Dale Earnhardt Jr. is back the Daytona 500.This time, as a team owner. And he has a marquee partnership lined up to help fund that effort.Earnhardt Jr., twice Daytona 500 Champion and NASCAR Hall of Famer, will field a car for Justin Allgaier, one of his Xfinity Series drivers and reigning champion of that circuit.The 67th edition of Great American Race is scheduled for February 16.VROOM: Daytona 500, Rolex 24 headline next NASCAR, IMSA noise. New Smyrna, Barberville tooDale Earnhardt Jr. (left) and driver Justin Allgaier after the Allgaier Xfinity Series championship last November.The JR Motorsports car will feature sponsorship…
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Justin Allgaier will attempt the 2025 Daytona 500 for his longtime Xfinity Series owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. and JR Motorsports. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)JR Motorsports is attempting a NASCAR Cup Series race for the first time.The team owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr. is competing in the 2025 Daytona 500 with Justin Allgaier behind the wheel. Allgaier won the 2024 Xfinity Series title and has driven for JR Motorsports in NASCAR’s No. 2 series since 2016.The car will be sponsored by musician Chris Stapleton’s whiskey brand.“We have been waiting for the right moment for JR Motorsports,” Junior said in a…
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Editor’s Note: Preview of Today’s Richard Childress Racing continue NASCAR.com’s countdown of team previews for the 2025 Cup Series season.RICHARD CHILDREN’S RACESManufacturer: ChevroletEngine: ECR enginesDriver-team leader duo: Austin Dillon-Richard Boswell (No. 3), Kyle Busch-Randall Burnett (No. 8)Team Outlook: Certainly, the championship organization expects an improved 2025 campaign. Although Dillon won a race at Richmond Raceway last year he was penalized for aggressive driving at the finish and ineligibility for the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Meanwhile, two-time series champion Busch suffered his first full-time winless season – his first since 2004, when he competed in just six races. Dillon will team…
Anthony Alfredo will race full-time for Young’s Motorsports in 2025 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, the team announced Tuesday.Alfredo, 25, will pilot the flagship No. 42 Chevrolet in what will be his fourth full-time Xfinity Series campaign, with sponsorship from Dude Wipes and Randco Industries. The Ridgefield, Conn. native finished 15th in the 2024 driver standings as driver of the No. 5 Our Motorsports Chevrolet, totaling two top fives and seven top 10s, including a ninth place finish with the triumphant Dash 4 Cash has Dover Motor Circuit in April.RELATED: Changes to know for the 2025 NASCAR season“I am very…
BURBANK, Calif. (January 14, 2025) — The CW Network has announced its broadcast team for the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Veteran broadcaster Adam Alexander will serve as lead play-by-play announcer and will be joined by Daytona 500 champion Jamie McMurray and NASCAR driver Parker Kligerman as racing analysts. Dillon Welch and Kim Coon will serve as pit reporters, and Carla Gebhart will host the “NASCAR Countdown Live” studio show before each race.The CW’s coverage of the 2025 Xfinity Series season begins Saturday, Feb. 15 at Daytona International Speedway, with “NASCAR Countdown Live” (4 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET) followed…
On reflection, NASCAR feared Rusty’s brother maybe… yeah… too rusty.Ten days after Mike Wallace, 65, announced he would try the Daytona 500NASCAR’s racing department stepped in and essentially confiscated grandpa’s keys.Wallace, the second brother of three racing brothers (Kenny is the youngest, Hall of Famer Rusty is the eldest), last started a Cup Series race a decade ago — it was the 2015 Daytona 500. He ran three Xfinity Series races in 2020, but all were on road courses.Here is the official statement from NASCAR Tuesday morning: “For each CV approval request, recent racing activity and performance are a primary…
THE Daytona 500 is in a month to open the 2025 NASCAR seasonbut questions remain over who will make up the 40-car field.The Cup Series stars are all set to be at Daytona on February 16 run in the crown jewel of stock car racing to open the regular season, including defending Cup champion Joey Logano. Several stars will be vying for their first Daytona 500 victory, including Chase Elliott, Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson.But former Cup champions Jimmie Johnson and Martin Truex Jr. have yet to announce their plans for the Daytona 500, and there are questions about at…
Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell were the winners Monday on opening night of the Chili Bowl Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Larson won the evening’s feature race to advance to Saturday night’s Chili Bowl Nationals. He will seek his third Chili Bowl title this weekend.Larson took the lead before the white flag in Monday’s 31-lap race, which was extended by one lap to a green-white checkerboard. Shane Golobic was second and Cannon McIntosh was third. (Full results here)“It was a fun, challenging race,” Larson said on the FloRacing show.AUTO: AUGUST 24 NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 40025 questions for the 2025…