11+ hour, 2+ min ago (389+ words) Ryan Preece knows a thing or two about going airborne. So, he's bringing his own rocket ship to the Snowball Derby this year. The "Apollo 60" is Preece's Ford Super Late Model. He's ready, with some help from the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile, to win himself a Snowball. RaceChoice.com and Oscar Mayer have come together to sponsor this No. 60 entry in the Snowball Derby. Ryan Preece is a short track guy. His background might be in modifieds, but I won't be shocked to see him being very competitive in Pensacola next week. With his flights at Daytona getting so much media attention in the last couple of years, why not embrace it? Preece has a rocket and he's ready to fly at Five Flags Speedway. A number of NASCAR drivers will be in the field. Noah Gragson and Kyle Busch will…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago (728+ words) If you've been following the garage talk lately, you know that finding a partner who sticks around in NASCAR is tough. In this sport, paint schemes change faster than the weather. That's why the news dropping this Thursday is such a breath of fresh air for the No. 4 team. Noah Gragson isn't just keeping a sponsor. He's building a home with one. MillerTech, also known as the premium lithium-ion battery folks, decided they've seen enough fire in the belly of the 27-year-old driver to sign on the dotted line for the long haul. We aren't just talking about a one-and-done deal here. They have committed to a multi-year extension that keeps their colors on the No. 4 Ford Mustang Dark Horse through the end of the 2027 NASCAR Cup Series season. For a guy like Gragson, this has to feel like a…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago (405+ words) Rick Hendrick came under fire recently after reports emerged that he had inked a $2.25 million contract in August to supply 25 Chevrolet Tahoes to the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on an urgent basis. Fans were upset with this move, not due to some personal wrongdoing of Mr. Hendrick, but because of what ICE does. The department has been criticized for its deportation operations, immigration-related raids, and accusations of racial profiling. Critics argue that Mr. Hendrick, through the Hendrick Automotive Group, has indirectly enabled such acts in the Charlotte region. Furthermore, the fact that the entire deal was a no-bid contract adds fuel to the fire." Amidst this frenzy, Mr. Hendrick has found a friend in Kenny Wallace. The former driver came out on his YouTube channel and posted a video supporting the benefactor." Wallace said, "I would say…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago (411+ words) It was announced in May that the 2026 season finales for all three NASCAR national series will be hosted by the Homestead-Miami Speedway. The 1.5-mile track in South Florida had played this role previously from 2002-2019 and will continue to do so now after a brief hiatus. Following the completion of the 2024 season, former driver Kyle Petty has expressed his full support for this comeback. Petty said on PRN's Fast Talk show that drivers benefit from the multiple lane and strategy choices they have at the track. He added, "I know we go to Phoenix and everybody wants to give it to a Penske driver and we're going to go down to Homestead and everybody's already got Larson's name and Reddick's name written on it. Sorry, that's just the way it is." "If we went to Martinsville, we're going to put Blaney…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago (184+ words) NASCAR has revealed the final standings for the 2025 Cup Series season after Kyle Larson won the championship at Phoenix. Larson finished ahead of fellow Championship 4 drivers Denny Hamlin, William Byron, and Chase Briscoe to win his second Cup series title. With the 2025 season over, Larson and the rest of the drivers will have a little time off before they have to prepare for the 2026 season. Here's a look at the final standings for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. We'll have more on this story shortly. NASCAR has revealed the final standings for the 2025 Cup Series season after Kyle Larson won the championship at Phoenix. Larson finished ahead of fellow Championship 4 drivers Denny Hamlin, William Byron, and Chase Briscoe to win his second Cup series title. With the 2025 season over, Larson and the rest of the drivers will have a little…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago (451+ words) Five out of nine. That's how many times Denny Hamlin has had mechanical problems in the playoffs, and if there is ever a time not to have problems under the hood, it is this Sunday in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Ariz. The Championship 4 travels west, where the center of attention will remain Hamlin -- the outspoken, shoot-from-the hip driver out of the Joe Gibbs Racing stable of Toyotas, which also fields the No. 19 car for Chase Briscoe, a first-year driver in the organization and one of the four title seekers. The key for both is this: Neither has a title and likely never will have another chance to get one in the Game 7-like showdown scenario that Sunday's race provides. But more on the latter part regarding the format later. The two JGR drivers have…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago (345+ words) Corey LaJoie was at the lowest point of his career when Spire Motorsports decided to axe him from their driver roster for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. Despite his lack of great success in the premier tier, he was always viewed as someone with impeccable potential, and there always lingered the trust that he could reasonably succeed with the right team behind him. Getting fired from a team he had stayed with for so long had felt like the worst kind of heartbreak for all the right reasons. But he knew better than to sit and lament over how his fate in the sport turned out to be. And at the right moment, he got an intervention from Amazon Prime Video. Before the start of the 2025 season, Prime Video had been seeking to round out its official line-up. It was…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago (530+ words) The short-track classic will feature a trio of NASCAR Cup Series headliners this year: Erik Jones, Ryan Preece, and Noah Gragson. Jones enters as a two-time winner and the most recent driver to claim back-to-back trophies, a streak he authored in 2012 and 2013. Gragson, the 2018 champion, returns for the fourth straight year. Preece has three Snowball Derby starts on his card, most recently in 2023, with a fourth-place run in 2021 in a race won by Chandler Smith. He described his latest effort as a labor he could not wait to fire. "I'm excited. I actually just fired it up last week before Martinsville. For me, having our son and all the things throughout the year, usually when I get a race car, I'll put it together in three or four weeks." This build stretched his timeline far beyond the norm. "This one,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago (967+ words) As a new NASCAR season approaches, the Silly Season announcements have begun. Here are all the changes we can look forward to in 2026. Jimmie Johnson will return behind the wheel in 2026 " On Nov. 5, it was announced that Jimmie Johnson will drive the Legacy Motor Club No. 84 Toyota in the Inaugural race at the San Diego Naval Base Coronado in 2026. Zane Smith signs contract extension with Front Row Motorsports " Smith signed a multi-year extension on Oct. 23 with Front Row Motorsports in the Cup Series. Crew chief Ryan Bergenty will also return. " Connor Zilisch will drive full-time for Trackhouse Racing in 2026 " On August 23, Trackhouse Racing announced that Zilisch will transition from the Xfinity Series to drive full-time for the team in the Cup Series in 2026. It was later revealed that he will drive the No. 88 and that Randall Burnett will join the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago (332+ words) Good news for Front Row Motorsports and Noah Gragson as they head into the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season. Gragson is teaming up again with MillerTech for 2026 and beyond in a new multi-year agreement. Noah Gragson has been able to piece together good sponsorship with Front Row Motorsports. There were concerns at Stewart-Haas, and then when he moved to FRM, about his potential sponsorship issues. However, it hasn't appeared to be much of an issue. At least on the surface. As one of the biggest personalities in NASCAR, Gragson is a driver brands want to partner with. MillerTech is in for 2026 and 2027. "It means a lot to have MillerTech return to Front Row and the No. 4 Team," said Gragson in a press release. "Lester and the entire MillerTech family's continued support shows they believe in the direction we're heading, and I'm…...