Cole Custer’s life is about to change again—and he wants it to happen with as much gusto as possible.
The reigning NASCAR Xfinity Series champion is carrying the banner for Stewart-Haas Racing, which will cease to exist at season’s end.
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With New Deal For 2025, Corey Heim Is Focused On NASCAR Truck Championship Race
For Corey Heim, last year’s NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Championship Race fell apart in the final stage—in a big way.
What is going on with NASCAR?
First of all, let’s get the Martinsville results out of the way. Ryan Blaney drove his rear off and won the race to complete his effort to try for his second title. That makes it Blaney, Joey Logano (for title number three), Tyler Reddick and William Byron as the Championship Four. That is quite the foursome, but it also begs the question, is this the right foursome to compete for the title?
End of the Full-Time Road: 1-On-1 With Martin Truex Jr.
Martin Truex Jr. will retire from full-time Cup Series racing following the season finale Sunday at Phoenix Raceway. (more…)
Michael McDowell To Make 500th Career Cup Series Start at Martinsville with Benebone
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (October 30, 2024) – Michael McDowell will celebrate his 500th career NASCAR Cup Series start at Martinsville Speedway this weekend for the penultimate race of the 2024 season.
McDowell will become the 47th different driver in series history to make 500 starts or more and is one of six active full-time drivers in the Cup Series to reach the 500 start-plateau joining Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski. The 39-year-old also made is first Cup Series start at Martinsville in 2008 driving for Michael Waltrip Racing. McDowell will be making his 28th start at the Martinsville Speedway, looking to improve on his 21st place result in the spring. (more…)
NASCAR Linked With Possible Race In Saudi Arabia Toward End Of Decade
NASCAR was listed Monday as being in talks to bring a race to the planned Qiddiya mega resort in Saudi Arabia toward the end of this decade, but it’s not yet commenting on the potential. The Middle Eastern kingdom is spending tens of billions of dollars to construct the sports and entertainment hub 40 miles southwest of Riyadh, and it is said to have an agreement in place with F1 to eventually shift the race currently held in Jeddah to the Qiddiya Speed Park Track when it opens closer to 2030, potentially as soon as 2028.
Alpine Endurance Team Ready to Conclude Its Learning Season With the Alpine A424 in Bahrain
- The 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship season ends this week with the 8 Hours of Bahrain (30 October-2 November).
- Alpine Endurance Team will conclude the learning campaign for its A424 Hypercar with reshuffled crews: Paul-Loup Chatin, Jules Gounon and Ferdinand Habsburg in the #35; Charles Milesi, Matthieu Vaxiviere and Mick Schumacher in the #36.
- The A-arrow brand enters the final round in fourth place in the Hypercar World Endurance Manufacturers’ Championship.
Launched in February in Qatar, the 2024 FIA WEC season returns to the Middle East for the final round in the Kingdom of Bahrain. (more…)
Here’s How The New England Drivers And Those With Connections To The Six State Performed At Las Vegas
Joey Logano of Middletown, CT won the Cup race while Corey LaJoie came in 14th with Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT finishing 22nd. Corey LaJoie is the son of Norwalk, CT native Randy LaJoie who won two Xfinity Titles during his long career.
A.J. Allmendinger won the Xfinity race while Parker Kligerman of Westport, CT came in fifth with Anthony Alfredo of Ridgefield, CT finishing 19th. Next was Kyle Weatherman in 20th while Blair Perkins was 31st. Weatherman and Perkins drive team cars for Cape Cod’s Chris Our and his daughter Mary who live in Chatham, MA.
Frankie Muniz to Race Full-Time With Reaume Brothers Racing in 2025
Reaume Brothers Racing is excited to continue its journey with Frankie Muniz as he embarks as the full-time driver of the No. 33 F-150 in the upcoming NCTS 2025 season. This thrilling partnership marks a significant milestone in Muniz’s racing career as he transitions from part-time competition to a full-time presence in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
This season, he has made multiple starts with Reaume Brothers Racing, demonstrating his commitment to mastering his craft and gaining valuable experience on the race track. With two races remaining in the 2024 season, Muniz aims to continue building chemistry with the team and developing his notebook for the upcoming year. (more…)
Brandon Gray Caps Off Record-Breaking Season with Oxford Win, Tri-State Series Crown
Brandon Gray (5VT) fights for position on the tough outside groove at Oxford Plains Speedway around Sam Caron (07VT) and Jason Woodard (36NH)
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Oxford, ME — One last go-round for the ACT Flying Tiger Tri-State Series brought twenty-four Vermont and New Hampshire drivers over the border to the State of Maine for Saturday’s championship finale for the three-race series at Oxford Plains Speedway. While an end-of-season Flying Tiger showdown has been held annually at Oxford Plains since 2019, Saturday’s showcase became a first for ‘North America’s #1 Support Division’ with a point-counting event crowning a champion at the 3/8-mile Maine oval! (more…)