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GMG Racing’s Career Weekend at COTA Nets Six Race Wins and a Nearly Perfect Nine Podium Showings Across Three SRO America Racing Series

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Kyle Washington Wins Second GT America Powered by AWS Win of the Season From the Pole Saturday in His No. 32 GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R at Circuit of The Americas
Washington and Tom Sargent Secure First GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS Podium of The Season with a Third-Place Showing Saturday in the No. 32 GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R
John Capestro-Dubets and Debuting Co-Driver Andre Solano Join James Sofronas in Sweeping Pro and Am-Class McLaren Trophy America Doubleheader Races Saturday and Sunday in the Twin GMG Racing McLaren Trophy EVO Entries
Sofronas a Perfect Three-for-Three in Texas with the COTA Sweep and Friday Sonoma Makeup Race Win to Take Am-Class Championship Lead in the No. 14 GMG Racing McLaren Trophy Evo

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RFK Racing’s Brad Keselowski Brings Smiles to McLeod Children’s Hospital Ahead of Darlington Race

April 4, 2025

Playfully laughing while sitting on the floor of a dedicated playroom at McLeod Children’s Hospital on Thursday, NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski visited 5-year-old Ralph Monroe. Monroe was one of several children whom the Roush Fenway Keselowski (RFK) Racing driver greeted during his two-hour surprise visit. (more…)

Rick Ware Racing’s Darlington Throwback Design is More Than Skin Deep

April 1, 2025

Cody Ware’s Yellow-and-Black Caterpillar-Inspired Paint Scheme is Most Associated With Two-Time Darlington Race Winner Ward Burton, but the Crew Chief for Those Wins was Rick Ware Racing Competition Director Tommy Baldwin

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (March 31, 2025) – In 146 career NASCAR Cup Series starts between 1994 and 1998, Ward Burton had just five top-five finishes and a best points result of 16th. Aside from a breakthrough win at Rockingham (N.C.) Speedway on Oct. 22, 1995, Burton was still in search of the kind of front-running consistency displayed by his peers, including his brother, Jeff, who already had five of his 21 career Cup Series victories before a dominant, six-win season in 1999.

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GMG Racing’s Kyle Washington Wins First GT America Powered by AWS Race Sunday in Wet and Wild Conditions at Sonoma Raceway

March 31, 2025

– Washington Takes Early Lead and Survives and Thrives on a Soaked Sonoma Road Course for His First Career GT America Win in the No. 32 GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R
– “Rainmeister” Washington Two for Two in 2025 Rain-Race Victories Following VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Win in the Wet at Daytona International Speedway in January

SONOMA, California (March 31, 2025) – Veteran GMG Racing driver Kyle Washington broke through for his first career SRO GT America powered by AWS race win Sunday in a wet and wild sprint race at rain-soaked Sonoma Raceway. Starting on the outside front row in the No. 32 GMG Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R, Washington took a lead he would hold to the finish on the first green flag lap after polesitter and former GT America Champion George Kurtz was among the half dozen competitors to go off course in the treacherous conditions. (more…)

RFK Racing’s New Team Making a Powerful Statement With Strong Start to 2025 Season

March 28, 2025

Concord, NC (March 27, 2025) – It is one of the best stories of the year: a brand-new team, formed only months ago, outrunning some of NASCAR’s most established cars. That’s what’s happening right now with Ryan Preece and Roush Fenway Keselowski (RFK) Racing’s No. 60 team.

Although they’ve spent only six races together, RFK’s newest team has consistently been among the top competitors. Preece has led in three of the season’s first six races and has now strung together consecutive top-10 finishes.

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AO Racing’s Rexy Set to Thrill at Long Beach Grand Prix

March 26, 2025

ST. CHARLES, Ill., (March 26, 2025) – AO Racing never shies away from a good time, and for the Grand Prix of Long Beach, the team is making sure the party includes Rexy. The fan-favorite Porsche 911 GT3 R will return to the GTD class in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, competing in the thrilling April 11-12 street race. Fresh off his Twelve Hours of Sebring victory, Rexy will be driven by Porsche driver Laurens Vanthoor and rising talent Jonny Edgar. (more…)

Lucas Oil Returns as Primary Sponsor for Richard Childress Racing’s No. 8 Chevrolet for Multiple Races in 2025

March 25, 2025

In addition to ongoing support for RCR and Kyle Busch, Lucas Oil will provide aerial broadcast coverage for several NASCAR Cup Series races this season.

INDIANAPOLIS (March 25, 2025) – Lucas Oil, the leader in high-performance lubricants and a long-time partner of Richard Childress Racing (RCR), will serve as the primary sponsor of the No. 8 Chevrolet, driven by two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch, for multiple races throughout the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, beginning at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway on March 30. Following that, the Lucas Oil colors will be seen at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, June 15, and the Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway, September 13, the third race of the Cup Series Playoffs. (more…)

Austin Hill Aims to Extend Richard Childress Racing’s Domination

February 28, 2025

by Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service

So far this season, Richard Childress Racing is batting 1.000, having swept all available Playoff points in the first two races of the year.

Jesse Love won the season opener at Daytona in the No. 2 RCR Chevrolet. A week later, Austin Hill put the No. 21 RCR Camaro in Victory Lane at Atlanta for the fifth time in the last six races at the 1.54-mile drafting track.

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Donovan Strauss Joins Hettinger Racing’s Late Model Program

February 25, 2025February 25, 2025

From Sim to Reality, 19-Year-Old is Climbing the Racing Ladder

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 25, 2025) – Donovan Strauss has accomplished a lot in a short period of time, yet the 19-year-old Philadelphia native is just getting started. In only four years, Strauss has advanced from sim racing and winning in the virtual world to driving pavement-pounding Late Model stock cars and chasing checkered flags in the real world.

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Award-Winning Sports Journalist Mike Massaro Joins RFK Racing’s Marketing and Communications Team

January 23, 2025

CONCORD, N.C. (Jan. 23, 2025) – RFK Racing has announced that Mike Massaro, a seasoned communications professional with over 20 years of experience in broadcast journalism and media relations, has joined the team’s award-winning Marketing and Communications Team.

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