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Ram Launches Free Agent Driver Program for a Ram 1500 Spot in 2026 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series, Creating Opportunity for New Talent

by MikeNovember 18, 2025

Drivers from across the motorsports world are invited to pilot the No. 25 Ram 1500 truck for Kaulig Racing during the 2026 season
Identity of the Free Agent driver will be shared just before each race, keeping the program fresh and unpredictable
First Free Agent driver will be chosen and revealed in February 2026
Full-time drivers Brenden “Butterbean” Queen, Daniel Dye, and Justin Haley will anchor three of the five Ram 1500 entries

Ram is shaking up the grid with a bold new initiative for its return to the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series in 2026. The brand today announced a unique Free Agent Program for the No. 25 Ram 1500 for Kaulig Racing — bringing an unexpected and unknown lineup of drivers from different racing disciplines to compete throughout the season.

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Top Modified Talent Gears Up for 80-Lap Showdown at Stafford’s GAF Roofing Modified Masters

by Lou ModestinoJuly 10, 2025

(Stafford Springs, CT)—The countdown is on for the GAF Roofing Modified Masters at Stafford Speedway. With just over a week to go the entry list continues to grow, already nearing 30 cars for the Wednesday, July 16, 80-lap Monaco Modified Series event. Headlining the field is NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Preece, a hometown favorite, who will be joined by a host of the best modified drivers in the country in the chase to take home the checkered flag.

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FOX Sports Takes the Pole for Network’s First Indianapolis 500 With 60 Hours of Live Coverage Highlighted by an Impressive Lineup of Talent and Dignitaries

by MikeMay 15, 2025

Will Buxton, James Hinchcliffe, Townsend Bell Lead Race Coverage; Jamie Little, Kevin Lee and Georgia Henneberry Report from the Pits, as Racer and FOX INDYCAR Reporter Jack Harvey Prepares to Compete
1997 INDYCAR SERIES Champion Tony Stewart, Former INDYCAR SERIES Racer Danica Patrick and Host Chris Myers Join Inaugural FOX Broadcast Lineup
The ‘Greatest Spectacle in Racing’ Draws the Biggest FOX Stars as Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski and Michael Strahan Join the Party

LOS ANGELES – FOX Sports, America’s new home for INDYCAR, announces the “Greatest Spectacle of Racing” – on FOX. The network’s first Indianapolis 500 flanks the airwaves with a whopping 60 hours of live coverage featuring an impressive lineup of talent and dignitaries.

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Promising Talent Annunziata Aspires New Chapter with Burtin Racing in Top Trans Am Class

by MikeOctober 2, 2024

Alton, VIRGINIA – October 1, 2024 – The Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli heads to Virginia International Raceway where Burtin Racing partners with Thomas Annunziata to debut his first TA1 class race with the Series in the No. 17 Criswell Chevrolet / Castrol Chevrolet Camaro. The SpeedTour event is slated for October 3 – 6 as the 2024 season is winding down to a close.

Annunziata steps into the Burtin Racing seat formerly piloted by Adam Andretti who successfully scored a race win at the team’s home track at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta and a podium finish at Lime Rock Park. Although the program had multiple mechanical ailments throughout the season, Andretti delivered solid driving and promotion for the team despite the back luck.

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NASCAR Studios Launches Three New Shows to Debut for Playoffs; Talent Headlined by Veteran Broadcasters Shannon Spake and Steve Letarte

by MikeSeptember 4, 2024

“NASCAR Inside the Playoffs” – a weekly show with Spake, Letarte, Dylan ‘Mamba’ Smith, Jordan Bianchi and rotating driver panelists – Thursdays at 7 p.m. ET on truTV and Max
“NASCAR Daily” – a short, digital news and opinion show hosted by Spake, with regular guest appearances – weekday mornings at 10 a.m. ET on YouTube
“Drop the Jack” – a video podcast featuring Mamba and pit crew athletes Derrell Edwards, Paul Swan, Michael Hicks and Jorden Paige – Thursday afternoons on YouTube/podcast platforms

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Jacky Ickx: “I managed without hurting myself badly throughout my career – that’s not a matter of talent – it’s a matter of luck.”

by MikeDecember 29, 2023

As a winner of six Le Mans 24 Hours, eight Formula 1 victories and countless other triumphs — including the Dakar Rally — Jacky Ickx is a living legend who has competed in a career spanning over 30 years. The 78-year-old talks about his life behind the wheel and his experience of the Dakar Rally in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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AMSOIL USAC Non-Wing National Sprint Car Tour Releases Roster Of Talent Expected For Eastern Storm Opener At Grandview, Tuesday, June 13

by MikeJune 6, 2023

BECHTELSVILLE, PA JUNE 5, 2023 . . . . . . The NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series will host the AMSOIL USAC Non-Wing National Sprint Car Tour joined by the 358 NASCAR Modifieds in this always popular double-header event set for Tuesday night, June 13 at the Grandview Speedway. This will mark the 16^th Annual USAC Eastern Storm and the event is presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings.

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Talent in Numbers Floods Northeast Classic Roster for $7,000-to-win Modified Showdown

by Lou ModestinoApril 14, 2023

Barre, VT & Naples, ME — Pro All Stars Series (PASS) and American-Canadian Tour (ACT) officials are proud to announce the most exciting and talent filled roster of Open Tour-type Modifieds to join the Northeast Classic at New Hampshire Motor Speedway since the event’s inception in 2021. Based on the tire orders through Hoosier Tire East, over twenty of New England’s best tour-type modified drivers are slated to take on the Magic Mile all looking to join a who’s-who of modified winners at New England’s biggest stage. (more…)

American Motorcyclist Association Adds Talent to its Racing Department

by Lou ModestinoFebruary 8, 2023

PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association has added two experienced racing managers to its full-time ranks — Jeff Canfield and Michael Jolly. The pair have been involved with the AMA and AMA-sanctioned pro and amateur racing for years as contractors but are now full-time employees. (more…)

Natural Talent of Santino Ferrucci Shines Through Partial Schedule

by Lou ModestinoOctober 28, 2021

Santino Ferrucci always knew he wanted to check competing in NASCAR off his personal bucket list. He just didn’t know it would come at 22 years old.

“It was always important for me to do well and pick the right people to go with,” Ferrucci recently told Jayski.com of his transition to NASCAR. “It’s one of those things that was always on my list to do and I’ve very much enjoyed it.” (more…)