Long rain delays like the one that marred last year’s Daytona 500 may soon be a thing of the past thanks to a new track drying system that NASCAR is about to implement. At a press conference Tuesday during the Sprint Media Tour featuring NASCAR CEO Brian France and Chairman Mike Helton, the sanctioning body outlined the new process with the stated goal of reducing drying time up to “80 percent”. The new technology, which will eliminate jet dryers, will reduce Daytona’s drying time from two hours to about 30 minutes, while a short track like Martinsville might take just…
Author: Les Grossman
Chad Knaus, the former NASCAR crew chief for seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmy Johnson, is someone who has a lot of experience in the world of stock car racing. The Rockford, Illinois native broke his silence this week on an issue that has plagued the 2022 season. The introduction of Next generation cars With their 18-inch wheels and single-lug tires, this year brought the problem of wheels coming off cars on the track. With 17 races already done and dusted, this bizarre event has managed to appear 11 times so far this year. Leading teams such as Hendrick Motorsports And…
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR’s new Sprint Cup Chase format turns race wins into playoff berths, shifting the weekly conversation from points to wins.Officials were fed up with drivers claiming they had a “good points day” after finishing second or third, as if it was easier to accept losing.And to NASCAR’s credit, this concept hasn’t been discussed much all year. But the points race has quietly come back into fashion, and competition for Chase invitations intensified after Aric Almirola unexpectedly took a place by winning Sunday at Daytona International Speedway in a shortened race of 160 laps planned at 112…
Kyle Larson will start the 2015 racing season by knocking off winter rust by competing in the Rolex 24 At Daytona sports car race at Daytona International Speedway.Larson, the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year, participated in the Roar Before The Rolex 24 test session at Daytona last weekend.In the Cup Series, the 22-year-old drives the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet, but will begin the season in the No. 02 Riley IMSA United SportsCar Championship Ford.Larson will share driving duties with Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan and Jamie McMurray in the two-lap endurance classic.Dixon and Kanaan drive…
The recently repaved pit road Atlanta Motor Speedway proved to be a see-saw experience, presenting a challenge for some drivers while providing an opportunity for others to make history. The Saturday Xfinity Series racing on the speedway, Austin Hill emerged victorious once again, marking his third triumph in just five races this season. He crossed the finish line and took home the coveted checkered flag, cementing his position as the dominant force on the circuit. NASCAR track. As for the challenges, Richard Childress attracted attention on Sunday by broadcasting a chilling message to Kyle Busch on the waves.America’s Favorite Video…
This article is over 3 years old. Front wheel changer for Ryan Preece (37) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE works on the car during a late racing pit stop during the NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube on Sunday, February 23, 2020 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, NV. (Photo by Will Lester/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Sportswire Icon via Getty Images In a month (approximately), NASCAR will unveil its long-awaited and possibly reconfigured 2021 Cup schedule, in which a new race car will be used. That sounds pretty exciting. But as last week…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, North Carolina — From the painful loss of a son came a special gift for others.NASCAR driver Kyle Petty and his wife Patti built a special camp in Randolph County in honor of their son Adam, who died in a racing accident six years ago.The camp is called Victory Junction Gang Camp and serves children with serious illnesses and disabilities. This week, patients at UNC Hospitals’ Jaycee Burn Center are at camp enjoying what could be described as the Disneyland of all summer camps.With its colorful buildings and NASCAR theme, new campers’ first reaction usually resembles that of…
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NASCAR Driver pay is a topic that has come up several times recently. William Byron has now spoken out on the subject. So how do Byron and other Cup Series drivers compare to the Jeff Gordons and Tony Stewarts of old? On the Conversation with Kenny with Kenny Wallace, William Byron spoke about driver pay. His teammate Hendrick Motorsports Kyle Larson raised the subject with Wallace when he was on the show not long ago. So, has driver pay fallen, even for sports stars? “No, I think a lot of it is false,” Byron said when asked by Kenny Wallace.…
Cars don’t run without gasoline.Yes, it’s the obvious statement of the century, but it seems like fuel has never been more important to success in the Sprint Cup Series than it has been so far in 2011.While the result of Heluva Good! 400 at Michigan didn’t depend on which driver had the most gas in the tank, fuel was once again a major topic thanks to the team’s ongoing issues with the self-venting gas can introduced before the start of the 2011 season.Fuel issues robbed a potential top-10 finish from Kasey Kahne, who ran out of gas with 45 laps…