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9:55 AM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Travis Pastrana is a motorsports icon decorated for his fearless attack on anything with wheels or engines or ramps or danger. But there is one thing missing from his résumé, and as far as Pastrana is concerned, no event is bigger. Pastrana said Tuesday that he’ll make

3:43 PM ET Associated Press Actor Frankie Muniz, who starred in “Malcolm in the Middle” and “Agent Cody Banks,” announced that he’s competing as a full-time race car driver in the ARCA Menards Series. The series is a low-level feeder series for NASCAR — one that typically features less-experienced drivers — and will serve as

6:05 PM ET Kevin Harvick announced on Thursday that 2023 would be his final full-time season in NASCAR. Logan Riely/Getty Images If Kevin Harvick had announced his retirement on Jan. 12, 2002 instead of Jan. 12, 2023, he would have already had a plenty strong-enough case for the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Thankfully, he didn’t then.

1:25 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Larson will attempt to race the Indianapolis 500 next year with McLaren Racing in a joint effort with NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick. The surprise announcement Thursday by McLaren and Hendrick at last gives Larson a path into his dream race. It also means he will

8:13 AM ET ESPN News Services Kevin Harvick received the same answer nearly every time he asked other athletes how they decided to retire: Harvick would just know it was time. The driver thrust onto the global stage when he was named Dale Earnhardt’s replacement just days after Earnhardt’s fatal 2001 crash will make this

9:57 AM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jimmie Johnson on Wednesday revealed his rebranded NASCAR team and said he will drive the No. 84 — the reverse of his longtime No. 48 — when the seven-time champion competes for Legacy Motor Club. Legacy Motor Club replaces Petty GMS, the name the two-car Cup team

12:45 PM ET Associated Press SANDUSKY, Ohio — Hailie Deegan will drive full time in the NASCAR Truck series next season with ThorSport Racing. ThorSport formally added Deegan to its driver lineup Thursday as it announced a manufacturer move from Toyota to Ford. Deegan, a 21-year-old California native, will race in the Truck series for

11:00 AM ET Nearly 40 members of the stock car community met on Dec. 14, 1947 to form what would become NASCAR. ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images December 14, 1947 was a Sunday afternoon. Yes, most of the men who gathered in Daytona Beach, Fla. on that chilly, gray day were dressed in suits.

9:24 AM ET Associated Press Tony Stewart‘s Superstar Racing Experience is moving to ESPN and a new night as the network plans to use the all-star summer racing series to revitalize its “Thursday Night Thunder.” ESPN said Monday it signed a multiyear agreement with Superstar Racing Experience that begins in July. SRX will air on

3:37 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kevin Harvick will know if 2023 will be his last as a fulltime NASCAR driver before the season-opening Daytona 500 in February. “I don’t really have a clear answer on that right now,” the 2014 Cup champ said Thursday about his future. “I think as we get