Eddie Lopes's Articles – July 2021 Archive (16)

The days of NASCAR on network TV could be changing in the next contract with the closing of NBCSN

Starting in 2022, there’s some changes coming to the NBC side of motorsports program. It pertains to both NASCAR and Indycar alike.

The NBC Sports Network is closing, as previously reported. Programs will be carried via NBC, the USA…

NASCAR issued a series of penalties – including two suspensions – to Hendrick Motorsports on Thursday for a violation of its sealed engine policy.

NASCAR issued a series of penalties to the Nos. 9 and 48 teams Thursday after discovering Hendrick used a sealed engine from the No. 9 Chevrolet of Chase Elliott in Alex…

The new NASCAR chassis has cleared the crash test and will be delivered to teams

In the end of June, NASCAR conducted a crash test at Talladega Superspeedway. The car was driven by a robot with a crash dummy in the cockpit.

Soon after, rumors began to circulate that the crash dummy died. NASCAR soon shot down those rumors.

Last…

Confirming the rumors, Brad Keselowski will join Roush Fenway Racing in 2022 as both a driver and co-owner.

Keselowski, 37, has competed for Team Penske since he went full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2010.

In 2012, he delivered 'The Captain' his first Cup title and has won 34 races with the team. But…

It was a clean sweep for Christopher Bell in his first NASCAR Xfinity Series start since 2019.

Bell, driving the No. 54 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing for the first time this season, won Stages 1 and 2 and beat Justin Allgaier by 6.2 seconds to win Saturday’s race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

It’s his 17th…

“We used to decide a championship over 30-plus races and then it was 10 races. Now it’s one race.”

NASCAR has been making progress in recent years regarding a return to basics. Auto Club Speedway is in the process of being converted from a 2-mile oval to a 0.5-mile track with heavy braking zones. NASCAR is forever working to bring Nashville…

Team Penske has confirmed that its former NASCAR Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski will depart from its lineup at the end of the season and be replaced by Austin Cindric, the defending NASCAR Xfinity Series champion in 2022.

Cindric was previously believed to be transitioning to the Cup Series full-time next…

Kyle Larson will remain with Hendrick Motorsports for the foreseeable future in a new contract extension revealed Wednesday.

As part of the deal, HendrickCars.com will become the majority sponsor for Larson in 35 of the 36 points-paying races. They will also back Larson's dirt endeavors, becoming a primary sponsor…

It was a Busch brothers duel for the ages Sunday at Atlanta, with older brother Kurt getting the best of Kyle for his first win of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.

After spending much of the race swapping the lead, Kyle Busch emerged as the leader on Lap 213 of 260 following the final round of green-flag pit…

NASCAR issued a memo to drivers as whispers sound throughout the industry

The NASCAR Next Gen car will make its debut in 2022. The car has been in development for over a year. It will be a spec chassis that’s the same, for all teams. Aerodynamic impacts have been reduced. The car is expected to improve the racing product as well as cut…

Kyle Busch finished his NASCAR Xfinity Series career one spot better than where he started it 18 years ago.

Busch held off a wild charge from Jeb Burton on the restart of a two-lap overtime but held on to win Saturday’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, winning all five of his series starts this season and claiming…

NASCAR is awaiting a sign-off by an independent panel of experts on the crash test results of its Next Generation car before releasing it to teams so they can begin construction.

Motorsport.com obtained a copy of a memo sent to Cup Series teams last weekend at Road America from John Probst, NASCAR’s senior vice…

NASCAR is awaiting a sign-off by an independent panel of experts on the crash test results of its Next Generation car before releasing it to teams so they can begin construction.

Motorsport.com obtained a copy of a memo sent to Cup Series teams last weekend at Road America from John Probst, NASCAR’s senior vice…

In the week following the July 11th NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the track will be completely reconfigured for the 2022 season.

The 'Next Generation' Atlanta Motor Speedway will be narrower than before and have the banking increased from 24 to 28 degrees -- higher than any other intermediate…

Elliott took command of the race on Lap 46 of the 62-lap race, as Kyle Busch passed Aric Almirola on the restart and Elliott then cleared Busch in Turn 12 to grab the lead for the final time.

On Lap 59, Christopher Bell got around Busch to move into second but couldn’t mount a serious challenge and finished 5.7 seconds behind…

Busch, who wrecked his car during Cup practice early in the day, spun twice in Saturday’s Xfinity race but passed A.J. Allmendinger for the lead with four of 45 laps remaining.

His challengers changed over the final five laps, but he remained out front and claimed the win by 3.5 seconds over Daniel Hemric.

Busch is now a perfect 4-for-4…