by Steve Samra, On3.Com
There might be some confusion in the Xfinity Series at a couple dates this season, as there will be two drivers named Austin Hill competing at three race.
Of course, Austin Hill of Richard Childress Racing has been a mainstay in the Xfinity Series over the past couple of seasons, elevating to become one of the top wheelmen on the circuit. He won last weekend’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, bringing the 30-year old’s total to 11 career victories.
by Frank Sulkowski, WJCL.Com
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — When one door closed, another much different one opened for Nate McBride.
“I don’t know what God has in store for me, but I will trust in his process,” said McBride in a 2021 post on social media.
It was in that January 2021 posting that the former Vidalia High School and University of Georgia standout announced his football playing days were done.
While playing for the Bulldogs was a dream come true, what came next was never on his radar.
“It was an uncertain thing and I wasn’t sure if I wanted to do it,” said McBride.
It was working on a NASCAR pit crew. (more…)
by Toby Christie, SI RacingAmerica
At just 18 years old, Connor Zilisch is set to make his NASCAR Cup Series debut this weekend in the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas. Trackhouse Racing’s young phenom racer, who won in his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut a season ago, says he feels more confident in driving the NASCAR Cup Series car than he did the Xfinity car.
“Honestly, I feel like the cup car is more like what I’m used to,” Zilisch said in a Tuesday media availability. “You know, racing, sports cars, I’ve run a sequential gearbox in a TA car, and MX5 Cup car. You know, I think the build of the car is a lot more like I’m used to. It’s a stiffer platform, it’s an independent rear suspension. Everything is more like [what] I’m used to racing sports cars.” (more…)
Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway shifts to Saturday, April 5, as the opening race of The Official Throwback Weekend of NASCAR
DARLINGTON, S.C. (Feb. 25, 2025) – Darlington Raceway and Sport Clips Haircuts announced today an extension of their longstanding partnership, which includes the naming rights of the April 5 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the Track Too Tough to Tame.
The Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 will serve as the opening race of The Official Throwback Weekend of NASCAR and continue an impactful relationship that began in 2012.
By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service
HAMPTON, Ga. – For the second consecutive week, the NASCAR Cup Series has produced three-wide racing and a thrilling finish – with Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell taking a dramatic last lap overtime victory on the Atlanta Motor Speedway high banks.
It was a can-do answer to the season-opening DAYTONA 500 thriller a week ago when Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron became only the fifth driver in the celebrated race’s 67-year history to win back-to-back trophies. (more…)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 25, 2025) – Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, going into the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix this Sunday, March 2 at 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90). (more…)
[KANNAPOLIS, NC] –HAAS Factory Team and Sheldon Creed, driver of the No. 00 in the Xfinity Series, have announced an exhilarating collaboration with Road Ranger spanning across 13 races during the 2025 Xfinity season. The No. 00 car will dawn the Road Ranger sponsorship for the first time this season at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) on March 2, where Creed has two career top 10 finishes.
By Taro Koki, Racer.Com
In an era where motorsports audiences are shifting and the battle for attention heats up, Cleetus McFarland is redefining how the sport reaches new fans. The YouTube sensation with 4.17 million subscribers — more than NASCAR’s own YouTube channel — recently made his ARCA Menards Series debut at Daytona. While his race at the NASCAR ARCA 200 was cut short due to an incident not of his making, his presence in the sport — and its impact — was anything but sidelined. (more…)
Acceptance Will Also Serve as an Associate on Chastain’s No. 1 Cup Series Chevrolet
Concord, North Carolina – Acceptance Insurance will serve as the primary sponsor on Ross Chastain’s No. 9 Chevrolet at JR Motorsports (JRM) for five NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) races in 2025, and its logos will adorn Chastain’s No. 1 Trackhouse Chevrolet as an associate sponsor for the remainder of the NASCAR Cup Series season. (more…)
