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ThorSport Racing announced Tuesday that Sauter is rejoining the organization with which he drove from 2009 to 2015 and will compete in the No. 13 Ford beginning with this weekend’s season-opener at Daytona International Speedway.…

Jimmie Johnson ended his streak of wrecking out of the Daytona Clash but not wrecking in the race.

Running second behind leader Paul Menard on Lap 57 of the scheduled 75, Johnson moved to the inside in an attempt to pass just as Menard appeared to begin a move to block.…

Dr Robert Hubbard, the engineer behind the HANS device that has saved many lives in motorsport, passed away on Tuesday aged 75.

In a seismic philosophical change, NASCAR will look at taking wins away for violations and alter its inspection process this season.

“We’re changing the culture,” said Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer, on Monday. “We’ve tried to do one way and it hasn’t…

Ty Gibbs, the 16-year-old grandson of JGR owner Joe Gibbs, took the lead late and held off track champion Justin Milliken to win Saturday night’s Icebreaker Late Model stock car race at Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Speedway.…

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J.D. Gibbs, eldest son of NASCAR team owner Joe Gibbs, passed away earlier tonight due to complications following a long battle with a degenerative neurological disease, per the team.

Joe Gibbs Racing confirmed the loss of J.D. Gibbs in a release that read as follows: "It is with great sadness that we announce…

NASCAR on Friday laid off a sizable number of employees throughout all its operations, part of a downsizing effort and refocus of its resources.

“As all good businesses do, NASCAR is committed to strengthening its operation to ensure that resources are aligned to…

With just over one month to go before the start of the 2019 Gander Outdoors Truck Series season, GMS Racing announced Wednesday it has parted ways with veteran driver Johnny Sauter.

The move is effective immediately, the team said…

Daniel Suarez will drive the No. 41 Ford Mustang Cup car for Stewart-Haas Racing in 2019, the team announced Monday on Suarez’s 27th birthday. The announcement also comes 41 days before the Daytona…

Citing a lack of sponsorship, Chip Ganassi Racing has shut down its No. 42 Xfinity Series team. The move leaves Ross Chastain without a ride in that series.…

Roush Fenway Racing will not field a team in the Xfinity Series for the first time in more than a quarter century, RFR President Steve Newmark confirmed Wednesday night on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Roush Fenway Racing first ran in the Xfinity Series in 1993 with Mark Martin, who won…

On Thursday, the team announced LaJoie, 27, would drive its No. 32 Ford in 2019 beginning with the season-opener at Daytona.…

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California native Zane Smith, a member of the NASCAR Next Class of 2018, will drive eight NASCAR Xfinity Series races for JR Motorsports in 2019, the team announced Tuesday. Smith will take the wheel of the organization’s No. 9 Chevrolet in his series debut in March at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The 19-year-old Smith is the first driver to be…

StarCom Racing announced Monday it had purchased a charter from Richard Childress Racing for its No. 00 Chevrolet team, which will guarantee the team a spot in the field in all 36 races.