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John Hunter Nemechek Moving to Xfnity Series Full-Time in 2019

John Hunter Nemechek has been named the driver of the GMS Racing No. 23 Chevrolet full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) for the 2019 season. Last season, Nemechek split seat time between NXS and [...]
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MDM Motorsports To Restructure For 2019 Season And Beyond

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Dec. 8, 2018)– MDM Motorsports, which has previously fielded teams in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and ARCA competition, will be scaling back its racing operations starting with [...]
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Truck Series Champion Brett Moffitt Loses Ride Due to Lack of Funding

The 2018 NASCAR Truck Series Champion, Brett Moffitt, is searching for a job after his team, Hattori Racing, announces he will not return for the 2019 season. Moffitt won six races in 2018 en route [...]
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Blake Koch Returning to Full-Time Xfinity Series Competition

Blake Koch will return to full-time competition in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driving the JD Motorsports No. 4. Koch last drove in a NASCAR National Touring Series in 2017 driving the No. 11 Chevrolet for [...]
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Kurt Busch to Drive the No. 1 for Chip Ganassi Racing in 2019

Confirming a long-standing rumor in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series garage area, Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) announced Tuesday that Kurt Busch will pilot the No. 1 Chevy Camaro. It was announced earlier in the [...]

Kurt Busch to Drive the No. 1 for Chip Ganassi Racing in 2019

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December 5, 2018 0

Confirming a long-standing rumor in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series garage area, Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) announced Tuesday that Kurt Busch will pilot the No. 1 Chevy Camaro. It was announced earlier in the […]

OBAIKA RACING SIGNS TANNER BERRYHILL FOR A FULL-TIME MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES RIDE IN 2019

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December 3, 2018 0

Mooresville, NC (December 3, 2018) – Obaika Racing is excited to announce that Tanner Berryhill will be the full-time driver of the No. 97 Toyota Camry for the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) season. […]

Chase Elliott Voted Cup Series Most Popular Driver

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December 2, 2018 2

Following in the footsteps of his Hall-of-Fame father, Chase Elliott has been voted the most popular driver in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Elliott’s award ends a streak of 15 straight MPD wins by […]

Mike Wheeler Named as Crew Chief for DiBenedetto, Leavine Family Racing

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November 28, 2018 0

Leavine Family Racing (LFR) has announced Mike Wheeler will be the crew chief for the No. 95 Toyota to be driven by Matt DiBenedetto in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in 2019. In 2018, […]

Tifft Jumps to Cup with Front Row for Rookie Campaign

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November 27, 2018 0

Two former NASCAR XFINITY Series teammates will be going head-to-head for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series rookie honors next year as Matt Tifft announced today he will be joining Front Row Motorsports in a […]

Alonso to Make 2019 Indianapolis 500 Return

November 10, 2018 0

Outgoing Formula 1 star Fernando Alonso confirmed Saturday he will return to Indiana in the Month of May next year to compete in the Indianapolis 500 for McLaren after a one-year absence. Alonso, who is [...]

MARCUS ERICSSON JOINS SPM FOR 2019 SEASON

November 1, 2018 0

Schmidt Peterson Motorsports announced today that Marcus Ericsson will pilot the No. 7 Honda for the 2019 IndyCar Series season. The current Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team driver will make the move to the North [...]

ED JONES, SCUDERIA CORSA JOIN ED CARPENTER RACING FOR 2019 INDYCAR SERIES SEASON

October 18, 2018 0

(INDIANAPOLIS) October 17, 2018 – Ed Carpenter Racing and Scuderia Corsa will combine their efforts to field Ed Jones in 13 of 17 events on the 2019 IndyCar Series schedule, team officials announced today. The [...]

Felix Rosenqvist Joins Ganassi’s IndyCar Squad in 2019

September 28, 2018 0

One of the rising talents in open-wheel racing, Felix Rosenqvist, is the newest face added to the Verizon IndyCar Series in 2019 after Chip Ganassi Racing announced the Swede will join the team to pilot [...]

Harding Racing and Steinbrenner Racing Join Forces for IndyCar Series Effort

September 19, 2018 0

New York, N.Y. (September 19, 2018) A new partnership in open-wheel racing has begun today with the launch of Harding Steinbrenner Racing, a combined effort bringing together current IndyCar and Indy Lights competitors, Harding Racing and Steinbrenner Racing. The new team will field two full-time IndyCar Series entries in 2019 [...]

Jason White Set for “Biggest Weekend of NASCAR Career” in Truck Debut at CTMP

August 26, 2018 0

He goes by the nickname “Racin” Jason White, and on Sunday, he’ll be ‘racin’ in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, making his debut for Reaume Bros. Racing. While this [...]

Indy Lights Driver Aaron Telitz Interested in Harding Racing Ride

July 15, 2018 0

It’s no secret around the Verizon IndyCar Series paddock that the series’ newest full-time team, Harding Racing, is going to great lengths to improve. They’ve taken their full-time driver Gabby Chaves out of the car [...]

Scott McLaughlin crowned 2018 Supercars Champion

November 26, 2018 0

Scott McLaughlin buried the demons and claimed a maiden Virgin Australia Supercars Championship on the streets of Newcastle. The memories of a disastrous final race at the Coates Hire Newcastle 500 this time last year […]

VIDEO: Ford Mustang Supercar testing at Phillip Island

November 10, 2018 0

Ford’s 2019 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship challenger continued its comprehensive testing program today at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, south of Melbourne. The Mustang, a joint project between Ford Performance, DJR Team Penske and Tickford […]

SUPERCARS: SUCCESSFUL FIRST TEST FOR MUSTANG

November 7, 2018 0

IPSWICH, QUEENSLAND – [NOVEMBER 7, 2018] – Ford’s 2019 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship challenger has completed its first test today at Queensland Raceway. The Mustang Supercars prototype, built with support from Ford Performance, Ford Australia and […]

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