Listen to 2024 Craftsman Truck Series Champion Ty Majeski speak at the NASCAR Awards Banquet in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Author: Les Grossman
Justin Allgaier delivers his 2024 Xfinity Series championship speech during the NASCAR Awards in Charlotte, North Carolina.
For the first time in 20 years, Kyle Busch went winless in the NASCAR Cup Series.Since his rookie campaign in 2005, Busch has earned at least one victory per season – and as many as eight times (2008, 2018) – at the sport’s highest level. His 19 consecutive winning seasons is an all-time record – one he expected to continue in 2024.But an unusual drop in performance from the preternatural standard Busch had set for himself resulted in the fewest top fives (five), top 10s (10) and laps led (230) of his career, averaging 18 .3 which marked his worst…
Over the decades, the annual NASCAR championship awards banquet took place in Daytona Beach, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville. From this year, they opted for convenience and held it last weekend in Charlotte, where most of the drivers and teams are based.News was made over the weekend, others was made just beforebut the blow has been dealt since our last meeting here a week ago.Let’s move up a gear and make up some ground…First Gear: RFK is not immune to expansion; 23XI also adds a third wheelTwo two-car teams have officially announced their expansion plans for the 2025 season.Ryan…
With the 2024 NASCAR Cup season over, here’s a look at the leaders in various statistical categories.Most wins in the 2024 season6 – Kyle Larson4 – Joey Logano3 – Ryan Blaney3 – William Byron3-Tyler Reddick3 – Christopher Bell3 – Denny HamlinMost top-five rankings in 202415 – Christopher Bell15 – Kyle Larson13 – William Byron12 – Ryan Blaney12 – Tyler Reddick12 – Denny Hamlin11—Chase Elliott9 – Brad Keselowski8 – Alex Bowman8 – Ty GibbsNASCAR: Xfinity 500Christopher Bell-Kyle Larson dirt duels could return with JGR change on drivers racing beyond NASCARKyle Larson on Christopher Bell being allowed to race on dirt: “I…
In 17 full-time and two part-time seasons in the NASCAR Cup Series, Martin Truex Jr. has competed in 693 races, completing 618 and winning 34. Perhaps more impressive is that he posted these numbers despite playing on underdog teams for most of his career.A look at Martin Truex Jr.’s Cup Series careerTruex, 24, began his career with Dale Earnhardt, Inc. in 2004. He raced against drivers like Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon in his first outing. He only ran nine races in two part-time seasons, but he won the Xfinity Series championship both years.Truex won his first race…
On the track, Noah Gragson has no friends.Few are as aggressive as Gragson, the the latest addition to Front Row Motorsports who just completed his first full season in the NASCAR Cup Series in the No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford.Off the track, it’s a different story. Once the helmets are off, the smoke settles and the rage of driving 200 mph in 120-plus degree conditions subsides, Gragson and a fraternity of fellow drivers can commiserate and decompress with the accompaniment of a few adult beverages.“Yeah, you made it there,” Gragson said.MORE: 2025 Cup Schedule | Silly Season moves for ’25A…
Greg Biffle hasn’t competed full-time in NASCAR since the 2016 season, but that doesn’t mean he wants to stay away from the sport. In 2022, Biffle competed in five NASCAR Cup Series races, including the Daytona 500, with NY Racing Team. Even though the former full-time NASCAR driver hasn’t run a race in two years, he still wants to compete in the sport.Recently, Biffle joined Let’s go racing with David Starr for an interview and talked about his plans for the 2025 season. As of now, Biffle doesn’t have a race in the 2025 Daytona 500, but he definitely wants…
The pieces continue to fall into place for the 2025 racing lineup, with Toni Breidinger the latest to land a new vehicle and promotion for the next NASCAR season.The 25-year-old Californian received the keys to the No. 5 Toyota, from David Gilliland’s Tricon garage, for the 2025 Truck Series season.Although female racers are still quite rare in NASCAR, they are becoming commonplace on Gilliland’s Truck Series team, which has run truck races full-time in 2021-22 for Hailie Deegan.NASCAR NEWS DEPOSIT Through the Gears: Denny Hamlin shocked, Chase Elliott not, and what is a Hyak?Toni Breidinger moves from ARCA to the…
Relive some of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s best moments in his famous No. 8 car after his race at Florence Motor Speedway this past weekend.