Tag Archives: Daytona 500

Kyle Busch takes the backup No. 18 into contention in Vegas, finishes in the top five

Kyle Busch

At Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch’s approach to his first top-five victory of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season was paved with difficult, weekend-long zigzags. His fourth-place finish in the Pennzoil 400 on Sunday wasn’t just due to his driving ability, but partly to a pre-race teamwork to get him there. Busch led 49 […]

Elliott and Harvick are among five teams to loose crew members due to several inspection failures

Chase Elliott and Kevin Harvick

Chase Elliott and Kevin Harvick were among five teams to have a member of the crew ejected and lose pit selection for failing pre-qualifying inspection numerous times ahead of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). The five […]

Ty Gibbs steals the win in the final laps of the Xfinity race at Las Vegas

Ty Gibbs

In Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Ty Gibbs had no the dominant car. But when it counted most, he was unstoppable. With six laps to go in the race, Gibbs tried to take advantage of a push from Justin Allgaier to pass Noah Gragson and take the lead. Gibbs proceeded to […]

Auto Club Speedway: Front Row Motorsports will appeal the penalty imposed on the No. 38 team

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Todd Gilliland’s No. 38 team was penalised for losing a wheel in Sunday’s race at Auto Club Speedway, and Front Row Motorsports will appeal the punishment. The penalty cited section 10.5.2.6 of the NASCAR official rules: Loss or separation of an incorrectly installed tire/wheel from the car, which resulted in a four-race suspension for crew […]

The winners and losers of the Daytona 500

Daytona 500

Here are the winners and losers from the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday… WINNERS Austin Cindric: When Team Penske chose to bring him up to the Cup Series full-time in its flagship No. 2 Ford, the 23-year-old rewarded their faith in him. Cindric blocked Ryan Blaney up high in the dying minutes and then beat Bubba Wallace to the checkered flag to earn stock car racing’s biggest […]

The grandson of Richard Petty will make his truck debut with STP at Daytona

Richard Petty

Next week at Daytona International Speedway, Thad Moffitt, grandson of seven-time Cup champion Richard Petty, will make his Camping World Truck Series debut. STP, a long-time sponsor of Petty’s, will sponsor Moffitt’s No. 43 truck. Petty’s “Fan Appreciation Tour” is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The colour design on Moffitt’s truck will be similar […]

Trevor Bayne will compete in seven Xfinity circuits for Joe Gibbs Racing

Trevor Bayne

Trevor Bayne, the 2011 Daytona 500 champion, will return to the Xfinity Series for the first time since 2016. Joe Gibbs Racing confirmed Wednesday night that Bayne will compete in seven Xfinity races this season. Devotion Nutrition will sponsor Bayne, who will drive the No. 18 car. Auto Club Speedway (Feb. 26), Phoenix (March 12), […]