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Bill McAnally Racing Announces 2025 ARCA West Driver Lineup

by MikeMarch 6, 2025

Declan Wayman of TobyChristie reports that Bill McAnally Racing has announced the driver lineup for the No. 19 Chevrolet SS for the remainder of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series West season. Jake Bollman will drive at all the remaining oval races, while current NASCAR Xfinity Series rookie Christian Eckes will take the wheel at two road courses.

Bollman’s schedule will consist of nine races at Phoenix Raceway (March 7), Tuscon Speedway (April 5), Colorado National Speedway (May 24), the second trip to Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway (June 14), Tri-City Speedway (August 9), All American Speedway (September 13), Madera Speedway (September 27), The Bullring at Las Vegas (October 10), and capping hit off in the season-finale at Phoenix Raceway (November 1). (more…)

NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Phoenix Raceway

by MikeMarch 6, 2025

NASCAR Cup Series
Next Race: Shriners Children’s 500
The Place: Phoenix Raceway
Track Length: 1 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Sunday, March 9
The Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
The Purse: $11,055,250
TV: FS1 & FOX Deportes, 2 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 312 miles (312 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 60),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 185), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 312) (more…)

NASCAR Xfinity Series News & Notes – Phoenix Raceway

by MikeMarch 6, 2025

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Next Race: GOVX 200
The Place: Phoenix Raceway
Track Length: 1 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Saturday, March 8
The Time: 5 p.m. ET
The Purse: $1,651,939
TV: CW, 4:30 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 200 miles (200 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 45),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 90), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 200) (more…)

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series News & Notes – Phoenix Raceway

by MikeMarch 6, 2025

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series
Next Race: Ecosave 200
The Place: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Track Length: 1.5 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Friday, March 14
The Time: 9 p.m. ET
The Purse: $782,900
TV: FS1, 9 p.m. ET
Radio: NRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 201.0 miles (134 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 30),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 60), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 134) (more…)

Prescott Tire Pros & Automotive Service to Support Greg Van Alst and Team at Phoenix Raceway

by MikeMarch 5, 2025

MOORESVILLE, N.C.: Motorsports veteran Greg Van Alst and Joey Gase Motorsports with Scott Osteen have announced that Prescott Tire Pros & Automotive Service will support the team in Saturday afternoon’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Phoenix Raceway on March 8, 2025. (more…)

NASCAR Files Counterclaim Against 23XI, Front Row and Polk

by MikeMarch 5, 2025

In an article by Kelly Crandall on RACER.COM, NASCAR filed a counterclaim Wednesday against 23XI Racing, Front Row Motorsports and 23XI Racing co-owner Curtis Polk, alleging violations of the Sherman Act and conspiracy. (more…)

Cindric, Freightliner Celebrate No. 2 Legacy With Darlington Throwback, Earnhardt Scheme

by MikeMarch 5, 2025

Darlington Throwback Weekend scheme celebrates the storied history of the No. 2 in NASCAR

COLUMBIA, S.C. (March 4, 2025) – Team Penske and Austin Cindric today unveiled a special throwback paint scheme for the upcoming Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway, the Official Throwback Weekend of NASCAR. Cindric’s No. 2 Freightliner Ford Mustang will sport a blue and yellow design inspired by the 1979 and 1980 No. 2 livery driven by the late Dale Earnhardt. (more…)

Statistical Advance: Analyzing the NASCAR Cup Series Shriners Children’s 500 At Phoenix

by MikeMarch 4, 2025March 4, 2025

Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona going into the Shriners Children’s 500 on Sunday, March 9 at 3:30 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).

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Off To A Strong Start, Christopher Bell Is Poised For A Breakout NASCAR Cup Series Season

by MikeMarch 4, 2025

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service

AUSTIN, Tex. — If you’re looking for a subtitle for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, try “Christopher Bell Unbound.”

Freed from the embargo that prevented him from racing on dirt for three years, Bell is competing with joy this season—and with performance to match.

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Kyle Larson, William Byron To Split Trio Of Races In Spire Motorsports’ No. 07 HENDRICKCARS.Com Chevy Silverado

by MikeMarch 4, 2025

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (March 4, 2025) – Kyle Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Champion and William Byron, a 14-time race winner in NASCAR’s premier division, will split time behind the wheel of Spire Motorsports’ No. 07 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Silverado in a trifecta of NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races in 2025.

Larson, a native of Elk Grove, Calif., will race the No. 07 Chevy Silverado in the March 21 Baptist Health 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway and return to the cockpit two races later for the April 11 WEATHER GUARD Truck Race at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.

Byron, will thread the needle between Larson’s two stints and handle the driving chores for the Allen Hart-led program March 28 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. Byron returns the site of his most recent CRAFTSMAN Truck Series win where, ironically, he collected Spire Motorsports inaugural victory in the division.

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