NASCAR Chip Ganassi

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Chip Ganassi Racing Announces Tyler Reddick to Compete in Multiple NASCAR XFINITY Series Races in 2017

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Photo - Sarah Crabill/Getty Images
Photo – Sarah Crabill/Getty Images

Northern California Native to Share the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro with Kyle Larson

Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) announced today that Tyler Reddick, a current driver and a three-time winner in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS), will pilot the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro in multiple NASCAR XFINITY Series races in 2017. Reddick, 20, will share the No. 42 Chevrolet with 2014 NASCAR Sprint Series Rookie of the Year and 2016 member of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Kyle Larson. Veteran XFINITY Series crew chief Mike Shiplett will continue to lead the No. 42 team. Continue reading →

Seven for ‘16: Brashear, Childress, Gabelich, Ganassi, McClelland, Posey, Sweikert to be Inducted into Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on Wednesday Night

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28th Annual Induction Ceremony Presented By Bridgestone Makes Daytona Beach Debut

The Shores Resort & Spa To Host Milestone Event

Tuesday Heroes Of Horsepower Reception In Hall’s Home At Daytona International Speedway

Wednesday Inductee Lunch Hosted By Toyota At Speedway’s Stadium Toyota Injector

Hall Opens To Public On Sunday, As Part of Speedway’s Fan Tours

A monumental week for the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) is on tap, highlighted by Wednesday night’s 28th Annual MSHFA Induction Ceremony Presented by Bridgestone at The Shores Resort & Spa. Continue reading →

Chip Ganassi Racing Regrouped and Ready to Roll in 2014

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(L-R) Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Target Chevrolet, Jamie McMurray, driver of the #1 McDonalds/Cessna Chevrolet, Felix Sabates, co-owner of Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, and Steve Lauletta, president of Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, speak with the media during the NASCAR Sprint Media Tour at Charlotte Convention Center on January 28, 2014 Photo - Grant Halverson/Getty Images
(L-R) Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Target Chevrolet, Jamie McMurray, driver of the #1 McDonalds/Cessna Chevrolet, Felix Sabates, co-owner of Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, and Steve Lauletta, president of Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, speak with the media during the NASCAR Sprint Media Tour at Charlotte Convention Center on January 28, 2014
Photo – Grant Halverson/Getty Images

Chip Ganassi Racing has been waiting a long time for 2014. The team will be introducing their young-superstar in Kyle Larson to the Sprint Cup Series. Larson is a very talented driver which is why CGR has put so much emphasis on this California kid. His rookie season is going to say a lot about this team since they may have picked up the next NASCAR great. Could Daytona be the start of a return to glory for CGR? There are definitely possibilities. Continue reading →

Chip Ganassi To Sell Cup Team? To John Menard?

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L-R Juan Pablo Montoya and Jamie McMurray Photo - Sean Gardner/Getty Images
L-R Juan Pablo Montoya and Jamie McMurray
Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

The big news out of Thursday’s test day at Texas Motor Speedway is that Chip Ganassi could be selling his Sprint Cup team to a Menard. That is John Menard, a long-time racer and supporter in the Sprint Cup Series.

It is no secret that Earnhardt Ganassi Racing has struggled in recent years. Juan Pablo Montoya’s top-ten last week at Martinsville was his first since June of last season at Michigan. Neither Jamie McMurray or JPM have battled for wins since 2010 when McMurray won the Daytona 500 and at Indianapolis. The last time an EGR team made the Chase was in 2009 with JPM. Continue reading →