Eddie Lopes's Articles – January 2020 Archive (14)

The Bethlehem, PA native revealed three years ago that he was battling stage 4 colon cancer, and while a strong course of chemotherapy that year led to him being given the all-clear, it returned with a vengeance in Spring 2018 and it had been an uphill battle for him ever since.

Son of Mario Andretti’s twin…

Jeff Hammond, a two-time Cup champion crew chief, will be the crew chief for Clay Greenfield in the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, Clay Greenfield Motorsports announced Tuesday night.

“It’s like…

Angela Ruch, the niece of former Cup Series driver and 1990 Daytona 500 winner Derrike Cope, is set for a full-time Truck Series season with Reaume Bros Racing, the team announced Wednesday.

Ruch, 36, will drive the No. 00 truck.…

Angela Ruch, the niece of former Cup Series driver and 1990 Daytona 500 winner Derrike Cope, is set for a full-time Truck Series season with Reaume Bros Racing, the team announced Wednesday.

Ruch, 36, will drive the No. 00 truck.…

Ryan Briscoe, Renger van der Zande, Scott Dixon and Kamui Kobayashi have scored the third Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona win for Wayne Taylor Racing’s Cadillac DPi-V.R in four years, while a Rahal Letterman Lanigan BMW M8 won GTLM for the second straight year.…

Matt DiBenedetto will take part in a one-car Xfinity test today on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course.

The test by the Wood Brothers Racing driver comes after the track and NASCAR…

Suarez, 28, will compete in the Cup Series this season for Gaunt Brothers Racing, which will move to a fulltime team for the first time in its existence, Motorsport.com has learned.

An official announcement of the move is expected sometime this week.

Suarez, the 2016…

The playoffs for the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series will expand from eight to 10 drivers in 2020, NASCAR announced Tuesday.

Two teams will be eliminated after the first round and four eliminated after second round.

How each round of the playoffs will unfold:

Round of 10: World Wide Technology Raceway at…

Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced Wednesday that its NASCAR Xfinity Series race scheduled on July 4 will be held on the facility’s road-course layout.

New track owner Roger Penske and IMS president Doug Boles made the announcement during a press conference at the historic track, where NASCAR’s annual doubleheader will occupy a new calendar…

The changes in the effected races include significantly smaller spoilers, splitters and other aerodynamic devices in an effort to place a greater emphasis on handling and less downforce on those tracks. 

Among the changes: 

• The rear spoiler will be cut from 8 inches…

The changes in the effected races include significantly smaller spoilers, splitters and other aerodynamic devices in an effort to place a greater emphasis on handling and less downforce on those tracks. 

Among the changes: 

• The rear spoiler will be cut from 8 inches…

Front Row Motorsports announced Monday the team would expand operations to the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series in 2020 through an alliance with DGR-Crosley. Nineteen-year-old Todd Gilliland is set to drive the team’s No. 38 Ford F-150 in a full-time effort.

Gilliland, a third-generation NASCAR driver, will look to deliver a…

Richard Petty Motorsports announced Monday that Jerry Baxter will join the organization as crew chief of the No. 43 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE driven by Bubba Wallace in the NASCAR Cup Series.

A native of San Diego, California, Baxter is no stranger to teaming with Wallace, as the pair worked together for two seasons dating back to Wallace’s time…

Team Penske today announced changes to the organization’s three NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) teams that will chart a new direction for the upcoming 2020 season.

Team Penske will reposition its existing winning crew chief lineups across its NCS program as crew chief Paul Wolfe will work…