11+ hour, 56+ 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…...

2+ day, 21+ min 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…...

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…...

3+ week, 4+ 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…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago (377+ words) Chase Briscoe has, for the moment, completely stepped away from dirt racing, even though he has openly admitted he loves competing on dirt. He has put that chapter on the shelf because he wants to spend more time at home with his family, which includes his wife and their three children, with the NASCAR offseason in full swing. During the downtime, Briscoe also accepts how he finds equal joy in being around his pets, since he considers them part of his family. More often than not, time with his dogs helps him shake off the sting of a rough weekend, giving him a quick lift when the results do not fall his way. The 2025 NASCAR Championship finalist has three dogs: two French bulldogs named Ricky and Callie, and a Great Dane called Blue. Briscoe describes Ricky as feisty, Callie as…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago (400+ words) Pensacola, Florida, is about to get ROWDY! Kyle Busch is making his return to the Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway this year. Busch is getting back in his Super Late Model and wants to not only make his return to the race, but also make his return in Victory Lane, too. Kyle Busch won the 2009 and 2017 Snowball Derby races. The Snowball has attracted so many of the greatest drivers of all time, and put on epic races, too. Names like Donnie Allison, Darrell Waltrip, Chase Elliott, Erik Jones, John Hunter Nemechek, Noah Gragson, Ty Majeski, and more. Last year, the Snowball Derby went to Kaden Honeycutt. Now, he's tearing it up in the NASCAR Truck Series. This is a race to not only see the best stock car drivers in America, but also to see the future of stock…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago (535+ words) Have you ever?! 12 wins, countless laps led, and finally, a championship. Corey Heim got it done tonight in Phoenix. It looked like everybody's worst fears were going to come true. Heim looked like he let it slip through his fingers. Then he got his elbows up and did the damn thing. Scott Zipadelli made a call going into the first overtime that could have been the nail in the coffin tonight. When everyone else took two tires to get track position, Heim took four. He went from P2 to almost out of the top-10. The third time's the charm for Corey Heim tonight. A seven-wide move into the dogleg in overtime gave Heim his track position back. Then, in the second overtime, he did what he's done all season long " win. Corey Heim led 100 laps tonight. No one else led more…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago (540+ words) Dale Earnhardt Jr. realized a long-held ambition when JR Motorsports entered the Cup Series at the start of the year with the Daytona 500, and Justin Allgaier delivered a top-10 finish in the team's very first outing. After watching the No. 40 car navigate the highs and lows of the event, Dale Jr. stepped back to offer his overall perspective on the state of the sport. Allgaier, who secured the strongest result of his career in NASCAR's crown jewel, guided the No. 40 Traveller Whiskey Chevrolet to P9 place after steering clear of a last-lap overtime pileup in Turn 3 and charging to the finish. His previous best Daytona 500 result came in 2014, when he finished P27, and his top performance at Daytona before this year was P18 in the 2015 summer event on the 2.5-mile oval. Dale Jr., watching every lap and evaluating the car's behavior throughout the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago (301+ words) 34-year-old Ryan Preece underwent his third team change in four years in the Cup Series season that just ended. Driving the No. 60 Ford Mustang for RFK Racing, he put together an impressive performance all year and finished 18th in the final standings. Before putting on his racing gloves again to keep the engine hot for the 2026 season, he has some key tasks to get done during the offseason. Understanding this, he continued to detail that he would be visiting family in Connecticut and New England. He also plans on spending quality time with his daughter and son. His daughter is currently two years old, and his son will be two months old by Christmas. Following the stellar season he had, all he wants now is to enjoy this different side of his life and create lasting memories. Preece was one of…...

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…...