores Another Top-25 in South Florida

by MikeMarch 1, 2021

For the third consecutive weekend, Front Row Motorsports (FRM) headed south from its Mooresville, N.C. headquarters to the Sunshine State. Sunday, the NASCAR Cup Series competed at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was off.

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What, Why and Where to Find Racing on TV for February 27-28

by Lou ModestinoFebruary 26, 2021

It’s Week 3 of the NASCAR Cup Series season and there’s a chance we’ll see something that hasn’t been seen in 70 years.

Should another first-time NASCAR winner cross the stripe in the lead at Homestead-Miami Speedway, it would mark the first time since NASCAR’s inaugural 1949 season that a Cup Series season has started with three consecutive first-time winners. (more…)

Kyle Petty Sparks Twitter Backlash from Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski

by Lou ModestinoFebruary 26, 2021

In his 17th season, Denny Hamlin is once again standing atop the NASCAR Cup Series championship standings, and his totally confident in his place in the sport.

Sure, he doesn’t have a Cup Series championship, but he has 44 victories and three of them have come in the Daytona 500. He’s arguably surpassed Mark Martin as the most decorated stock car driver of all-time without the big prize. (more…)

NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Homestead-Miami Speedway

by MikeFebruary 25, 2021February 25, 2021

The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season has started in historic fashion becoming just the third season in series history to with two first-time winners to win the first two races of the year; joining the series’ inaugural season 1949 and 1950. Now the 2021 season, has the opportunity to join the inaugural 1949 season as just the second season in series history to start the year with three consecutive first-time winners to win the first three races of the year. (more…)