Last year, one of the most talked about issues surrounding the Next Gen car was driver safety. Aside from a few hits that caused concussions to several drivers, there was a risk of a fire breaking out in the car. There were promises to look into the problem and fix it, but now it appears it has resurfaced again.America’s Favorite Video TodayThis time, the latest victim is Cup Series newcomer Ty Gibbs, driving the No. 54. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.The incident occurred during a practice session at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Based on a tweet from NASCAR reporter Jeff Gluck,…
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This article is over 3 years old. Dale Earnhardt in the No. 3 car on February 17, 1991 during the Nascar Winston Cup Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)Getty Images Garage/Medallion Bank Chevrolet, moves inside Austin Dillon, driver of the (3) AAA Chevrolet, in turn four of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart on July 14, 2018. (Photo d ‘Adam Lacy/Sportswire Icon via Getty Images)Sportswire Icon via Getty Images As seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson completed his final laps this year as a full-time driver, the topic of…
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Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. and the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) team came together to mark Mental Health Awareness Week in Charlotte, North Carolina, October 7 and 8, 2017. The collaboration included a panel discussion on stress management, mental illness and the importance of monitoring mental health attended by Mental Health America President and CEO Paul Gionfriddo. The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race In the United States, NASCAR is the country’s most popular sport, behind American football, in terms of television and live viewership. Fans are drawn to the intense excitement of…
Midday updateDAYTONA BEACH – Danica Patrick stepped off the elevator, looked at the crowd of media awaiting her arrival and uttered, “Oh, my God.”But if she harbored any apprehension about the approaching subject, she didn’t show it. Danica’s duties at the annual NASCAR media day involved a series of interview sessions, and the topic was inevitable, so she tackled it head-on, answering a series of questions regarding her now-public romance with her colleague driver Ricky Stenhouse.“It doesn’t really seem race-related,” she laughed five minutes into her print obligation. She repeated the story of the maturation of her relationship with Stenhouse,…
Should NASCAR races be shortened? This is a recent topic of debate among NASCAR Fans. Some are for shorter races while others are fine at length as is and some fall in the middle where they support shorter distances in some races but not others. Specifically, Crown Jewel events. This weekend’s Martinsville Cup race, which typically lasted 500 laps, was shortened by 100 laps and the race finished in less than three hours. Hailie Deegan, who is currently competing in the Camping World Truck Series, spoke out on the topic of shorter races. Posting on Twitter, Deegan supported holding shorter…
NASCARBubba Wallace was recently asked if NASCAR drivers go to the bathroom during a race. The 23XI Racing driver did not hesitate in his response. Published on March 16, 2023 Bubba Wallace competed in the NASCAR Cup Series since 2017. He participated in 186 races. With this large number of events, it is reasonable to expect that he would have had to go to the bathroom at some point in the middle of a race. THE 23XI Racing Driver recently addressed the issue. Bubba Wallace talks about peeing during a run Bubba Wallace achieved his best fourth place of the…
Let the replay and recording show that Kevin Harvick, who finished second to Jimmie Johnson in Sunday’s race at Texas, instigated the melee on pit road between Brad Keselowski and Jeff Gordon.Keselowski’s No. 2 Ford panicked the left rear fender of Jeff Gordon’s No. 24 Chevrolet, causing a rear tire blowout during overtime laps of the AAA Texas 500.What looked like a chance at victory and a ticket to the championship round quickly turned into trash in Gordon’s trunk. Keselowski finished third while Gordon fell heavily to 29th place.Gordon, 43, was so furious that after the race he pulled up…
A few years ago, after a few photo finishes in NASCAR and margins of victory bleeding into triple digits to the right of the decimal point, I casually asked one of the higher-ups, “What’s going on?” Is there a total tie for the win?”What if, I wondered, all the sets of eyeballs, as well as the electronic timing and scoring equipment, screamed equally?I received a chuckle and the kind of look you would get if you were asking about meteor impact contingencies. But after two of the first four races this year were too close to call by sight, I…
NASCAR sent a notice to Cup Series teams on Tuesday detailing changes to the Next Gen chassis that will see the rear crash structure change and are expected to result in safety improvements. Drivers have expressed concerns about the intensity of impact during a collision and these changes should lessen impacts to the rear of the car. The changes will result in modifications to the center section, rear clip and rear bumper supports.Drivers have talked about the impacts with the Next Gen car, especially since Kurt Busch and Alex Bowman have been sidelined due to concussions and concussion-like symptoms related…