12+ hour, 40+ 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…...

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…...

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…...

2+ day, 9+ 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+ day, 1+ 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…...

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…...

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…...

6+ day, 21+ 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, 5+ day ago (449+ words) Christopher Bell made his full-time Cup Series debut in 2020. Before he did so, he had built up an impressive resume filled with accolades collected on dirt tracks. Even today, he races outside pavements regularly and keeps in touch with his roots. This side of his experience is why he believes that he needs to race the likes of Kyle Larson differently than he races the likes of Kevin Harvick. He said in a 2021 interview with Frontstretch that he employs different tactics when he races against NASCAR drivers with dirt racing experience versus those who don't." He went, "I think it's just their tendencies. In the series, you get to learn about other drivers' tendencies and what they do. And you know that if you have [Kyle] Larson lining up behind you, you don't want to give him the top. If…...

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…...