7:41 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Harrison Burton opened SpeedWeeks at Daytona International Speedway with a victory in the ARCA Series season opener. Burton turned 18 in October to meet the age requirement to race on the biggest and fastest NASCAR-sanctioned tracks. Venturini Motorsports signed him to a five-race ARCA deal, with
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6:15 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Chase Elliott took blame for the first crash of NASCAR’s new season on a blustery day at Daytona International Speedway that was shortened by rain. Martin Truex Jr. topped the speed chart in his debut for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Bubba Wallace jumped to the top
12:17 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Chase Elliott, Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin and Ryan Newman have been involved in the first wreck of Speedweeks. The four Cup Series drivers crashed Saturday during the opening practice for the exhibition Clash race at Daytona International Speedway. The race is slated to start Sunday afternoon.
4:32 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR announced Monday that it will disqualify race-winning cars that break the rules this season, confronting its longtime culture of cheating with a stringent new penalty system. “If you are illegal, you don’t win the race,” said Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR’s chief racing development officer. “We cannot allow
11:17 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jeff Gordon‘s immense influence on NASCAR was highlighted Friday during a star-packed Hall of Fame induction ceremony befitting a driver who changed the trajectory of an entire sport. Gordon was the top vote-getter in the 10th class of the Hall of Fame, which included the late drivers
9:00 AM ET We’ve all seen it a bazillion times before, haven’t we, race fans? When a new car, sponsor or paint scheme sits right there in front of us, teasing as it hides beneath a drab car cover. Then that cover is yanked off with a flourish, and the latest sparkly, racy, shiny object
5:44 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR has banned all drivers and team members from betting on its races as part of new gambling guidelines established in this season’s rulebook. NASCAR employees are prohibited from disclosing confidential information and from requesting insider information that could potentially help “their own gain or for
11:11 AM ET Read the original Spanish-language version of this story here. It happens to everyone, right? You take your child to a casting call one day, only to be told that you’re the one who’s perfect for a part in the movie. No? Well, it happened to Mexican former IndyCar driver Michel Jourdain Jr.,
7:11 PM ET Amanda BrooksESPN When the checkered flag waved on Saturday night’s Chili Bowl Nationals, Christopher Bell hoisted the trophy, Kyle Larson was dejected, and fans wanted more. Again. With NASCAR on hold for another three weeks, many race fans tuned in to last weekend’s prestigious dirt race to fill a void, only to
7:40 AM ET NASCAR Hall of Famer Glen Wood, who founded Wood Brothers Racing in 1953, has died. He was 93. Wood Brothers Racing made the announcement of Wood’s passing Friday on social media. It’s with profound sadness that we mourn the passing of team founder and family patriarch Glen Wood this morning. We want