A chapter in NASCAR history ended 51 years ago. On Aug. 6, 1971, Bobby Allison claimed the 29th and final checkered flag in a Cup Series race at Bowman Gray Stadium, a quarter-mile track in Winston-Salem, N.C. NASCAR’s “Modern Era” began the next year. With cigarette maker Winston coming aboard…
CONCORD, N.C. – Brad Keselowski’s main goal for this week’s NASCAR Next Gen test at Charlotte Motor Speedway is simple. “First thing, don’t wreck the car, because it’s probably my Daytona 500 car,” Keselowski told SPEED SPORT on the eve of the test, which began Wednesday and concludes Friday. Keselowski, who…
At some point in 2020, A.J. Allmendinger’s wife, Tara, had a novel suggestion. “We need to get a new trophy case,” Allmendinger told SPEED SPORT in October. This didn’t sit right with the Kaulig Racing driver, who entered 2020 with a single NASCAR victory during the previous five years. “I…
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of stories about NASCAR’s Next Gen race cars and how teams are preparing for the introduction of the newest evolution of NASCAR stock cars. Mike Beam has been around a while. As a former NASCAR Cup crew chief with 613 starts…
Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of stories about NASCAR’s Next Gen race cars and how teams are preparing for the introduction of the newest evolution of NASCAR stock cars. It comes packaged in two black binders, the smaller one totaling 102 pages. While the cover has…
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of stories about NASCAR’s Next Gen race cars and how teams are preparing for the introduction of the newest evolution of NASCAR stock cars. For at least one more week, the club of active NASCAR Cup drivers who also own a…
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of stories about NASCAR’s Next Gen race cars and how teams are preparing for the introduction of the newest evolution of NASCAR stock cars. Forgive Brian Pattie if he seems pre-occupied. Three weekends remain in the NASCAR Cup Series season and…
Jimmie Johnson wasn’t among the Championship 4 Sunday at Phoenix Raceway, but in his final full-time NASCAR Cup Series start, he was the best of the rest.
Denny Hamlin’s team put its “best effort forward” Sunday at Phoenix Raceway, but combined with a car that lacked speed, it wasn’t enough to deliver Hamlin a long-sought NASCAR Cup Series championship.
