NASCAR Cup Series News

Martin Truex Jr. : ‘I Will Be Back’ In 2023
Martin Truex Jr. : ‘I Will Be Back’ In 2023
After weeks of speculation about his NASCAR Cup future, Martin Truex Jr. put an end to it Friday at Nashville Superspeedway, telling reporters “I will be back in the 19 next year.”Instead of potentially retiring, Truex, 41, will compete in his 18th full-time season…
Bubba Wallace Fastest In Cup Practice At Nashville
Bubba Wallace Fastest In Cup Practice At Nashville
Bubba Wallace topped the speed chart at the end of the NASCAR Cup Series practice session Friday at Nashville Superspeedway.The 23XI Racing driver posted a top speed of 161.708 mph in the 50-minute session.Wallace recorded 45 laps around the 1.33-mile oval with his…
Stenhouse Jr. Signs Multi-Year Extension With JTG Daugherty Racing
Stenhouse Jr. Signs Multi-Year Extension With JTG Daugherty Racing
LEBANON, Tenn. – The ink is dry on a multi-year contract extension for NASCAR Cup Series driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and JTG Daugherty Racing. Stenhouse Jr. joined media members in Nashville Superspeedway’s deadline room Friday afternoon to share the news that he’s …
NASCAR Nuggets: Dale Jr. Teases North Wilkesboro Entry
NASCAR Nuggets: Dale Jr. Teases North Wilkesboro Entry
In case you somehow missed the news, North Wilkesboro Speedway is mounting its big comeback.The North Carolina short track is returning from the dead later this year, with a series of races on the track’s aged asphalt in August followed by dirt races in October ahead…
Motorsports Community Pays Tribute To Bruton Smith
Motorsports Community Pays Tribute To Bruton Smith
On Wednesday, NASCAR Hall of Famer and Speedway Motorsports founder Bruton Smith passed away at the age of 95.A wave of tributes from across the NASCAR and motorsports world poured out for Smith, the man who built Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1960 and went on to create…
Bruton Smith, Dead At 95
Bruton Smith, Dead At 95
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A visionary and transformative figure in both business and entertainment, Ollen Bruton Smith, the founder and executive chairman of Speedway Motorsports and Speedway Children’s Charities, died Wednesday (June 22) of natural causes. He was 95.Born …
Nashville Superspeedway ‘Ironing’ Out Wrinkles
Nashville Superspeedway ‘Ironing’ Out Wrinkles
A week before the NASCAR Cup Series’ second visit to Nashville Superspeedway, Erik Moses was “appropriately stressed.”Moses, the president of the 1.33-mile track in Lebanon, Tenn., was in the final stages of prepping for this weekend’s Ally 400 (5 p.m. ET Sunday on…
Valvoline And Hendrick Motorsports Extend Partnership Through 2027
Valvoline And Hendrick Motorsports Extend Partnership Through 2027
CONCORD, N.C. — Hendrick Motorsports has extended its partnership with Valvoline Inc. through 2027.The new five-year agreement maintains Valvoline’s status as the Official Lubricants Partner of Hendrick Motorsports and as a major associate sponsor of the team’s full…
Erik Jones: Frustration Comes With Improvement
Erik Jones: Frustration Comes With Improvement
Erik Jones admits he and and his No. 43 Petty GMS Motorsports team “should be thrilled.”At the halfway point in the 2022 NASCAR Cup season, Jones and Co. are far and away in a better place than they were in 2021, Jones’ first year with Petty.After last weekend’s trip…Premium
