The pit crew of Christopher Bell, the driver of the #20 Rheem Toyota, work on his car during the NASCAR Xfinity Series PowerShares QQQ 300 at Daytona Intern national Speedway on February 17, 2018, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo – Sarah Crabill/Getty Images
In what seemed like eons before Saturday’s PowerShares QQQ NASCAR Xfinity Series at Daytona International Speedway concluded in the late Saturday afternoon, two future stars of the sport made early trips to the garage. Continue reading
NASCAR Xfinity Series teams are gearing up for their first race of the 2018 season, the PowerShares QQQ 300 at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, February 17th at 2:30 pm ET. Pre-race coverage starts on FOX Sports 1 at 2 pm ET with radio coverage also available on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Continue reading
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., the driver of the #17 Fastenal Ford, stands in the garage during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 16, 2018, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. simply wanted to make something happen.
But the driver of the No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford was shocked at how quickly the rear end of William Byron’s No. 24 Chevrolet snapped around when Stenhouse poked the nose of his Fusion to the inside Byron’s car in the first 150-mile qualifying race in Thursday night’s Can-Am Duel.
The Hendrick Motorsports rookie was a victim of aerodynamics, and when Stenhouse took the air off his car, Byron nosed into the outside wall, forcing him to a backup car for Sunday’s Daytona 500. He’ll join teammate and seven-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, a casualty of an earlier incident in the same race, at the rear of the field for the Great American Race. Continue reading
CONCORD, N.C. (Jan. 26, 2018) – Racing legend and entrepreneurial pioneer Jack Roush will receive the prestigious Achievement in Motorsports Tribute Award by the North Carolina Motorsports Association (NCMA) during the 12th Annual Awards Ceremony presented by Fifth Third Bank on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Continue reading
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the No. 17 Fastenal Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing and Erik Jones, driver of the No. 20 DeWalt Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing, (R) laugh during a panel discussion during the NASCAR West Coast Media Day at Mountain Shadows Resort on January 26, 2018 in Paradise Valley, Arizona. Photo – Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images
SCOTTSDALE, Az. – NASCAR’s season kicks off in three weeks with the Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Florida, but several members of the industry gathered in Scottsdale, Arizona, today for its annual West Coast Media Day. Continue reading