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Jimmie Johnson plans to make one more Daytona 500 start in 2027 before ending his Cup career
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (636+ words) The seven-time Cup champion announced Saturday, the day before the 68th running of "The Great American Race," that he will enter one additional Daytona 500 before calling it a career. He wants to continue racing in other series, maybe even in other…...
A spin, a patch of grass and inches from a crash, Casey Mears still makes the Daytona 500
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (733+ words) Mears choked back tears three separate times after squeezing into the 41-car field as the highest-finishing "open" car in the first of two 150-mile qualifying races. Anthony Alfredo earned the final spot in the starting lineup in the second qualifier....
Ryan Preece wins The Clash in sleet and near-freezing temperatures
1+ week, 2+ day ago (734+ words) Ryan Preece outlasted sleet, a wet track and a record number of cautions to win The Clash in near-freezing temperatures at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Wednesday night exhibition was the first victory at the top Cup…...
NASCAR's Clash postponed to Wednesday due to historic snowfall in North Carolina
1+ week, 5+ day ago (205+ words) The Clash had been scheduled to run Sunday night and has now been postponed twice, with a schedule adjustment, because of the intense snowfall that blanketed the area. NASCAR first condensed the race into a one-day, Sunday-only show, then pushed…...
NASCAR delays preseason race at Bowman Gray Stadium to Monday
2+ week, 24+ min ago (319+ words) The Clash was supposed to be a two-day event beginning Saturday, with the main event held Sunday evening. NASCAR late last week cut it to a Sunday-only event in anticipation of poor weather, and as snow blanketed the Carolinas on…...
F1 teams test all-new cars in private amid concerns they could break down
2+ week, 5+ day ago (566+ words) Ten new cars, five days, no fans. Formula 1 started a new era with the public and the media excluded from its private testing session in Spain on Monday. It's hard to imagine a bigger contrast to last year's lavish launch…...
F1 teams test their all-new 2026 cars in private amid concerns they could breakdown
2+ week, 5+ day ago (498+ words) Ten new cars, five days, no fans. Formula 1 starts a new era with the public and the media excluded from its private testing session in Spain starting Monday. It's hard to imagine a bigger contrast to last year's lavish launch…...
Kurt Busch, Harry Gant and Ray Hendrick inducted into NASCAR Hall of Fame
3+ week, 14+ hour ago (857+ words) The 47-year-old Busch, who won the first Cup Chase in 2004, was selected in his first year of eligibility by the NASCAR Hall of Fame Voting Panel last May. Busch talked about getting his start driving dwarf cars in his home…...
NCAA approves uniform patches, opening up revenue possibilities for athletic departments
3+ week, 20+ hour ago (292+ words) The NCAA unearthed another revenue stream Friday when Division I leaders approved patches for uniforms in a move that could generate millions to fund athletic departments that are looking for new ways to pay players. Beginning Aug. 1, Division I teams…...
NASCAR chairman Jim France's car wins Rolex 24 pole, then gets disqualified
3+ week, 1+ day ago (721+ words) France owns NASCAR, the IMSA sports car series, the Daytona track and the Action Express car that was disqualified. His car for this weekend features regulars Aitken and Earl Bamber, as well as Mercedes Formula 1 test driver Frederik Vesti and…...